Review of Magical Mystery Tour

If you're a hard core Beatles fan you'll probably want to catch this picture at least once, but if not, you could fast forward your way through it and not miss a thing. This was primarily Paul McCartney's project back during the Beatles' heyday, but it almost looks like there was no one in control of the film at all. The story basically involves the Magical Mystery Tour bus careening around the countryside with it's passengers getting on and off at various points for who knows what, among them a gibberish spouting army sergeant and a quartet of midget wrestlers going through their motions. Ringo is introduced as Richard B. Starkey and appears at least to be a character in the story, accompanied by his Aunt Jess (Jessie Robins), while Paul, John and George fulfill their roles as passengers but not much else, except for the songs they deliver throughout. You'll catch them in their psychedelically inspired costumes from the era, with about half the tunes from the "Magical Mystery Tour" record, but in my opinion, the picture diminishes the brilliance of the album, so if one has a choice, go with just the music. You can make the rest of it up in your head.