The Yellow Submarine

In ‘The Yellow Submarine’, the rock & roll group The Beatles is portrayed as animated characters who have to battle the Blue Meanies to save the fictional Pepperland from destruction. The film's colorful, pop-art-inspired animation effortlessly evokes the psychedelic spirit of the late '60s and features plenty of wonderful music, fine jokes and is generally entertaining. However, be warned: none of the Beatles provided overdubbed voices for this production. The Beatles themselves do briefly appear at the end of the film, even though they look rather confused. (Stephen Thomas Erlewine)