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Aspect Ratio: 1.66:1
Audience Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Binding: DVD
Brand: Warner Brothers
EAN: 0085391150022
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DVD-Video, Full Screen, Original recording remastered, Restored, Special Edition, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC
Label: Warner Home Video
Manufacturer: Warner Home Video
Number Of Items: 2
Publisher: Warner Home Video
Region Code: 1
Release Date: August 07, 2007
Running Time: 246 minutes
Sales Rank: 9999
Studio: Warner Home Video
Theatrical Release Date: April 04, 1981
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Studio: Warner Home Video Release Date: 08/07/2007 Run time: 246 minutes Rating: Pg
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Originally released in 1981, Andrew Solt and Malcolm Leo's This Is Elvis was one of the first in-depth examinations of the life and work of Elvis Presley. Issued here in a two-disc set that pairs the theatrical version with a 1983 re-edit that adds some 40 minutes to the original, it combines newsreel footage, home movies, television and movie clips, and extensive re-enactments in an absorbing bio-documentary that's well worth watching--if only because interest in the singer apparently never diminishes (the 2007 DVD release date coincides with the 30th anniversary of Presley's death). The success (or failure, depending on one's point of view) of This Is Elvis rides in part on a single decision made by Solt and Leo, who co-produced, directed, and wrote the film: namely, to have the tale told by Presley himself. Not the real Presley, of course; Ral Donner, himself a rock singer of minor repute in the '50s and '60s, provides a reasonably authentic impersonation of Presley's voice (four on-screen actors portray him at various ages in the course of the film). Thus we have an 'Elvis' who returns from beyond the grave to hold forth on such matters as the death of his beloved mother, his stint in the Army, his marriage to Priscilla and the birth of Lisa Marie, the skein of awful movies that preoccupied him during the '60s (thus sidelining him from the pop music scene while the Beatles and Bob Dylan were changing the world), and his descent into the maudlin, hyper-medicated fashion disaster that was Elvis in the '70s (his assessment: basically, 'Geez, I wish I'd seen that coming'). It's nice to think that the actual Elvis could be so candid about both his successes and his missteps, but by and large this material is unconvincing, at best. Still, the real footage mostly makes up for it. Clips from his earliest TV appearances, even embarrassments like the Steve Allen show (on which the smug host had Presley wear formal attire and sing 'Hound Dog' to an actual pooch), leave little doubt as to why he was the King; Presley's electrifying presence, not to mention his voice, great backup band, and seminal rock songs, were like nothing before or since. Had Solt and Leo dispensed with all the fakery and concentrated on the genuine article, their film would have been better for it. Sure, the final scenes of the fat, drugged-out Elvis onstage in his final months are brutal (a performance of 'Loving You' featured in the longer edit is truly cringe-inducing), but they're part and parcel of the most fascinating and enduring story in American music history. --Sam Graham
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I have watched many Elvis dvds, and even though I've seen some of the things on this dvd before, I still enjoyed it. It was presented beautifully and kept me glued to my seat the entire time.
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I give this 5 STARS,5THUMPS UP this version is a better version better then the VHS version.I reactamend this dvd for ELVIS fans, this dvd will make anybody a ELVIS fan after seeing this.
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The only thing which kept me from a perfect rating is that the reenactments and actor-narration are sometimes a little unrealistic and/or cheesy. But other than that, it's a great summary of Elvis's life and career; a good mix of his personal and professional story. Very informative and entertaining; there's a lot here you may not have seen before. Especially the newer, "unrated expanded video version" includes a lot of extra footage which wasn't in the original theatrical version. However, ironically, ... Read More
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if you love to listen to Elvis music , you have to see this movie, is a good product , so consider it and buy it.
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This is an excellent biography about the life of Elvis Presley. Ral Donner, an Elvis clone, does his voice. It is like Elvis is speaking to us from beyond the grave. His private film archives are tapped. Young Priscilla is shown at the birthday party in Germany. And there is the condescending Ed Sullivan assuring us that Elvis is "a fine boy, thoroughly alright." Roger Ebert implied that Elvis was an alcoholic. Nothing could be farther from the truth. He did not drink. There is a marked contrast between Elvis ... Read More
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