Across the Universe (Two-Disc Special Edition)
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Manufacturer: Sony Pictures
Starring: Evan Rachel Wood, Jim Sturgess, Joe Anderson (VI), Dana Fuchs, Martin Luther (II)
Directed By: Julie Taymor
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Aspect Ratio: 2.40:1
Audience Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Binding: DVD
Brand: Sony
EAN: 0043396194625
Format: AC-3
Label: Sony Pictures
Manufacturer: Sony Pictures
Number Of Items: 2
Publisher: Sony Pictures
Region Code: 99
Release Date: 2008-02-05
Running Time: 133
Studio: Sony Pictures
Theatrical Release Date: 2007-10-09
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Across the Universe from director Julie Taymor is a revolutionary rock musical that re-imagines America in the turbulent late-1960s a time when battle lines were being drawn at home and abroad. When young dockworker Jude (Jim Sturgess) leaves Liverpool to find his estranged father in America he is swept up by the waves of change that are re-shaping the nation. Jude falls in love with Lucy (Evan Rachel Wood) a rich but sheltered American girl who joins the growing anti-war movement in New York s Greenwich Village. As the body count in Vietnam rises political tensions at home spiral out of control and the star-crossed lovers find themselves in a psychedelic world gone mad. With a cameo by Bono Across the Universe is the kind of movie you watch again like listening to a favorite album. (Roger Ebert CHICAGO SUN-TIMES)System Requirements:Run Time: 133 Mins.Format: DVD MOVIE Genre: MUSICALS/MUSICALS Rating: PG-13 UPC: 043396194625 Manufacturer No: 19462
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Customer Rating:
Summary: Awesome!
Comment: I love this movie! If you like the Beatles, I'm sure you'll love it too!
Customer Rating:
Summary: Amazing - A Must See
Comment: This film is such a discovery and so unique. Someone decided to take a chance and go into new territory and it more than succeeded. A film that manages to show all the emotions and reality of what the late 60s was and to do it with very believable characters and Beatles music to boot.
This film is more than a musical. All emotions are expressed in song and having the characters sing them is amazingly effective. I must say that you do not have to be a Beatles fan to admire this film. The songs are used so expertly and so perfectly placed speaking such emotion that it's as if you are hearing them for the first time. Also, the songs you know may take on a new meaning for they are so well interpreted here. You also see the depth there really was to the Beatles songs, early in their career and later, for all carry an emotional wallop here.
I found the male lead Jim Sturges as Jude the true revelation here. His acting was superb. His singing was amazing. He not only had a great voice but he maneaged to evoke such sincere emotion and feelings into each song. Evan Rachel Wood as Lucy was superb as well and seeing her here made me realize how many excellent films I have seen her in and what a great quality collection of work she is establishing. (Also, don't you love it - Jude and Lucy !! )
The 60's defintitely live here and again the music runs the show. Some are production numbers, some are solo pieces and some have action in the background. ALL YOU NEED IS LOVE and HEY JUDE are both amazing. This film will grab you and you will have an amzing experience. Even Selma Hayek appeares in a very unique cameo and I was really wowed. I had to give the film 4 stars for I found a few of the experimental song scenarios did not work well. Very few, mind you. So is this a masterpiece? Not quite, but it is definitely one of the best films of the year and deserves a place in film history. Excellent acting all around, great vocal interpretation with the great music selections. And a plot that will grab you. It shows the late 60's in a very unique way.
I highly recomend this. It is a must see.
Customer Rating:
Summary: Great!
Comment: I don't usually watch musicals, but this one is excellent. If you're a Beatles fan, you'll love it. Also, Evan Rachel Wood is a knock-out!
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Summary: Across The Universe
Comment: This is a must see if you have any interest in Beatles music. I found myself going to wikipedia to find out what the Beatles were trying to communicate and what the director was trying to create in this musical. Cast of actors were Phenomenal.
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Summary: Imagine
Comment: Who would have thought that this could be done? Stringing a story through the soundtrack of our lives could have been trite. The movie though, captures the times between 1964 and 1969 perfectly. The evolution of the politics, music and graphic imagery mirrors what I remember. The references to charactors and historical people is very clever, and it was all done without being a slave to literalism. The interpretations of the songs are novel and imaginative. "I Wanna Hold Your Hand", "Happiness is a Warm Gun" and "Carry That Weight" are totally unexpected, but in an alternate universe, could be just what Lennon and McCartney intended.
As a separate issue, I was bowled over by Diana Fuchs' performance. She channels Janis Joplin and Joan Osborne without imitating them, and is proof positive of the magic of the blues.
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