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Yellow Submarine

1968

George Dunning

Animation, The Beatles

7.0

4,619

Animation. Musical Yellow Submarine is an animated meandering journey filled with puns and dry British humor, where psychedelic music videos take precedent over any linear story. What little there is of a plot, however, concerns a vibrantly colored place called Pepperland that resembles the album cover for Sgt. Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band come to life. The swirling animation is a mixture of pop-culture images and modern artistic styles brought loosely ... [+]

	Media	Author	Review
		Roger Ebert Chicago Sun-Times	"A music-based animated film for the ages"
		Marjorie Baumgarten Austin Chronicle	"Visually inventive cartoon is complemented by clever, whimsical narration and 11 songs from the Beatles."
		Richard Harrington The Washington Post	"Although the Beatles weren't actually involved in the making of this animated classic, their zany spirit and inventiveness are evident throughout"
		Caroline Westbrook Empire	"A garish, gorgeous example of pop art at its finest."
		Pauline Kael The New Yorker	"Good-natured, full of verbal-visual jokes, and surprisingly entertaining"
		TV Guide	"A zesty, satisfying celebration of animation, fantasy, love, and the Beatles that pleases the eyes as much as the ears."

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