The Beatles  Yellow Submarine (Capitol)  Reviewed by Michael
Toland, Fri., Aug. 31, 2012  DVD Reviews  The Beatles  Yellow
Submarine (Apple/Capitol)  After years adrift in the Sea of
Indifference, Yellow Submarine rises anew. The Fab Four's third
cinematic opus animates the band's droll screen persona and
filters it through the psychedelic Sixties. With little
involvement beyond a cameo appearance at the finale (actors
voice the band), and songs from their vast catalog providing the
film's backbone, the Beatles allowed director George Dunning and
his squad to run wild in creating a satirical fantasia for all
ages. Pepperland, where gentlefolk wander amongst string
quartets and Pop Art flower arrangements, comes under attack by
a bipolar tyrant and his gang of Blue Meanies, exploding clowns,
apple-wielding gentlemen clubbers, and an aggressive flying
glove. So, sailor Old Fred sets off in a flying yellow
submersible to ally himself with the Beatles, and together they
brave the acid-drenched Seas of Time, Monst