Story Synopsis:
Based on the song by Lennon and McCartney, Yellow Submarine is a magical mystery tour through Pepperland, a psychedelic undersea city filled with op art trees and marmalade skies. That is until the Blue Meanies-those evil little blobs of mischief-take over the surreal landscape with snapping turks and a flying glove. But look out! Here comes the Fab Four as their alter-egos, Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Band in their Yellow Sub to make Pepperland a far-out trip once again. Includes the never-before-seen animated sequence “Hey Bulldog.”

DVD Picture:
The restored picture on the non-anamoprhic DVD exhibits vibrant, eye-popping colors and deep blacks. The intriguing animation is sharp, though primitive when compared to today's animated films. The picture is quite solid, though not free from compression pixelization. Video artifacts are occasional. Still, the picture will surely please, especially considering the extensive restoration needed to bring the picture closer to today's standards.

Soundtrack:
The original theatrical soundtrack has been remastered and encoded in discrete 5.1 Dolby Digital. The discrete has been noise-reduced with improved dynamics, especially deep, powerful bass below 25Hz enhanced with aggressive .1 LFE. Of course, this is a Beatles musical, and the music is quite sweet, and though the fidelity is dated the sound is always satisfying. The music wraps deep into the surrounds for an enveloping soundfield experience. Plus there are effective moments of split surround effects that fully complement the holosonic experience. Dialogue is, of course, ADR-processed and generally unnatural sounding. Often there is off screen dialogue that is far too forward sounding compared to center.