Tockinit
not horrible nor great
Gutsycurene
Fanciful, disturbing, and wildly original, it announces the arrival of a fresh, bold voice in American cinema.
Kimball
Exactly the movie you think it is, but not the movie you want it to be.
kgardnerd
The Rutles, All You Need is Cash, is brilliant. When we heard that Idle made a follow-up, "Can't Buy Me Lunch," we expected something as exciting, fun and original as the first outing. Unfortunately, the flick is really nothing more than Idle re-hashing old footage from the original, with pieces of film that were obviously left on the editing room floor. In the original, narrator Idle ends the flick and briefly tells us "what became of the Rutles," but the description of this flick suggests that he follows through with what has become of the Rutles over a 20+ year period, and there's actually nothing about "what became of," nor is the anything about a "reunion" tour. The rather impressive list of guest commentators about the "Rutles," and the impact the "Rutles" had on their "lives" and "careers" is hit and miss...Billy Connelly, Steve Martin, and Garry Shandling are particularly hilarious in their observations, and while some guests are obviously good choices as interviews: ie: Bonnie Raitt, Carrie Fisher, Conan O'Brian, others really seem to have no reason to be there other than their names. And splicing old interview footage from the original in with the current is so cheesy and really does not work. This is basically what one may expect from this sequel...a lot of old footage, with mainly irrelevant current footage. This could have been a real gem...In fact, there is not an original current "Rutle" to be seen, which would have made more sense; y'know, WHERE ARE THE RUTLES NOW? WHAT ARE THEY DOING? HOW DO THEY FEEL ABOUT THEIR INFLUENCE ON MUSIC AND MUSICIANS...then the comments from the multitude of "guest commentators" might have made more sense AND been even funnier. Instead, one is left with somewhat of a letdown from what should and could have been an outstanding sequel. And what was with the Jimmy Fallon tack-on schtick?
weberm_429
Major Rutles fan and have been for many years, way back to the short film shown on SNL (which should have been a bonus feature on either Rutles DVD!). I waited for some time for this film to be released. I was disappointed (very). Basically it was the first film re-told, with out the SNL cast ('cept for Bill "the K" Murray). Yes there were some scenes from the original movie that are shown here for the first time (deleted or un-used takes)- which was k00l to see BUT come on, its the same story. I couldn't believe that the old footage was used with songs from the most recent album- I really thought that we would see the Shangri-La video or the band talking about the new songs, they should have been playing the new songs, if nothing more than at the end of the re-telling of the old film. The first Rutles DVD was a killer original flick, this is just a re-hash (sadly). I thought for sure there would be more NEW Rutles history/lore/comedy and comments on the newest album, heck the little blurb in the paper (when that album came out) had more original humor than Rutles 2..Still a major fan, but discourage any other fan wasting $ on a purchase...recommend Netflix or as a rental (sorry Eric- just telling the truth).
popgun9
As hilarious as "The Rutles: All You Need is Cash" is, this one, "Can't Buy Me Lunch" is a clear cut put-on and rip-off. The pasted-in, recycled footage from the original footage with spliced-in unfunny cameos by various celebrities does not make for an enjoyable viewing. In fact, some of the commentary clips are from the 70's Rutles production. Proof is in the footage of a much younger Mick Jagger. Beating the "trousers" bit into the ground became embarrassingly old, as did the stilted writing. Stick with the original, enjoy the two Rutles CD's (which are incredibly delightful), but "Can't Buy Me Lunch" is downright disappointing and sad.
lrek-1
I'm a huge Rutles fan and I'd never even heard of this until ten minutes ago. Considering how little information is available about it online (aside from the usual synopses and cast lists), it looks like very few others had seen it either. It's curious to note that apparently the official press release lists Eric Idle as one of the founding members of the Bonzo Dog Band -- I hope everyone knows that's not correct. I also see that the DVD comes with an "Never-before-seen alternate ending" -- interesting, considering how few people have seen the regular ending. Now, to stretch this thing out to the requisite ten lines, here are some vegetables that I like: Oops. Out of space. Maybe next time.
