Elvis Presley - Elvis - The Final Chapter 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: 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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Advantages: Elvis singing, great music and honest story
Disadvantages: Elvis's acting is slightly wooden

...●●● Synopsis ●●● Deke Rivers (Elvis Presley) is a delivery boy in a small town in Texas. One day he is persuaded to take the mic and sing at an election rally, becoming an instant hit with the crowd. A publicity agent spots the talented young man and offers him the opportunity of hitting the road with a cowboy band she represents. As the band and Deke perform across the county his Rock n Roll songs gain more and more fans, in particular a female singer who performs with the band. The agent realizes that in Deke she has a pot of gold, and does anything to manipulate him, and those around him, to do what ever she wants. ●●● Opinion ●●● For those who remember Elvis Presley before he got hooked on burgers and drugs and became the bloated Las Vegas showman... Read review

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