Review of Yellow Submarine (1968) by Roger Ebert for Chicago Sun-Times — 04 May 2016
Perhaps because the Beatles were considered such a draw, perhaps because the songs were counted on to sell the film, there was no agenda to dumb down the material or hard-sell the story. Instead of contrived urgency, there's unpressured whimsy, and the movie exists as pure charm, expressed in fantastical imagery.
And then there are the songs.
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This review of Yellow Submarine (1968) was written by Roger Ebert and published by Chicago Sun-Times on 04 May 2016.
Yellow Submarine has generally received very positive reviews.
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