Elvis Presley: Classic Or Dud?

Listening to the new Elvis On Tour box: four complete concerts from April 1972, the movie on Blu-Ray, and two discs of outtakes and rehearsals and whatnot. These live discs are insane. He only plays for an hour, but does between 20 and 25 songs — it's a positively Ramones-esque pace. The set list is mostly the same from night to night, with a few changes. And the band absolutely destroys, of course.

finally watched the movie, was taken aback by how wall-to-wall insane it was, felt like a good 60% of it was just insane montages and transitions

Tom Hanks in a fat suit was really weird to watch. he reminds me of Malkovich as Teddy KGB in Rounders. that accent he uses is so over the top, I just can't believe an actual human being sounded like that. he talks like he's a big cartoon rat or something. that said I haven't actually heard Tom Parker talk, so...

he talks like he's a big cartoon rat or something.

ahahahaha that is totally it!

lol otm

Yeah, that's a fantastic description, and dead on.

Hahaha yes!

The whole thing is so garish and episodic and hard to digest in one sitting I think of it as Elvis: The CD-ROM

I liked it in the theater but don't know if I could sit through it again.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iJFojCn6m74

Forgot about this
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PCFNB1XNFRQ

So about PRISCILLA.

How is it?

It’s basically a bummer.

:(

i haven’t seen it yet, i think i’ll wait it out

It’s all true I have no doubt but still

I learned a few things though

Maybe it’s a bummer in a good way, I still have to ponder.

Lisa Marie didn’t like the script :(

Would love to see what someone else around here thinks

I saw lots of positive reviews out there. Think maybe around here Eric didn’t like it. Me, I’d much rather rewatch THE VIRGIN SUICIDES.

I can use one of my expiring February hoopla credits for that

Hmm. Can't verify my library. Will have to wait until Monday I guess.

Neither Elvis nor Priscilla had any real chariisma in this movie, as far as I could see.

It's second-tier Coppola but good.

Hoping to watch it this afternoon or tonight.

Heh, just came across a brief J.G. Ballard review of Albert Goldman’s book in the recent Selected Nonfiction collection.

Some Priscilla discussion here: Sofia CopPOLLa

Thanks!