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intereact!Director: Julie Taymor
Actors: Evan Rachel Wood, Jim Sturgess, Joe Anderson (VI), Dana Fuchs, and Martin Luther (II)
Rated: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Retail Price (not our price): $28.96
Release Date: 2008-02-05
Theatrical Release Date: 2007-10-09
Studio: Sony Pictures
Run Time: 133 minutes
Format: Array
Format: AC-3, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, Dubbed, DVD-Video, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC
Aspect Ratio: 2.40:1
Discs: 2
Editorial Reviews (supplied by Amazon.com):
1) Amazon.com
Set in America during the Vietnam War, Across the Universe is a powerful love story set against a backdrop of political and social unrest: it's a story of soul-searching, self-doubt, and individual powerlessness cleverly conveyed through a multitude of Beatles songs. Like young adults all across America during the 1960's, Jude (Jim Sturgess), Lucy (Evan Rachel Wood), Max (Joe Anderson), Sadie (Dana Fuchs), Prudence (T.V. Carpio), and JoJo (Martin Luther) are in turmoil over the war; questioning their individual roles in the war effort and struggling to find a way to hold true to their beliefs while making a difference in the world. While love proves a powerful uniting force, its limitations become clear as relationships are strained and broken over individual perceptions of responsibility to cause and country. A fairly bizarre juxtaposition of extremely stylized, almost hallucinogenic scenes of swirling colors and reflections, highly choreographed dance segments, seemingly commonplace character interaction, and emotionally packed close-up footage of characters lost in contemplative song, this film imparts a good sense of the confusion and passion of the time and is at once powerful, invigorating, and disturbing. The film runs a bit long at 2-hours 11-minutes and several segments drag noticeably thanks to some incredibly slow song tempos. Warning: this production may change how you think about a favorite Beatles song forever. --Tami Horiuchi Beyond Across the Universe On Blu-ray The Deluxe Soundtrack Beatles audio CD Stills from Across the Universe (click for larger image)2) Product Description
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)
Customer Reviews (supplied by Amazon.com):
Average Customer Rating: 4.0 out of 5
1) Generationally Helpful [Rating: 5 out of 5]
I felt this movie was incredibly good and emotionally spot on!Before I see it again, and before the volume of the critical voices in my own head increase, I wish to say that having been born in 1960 and having played Beatles music the majority of my life, I feel proud of the creators of this movie!I also feel that this movie is generationally helpful because the emotions of "pools of sorrow, waves of joy" is clearly understood.As The Beatles were wonderful conveyers of emotion, so too was this movie.2) Instant classic [Rating: 5 out of 5]
I wand to start by saying that I had high expectations for this film. That being said, it's not often that those expectation are surpassed. Well this movie did it for me. I don't like musicals but I do like the Beatles so I'm sure this helped. I absolutely love the renditions of the songs done by the cast. Some almost brought me to tears. Visually, the movie was also spectacular, somethimes psychadelic while still staying grounded in the story. I thouroughly enjoyed Julie Taymor's vision of a fictional history that revolved around Beatles songs. If you like the Beatles you should enjoy this without question. Otherwise, it's still an amazing movie.Almost forgot....the extras on the second disc are pretty good too. My favorite moment being during the audition for the woman who sang Let it Be. She absolutely killed! The room was stunned and Julie Taymor was crying. An absolutely amazing moment captured on film.3) loved it! [Rating: 5 out of 5]
This is a great movie for those who love musicals and the Beatles. Jim Sturgess is a star!4) FABULOUS movie!! [Rating: 5 out of 5]
I loved seeing Across the Universe in a theatre, & I saw it there 3 times. It is such a VISUAL movie that seeing it on the big screen really did it justice. As I was concerned about, seeing it on DVD doesn't have the same visual impact. Of course, I just have a 32" TV, if you have a big screen TV, then that would be better. Having said that, it is still a very good film. Julie Taymor, the director, did a wonderful job of creating a story to go along with many of the Beatles' songs. This movie will make you both laugh & cry, but most of the time, I had a big smile on my face -- just LOVED it! I thought ALL of the cast members did a great job, especially Jim Sturgess, who played Jude. With his Beatle-type of haircut, & his British accent, he really brings to mind a young Paul McCartney -- which was GREAT for this film! I can't say enough about this film, but DO see it on a BIG screen TV if you can -- it really comes to life much better when it's larger-than-life!5) Let it be more [Rating: 2 out of 5]
The movie starts has great pace with the early Beatle lyrics blended beautifully into the screen dialog. About half way into the movie the songs get too somber and the pace gets too morbid. Julie Taynor's puppet effects that were used in the Lion King slows the movie and it attempts to be too trippy and we get dragged through these boring drug sequences that were too long and gimmicky. The Beatle music was sung at a pace that added new style and meaning. I loved the Beatles and thank Julie Traynor for even a vain attempt.