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Summary: Elvis and spies? Typical, but enjoyable.
Review: "Double Trouble" took advantage of the spy themes in the '60s. Elvis does his martial art moves in this picture. Unfortunately, his fighting opponent falls down a boarded-up well and...well, enough said. Annette Day tries to put her move on Elvis. He's a little resistent at first, but eventually gives in. A lot of action, a lot of comedy, and a lot of music is what is made up of "Double Trouble". Whoever said that they were the only one enjoying this picture was wrong. You're not alone. I am a true and huge Elvis fan. I love all of his movies, no matter what they stuck him in. "Double Trouble" is double fun.
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Summary: I am the only one?
Review: I feel as if I'm the only that a good time with this Elvis Presley film. If you want to see a worst Elvis Presley film, then check out Harum Scarum. There are nine songs in this film not 2. And I own both films. I own this and Harum Scarum. But Elvis Presley didn't have a choice, his manger/agent decided that instead of performing concerts. I like this better than Harum Scraum and worth giving this above 3 stars. But I would have given this 5 stars if they would have gotten somebody who had more than one or 2 film playing Elvis Presley's love in the film. As the movie opens, when Guy Lambert (Elvis Presley) heads off to Europe, little does he know that his tour will include stops aong the way with spies, counterspies, jewel thives, and two lovely foreign feemes, (newcomer Annette Day and Yvonne Romain). If you don't like this, then move out of the United States.
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Summary: Double Trouble - Elvis Presley
Review: I really enjoyed this movie! Its not one of the best and a little cheesy! but easy to watch and one of the funniest films ive seen him in!Just a shame he never got to show us what a good actor he could have been!
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Summary: One of Elvis' worst movies
Review: I've seen all of Elvis' movies, most several times. This is one of the worst. Only Stay Away Joe and Harem Scarem are worse. I usually watch every Elvis movie every time it comes on TV, but not these three.
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Summary: Buy it for the music
Review: Out of this mediocre film I will only remember two of the songs,"Old Mac Donald" and "I love only one girl".The second one is an english version of the French oldie "Au pres de ma blonde" heard also in the Doris Day film "April in Paris".
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Summary: Off the Formula But Still Disappointing
Review: The Rebel-With-A-Heart-of-Gold-Who-Learns-The-Meaning-Of-Love scenario is put aside for a kind of soft spoof of spy pictures, which were very popular in the movies and on TV at that time. The "European" setting got Elvis off the beach and away from the resorts but the script and direction were basic, to say the least, and the music was uninspired and badly mixed on record. The movie does have one of Presley's best set of opening productiom numbers: "Long Legged Girl.." and others are rousing tunes delivered with that Presley panache often missing from his late-'60s efforts. But about 20 minutes into the picture even the most ardent fan reaches for a magazine. An interesting sidelight is that his co-star was a true "discovery" - an English teenager making her screen debut with Elvis Presley! She handles the light-hearted assignment very well indeed - even the "Old MacDonald" sequence which usually is reprised on documentaries as a typically ludicrous excuse for a soundtrack album cut.
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Summary: Off the Formula But Still Disappointing
Review: The Rebel-With-A-Heart-of-Gold-Who-Learns-The-Meaning-Of-Love scenario is put aside for a kind of soft spoof of spy pictures, which were very popular in the movies and on TV at that time. The "European" setting got Elvis off the beach and away from the resorts but the script and direction were basic, to say the least, and the music was uninspired and badly mixed on record. The movie does have one of Presley's best set of opening productiom numbers: "Long Legged Girl.." and others are rousing tunes delivered with that Presley panache often missing from his late-'60s efforts. But about 20 minutes into the picture even the most ardent fan reaches for a magazine. An interesting sidelight is that his co-star was a true "discovery" - an English teenager making her screen debut with Elvis Presley! She handles the light-hearted assignment very well indeed - even the "Old MacDonald" sequence which usually is reprised on documentaries as a typically ludicrous excuse for a soundtrack album cut.
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Summary: My First Elvis Movie
Review: This was the first Elvis movie I ever saw. It's definitely not the way to start out watching Elvis' movies, but it is an honest effort. You have to give it credit for having a different setting (in Europe) and for having a different type of plot than other Elvis movies.It has a basically good soundtrack,"Baby,If You'll Give Me All Your Love","City By Night","Long-legged Girl","There's So Much World To See","Could I Fall In Love","I Love Only One Girl",and "Double Trouble" are all good, with the exception of "Old MacDonald". I wouldn't say it was a "horrid rendition", but just the fact that this song is sung, period, makes it beyond ridiculous. I like, however, the fairly engaging plot, kind of a spy-spoof at times. John Williams, Annette Day,and Leon Askin stand out among the cast. Not highly recommended, but recommended nonetheless.
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Summary: One of the Better Elvis Musicals
Review: Though it doesn't reach the musical heights of "Viva Las Vegas," Elvis Presley's "Double Trouble" (1967) remains among his better efforts. Despite a shaky start, the film is fairly enjoyable with a refreshing change of locale: the MGM backlots of Europe. Elvis doesn't sleepwalk through the proceedings, showing his adept flair for comedy. There's one memorable song, "Long Legged Girl," and the supporting cast is quite good. No classic, but a lot better than "Spinout" and "Kissin' Cousins."
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Summary: Slightly above average Elvis vehicle
Review: While certainly not as good as any of his 50s pictures (or even BLUE HAWAII), DOUBLE TROUBLE is certainly more watchable than TICKLE ME or HARUM SCARUM.The plot is typical: Elvis falls for two women (that's certainly been done before), and gets into some sort of conflict. This time it's trying to save his girlfriend from her Uncle Gerald, who is after her inheritance. OK, the plot isn't much, but Elvis looks good in some of the outfits he wears in this picture. The songs are not much either, especially the horrid rendition of "Old MacDonald". The best songs are "Long Legged Girl" and "City By Night". At least this is a picture in which I didn't cringe. The dialogue isn't quite as corny as some of the other pictures, and it doesn't get too boring either. A marginal "thumbs up" from me.
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