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The Beatles Help!

Thursday, November 08, 2007 | 09:20 PM

We were just discussing these last week, and I happened to notice that EMI is re-releasing the 1965 movie, The Beatles Help! in a special-beautiful-super-deluxe 2 DVD set (and advertising the hell out of it everywhere I look).

I guess when Help! the Deluxe Edition sells for $95, they can afford the advertising budget. Its a huge promotional push to nostalgic boomers.

I have a hard time justifying the $95 dollar price for this one -- but not for the $54.99 5 DVD Blade Runner (previously discussed here, here, here and here).

Especially since a digitally restored and newly created 5.1 soundtrack 2 DVD version of Help! is available for $17 !

UPDATE: November 9, 2007 5:43am

I see the 5 DVD deluxe Blade Runner has an Amazon.com Sales Rank of # 107, versus Help! the Deluxe Edition, which is has #112 in DVD sellers;

The 2 DVD version of Help! version of help is #17.

Ha! Score one for rational behavior . . .

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>> I have a hard time justifying the $95 dollar price for this

$95? A sign of the times, I think.

Posted by: wunsacon | Nov 8, 2007 10:15:41 PM

Which should I buy for the holiday season, the Help! DVD set or one barrel of oil?

Posted by: Quiddity | Nov 9, 2007 1:30:48 AM

Oil obviously - going to be worth $120 in a year - what a steal!

Posted by: Matt Levin | Nov 9, 2007 2:36:25 AM

The $95 price tag is consistent with the now ubiquitous $200 to $400 concert ticket. The richest 2% must really love popular music.

Posted by: The Dirty Mac | Nov 9, 2007 6:41:03 AM

I passed on the Genesis concert a month ago, saw them like 10 years ago, I think it was Land of Confusion tour. Stayed home and watched the We Cant Dance dvd. Was I wrong not to support them and the Queens territories at this time?

Posted by: Greg0658 | Nov 9, 2007 7:11:29 AM

I guess the Beatles are still more popular than androids.

Posted by: JJ | Nov 9, 2007 9:30:56 AM

good power = words; pictures; placement of money. PERIOD.

I believe that when the spirit leaves the human body after death, gravity no longer holds it to Earth, hense the Spirit is released to the Universe as Energy.

Since I don't believe a true God could hold you to pressures exerted by fellow humans ... imho in the Universe of Laws ... your Energy will seek like energy's.

Thats Justice and Love. Eternity with souls just like yours.

Posted by: Greg0658 | Nov 12, 2007 8:15:50 AM