Yellow Submarine (G, 1968)

Lucy in the Sky is not about drugs, it's about McCartney's love interest, who died 2008.

it was a really cute movie, and fun for any age group. there were lots of clever references to beatles songs, and they playede alot of the great classics.

Who knew this rather bizarre, Peter-Max inspired cartoon would grab the attention of my 4-year-old?!? I was delighted when he took an interest in this movie, which is great fun for grown-ups, too. There are a couple scenes that bothered him that we fast-forwarded thru - one where a Frankenstein-type fellow morphs into John, and another where a lady is screaming. But no real peril or danger here, Mates.

My son and nephew saw this for the first time recently. They are both 6 and they absolutely loved it. Lots of great music and an occasional social message put through, though very subtly. The animation is psychedelic and there might be a veiled drug reference here and there, but it is so obscure most kids won't even notice. They'll just have fun. As for the adults....it can be slow in places, but if you pay attention to it, there are really quite a few funny/punny lines. Overall, I think it's a great pick for kids of almost any age. My 6 yo is now a bona fide Beatles fan -- he can't get enough of the music! :)

60s movies are just paced differently. No marketing ploys. Slower unfolding of the plot. More simple animation. This is a beloved movie at our house. My 8 and 3 year olds marvelled at the psychadelic happenings of this film, and some of the lines becames jokes in our family for a while. And this was the beginning of Beatlemania in our house for quite a while.

I love this movie! I have a Yellow Submarine tin lunchbox which I bring to school every day and a really cool Yellow Submarine mug. This movie has a lot of clever wordplay and wit. For example, this is one of my favorite lines: "Don't pull that lever!" "I can't help it, I'm a born lever puller." Get it, because "lever puller" sounds like "Liverpooler?" Some of the visuals in this movie are dizzying. I had to look away from the screen while I watched some scenes because they made me naucious. But this is one of my favorite animated movies of all time. Definitely recommended.