Elvis Presley - Elvis Golden Greats DVD

Advantages: Great story and acting
Disadvantages: Perhaps too farfetched for some to grasp

...Bruce Campbell ---- Elvis Presley/Sebastian Haff Ossie Davis ---- John F. "Jack" Kennedy Ella Joyce ---- The Nurse Heidi Marnhout ---- Callie Bob Ivy ---- Bubba Ho-tep Bubba Ho-Tep cannot be defined in a single genre, because it is so diverse. Directed by Don Coscarelli, mainly a horror director, Bubba Ho-Tep became a cult classic. It did not make the mainstream cinemas in the UK but is now available to buy on special edition DVD. The plot of this film is varied and certainly very peculiar. At heart a horror comedy, with some memorable funny scenes such as that of Haff trying to prove that he really is the King and his elaborate story of how he got into his position and the dark humour of the paramedics wheeling out the dead bodies. However, this film does more than provide a few cheap laughs. There are some scenes that prove... Read review

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Advantages: Fun, great music, easy to watch,great stars, good singing and dancing
Disadvantages: Ridiculous plot

...This year my husband has begun working with someone who remains a huge fan of Elvis Presley. This guy must have every film and recording that Elvis ever did. Hubby has been borrowing a few and this is how I came to sit down and watch Viva Las Vegas last week. I was never much of an Elvis fan when I was younger. As a teenager of the 1960's I was just a little out of his fan base's age group . For me he was too clean cut. Well it shows you how wrong you can be. However with age I find I can appreciate just how good his voice was and just how beautiful in appearance he was, at some stages of his life. I have seen Viva Las Vegas many years ago but nothing much apart from the theme tune had stayed memorable. Having said that I do not remember the theme tune music being as fast as it is. So viewing this movie about 40 years on what did I... Read review

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Advantages: Incredible, passionate performances,a revelation
Disadvantages: too many out-takes, fluffs etc

...stage surrounded on all sides by audience. This is a very spontaneous, unplugged style performance with Elvis chatting informally between numbers. What is great is how "live" and raw the performances are: Elvis is full of excitement, energy, sex appeal and spontaneity. The second element is similar to the first except here Elvis is alone on the stage, without his guitar, although he is still singing live, surrounded by the audience. Elvis is wearing the iconic leather suit, and performs with great dynamism, moving how only he can, at times sinking to his knees in dramatic fashion, but always singing with huge energy and passion. The third element to the show is a more produced "studio" sequence. This features Elvis singing a medley of gospel style songs while dancers perform around him. The final element is another "studio" sequence... Read review

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