Help! (1965)

This movie is alright. The pacing is slow though. Unfortunately I've been making constant comparisons with A Hard Day's Night, an earlier Beatles film. In my opinion, A Hard Day's Night is a classic slapstick comedy, I own it too. While Help doesn't fit into the same mold as A Hard Day's Night, it still has some amazing elements, that is making me finish watching the film, rather than just turn it off. Both films are directed by Richard Lester, so they have many common cinematic devices, but Help! feels very subtle and quiet in comparison to AHDN. What I like about Help! is that The Fab Four still deliver their random ironic situational comments. John seems ot be getting more air time than the others, but he's been the funniest so far. The plot revolves around a conundrum that Ringo has found himself in, but Ringo's aloof performance is more annoying than silly. Paul and George seem bored with what they're doing, but maybe that's because they don't have as much screen time.
Special attention to the sections devoted to The Beatles doing their music video schitck. "She's got a ticket to ride" where they're on a ski hill is pretty funny. Director Lestor has some awesome off-center cinematography, that still feels original to watch today. The Monkees tv series came out a year after this film was released (1966-1968) and hugely steels comedic devices from Help!, which I'm sad to say devalues this film. While I realize Help! precedes The Monkees' series, the commonality makes it hard for it to stand out.
By the end of the film, I feel like it was able to redeem itself. Funny scene, the four of them are wearing funny beards; the irony is Ringo and John wear beards that they actually have for real later in life, haha.
I think overall this film is worth seeing if you want to see something funny/silly.