Review of Magical Mystery Tour

As much as I love the Beatles, it has to be said that this was not one of their most polished performances. Inspired by Ken Kesey and his merry prankster's psychedelic bus of the 1960's, Paul McCartney came up with the idea to do the film. But there's a bit of a difference between making a movie and mucking about with 16mm cameras. The film is downright bizarre, with no apparent script and moves from one oddity to another with nothing stringing it together, except for the songs. If you like the completely weird, then you'll probably enjoy this film. Trust me, it won't bore you. But the Beatles keep it nice and boppy and light and psychedelic and it won't freak anybody out. It really is a pandora's box of a film.