I think this is a new genre that they're all sort of working their way through it and haven't got all the kinks worked out yet but it's a genre that works for me.

I wanted to but couldn't!

It's an amazing and heartbreaking story.

The tone of this movie is interesting -- the stakes are both dramatic and high, but it's balanced with a lot of fun, tongue and cheek dialogue.

5/6/18. If you remember the Beatles, then you will enjoy this mockumentary of a group of wanna-be musicians that sound amazingly like the Beatles! Their music is a mishmash of Beatles music that the Beatles could have actually played and sang. I have a couple of the Rutles cassette tapes. A stellar cast of well-known celebrities heap praise on the wondrous Rutles, including Bowie himself! I would have enjoyed a Rutles concert film.

Fallon's character is only known as "The Occasionally Interrupting Younger Reporter".He is NOT discovered as The Reporter's son until the VERY END OF THE MOCUMENTARY! Also, the correct credit for Eric Idle's portrayal of the reporter is in fact The Reporter, NOT the Narrator.Even though he narrates.However, his character is ALSO the "Documentarist" and therefore should also be listed as the Interviewer.I think.

I grabbed this as a "must have" having been a Rutles fan since the release of the original vinyl album. Idle and Innes had produced a perfect parody... perfect in the sense that it had captured the essence of the subject matter (Beatles) with care and love in a way that stood up as a piece of work valid in its own right. The Rutles gave us an alternative (Pythonesque) reality that we took to our hearts. The Beatles supplied the soundtrack to that part of the twentieth century... The Rutles added to it with a nod, a wink and a smile.Oh my... what happened here? Endless talking heads that no doubt wanted to be part of the Rutles phenomenon (albeit a little late); recycled scenes and cutting-room floor footage from "All You Need Is Cash"; over-extended jokes about the geographical ineptitude of the presenter and some very lame sequences (especially the parts about the odd-shaped albums). Sorry, but the main thing missing from "Can't Buy Me Lunch" is quality control... admitted rip-off or not.When an alternative reality has been so embraced by the public (e.g. the Star Trek phenomenon), there is a burden upon the producers to respect the credo of that alternative. Changing the presented facts and set-up of the original was annoying... I'd say "upsetting" if it didn't make me seem a little too obsessive about the whole thing.I mean... Arthur Sultan was all about Tea... not Curry! (I guess that's a spoiler!)Maybe my expectations were too high. Save the $20 and buy some lunch. As has been said by another reviewer... this one's a rentalCheers

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.