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Summary: More than meets the eye!
Review: On the surface, this looks like another schlocky Bruce Campbell flick. Bruce fights yet another monsterous entity, complete with its own latex mask. Bruce spits out a lot of one-liners, and Bruce prevails in the end.Dig deeper, and you discover a serious dramatic theme and social commentary, and Bruce shows a depth of character and pathos most would have never have thought he has. Bruce Campbell plays an elderly Elvis Preseley, who never really died, but instead swapped identities with an inpersonator and eventually winds up in a rest home in east Texas. The King is now barely able to get out of bed, wondering what happened to his life. His only companion is a man who believes he's President Kennedy, played by Ossie Davis. Something's killing the residents of their home, the spirit of an Egyptian mummy come back to life. Elvis and JFK unite to stop the evil beast. This is the best performance I've ever seen Bruce Campbell give. It's still got a lot of his trademark styles, and he does Elvis well. The movie also painfully touches on the plight of the elderly in a youth-oriented and obbessed culture. You can feel the pain Bruce feels as a washed-up and forgotten Elvis, or just an old man by himself. Fans of Bruce Campbell will love this movie, but I don't know how fans of the King will take it. Thank you very much.
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Summary: Elvis should be proud
Review: Bruce Campbell morphs into Elvis! This is a must for Campbell and Elvis fans. It's absurd, funny, and touching at the same time. Although it's not as good as "Army of Darkness", it's still definitely worth the time.
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Summary: Finally, a copy that works!
Review: I don't have the energy to fully update this review, so I'll make it short. It took three copies of the dvd to get one that actually worked, but now I finally own it in all it's Brucey glory. I expected much more from this film, but as a long-time Bruce Campbell fan, I'll be holding on to this one forever. The things that I enjoy most? Oddly, it's not Campbell's turn as Elvis in the film itself, but the King's commentary as if he had never seen the film before. I also enjoyed Ozzie's performance as JFK immensely. My original one star review: I'll modify this review when I actually get a working copy, as I'm about to be on my third. Has anyone else had problems with the disc? I'm using a Pioneer SACD/DVD-Audio player, although have tried it on a Toshiba DVD-Audio player as well, with the same results. After the initial layer-change pause, the disc glitches several more times, ultimately freezing completely during the end of the film (Elvis watching the stars), whirring for about 15 seconds, then stopping completely. I exchanged it for another copy, but the new one will not allow me to advance scenes, buzzing then stopping completely. Hopefully the third copy will *finally* work.
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Summary: Fans of Bruce Campbell, what are you waiting for?
Review: I'm a big Bruce Campbell fan and I don't hesitate to recommend this for anyone that has liked his previous work - this is probably his best film to date. Campbell truly "channels" the King and with the extensive make up perfectly presents what Elvis would be like today (if he didn't die 25 years ago and ended up playing the Elvis impersonator circuit before ending up in an old folks' home). One complaint I have seen about the movie was that the initial introduction by Campbell/Elvis is too long/too boring. I would disagree with this, I found the introduction was just about perfect in length and helps introduce the viewer to the story's universe. The story is quite strong (surprising for an independent film dealing with undead Egyptian mummies) has nice amount of pathos and humour. Campbell/Elvis is a likeable hero that discovers what is missing from his life in his struggle against the monster. Transfer quality was excellent, the production values very good. The only comment I would make is the "schlockiness" of some of the effects; but considering the star and that this is an independent film they are, in their own way, appropriate. Great commentaries are included in the special edition. If you're not a big Campbell fan or this is a genre you would not normally watch, you are not going to enjoy this film as much as a fan like I am. My wife, who at least appreciates Campbell, and I watched it together this weekend and while I loved it, she found the story engaging but "weird" and would probably rate it four stars. myke predko
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Summary: This movie was funny
Review: When I first read what this movie was about I thought it was going to be stupid (Elvis, who is still alive in an old folks home, and JFK, who is alive and now black, take on an Egyptian mummy turned cowboy) but to my surprise it was very funny and entertaining. If I tried to tell you what it's about you would think I'm crazy for saying it was good. This is one of those movies that you have to see for yourself to judge. In my opinion it was more funny then scary.
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Summary: A good dvd, a poor movie.
Review: As a fan of Campbell, I was thinking about just buying this movie straight out, especially with all the good reviews I had seen of it, but ultimately, I decided to rent it first, which turned out to be a good decision. "Bubba Ho-Tep" looks remarkably well made for an independent film, but it suffers from one major flaw: a bad script. I just found the whole Egyptian mummy storyline really boring, and the movie kind of drags on in certain places. I found myself fast-forwarding through some scenes, a practice that I HATE doing with movies. The mummy storyline felt like an awkward back-story to the focus on Elvis and his life, and I felt the movie would have been more interesting without it, even though this is the major plot line of the film. Although it's not a movie I'd want to see again, it does have some redeeming qualities. Foremost, it contains some very strong acting by everyone involved. From the trailers, I was prepared to be annoyed by the Elvis impersonation and having to listen to that accent the whole movie. However, it came across naturally, and I found myself believing this was actually Elvis. It wasn't too overdone, and the movements and familiar catchphrases were very subtlety done. This was one of the best performances I've seen by Campbell. The second redeeming factor, if you liked the movie, was the DVD. This thing was loaded with special features. I don't know how they packed them all on there, especially for an independent film. Every major studio should take this disc and use it as a guideline for what to do right when putting together a special features package on a DVD. Two excellent commentaries that I found made the film more enjoyable than watching it without, and the obligatory trailer and TV spots. There was a great featurette of the screenwriter reading his original novella, and a fantastic "The Making of Bubba Ho-Tep" featurette that offered a lot of insight into the production of a small budget film. They had the usual "scrapbook" which featured still photos of the cast, but the original thing about this was that Campbell and Coscarelli narrated it, so it was actually entertaining rather than just filling up space. The music featurette and the music video for the film, which is usually pretty lame on a DVD, was pretty good, and showed the behind the scenes production of the music during the video. And since I forgot to mention it, the main theme and music in Bubba Ho-Tep was excellent. The only problem with the DVD I found, was that the sound transfer was rather poor. There were a few scenes of explosions that just didn't come off as good over my surround sound speakers as they should have, and the audio wasn't that crisp. Overall, my low rating is based on my disappointment with the film, but if you've seen the movie and liked it, I would definitely recommend purchasing the Collector's Edition DVD.
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Summary: Bubba Ho-Hum.
Review: With a plotline and cast like this, this one should have been B- movie nirvana. Unfortunately it is not. Those seeking the kind of humor/thrills/horror that BRUCE CAMPBELL gave in the EVIL DEAD series will be dissapointed at how BUBBA HO-TEP plays out. CAMPBELL is, of course, the best thing about this flick playing a retired, over the hill ELVIS who battles an egyptian mummy that is hell bent on sucking the souls out of the rest home resident community where the king is cooling his heels. Unbelieveably, with all that going on and a short running time (about 85 minutes), the film moves very slowly and is quite boring in parts. The direction by PHANTASM lenser DON COSCARELLI is choppy and uneven, leaving the story on a whole not that funny, nor scary or thrilling. The redeemer is CAMPBELL, whose ability to make ELVIS revered whilst scummy is great. You can tell he's having a blast, playing a sarcastic, yet honest tribute. CAMPBELL is one of those actors that is just fun to watch, and only in this kind of kooky movie. Fans of CAMPBELL should enjoy at least one viewing, for BUBBA HO-TEP isn't bad B-movie entertainment, it just isn't that good either.
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Summary: Bruce Campbell Is the King of B!!!
Review: Go Buy this now,Baby!!!New Cult classic!Yeah...Elvis has left the building.................Bruce rules!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Summary: For Originality, you get 4, Baby
Review: (...) In Hollywood right now you either get sequels, remakes, or televison shows on the big screen. Along comes an original, thoughtful horror/comedy movie, and people spoon fed on big-budget films with young and flirty teens can't understand it. I didn't love this movie, but I certainly was amused and entertained by some great performances, namely, of course, Bruce Campbell and Ossie Davis. And the concept behind the movie is a nice change from the formula mash we're all paying big money to see. I think you either like this movie or hate it, and there are very few in-betweens (though some). It had the feel of a gritty look into the humanity of old age, the sadness of loss in the twilight days of a person's life, but a curious black comedy thread running through it that caused me to laugh outloud at times. Most times, while Elvis (Campbell) is trying to deal with the aches and pains and loss of old age, and tracking the reasons he ended up in a retirement home in Texas, you merely chuckle at the humor, and I think that's mostly what it's about. Two men trying to recover some of the strength and dignity of what they were in their youth, to do battle with an outragious evil that sucks souls from the old and infirm. There are some great lines in the movie, by both characters. And though the lack of budget is obvious with the tight shots, dark interior locations, and small special effects budget, I was still able to buy the story enough to enjoy the ride. It feels just like a well written short story brought to the big screen, which is exactly what it was. Here's to hoping we'll see Bruce Campbell show up on the big screen again. Keep an eye open for a couple appearences by Reggie Bannister, from "Phantasm" fame.
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Summary: Best movie EVER!!
Review: Quite frankly, if you like bizarre films, you'll love this masterpiece. Starring Bruce Campbell of "Evil Dead" & "Army of Darkness" fame and directed by none other than "Phantasm's" Don Coscarelli, it's sheer wackiness made it more fun than most any film that "big-time" Hollywood puts out these days. It's about Elvis. In a nursing home. His best friend is a black buy that believes himself to be JFK. The dead president. Together they fight a mummy. A mummy that sucks people's souls out of their butt-holes. And he's all cowboy-themed. Now if that doesn't sound like a rockin' (like Dokken--WWAAAAHHHH!!!) good time, then sir, you simply don't know good movies when they bite you in your behindus. Which that evil little mummy certainly would. All we need is a MacFarlane Movie Maniacs figure of the characters in this film and the world would be all right by me. Bruce Campbell fans--MUST BUY!
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