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Magical Mystery Tour

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John, Paul, George and Ringo take a psychedelic bus trip through the English countryside. Songs include the title tune, "I Am the Walrus" and "The Fool on the Hill."

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Keith Dewhurst Guardian My feelings on finding myself almost alone in praising the Beatles television film Magical Mystery Tour are amazement, and the sad conviction that as a mass the public is more stupid and ignorant than it is as individuals, and does not like to be told so. Mar 21, 2018 Full Review Dave Kehr Chicago Reader As 60 minutes of self-indulgent psychedelics, it's nearly impossible to watch. Jan 1, 2000 Full Review Danielle Solzman Solzy at the Movies Magical Mystery Tour might not be a masterpiece or have a real script but it's still a film that's worth watching--plus, the music rocks. Jan 25, 2022 Full Review Peter Canavese Groucho Reviews Entirely larky...for Beatlefans, what's not to like? [Blu-ray] Rated: 3/4 Oct 10, 2012 Full Review Tim Brayton Antagony & Ecstasy A big, nasty, ugly, boring mistake. With killer musical numbers. Rated: 3/10 Sep 16, 2010 Full Review TV Guide A must-see for Beatles buffs and anyone interested in how the '60s looked as they were happening (rather than in slick, retrospective recreations); others might want to take a pass. Rated: 2.5/4 Sep 6, 2007 Full Review Read all reviews

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Rami A Was it silly? Yes. Was it bad? Not in the slightest way. It would've been better if an actual film crew worked on this, similar to "A Hard Day's Night" and "Help!" Having the four Beatles work on this just shows how some of them were biased toward each other. Why did Ringo to buy a ticket for his own tour? Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 03/23/25 Full Review Alyssa S This movie was super wacky but I found it fun and loved the music Rated 5 out of 5 stars 12/27/24 Full Review Booga L Let me begin by saying I am a big Beatles fan. Hard Day's Night, Help, Yellow Submarine are all worthy of their immense talent. I've seen Magical Mystery Tour years ago but barely remembered it. Recently I found the entire movie online and gave it another look. I was shocked at how bad this film is. Well, it's almost unwatchable. Seriously. Even as a fan, I saw very little merit to it. It was such a poorly made film. There is no story line that I can describe. That being said, even the musical moments aren't the best. I can watch Hard Day's Night, Help, and Yellow Submarine over and over and always enjoy it. This thing is just amazingly bad. Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 11/03/24 Full Review Yakking With F i used to have the dvd from 2012 i dont like magical mystery tour i give it a 3 of 10 its was release in cinemas in the 1970s by New Line Cinema Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars 09/28/24 Full Review Nicholas L This influenced some great directors and the music is obviously brilliant. This is a great piece of british boxing day TV. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 06/08/24 Full Review Joel H Don't do drugs, kids. I think that is the main lesson I learned from Magical Mystery Tour. And especially do not try to make a film and improvise a bunch of scenes while under the influence of drugs. I am a big fan of The Beatles, but this poor excuse for a movie is one big unfunny disaster. Every time one of their music videos started I breathed a sigh of relief because it was a welcome break from the cacophony of unintelligible muttering and sound effects. This made-for-TV mess disappointed audiences back when it first aired in 1967, and it's still able to disappoint fans of The Fab Four today. Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars 11/03/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Movie Info

Synopsis John, Paul, George and Ringo take a psychedelic bus trip through the English countryside. Songs include the title tune, "I Am the Walrus" and "The Fool on the Hill."
Director
The Beatles, Bernard Knowles
Genre
Musical
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
Mar 8, 2017
Runtime
55m