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Yellow Submarine

starring: George Dunning (II), John Clive, Paul McCartney, Geoffrey Hughes, Ringo Starr
directed by: George Harrison

: Yellow Submarine
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Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
Audience Rating: G (General Audience)
Binding: DVD
EAN: 9780792841258
Format: Animated, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DVD-Video, Letterboxed, Widescreen, NTSC
ISBN: 0792841255
Label: MGM (Video & DVD)
Manufacturer: MGM (Video & DVD)
Number Of Items: 1
Picture Format: Letterbox
Publisher: MGM (Video & DVD)
Region Code: 1
Release Date: September 14, 1999
Running Time: 90 minutes
Sales Rank: 2092
Studio: MGM (Video & DVD)
Theatrical Release Date: November 13, 1968



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Amazon.com essential video:
This restored, animated valentine to the Beatles offers viewers the 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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Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - Fast shipping and excellent product
The DVD was brand new and in excellent sealed condition. It arrived quickly and I was happy with ... Read More


Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - Yellow Submarine
They did a great job of restoring it to its original color, and the sound quality was good, too. I ... Read More


Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - The great animated Beatles classic on DVD!!! If you can find a copy!!!
What a shame,it seems that movie companies only release Beatle classics on a limited term!!! I'm sure ... Read More


Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - Which Beatle is coming over to show this movie? Paul or Ringo?
Next to "A Hard Day's Night", this is my favorite Beatle movie. I thoroughly enjoyed Yellow Submarine ... Read More


Rating: 3 out of 5 stars - Da Beatles.
Good time & quality on delivery. Good stuff if you are a Beatles fan. Got the Pop Art thing happening. ... Read More

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