Price: $29.00 as of 03/20/2010 17:44 EDT
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Audience Rating: G (General Audience)
Binding: VHS Tape
EAN: 9780792841173
Format: Animated, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, Original recording reissued, Original recording remastered, NTSC
ISBN: 0792841174
Label: MGM (Video & DVD)
Languages: EnglishUnknown
Manufacturer: MGM (Video & DVD)
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: MGM (Video & DVD)
Release Date: September 14, 1999
Running Time: 85 minutes
Studio: MGM (Video & DVD)
Theatrical Release Date: November 13, 1968
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Editorial Review:
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
Average Rating: 
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Even though I don't like this movie quite as much as "The Adventures of Mark Twain," it's without question a mind-blowing experience. The stills at the end may be the best use of imagery I've ever seen in a visual presentation. I'm sure we can thank Heinz Edelmann for that.
The rest of the movie is almost as incredible, and my only complaint is the sequences with the meanies at the end seem to drag out too long. One would think that once the Beatles reach Pepperland, there's not much movie left. It's sort of the same feeling I had when I read Homer's "The Odyssey."
The animation isn't even as close to being as smooth as Disney's, but the wide variety of color displayed is beyond belief. The surreal imagery doesn't disappoint even those with high imaginative expectations, and the fun use of non-sensical dialgoue adds even more to the imagery. The little Jeremy fellow looks like he walked right off one of the pages of "The Phantom Tollbooth."
Although I was let down by the "Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds" musical montage after being wowed by the other montages, they do a pretty good job of treating the eye as well as the ear. Some I've watched over and over.
A must for anyone who is really into fantasy.
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Yellow Submarine is a minor classic of the psychedelic sixties when peace, love and happiness ruled the day. The animated film was a way for the Beatles to get out of making a third live action film and for all its campy dreaminess is still fun to watch.
Pepperland has been invaded by the music hating Blue Meanies and it is up to the Fab Four to save the day and restore happiness to Pepperland. Musically the film provides some of the groups best work and the remastered 5.1 sound brings out the songs wonderfully along with a great score by George Martin that was lost in its original mono release.
The animation is some of the best non Disney work out there. There are more animation styles on display than in any other film i've seen except possible Fantasia. The work is vibrant, colorful and a joy to watch.
The film is a fun 90 minute time capsule that should not be missed by any lover of the Beatles or of animation.
The standard definition disc presents the film along with a commentary by line producer John Coates, an isolated soundtrack, some interviews with key filmakers and loads of still and storyboard galleries.
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I didn't expect this item to come this fast! I was very pleased with the product and it was exactly what I asked for! Thanks!
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DO NOT buy yellow submarine from a seller called Jean's Records. The version of the yellow submarine I was looking for was not right and I wanted to cancel my order from this person but got no emails after I tried several times to contact the seller. My order was canceled by amazon but NO REFUND!!! although their feedback looks good don't be fooled. Jean's records dose not communicate with customers or offer refunds
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Even though this animation has the Beatles' songs in it, the voices of John, Paul, George and Ringo are those of actors, not the Beatles. That was a disappointment when I found it out, but it's still a good film.
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