Across the Universe (Two-Disc Special Edition) by Evan Rachel Wood

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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)

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Is Discontinued By Manufacturer ‏ : ‎ No

Package Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 20.32 x 15.24 x 1.27 cm; 226.8 Grams

Media Format ‏ : ‎ Special Edition

Studio ‏ : ‎ Sony Pictures Home Entertainment

ASIN ‏ : ‎ B01GWDZRCE

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Martin Wright
Fun for Beatles fans
Reviewed in Australia on 28 September 2019
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Filled with new versions of a host of Beatles songs cleverly woven into a story set in the late 1960s during the Vietnam war period. Often visually impressive, and an interesting narrative.
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Solar Sound Foundry
Wonderfully creative way to create a filmic journey
Reviewed in Australia on 29 August 2021
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Wonderfully creative way to create a filmic journey. I hadn't watched this film in years and got just as much joy out of seeing this kind of well-executed creativity
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Jenny Friend
A trip down memory lane
Reviewed in Australia on 15 December 2020
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Wonderful movie set to Beatles music that you can get lost in.
It’s romantic , funny, sad, nostalgic. I just loved it.
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David Street
Fabulous portrayal of Beatles hits
Reviewed in Australia on 24 October 2019
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I sat spellbound watching and listening to timeless and fabulous music blended into a storyline. Will watch it over and over and with friends.
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Susan from Mornington Victoria
Fantastic Movie
Reviewed in Australia on 6 November 2020
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Seriously one of the best and most enjoyable movies I have ever seen and I’ve watched it multiple times.
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Stevie Smith
Great movie
Reviewed in Australia on 30 August 2021
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This is a fantastic movie with a fantastic cast. A great story told through the music if the Beatles
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Princess Mononoke
A magical, mysterious journey through the music of the Beatles
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 16 August 2011
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I stumbled across this film by accident and I am so glad I did; like someone else pointed out, the DVD cover does it no justice and I didn't expect great things from this movie, but boy was I surprised.

Basically it's a love story, but it also captures the changing mood of the '60's perfectly with not only it's choice of songs but also the clever cinematography. I have to say the choice of songs was really rather clever and managed to avoid being predictable, sometimes there was just a nod to a song where it was referenced as a line in a conversation or a characters name. The script was good, but then so it should be with writers like Clement and Le Frenais at the helm, and the casting was superb - Eddie Izzard was perfect in his cameo and I even enjoyed Bono in it (which is an absolute first for me!). Jim Sturgess was excellent, as were all the cast, and their interpretations of the Beatles songs were beautiful.

Don't be put off by the cover, if you like the Beatles you'll love this.
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Philgretsch
A Blast from The Past
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 18 November 2011
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this movie was under my radar for so long until I was told of it's existence. Anyone from the sixties onward who is the least bit interested in the music and politics of the time will enjoy this. Based on the Musical Film format it travels back and forth across the Atlantic to a time when the Vietnam War raged and the Beatles were the biggest news on the planet. Set to a background of Beatles songs, some familiar and some less so it tells a fairly plausible story of the times. While the story may not make the grey matter think too much, the music woven into the script makes it really interesting, it moves from the upbeat to the down to follow the action on the screen. In parts I found it really moving. An excellent Saturday Night movie for us old hippies. Across The Universe
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Mr B Musson
Great film with wonderful music
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 16 October 2019
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This is a really well produced feel good film with Beatles songs put in cleverly to help tell the story. The songs have been all sung by the actors and rearranged brilliantly. The story takes you back to the sixties and there are some surreal moments In it. Like all good films it pulls at all your emotions. I love it and can highly recommend you watch it.
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Tanya
Absolutely brilliant film!
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 2 June 2014
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Visually stunning film brought to life in vivid colour on Blu-ray Disc. I love the Beatles music and the way it's portrayed in this musical is absolutely brilliant. Evan Rachel Wood has a beautiful voice, Jim Sturgess sings well, as do the rest of the cast, also and the Beatles songs are not carbon copies but are given modern twists. The special effects are amazing in combination with the classic songs, I love Lucy in the Sky at the end, so psychedelic! Nostalgic but with a modern twist, excellent!
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john hannan
Hasnt arrived yet
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 20 March 2022
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Hasnt arrived yet.saw it on tv brilliant film all the beatles music thought i would buy it for my grandson who is a beatles fan.
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