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Apart from James Bond is there is no other more formulaic film structure than
that of the Elvis Presley movie? Elvis is a near do well charter fishing boat
captain Ross Carpenter with charisma to burn, at least with the ladies, but no
money to spare. He duels with his unsympathetic boss and struggles with his
conscience in not wanting to take financial advantage of his doting female
co-stars Robin (Stella Stevens) and Laura (Laurel Goodwin). Elvis gets to
sing “Return to Sender” no less, he wins his girl and by the end all is right
with the world.
DVD visual transfer is
fairly average with substantial grain and artefacts and scratches showing up
but it is in a widescreen presentation. Audio is in Dolby Digital 5.1
(remixed from a mono source one would assume) which sounds ok with other
languages in mono through Dolby 2.0. Music is the standard Elvis fare and no
the title track was not covered by Motley Crue several decades later.
Extras are limited to
scene selection, subtitles and dubbed languages. Yes you can hear our beloved
Memphis King speak in Italian, German and even French among many others which
adds some value to those of a non-English speaking background. No menu
animation here though I’m sorry.
Not a terribly memorable
Elvis vehicle but these musicals have a simple if dated charm all of their
own. Keep it simple, keep it fun, Elvis is not Brando but has a screen
presence that carries these fluffy films. Enjoy it for what it is and you
won’t be disappointed. PS Check out the brylcream do on Elvis and remember
the King is just a red blooded boy who cant stop thinkin’ bout girls, girls,
girls.
Recommended!
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Scene Selection
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