Yellow Submarine
starring: George Dunning (II), John Clive, Paul McCartney, Geoffrey Hughes, Ringo Starr
directed by: the Beatles
directed by: the Beatles
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This restored, animated valentine to the Beatles offers viewersthe rare chance to see a work that's been substantially improved by its technical facelift, not just supersized with extra footage. Recognizing that its song-studded soundtrack alone makes Yellow Submarine a video annuity, United Artists has lavished a frame-by-frame refurbishment of the original feature, while replacing its original monaural audio tracks with a meticulously reconstructed stereo mix that actually refines legendary original album versions.
What emerges is a vivid time capsule of the late '60s and a minor milestone in animation. The music represents the quartet's zenith--Rubber Soul, Revolver, and Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band. The story line, cobbled together by producer Al Brodax and a committee of writers, is a broad, feather-light allegory set in idyllic Pepperland, where the gentle citizens are threatened by the nasty, music-hating Blue Meanies and their surreal arsenal of henchmen, with the Beatles enlisted to thwart the bad guys. Visually, designer Heinz Edelmann mixes the biomorphic squiggles, day-glo palette, and Beardsley-esque portraits of Peter Max with rotoscoped still photographs and film; Edelmann's animated collages also nod to Andy Warhol and Magritte in properly psychedelic fashion, which works wonderfully with such terrific songs.
High orthodox Beatlemaniacs can still grouse that the animated Fab Four are (literally) flat archetypes, but that's missing the sheer bloom of the music or the giddy, campy fun of the visuals. Making sense of the story is second to submerging blissfully in the sights and sounds of this video treat. --Sam Sutherland
This restored, animated valentine to the Beatles offers viewersthe rare chance to see a work that's been substantially improved by its technical facelift, not just supersized with extra footage. Recognizing that its song-studded soundtrack alone makes Yellow Submarine a video annuity, United Artists has lavished a frame-by-frame refurbishment of the original feature, while replacing its original monaural audio tracks with a meticulously reconstructed stereo mix that actually refines legendary original album versions.
What emerges is a vivid time capsule of the late '60s and a minor milestone in animation. The music represents the quartet's zenith--Rubber Soul, Revolver, and Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band. The story line, cobbled together by producer Al Brodax and a committee of writers, is a broad, feather-light allegory set in idyllic Pepperland, where the gentle citizens are threatened by the nasty, music-hating Blue Meanies and their surreal arsenal of henchmen, with the Beatles enlisted to thwart the bad guys. Visually, designer Heinz Edelmann mixes the biomorphic squiggles, day-glo palette, and Beardsley-esque portraits of Peter Max with rotoscoped still photographs and film; Edelmann's animated collages also nod to Andy Warhol and Magritte in properly psychedelic fashion, which works wonderfully with such terrific songs.
High orthodox Beatlemaniacs can still grouse that the animated Fab Four are (literally) flat archetypes, but that's missing the sheer bloom of the music or the giddy, campy fun of the visuals. Making sense of the story is second to submerging blissfully in the sights and sounds of this video treat. --Sam Sutherland
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- Yellow Submarine - The Movie on DVD
A little dated still fun.Helped my kids get into Beatles music which was the main point.
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- Beatles -yellow submarine-DVD Movie
I have been a fan of the Beatles since their first appearance into the states so many years ago. And even since their break-up in 1970, I have enjoyed their music as individual performers. As a child, I watched their animated TV show and enjoyed singing along with them, as did many other of their fans who also watched it. When Yellow Sumarine came to the matinee in my home town, of course I was amongst the other kids to see it. And even over the years, when it first became available on VHS, I purchased ... Read More
Rating: - "Once upon a time, or maybe twice, there was an unearthly paradise called Pepperland."
From KING FEATURES, creators of such low-budget cartoons as BEETLE BAILEY and KRAZY KAT, comes the full-length animated classic, YELLOW SUBMARINE (1968).
This is a superbly crafted film, one that holds up remarkably well. Intense, vivid colors, complexly designed animations, easy-to-recognize characters and an enchanting story are only a few of the picture's highlights.
Best of all are the visuals that illustrate several Beatles tracks.
"Eleanor Rigby," like the song ... Read More
Rating: - Great DVD!
Great DVD! We had the tape but it was wearing out so this was a great upgrade for us.
Rating: - Audio quality is superb
Unlike most of the Beatles' catalogue, the tunes here have been remastered and they sound like something new and very fresh. I saw this for the first time last night and was enchanted by the simple sights, though the storyline, such as it is, is almost non-existent, and the movie could have been much better with the actual Beatles' voices, not actors. Still, this is a quaint artifact of 1968, and the soundtrack, on cd, is now vastly superior to the old one.
- Yellow Submarine - The Movie on DVDA little dated still fun.Helped my kids get into Beatles music which was the main point.
- Beatles -yellow submarine-DVD MovieI have been a fan of the Beatles since their first appearance into the states so many years ago. And even since their break-up in 1970, I have enjoyed their music as individual performers. As a child, I watched their animated TV show and enjoyed singing along with them, as did many other of their fans who also watched it. When Yellow Sumarine came to the matinee in my home town, of course I was amongst the other kids to see it. And even over the years, when it first became available on VHS, I purchased ... Read More
- "Once upon a time, or maybe twice, there was an unearthly paradise called Pepperland."From KING FEATURES, creators of such low-budget cartoons as BEETLE BAILEY and KRAZY KAT, comes the full-length animated classic, YELLOW SUBMARINE (1968).
This is a superbly crafted film, one that holds up remarkably well. Intense, vivid colors, complexly designed animations, easy-to-recognize characters and an enchanting story are only a few of the picture's highlights.
Best of all are the visuals that illustrate several Beatles tracks.
"Eleanor Rigby," like the song ... Read More
- Great DVD!Great DVD! We had the tape but it was wearing out so this was a great upgrade for us.
- Audio quality is superbUnlike most of the Beatles' catalogue, the tunes here have been remastered and they sound like something new and very fresh. I saw this for the first time last night and was enchanted by the simple sights, though the storyline, such as it is, is almost non-existent, and the movie could have been much better with the actual Beatles' voices, not actors. Still, this is a quaint artifact of 1968, and the soundtrack, on cd, is now vastly superior to the old one.
