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The Beatles - Magical Mystery Tour (1967) [Blu-ray] {2012 Apple Films}

Posted By: ruskaval

Date: 21 Jan 2015 05:49:15

The Beatles - Magical Mystery Tour (1967) [Blu-ray] {2012 Apple Films}
BLU-RAY -> 32.7 Gb | 1080i 1.33:1 | DTS-HD MA 5.1 / LPCM 2.0 / DD 5.1 | 96-24 | ISO Image | ~ 53+53 m | Artwork | 5% repair rar
Subs: English, French, Spanish, German, Danish, Italian, Norwegian, Swedish
© 2012 Apple Films | 5099940490595
Rock / Classic Rock

In September 1967 The Beatles embarked on making their third film, this time conceived and directed by themselves. Based on a loose unscripted narrative, in the spirit of the experimental mood of the time, and directed by The Beatles themselves, the film became the vehicle to present 6 new songs - Magical Mystery Tour, The Fool On The Hill, Flying, I Am The Walrus, Blue Jay Way and Your Mother Should Know. Now, 45 years on, the virtually forgotten film has been fully restored and is being presented properly for the first time. The restoration of Magical Mystery Tour has been overseen by Paul Rutan Jr. of Eque Inc., the same company that handled the much acclaimed restoration of Yellow Submarine. The soundtrack work was done at Abbey Road Studios by Giles Martin and Sam Okell. All of the packages contain a host of special features, packed with unseen footage. There are newly-filmed interviews with Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, and other members of the film's cast and crew, as well as a director's audio commentary recorded by Paul.

Video Quality: 3.0 of 5
Magical Mystery Tour is presented on Blu-ray courtesy of EMI – Capitol and Apple Corps, with an AVC encoded 1080i transfer in 1.33:1. According to several online sites, the original negative of this piece was destroyed years ago, and all surviving versions have been mastered from prints. This edition is evidently a newly restored version that just aired again in Britain, though it's unclear if this was still sourced from a print (if anyone has defnitive information, please pass it along and I'll update the review). If that is the case, the print utilized here is in well above average shape, given appropriate expectations. If this actually was sourced from a discovered negative (or even an intermediate element), there are still some general issues to be aware of. There is some noticeably faded color and density issues on display throughout the special, with flesh tones tilting toward the pink side of things and the overall palette looking just slightly pallid some of the time. However, the image is decently (if not overwhelmingly) detailed; that said, there is a noticeable disparity between various sequences in terms of grain and clarity, perhaps a sign that this version has been culled from different sources, as well as different amounts of noise reduction applied to various sequences. (It should be noted that I tend not to have the viscerally negative reaction to DNR that many videophiles do.) Damage is really quite minor, all things considered, with some rough edit points and occasional blemishes dotting the landscape. My hunch is those who have seen inferior previous home video releases are going to be generally thrilled with this Blu-ray, while those expecting some sort of digital perfection culled from pristine elements may be at least slightly disappointed.

Audio Quality: 4.5 of 5
Magical Mystery Tour has three audio options, a DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 mix, an LPCM 2.0 mix and a Dolby Digital 5.1 mix. Both lossless offerings sound spectacular, especially with regard to the musical elements, which really are offered with brilliant clarity and exceptional fidelity (I'd never even really consciously realized how much Ringo used the kick drum on "Magical Mystery Tour" before l heard these mixes, to give just one example). Dialogue is fairly flat sounding, certainly fine, but obviously post-looped at times. There's not huge dynamic range here.

Special Features and Extras: 4.0 of 5
The Blu-ray disc (in both the standalone version and this version) contains these on disc supplements:

Director's Commentary by Paul McCartney. Truth be told, Sir Paul sounds just a wee bit tired through some of this, but his memory is still quite sharp, even if his anecdotes are often on the trivial side. Interesting as a curio more than a source of fantastic information.

The Making of Magical Mystery Tour (1080i; 19:03) is a fun and surprisingly informative piece that includes contemporary interview segments with Ringo and Paul. Despite the haphazard format of the special, archival data seems to support the fact that it was in fact more or less planned, at least in outline.

Ringo the Actor (1080i; 2:24) finds Ringo rather unironically touting his performing skills.

Meet the Supporting Cast (1080i; 10:55) features some great mini-biographies of several cast members, including some nice archival film of several of them from early in their careers.

Your Mother Should Know (1080i; 2:41), as with the songs that follow in the supplemental features, appears to be outtakes set to the song.

Blue Jay Way (1080i; 3:58)

The Fool on the Hill (1080i; 3:05)

Hello Goodbye Promo (1080i; 3:37). In black and white.

Nat's Dream (1080i; 2:01) is kind of like Fellini meets Chaplin and is directed by John Lennon and set to "Shirley's Wild Accordion".

I'm Going in a Field – Ivor Cutler (1080i; 2:42)

Here We Go Round the Mulberry Bush – Traffic (1080i; 2:41)

Overall Score and Recommendation: 4.0 of 5
Beatles fans have a choice to make here, but it probably isn't whether or not to buy Magical Mystery Tour. The choice is whether to get this spendy collector's set or the standalone Blu-ray. This particular set may seem like it's long on swag, but I'd argue the essay by Miles and shooting information are actually incredibly informative, though perhaps not $95 informative. Even loyal Beatles fans are probably going to find themselves in agreement with Sir Paul that the special itself is self-indulgent and no great masterpiece, but it's still very enjoyable in its own patently goofy way. This Blu-ray's image quality is about what most should expect, but the audio is awesome. Highly recommended.

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