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Summary: King Creole
Review: I am so in love with this movie! It has two of my favorite people in it, Elvis and Carolyn Jones. They do such a good job in this movie!! If i could give it a higher score i would. Everyone does such a great job. I would recomend it to everyone!
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Summary: Actually 4 and 1/2 Stars, But...
Review: I can't give that rating on Amazon. Anyway, as a lover of EP's music, and at the time only his music, I was so so so very hesitant to ever give a film of his the smallest chance, because of all the negative things I had heard. I didn't want a bad film to ruin the image that the music had created in my mind. So it was 35 years of just music, nothing else.
Then this past April 2004 I was able to make a "pilgrimage" to Memphis, specifically Graceland. While talking with an employee in one of the giftshops, she convinced me to give certain films a try, and King Creole was the one she recommended I start with. She was kind enough to also recommend a few that I must avoid at all costs, namely Girls, Girls, Girls.
If I could meet this Graceland employee again, I would thank her several times over. King Creole is a quality film that has an actual, and quasi-believable, plot. It has Elvis at his most handsome, and in black and white, that comes through even more. He gives a commendable performance, and his costars carry their weight in the film well also, esp the beautiful Carolyn Jones.
I would classify King Creole as a good overall film, and in the Elvis realm, I would consider it a great film. I think it is his best.
Rating:
Summary: Actually 4 and 1/2 Stars, But...
Review: I can't give that rating on Amazon. Anyway, as a lover of EP's music, and at the time only his music, I was so so so very hesitant to ever give a film of his the smallest chance, because of all the negative things I had heard. I didn't want a bad film to ruin the image that the music had created in my mind. So it was 35 years of just music, nothing else.
Then this past April 2004 I was able to make a "pilgrimage" to Memphis, specifically Graceland. While talking with an employee in one of the giftshops, she convinced me to give certain films a try, and King Creole was the one she recommended I start with. She was kind enough to also recommend a few that I must avoid at all costs, namely Girls, Girls, Girls.
If I could meet this Graceland employee again, I would thank her several times over. King Creole is a quality film that has an actual, and quasi-believable, plot. It has Elvis at his most handsome, and in black and white, that comes through even more. He gives a commendable performance, and his costars carry their weight in the film well also, esp the beautiful Carolyn Jones.
I would classify King Creole as a good overall film, and in the Elvis realm, I would consider it a great film. I think it is his best.
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Summary: Surprisingly great film!
Review: I saw this movie on cable last month while flipping channels (how else can you discover hidden movie gems these days!). Do not think of this as an "Elvis movie." Yes, there are songs, but they only reinforce the story.
Great acting (even by Elvis!), great directing (same guy who directed "Casablanca"), and wonderful script. This should be put on your DVD shelf next to "Rebel Without A Clause" and "On the Waterfront."
The film combines so many different genres (film noir, musical, teen angst, family drama) and does so effortlessly. It is a lot darker and multi-layered than your regular Elvis beach movie, and stands up to repeated viewings (I've shown it to many friends since).
It's a little sad seeing Elvis in his prime, knowing what would happen to him (a lot like seeing Orson Welles in "Citizen Kane"). Regardless, enjoy the movie for what it is: an unappreciated hidden gem from the 50s.
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Summary: king creole
Review: I THOUGHT THAT ELVIS DID A GREAT JOB IN THIS MOVIE ALSO HIS MOTHER WAS IN THE MOVIE
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Summary: king creole DVD version GREAT!
Review: i was very afraid to buy this dvd because all the description said was that it was "widescreen",the producers would not specify what the exact ratio was,i took a chance and it payed off,the ratio is not the annoying 2:35 to 1,(where you lose 2 inches of veiw at the top and bottom of your tv screen),the dvd plays with a very slight black border of 1/2 inch at top and bottom of screen,(probably the very enjoyable ratio of 1:85 to 1), someday the studios are going to wake up and give the public the choice of seeing classic movies such as this the way they want,(such as they did with the release of "thats the way it is",one side of the dvd full screen,one side 2:35 to one),other than this comment,i agree with all the other reviews, king creole was the classic elvis movie for me personally!
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Summary: good elvis flick
Review: I would rank this as one of the better elvis films along with "love me tender" and "jailhouse rock" also recommend "loving you"
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Summary: Excellent songs and story line combine for a superb movie
Review: In 1958 Elvis made his fourth movie -- the hip-shaken, "King Creole." This story line follows Elvis as he portrays Danny Fisher, a teenage 50's style rebel. Clad in a t-shirt and blue jeans his protrayal reminds one of Marlon Brando, in his great perfomance in , "On The Waterfront."Living in a small apartment with his father and sister, the young Elvis takes a job sweeping floors and cleaning tables in a local nightclub to help ends meet. The gangster-owner of the Bourbon Street hot spot, is Walter Matthau. One night Elvis is forced to jump on stage and perform in his bus boy attire. The name of the song was, "Trouble." Which pretty well sums up the life of Danny Fisher. The songs that came from this movie are phenomenal. Among the all time greats are, Crawfish, Lover Doll, Trouble, King Creole, Young Dreams, New Orleans, Hard Headed Woman, Don't Ask Me Why and As Long As I Have You. Also starring in this superb movie are, Delores Hart, Carolyn Jones, Vic Morrow and Dean Jagger. Be forewarned this movie is in black and white, but don't let that scare you. This movie is a must for Elvis fans. END END
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Summary: Excellent songs and story line combine for a superb movie
Review: In 1958 Elvis made his fourth movie -- the hip-shaken, "King Creole." This story line follows Elvis as he portrays Danny Fisher, a teenage 50's style rebel. Clad in a t-shirt and blue jeans his protrayal reminds one of Marlon Brando, in his great perfomance in , "On The Waterfront." Living in a small apartment with his father and sister, the young Elvis takes a job sweeping floors and cleaning tables in a local nightclub to help ends meet. The gangster-owner of the Bourbon Street hot spot, is Walter Matthau. One night Elvis is forced to jump on stage and perform in his bus boy attire. The name of the song was, "Trouble." Which pretty well sums up the life of Danny Fisher. The songs that came from this movie are phenomenal. Among the all time greats are, Crawfish, Lover Doll, Trouble, King Creole, Young Dreams, New Orleans, Hard Headed Woman, Don't Ask Me Why and As Long As I Have You. Also starring in this superb movie are, Delores Hart, Carolyn Jones, Vic Morrow and Dean Jagger. Be forewarned this movie is in black and white, but don't let that scare you. This movie is a must for Elvis fans. END END
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Summary: The King assumes the Throne
Review: In King Creole,Elvis Presley proves himself a talented actor able to hold his own among the other very talented and more experienced co-stars in this excellent film.With Walter Matthau, Carolyn Jones,Dean Jagger, and Vic Morrow on board,Elvis was surrounded by high-caliber star power in his third motion picture.Add Michael Curtiz as director and the superb Lieber-Stoller soundtrack songs, and you have a winning formula. The picture delivers on all fronts.Elvis has a complex character to portray,and pulls it off with credibility and his unique charisma.This film is such a different species from his later films(mostly musical-comedies;some good,some not so good)that it begs the question,"why not more like this?".The songs could have been released as a stand-alone album even if there wasn't a movie associated with it.King Creole has Elvis in a serious dramatic role,AND singing his heart out, both with great success. Don't see it just because it's an "Elvis picture", see it because it's a really fine film.
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