Starring: The Beatles Average Rating: Binding: DVD Format: NTSC Label: Rbc Entertainment Publication Date: 2001 Release Date: November 27, 2006 Theatrical Release Date: 1997
Utter confusion but fun... My seven year old daughter has become a Beatles fan and so daddy purchased the Beatle albums and available movies, as well as this BBC television production. (Daddy grew up during the era, in both the UK and the USA and is a Beatles fan himself.) An obvious fly by the seat of your pants production, with lines made up as the film was underway and some obvious tenstion between the band members, neither my daughter nor I understand most of what is happening except the Beatles seem to think that "Dewsberry road" is a comical line and my daughter likes the film. If you are a die hard Beatles fan, you might want to have it simply to have it. If you are not, stick with the album of the same name. The picture quality is poor, at best. The story line is as close to non-existent as it could be and still seemingly have a story line.
Magical Mystery Tour Unfortunately both DVDs I received from Amazon of this movie had problems with sound at the end. Check yours! When they go into the tent, and George sings and plays, the words don't keep the same time as his mouth. And during the last song the Beatles sing,(coming downstairs in tuxes, etc.), you cannot hear the singing. Otherwise, I love this movie, because it's the Beatles. These are just bad copies. I hope Amazon gets some new ones.
It was so strange I like the movie, I think it has some good musical numbers and it has some funny scenes. The scene of John with a shovel putting pasta on the fat lady's plate is so John Lennon, and the "I am the Walrus" number is so 1960's. I mean what the decade and it's music were about is in that song.
Beware this pirated DVD If you have an old VHS or DVD from the movie of the Beatles "Magical Mystery Tour", keep it with you. Certainly it must be better than this one for sale on Amazon Web site. I say that because I have an ancient version from the middle of the 90's that I supposed it needed an upgrade. So I decided to buy this "remastered-release". It's simply awful, the picture is dirty and fuzzy. In addition, there's no subtitle nor special bonus on the menu. I really don't understand how Amazon can sell a product so bad like that and the Apple Corporation allows exposing the image of The Beatles with no control over the quality. So, if you haven't bought yet the Magical Mystery Tour DVD, don't do it now. Wait at least until there's an official release like Help and A Hard day's night DVDs. Avoid this pirated copy. By the way, is it permitted in the USA?
the beatles magical mystery tour Any Beatle related movie is a treat! From the inadvertant innovators of music videos, which stirred the minds of the creators of MTV, this "movie" was great to watch, but the picture quality could have been greatly improved if it had the quality of the vhs release by Apple Records instead of what looks to be from the first vhs release from Media (which was the Beatles error by people wearing all white outfits), but all 'n all it was truly a long awaited release and as "Sir Paul" once said of the movie "it's the only place you'll see John Lennon performing "I am the Walrus"! Bravo!!!!
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