IMDb plot summary: The Beatles agree to accompany Captain Fred (Lance Percival) in his Yellow Submarine and go to Pepperland to free it from the music hating Blue Meanies.
Directed by George Dunning. Starring The Beatles, Paul Angelis, John Clive, and Dick Emery.
After watching Head earlier this year and *hating* it, I was a little nervous about another surreal absurdist musical featuring a 1960s band. But overall, this is kind of engaging. The calm, dry personalities of the Beatles characters help to tone down what could be an exhausting over-the-top hour and a half, and some of the visuals paired with the music were really captivating. ("Lucy in the Sky With Diamonds" was my favorite.) It's not something I ever feel a need to watch again, but it's got charm and I can see why people like it.
How it entered my Flickchart:
Yellow Submarine < Blow Out
Yellow Submarine > Deja Vu
Yellow Submarine > Midnight Cowboy
Yellow Submarine > The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp
Yellow Submarine > The Whole Nine Yards
Yellow Submarine < John Dies at the End
Yellow Submarine > Office Space
Yellow Submarine > How to Rob a Bank
Yellow Submarine > The Day After Tomorrow
Yellow Submarine > The Blues Brothers
Yellow Submarine < Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (what an interesting match-up...)
Final spot: #1566 out of 3032.
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