Yesterday (Blu-ray) [2019] [Region Free]

Tout est dans le titre. Film agréable à regarder.

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Guter Film.

Two copies bought, one for me and the other as a present following viewing of this at the cinema. Excellent film, excellent DVD.

I won’t bother going over the premise of the film, as that’s widely available elsewhere. Whatever you do, don’t compare this to ‘Rocketman’ or ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’, as they are biopics where this is fantasy, and suffice to say it’s damned good too. Don’t concern yourself about how Earth was suddenly plunged into darkness and why Jack Malik is the only person who remembers the Beatles. Just enjoy the film and the amusing jokes spread about. So, what’s the Blu-ray version like?The transfer is excellent, as it should be, and there’s plenty of bonus features. For the most part these are well worth seeing but things such as interviews with the director and writer I can live without. That being said, I quite enjoy commentaries as the why, where and how make more sense when you see it at the same time. The deleted scenes are always worth watching, and in this instance there are a dozen of them, but a ‘Director’s Cut’ with those scenes inserted would be far better, as viewed in isolation they do lose some of their impact. However, much like the alternative opening and ending, and having watched those two it was wise to change them both, those excised scenes wouldn’t have added much to the film anyway. (The aborted recording for Nutters Italian Ice Cream is the best of the bunch - “She loves IT yeah, yeah, yeah” indeed).Also included in the bonuses are three songs performed live at Abbey Road, a gag reel (but there are a mere four and aren’t at all funny), a bit about the writer and director as told by the actors alongside some background filming; a bit on the Jack and Ellie characters as told by themselves, Ed Sheeran being in the film, and a short Kate McKinnon feature. By the way, if you still wonder how Earth was plunged into darkness for 12 seconds, an explanation, of sorts, is on the commentary.Could a film such as this have worked with another artist? I doubt it, as the songs of the Beatles are so well known that even album only tracks are familiar to many, a claim no one else can manage. Fortunately, Jack (and Himesh Patel sings everything) doesn’t simply copy the songs as we know them; witness the near grunge version of ‘Help!’.You might not watch those extras more than once, but don’t let that make it a deciding factor. It’s a brilliant film.