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Surprising no thread on this one?

Went to see this on monday, with no expectations (i.e. im not an Elvis fan by any means)

but very entertaining, and very well produced
 
I have no interest in Elvis' music or him in general, but from the trailers I've seen, the central performance looked very impressive in this. Hopefully going to see it this weekend.
 
My interest was peaked when I heard that they will pay some homage to Sister Rosetta Tharpe. Her mixing of gospel and electric guitar inspired some many early rock-and-roll artists. Hoping to see the movie this week.
 
I total get most people saying they have no interest (totally in the same boat), but i will be fair without spoiling anything the story it sells (which is more towards his manager) is very watchable

i have heard there is 4 hour cut out there, which i would also watch, as there seam to be some big jumps! one min he is 25 making movies then he is 40 odd in vegas
 
I saw it last Tuesday. It's a bit of a weird one. I'm not a huge Elvis fan, and didn't know loads about him

It seemed to take a long time to not say very much at all.

By that I mean it completely rushed through most of Elvis life, and yet somehow the movie is still over 2 ½ hours. I almost feel it would have worked better as a 10 part TV series focusing more in depth on the events the movie covered.

Austin Butler though played a brilliant Elvis. The man spent 18 months building up to be able to talk and sing like him, which is a very impressive feat. I later went on YouTube to find some Elvis interviews and videos, mainly inspired by one of the final shots where they go from the actor straight to the real thing in an almost imperceptible cut and he really did seem to be channeling Elvis.

The best bit of the movie for me was the "Christmas" special that became known as the 68 comeback special.
 
Went to see it. Austin did amazing as Elvis. I wouldn't be surprised to see him in the awards runnings. I haven't really seen much of Baz's work, but I did appreciate the frenetic editing in some parts and interesting shots/transitions that were really quite distinctive. It did feel a little long though.
 
Baz's Romeo and Juliet is amazing. Will probably check this out just because Baz directed it.

His sunscreen (and accompanying) advise also comes in handy every year

 
I really enjoyed it even though I am not an Elvis fan. Long film but I think they could have made it longer as said above, there seem to be some big jumps in the timeline.
People say he "stole" black music and made big money from it, that may well be true but the film didn't really portray it that way. The film to me said it wasn't about race - he was just one of the poor kids in a poor neighbourhood. Probably didn't see himself being any different to the black families.
 
I grew up on Elvis but if it's anything like the movies Buddy and Bohemian Rhapsody I'll be very unimpressed.
Both of those films had glaring errors all the way through which I find hard to forgive.
I knew everything about Queen for their first 6 albums and the film was awful, excellent if you knew bugger all about them.
In the 90s I was fortunate to sit down and talk to The Crickets (Buddy Holly's backing band) and it's as though the whole film Buddy was made up.
 
I presume that we're discussing a recent documentary or film about Elvis, but nothing shows up after 2012 on Elvis topics when I search this forum, so meh.

Michael Jackson was the biggest pop star in my life time, and his death was humongous, on a similar level to Princess Diana.

When Elvis died in 1977, was this of a similar proportion? You don't need to be a fan of Elvis to acknowledge and appreciate just how great his music was. I've seen some great tribute acts, the latest being mid-2020 when my local pub was celebrating the end of the 1st lockdown. He did a particularly good rendition of "Yesterday" (by the Beatles).

Fans of Lilo & Stitch (2002 Disney film) will appreciate the soundtrack too as I'm a huge fan too :-) @Six6siX
 
Pawnless Endgame said:
When Elvis died in 1977, was this of a similar proportion? You don't need to be a fan of Elvis to acknowledge and appreciate just how great his music was. I've seen some great tribute acts, the latest being mid-2020 when my local pub was celebrating the end of the 1st lockdown. He did a particularly good rendition of "Yesterday" (by the Beatles).
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Here in Stoke we have two above average Elvis tributes - Gordon Hendricks won Stars In Their Eyes and went on to become the second best Elvis in the World held in America.
Jason Dale is also a local performer who goes all around the World and sometimes takes a large band with him.
My Dad recorded Gordon Hendricks when he was first starting and was completely blown away by his voice.
 
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