Wannabe

Does anyone know which chapter the song "Baby You're a Rich Man" is on?

Also, is this DVD out of print?

bboisvert

It's been a while since I've seen this, but... is that song even it the movie? I didn't think so.

And, yes, it's OOP.

Masamune

I havent seen it sold in stores for a long while so it's possible.

The Cow

It's around the part where Ringo has a hole in his pocket. Not sure what chapter that is though.

Wannabe

Thanks! I'll check it out now.

Sex Fiend

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Wannabe

I could not find the song - Although I did find the above quote on IMDB, which leads me to believe that it's not in the film... it is in on the Songtrack CD though.

kanamit

The DVD is the British version. The old VHS was the US version.
At 1:16, "Baby You're A Rich Man" begins as Ringo takes the hole
out of his pocket and puts it on the big blue bubble, releasing the gas.

In the UK version, the song abruptly stops, even before the singing
would have started, and the boys meet their alter ego band,
followed by the "Hey Bulldog" sequence, and then Jeremy's rescue.

In the US version, the song fades out after the first few lines,
followed by a very short, different sequence leading to the rescue.

Some of the songs on the new soundtrack compilation are only heard
for a few seconds:

(1:08) "With A Little Help From My Friends" fades out after two lines.
(0:56) A line from "Think For Yourself" echoes twice with no music tracks.
(0:19) Only the instrumental intro to "Love You To" is heard.

On the other hand, near the end, before the real Beatles appear,
"It's All Too Much" is a longer version, not available anywhere but in the film,
with one extra verse, which should have been put on the soundtrack.

Edit: I almost forgot, a piece of "A Day In The Life" is heard at 0:22,
and that song's not on the soundtrack at all.

gotrice487

This doesn't help the thread at all...but I love the Yellow Submarine song!

rfduncan

Well crap. I brought this over for kids I was babysitting to watch the other day. Two thirds in the movie kept pixelizing and ultimately locking up. My copy has suffered from the infamous DVD rot.

calhoun07

Why is it out of print? Did the studio that released it lose the rights to it or something?

takeabreath

I was curious about this too. I have been unable to find any info on why it was discontinued and if it will be re-released.

jonjj7

Dang...I should have bought it when I had the chance!

SanityRemoved

The Yellow Submarine dvd was presented in widescreen. Sadly this was achieved by matteing a 1.37:1 aspect ratio. It got a bit of flack over this issue since the top and bottom of the frame got chopped. Hopefully a complete version will be released.

Johnny Zhivago

Say what?

Fucking MGM and thier bullshit non-anamorphic 1.66:1 transfers... That's my only complaint.

danimal67

Yes the thread is a few years old, sorry. But today while Christmas shopping for the Yellow Submarine DVD I was simply blown away that NOBODY carries this classic piece of Beatles treasure !! WHAT is going on? Anybody? How could the studio discontinue ANYTHING Beatles related? (lawsuit?)
Even on Amazon there is only ONE listed for $28. WOW. I am seriously bummed as i wanted to turn a few friends onto this great movie.
Can anybody follow up with what the problem is?

dx23

I think MGM lost the rights to the film. That's it. I heard somewhere that Criterion was trying to acquire them, but that was like 2 years ago.

hasslein

I am baffled Let It Be (the film) hasn't been available in US since the laserdisc release (80's?)

SkullOrchard

Beatles films haven't fared well on DVD. Miramax screwed up A Hard Day's Night too.

Joseph B

As mentioned in the thread, the DVD was presented in non-anamorphic Widescreeen, in a 1.66:1 aspect ratio. And to make matters worse, the aspect ratio was derived (cropped) from a 1.37:1 source. I suppose it's possible that the OAR for theatrical purposes *was* 1.66:1, but it's kind of hard to believe considering how cramped everything looks. The DD 5.1 soundtrack was nice, though; and the extras --- including a commentary track -- were pretty darn good. The original mono audio track was also included.

It sure would be nice if *someone* would reissue this movie to Blu-ray/DVD in its OAR (whatever that happens to be); and with proper anamorphic enhancement for DVD -- assuming the Widescreen aspect ratio is appropriate.

Believe it or not, this movie has only been issued to home video twice: Once in 1987 to VHS, and once in 1999 to DVD. That's it!!

Mayoman

I know this might sound odd, but while I was in a record store(Platterpus) on Monday, a woman came in and asked about the Yellow Submarine DVD. Could it have been you?

toddly6666

Either way, the non-anamorphic DVD looks great. If it fills your HDTV, the video quality doesn't pixilate or look off at all.

pseudo

What about Let It Be? It was only released once AFAIK, in 1980/81 on VHS and LD. It's long overdue for a DVD release.

Yellow Submarine DVD doesn't look that bad IMO.

sparks

I just watched it and my HDA1 upscales it to 1080i, window boxes it and it doesn't look that bad. A new print in BD would be the disc to own!!!

danimal67

Thanks for the follow up posts folks.
Great to see there is a buzz for Beatles stuff after all these years on non-release. It's such a pity, because at the Beatles shop in Vegas (for the Love show) they have all kinds of Yellow Submarine merchandise. (i bought the nifty lunch pail, which i use every day) ... but they have no Yellow Submarine DVD.. so many kids today wont have a clue as to what those cartoon characters actually are! (blue meanies, etc). Damn shame. I hope they figure this out and get on with making a better version dvd.
Cheers!

ps. the Love show in Vegas was amazing.... highly recommend it.