Doesn?t The King deserve a good movie about his life ?

[franny]

I haven't seen the movie 'Elvis meets Nixon'....When did this come out?
Who played Elvis?

franny

[Albert]

I haven't seen the movie 'Elvis meets Nixon'....When did this come out?
Who played Elvis?

franny

It's this movie

[IMGl]http://www.awesome80s.com/super70s/News/1970/December/images/ElvisMeetsNixonVHS(120).jpg[/IMGl]Review: "This is a hilarious account of the time that Elvis left Graceland on his own and flew to Washington DC to ask Richard Nixon to appoint him as an official U.S. Drug Enforcement Marshall. It's based on actual facts, although the producers take some liberty with the dialog. This movie is sooooo funny. The guy who plays Elvis is great, and so is the guy who plays Nixon. Both characterizations are somewhat characaturized, but that's what makes it so so funny.

Somehow, the movie seems to achieve irreverence and reverence for the two icons at the same time, which is quite an achievement. You know that a lot of the dialog is fictionalized, but you really want to believe that it happened that way. I highly recommend this movie. You should definitely search for it and watch it. I'll give the movie a 4. Definitely above average and genuinely funny."

Great website about this movie and Elvis' visit: super70s.com

[franny]

Thanks so much, Albert...I didn't even know about this movie...I will have to check it out...and thank you for the link...

franny

[Terry the Ted]

At the moment, 'Elvis meets Nixon' is going for ?5.99 on www.play.com

[franny]

At the moment, 'Elvis meets Nixon' is going for ?5.99 on www.play.com

Thanks, Terry the Ted....I appreciate it!

franny

[rick]

Elvis Meets Nixon is quite a fun film, and not totally mocking of Elvis.
However, the posters here are right - we desperately need a quality bio-pic of Elvis, of the stature of Walk the Line (even though Elvis wasn't treated too well i nthat)
rick

[franny]

I haven't seen Walk The Line yet, but I did hear that Elvis was not portrayed very well in that movie...I wonder why it's so important to have Elvis not look good.. Doesn't anyone like Lisa Marie have a say when it comes to how her father is portrayed?

franny

[EnigmaticSun]

i thought that was absoluteely terrible it really seemed to make fun of elvis

Yes, I happen to feel the same way. I saw this movie once and as far as I can tell it wasn't convincing and just plain unrealistic. During his life and ever since he has never been a 'has been'. His legacy will never die. Death, where is thy sting?

There are a lot of movies with an Elvis-theme, but I enjoy watching few or maybe even none. I'd prefer a documentary with footage from his own life and career, though there is often the problem that interviewers or those who are commentating are often present in order to serve self-interest (there ?re exceptions to the rule). Anyway you look at it, it's difficult to find an actor who can portray Elvis very well. They said that he was running around in circles, had gone crazy and was no good but in reality he was a misunderstood genius.

I remember watching an interview about James Dean and some interviewer came up with the same negative suggestions over and over again (mainly about 'being primitive' and 'homosexual'). They shouldn't come up with an interview or commentary about Elvis focusing on sexual behaviour & preference and possible fist-fights during his lifetime - there is so much creative, musical & spiritual material to discuss.

'Rebel Without A Cause: you're tearing me apart!'

[Raised on Rock]

I really dont like Elvis meets Nixon, please dont take it bad on me Albert, but I think it does not make justice to Elvis at all, the so called based on facts but with free dialoge is bullshit, they put opinions on Elvis mouth that they were not his for sure, making of him a totally diferent man, portraied him as a totally has been, an asshole with no reason or artistic sense that treated his die hard fans like *****s, fake conman smiles to them, for a while I tought it was the White House revange to Elvis after he went overthere showing more power over america than President Nixon.

On the other hand, yeah it would be great to get an Elvis movie with the quality of the Ray Charles one, and with original material, but sadly that seems not to happen. Yet, what is really not that dificult is to make a full lenght documentary about Elvis in the same way they did The Beatles Anotoghy, with lots of footage, both released and unreleased, home movies, original music, with no gossip bullshit, but just focused on the music making details, the life facts, with interviews with musicians and trustable friends under the guidance of someone like Peter Guralnik. THere are many people apart from the owned by the Elvis Presley Enterprises that I would love to hear on that long Documentary. More in deep and detailed stuff with the musicians about the tours and recording sessions.

At least they should release "This is Elvis" on DVD with some extras. Elvis Presley from Classic albums is a good one, and of course Elvis 56, now, we want ELvis 54-77 in that detail haha...

[nabelt24]

I have very little faith in anyone EVER producing a high-quality, high-budget film about Elvis. Though it would be incredible, It'll probably never happen.

[franny]

Sad, but true...I think if they were going to do a great movie on Elvis' life, it would have been done already...Lets' hope that changes...

franny

[JDD]

Its just not going to be easy to accept someone as Elvis without thinking "Thats not Elvis" .

[THENATUREBOY]

Its just not going to be easy to accept someone as Elvis without thinking "Thats not Elvis" .

I couldn't have said it better myself. There lies the biggest problem about making a good movie about Elvis in my opinion.

[TCE]

Elvis surely should deserve a good Movie about his life, so people come to understand him better and get respect for him. I thought that "Elvis the movie" with Kurt Russel wasn't really bad. They just should've give the movie more depth. I mean, give more attention to why Elvis got into the drugs circulation and tell the people more about Elvis his health probs. I know that a lot of people even don't know how ill Elvis was at the end. Now the movie showed Elvis as a "mentaly" ill person with a double personality. A funny movie I once saw was "Heartbreak hotel". Where some boys want to surprise their mother (who is a totally devoted Elvis-fan") by kidnapping Elvis. It was afunny movie that showed Elvis as a wonderful person that just lost his track and found it back when he got to live a normal life. The guys don't think much of Elvis in the beginning, but Elvis wins their respect in a special way.

Christel (TCE)

[Terry the Ted]

A funny movie I once saw was "Heartbreak hotel". Where some boys want to surprise their mother (who is a totally devoted Elvis-fan") by kidnapping Elvis. It was afunny movie that showed Elvis as a wonderful person that just lost his track and found it back when he got to live a normal life.

Christel (TCE)

I second that! it was a great fun film, we should have more like that... showing a good side of Elvis without taking the p*** out of him

[franny]

Its just not going to be easy to accept someone as Elvis without thinking "Thats not Elvis" .

This is so true! As much as I'd like to see a great movie on Elvis' life, there's nobody that comes to mind who could play Elvis...

franny