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Across the Universe (Two-Disc Special Edition) | 
 enlarge | Director: Julie Taymor
Actors: Evan Rachel Wood, Jim Sturgess, Joe Anderson (vi), Dana Fuchs, Martin Luther (ii)
Studio: Sony Pictures
Category: DVD
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Avg. Customer Rating:  372 reviews
Sales Rank: 68
Format: Ac-3, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, Dubbed, Dvd-video, Subtitled, Widescreen, Ntsc
Languages: English (Original Language), Cantonese (Subtitled), Chinese (Subtitled), English (Subtitled), French (Subtitled), Korean (Subtitled), Portuguese (Subtitled), Spanish (Subtitled), Portuguese (Dubbed), Spanish (Dubbed)
Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Number Of Items: 2
Running Time: 133
Aspect Ratio: 2.40:1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1
Dimensions (in): 7.5 x 5.3 x 0.7
MPN: 19462
UPC: 043396194625
EAN: 0043396194625
ASIN: B000ZLFALI
Theatrical Release Date: October 9, 2007
Release Date: February 5, 2008
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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)System Requirements:Run Time: 133 Mins.Format: DVD MOVIE Genre: MUSICALS/MUSICALS Rating: PG-13 UPC: 043396194625 Manufacturer No: 19462
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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 
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 appernently this movie was really long, but i didn't notice... July 2, 2008
After buying Across the Universe, I decided to check out Amazon and see what others had to say about it. (And yes, maybe I should have done that first.) My eyes were instantly flooded with positive reviews for this film, but since I've heard (too often actually) all the nice things to say, I sifted through some of the negative reviews. The people who didn't enjoy this film pretty much hated it for all the same reasons: lack of plot, character development, and talent; misuse of Beatles songs, pretension...
And while I do consider myself a "true Beatles fan" (opposed to a fake one?) I have to say I didn't hate this movie, but I didn't love it either (and I really, really wanted to love it).
This movie does tend to play like a super long music video. It has little to no plot and is strung together by songs and Beatle references. Some of which are downright cringe- worthy, one in particular is when Prudence suddenly appears in Sadie's apartment and its revealed that "she came in through the bathroom window". Some of the songs featured have little to no significance to the movie. And the storyline left a lot to be desired, there was little explanation of the characters choices. It sometimes felt like I was just a bystander, with no insight into the characters but merely watching events unfold around them.
With only 19 years behind and without having studied the 1960s in depth, I am unable to commit on this movie's accurate portrayal of 1960s, but I thought they did an okay job conveying the tension, the change, and the drug and sex exploration of the time.
Furthermore, their rendition of the songs were not half bad. I mean, sure the Fab Four didn't intend for their songs to be taken so literally, but that's kind of what music is all about isn't? The fact that it means something different to everybody. Hands down the best thing about the film is its cinematography. It was nothing short of breathtaking and because of that I can watch this movie again.
Overall, I think the film is worth viewing. Beatles' fans should rent it before buying, because your either going to love it or hate it.
Highlights:
"I want to hold your hand" sung by T.V. Carpio
"Happiness is warm gun" sung by Joe Anderson
"Across the Universe" sung by Jim Strugress
"Blackbird" sung by Evan Rachael Wood
Are they better than the original? Um, not no, but hell no! Still, I found the previously mentioned songs to be the most enjoyable and download-worthy.
And with all its flaws, be thankful there wasn't a character named 'Strawberry Fields' ...
 mas que un musical July 1, 2008
Una excelente pelicula, muy bien lograda, con fotografia de calidad. Sumado a lo anterior, The Beatles de las mas variadas formas. Una pelicula para oir.
 ah hmm. July 1, 2008
Okay, I thought this might be a nice piece of film to sit back to and enjoy. I mean who doesn't like the music of The Beatles? It took me aback to see how horribly the actor's sang and how only the thinnest lines of melody where used in the instrumentation. Then there was the plot, or absence thereof... Take a bunch of Beatles songs mix them in a hat and write a script??? I shan't hurl invectives at the director or writers, but shame on those who think this is good cinema. It makes Cannibal: The Musical look dramatically deep.
I thought it was a waste of a DVD disc. Someone could have used that disc to burn something worthwhile.
Thoroughly disgusted and have lost two hours of my lifespan to fecal splattering.
Only in Amerika
Don't Miss It!! June 26, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This movie has had a HUGE impact on me, it is definitely in my top two movies(along with Moulin Rouge!). Across the Universe has made a Beatles fan out of me, and everyone I've showed it to. The music is great, the cast is awesome and even though this movie is set 25 years before I was born I loved it and it has changed the way I think about a lot of things(Yes, I am totally obsessed). So go rent it, you wont't be sorry!
JULIE TAYMOR, OPUS 3 June 24, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
***** 2007. Written and directed by Julie Taymor. An Academy award and a Golden Globe nomination. The 60's seen through the songs of the Beatles. A unique vision developed by one of the most interesting directors of our time. I was already enthused a few years ago by Frida and the way Julie Taymor managed to give life to some of Frida Kahlo's paintings, now I can't but praise this film. The screenplay is uttermost smart, the actors perfect and Julie Taymor a director one has to count with. Masterpiece.
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