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Summary: Elvis - The Private Person
Review: A special, intimate look to the person and the artist Elvis Presley with many unseen footage and pictures from the artist of the century..... A must for every Elvis-Fan!!!!
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Summary: Great DVD...
Review: Even though some of the DVD was a bit unorginazed. I thought that this was a great DVD anyway. He talks about being in Germany up to the time of Elvis' death. This really shows us what it was like to know the king. The chapters that focus on his death are the most haunting of all...
Seeing all the footage of the funeral was humbling... people really love this guy... As to the guy who called the extra chapters, junk... I think that you need to go back and look at it again. I think that it was nice to see people signing the Wall at Graceland... The music was very fitting...
Brovo Joe! I know how hard that must have been to talk about his death... It is good to see him keeping the memory alive and talking about the human side of The King.... We love you Elvis....
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Summary: JUST A LITTLE BIT BORING...
Review: First of all, when you buy a DVD that is not "official" - and that includes most of the documentaries made these days - you won't get to listen to any Elvis-music at all. And in this case, you hardly even see Elvis perform.What you get is 1 hour of picture after picture, while Joe Esposito tells you his stories. The stories are a little shallow, they give you the overview and nothing more. There's also a few glimpse of the press-conference at Graceland in 1960 with sound (about a minute), you see Frank Sinatra and Elvis TALK on the Welcome Home-show from Miami (20 seconds), that's about all you hear from Elvis. You also see a few glimpse from a 1950's newsreel, the press-conference after the wedding etc. No sound. Oh yeah, and there's about a minute from the famous b/w-footage done at Hayride in '57 where you see Elvis rockin' and rolling. Great footage, but it has been shown on many documentaries. The bonus-material is mainly (junk). 6 chapters, and one is about the world's craziest Elvis-fan. Another chapter is about Elvis-impersonators, but you don't see them perform! There's also one that shows two news-reports from August 1977. Here they added about 30 seconds with J.D. Sumner from an interview done right after Elvis died, and all he says is "except for Jesus Christ, there was no bigger man".. Basically this DVD is for the die-hard collector. It's nice to hear a story or two about Elvis, but an hour of stories mainly accompanied by pictures just gets boring.
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Summary: This ELVIS is the best
Review: Forget all the other documentaries about Elvis - Joe Esposito was there for it all! He tells the truth, shows great photos and video - and is honest about life (19 years) with Elvis. This is a gem!
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Summary: This ELVIS is the best
Review: I really enjoyed this DVD and thought it was a wonderful look into the King's private life. Joe allows us to see hundreds of of rare and never before seen photos, which I thought were well worth the price of the DVD. There are also newsreels of Elvis and Joe does a wonderful job of telling us his recollections of his time with the King. I have seen most of Elvis's movies and biographical movies such as "This is Elvis," "Elvis, That's The Way it Is" and "Elvis On Tour," which I love and highly recommend. This, however, for the first time, allowed me to find out intimate, private details that I never would have known about otherwise. Joe tells so many interesting tidbits and answers some questions I've always wondered about all these years. I also appreciate the fact that Joe was Elvis's friend from the time they met in the Army until Elvis's death. He was loyal and never turned his back on Elvis. You can tell Joe really loved Elvis and Elvis's family and we should feel honored that he allowed us to get a glimpse into their most private lives. This is a very sentimental and at times funny glimpse into Elvis's private life, while always staying tasteful as Joe never says anything negative about Elvis's family and friends. I have a lot of respect for him after watching this film. Elvis was lucky to have such a trustworthy and loyal friend! There is also a touching tribute song to Elvis towards the end that I thought was beautiful and Joe's touching recollection of Elvis's death really broke my heart. You won't be disappointed by this DVD if you love Elvis they way I do!!!!
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Summary: Touching Look Into Elvis's Private Life
Review: I really enjoyed this DVD and thought it was a wonderful look into the King's private life. Joe allows us to see hundreds of of rare and never before seen photos, which I thought were well worth the price of the DVD. There are also newsreels of Elvis and Joe does a wonderful job of telling us his recollections of his time with the King. I have seen most of Elvis's movies and biographical movies such as "This is Elvis," "Elvis, That's The Way it Is" and "Elvis On Tour," which I love and highly recommend. This, however, for the first time, allowed me to find out intimate, private details that I never would have known about otherwise. Joe tells so many interesting tidbits and answers some questions I've always wondered about all these years. I also appreciate the fact that Joe was Elvis's friend from the time they met in the Army until Elvis's death. He was loyal and never turned his back on Elvis. You can tell Joe really loved Elvis and Elvis's family and we should feel honored that he allowed us to get a glimpse into their most private lives. This is a very sentimental and at times funny glimpse into Elvis's private life, while always staying tasteful as Joe never says anything negative about Elvis's family and friends. I have a lot of respect for him after watching this film. Elvis was lucky to have such a trustworthy and loyal friend! There is also a touching tribute song to Elvis towards the end that I thought was beautiful and Joe's touching recollection of Elvis's death really broke my heart. You won't be disappointed by this DVD if you love Elvis they way I do!!!!
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Summary: Disorganized and Disappointing
Review: If Joe was really Elvis' best friend, he would have done a much better job with this DVD. At the beginning of each chapter, Esposito sits on a couch in front of a fireplace to give his two cents about the following set of photos. His stories are shallow and uninsightful into the life of the King. How many times does he have to say how patriotic and good looking Elvis was? Duh! It would have been much better if he did a scripted voiceover instead and you didn't see him at all. Cheesy muzak plays in the background. I know this video is unofficial, but come on, how about at least some exciting generic rock'n'roll tunes instead? He and the sappy muzak became more annoying after each chapter. There was also no rhyme or reason to the organization of the chapters. At one moment he's talking about his service days with Elvis, then it jumps to Vegas, then to his 68 Comeback special and then to his movies. This DVD is worthwhile to the die-hard collector for some of the photos and video clips, but I would have rather seen them in any other Elvis documentary than having to wade through this one.
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Summary: best i've ever seen
Review: out of all the documentarys available about elvis, this one tops them all,i've got over 20 documentary dvds about elvis and his life and i can honestly say that i've enjoyed this by far.still waiting for aloha and alternate aloha concert on dvd to be released and also 68' comeback and one night with you,why is it that us fans are kept waiting for these title to be released.
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Summary: A personal look at Elvis Presley
Review: Thank you Mr. Esposito for making this DVD. I would recommend this DVD to any Elvis fan. Mr. Esposito shows the very human side to a very large KING. From Elvis's early days to the unexpected end of his short life. This DVD had many pictures which I had never seen. It is very interesting to see that Elvis really was just like everyone else.
Mr. Esposito really cared about Elvis and was a real friend to him.
This was well done, I believe Elvis would have liked it, so will you.
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Summary: A personal look at Elvis Presley
Review: Thank you Mr. Esposito for making this DVD. I would recommend this DVD to any Elvis fan. Mr. Esposito shows the very human side to a very large KING. From Elvis's early days to the unexpected end of his short life. This DVD had many pictures which I had never seen. It is very interesting to see that Elvis really was just like everyone else.
Mr. Esposito really cared about Elvis and was a real friend to him.
This was well done, I believe Elvis would have liked it, so will you.
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