Bubba Ho-Tep (Hail to the King Edition)

Bubba Ho-Tep (Hail to the King Edition)
by Don Coscarelli

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Actor: Bob Ivy, Bruce Campbell, Ella Joyce, Heidi Marnhout, Ossie Davis
Director: Don Coscarelli
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Subtitled); French (Subtitled); Spanish (Subtitled); English (Original Language); German (Original Language)
Format: AC-3, Color, Dolby, DVD-Video, NTSC, Special Edition, Subtitled, Widescreen
Picture Format: 1.85:1
Running Time: 92 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2007-08-07
Audience Rating: R (Restricted)
Studio: MGM (Video & DVD)

DVD Reviews of Bubba Ho-Tep (Hail to the King Edition)

DVD Review: "Hail to the king baby"
Summary: 5 Stars

I bought this movie on the recomendation of a sales clerk at a dvd store who knew im a bruce campbell fan and im glad i did.this movie is GREAT.the story is entertaining and funny and bruce campbell acting in this movie shine like never before.his performance as elvis is nothing short of incredible and i highly recomend this movie to anyone,bruce campbell fan or not.this movie hooks you from begining to end and when its over your left wishing there was more.this movie isnt really scary but it has alot of funny parts and overall is an enjoyable movie.

DVD Review: Derivative entertainment
Summary: 3 Stars

Yes, it's a funny premise: Elvis is living in a nursing home with a resident who thinks he's JFK and another who fancies himself the Lone Ranger. In the meantime, an ancient Egyptian demon wants to suck the souls out of the old and sickly folks, so it's up to Elvis and Jack to stop the demon.
Bruce Campbell and Ossie Davis are great. But somehow, the story lacks the sense of urgency that a horror tale should have, and although there are many funny lines, it could have been stronger comedically. The writer/director also seems to borrow heavily from the works of the Raimi brothers and their friends the Coen Brothers instead of being more original.
Okay for a few laughs, but not as good as it might have been.

DVD Review: Bruce Campbell Can Act!
Summary: 5 Stars

First off, I'm a fan of Bruce and have been since I was a horror-lovin', geeky teen. Still, I always understood that the man had his limitations and would always be the snarky, B-movie king.

In comes Bubba Ho-Tep, a bizarre cult movie (Bruce is used to that), but with real heart. I mean, who knew I would watch an Elvis VS a mummy movie and get a bit choked up?! He's very endearing in this uber-camp masterpiece.

I highly recommend this film to anyone with a taste for the strange and amusing. Good stuff!

DVD Review: Odd premise but fantastic movie!
Summary: 5 Stars

I really love this movie. You wouldn't think that a movie about Elvis with cancer on his weiner and a black JFK trying to defeat an evil mummy would be profound, but there are many times throughout when Bruce Campbell addresses the purpose of life and horror of languishing in a nursing home. It's really a movie about choosing one's destiny in life and the immutability of one's character, even when faced with obscurity, physical and mental degradation, and the evitable march of death. I would highly recommend this movie to anyone who likes good flicks that are a little off the beaten path. Bruce Campbell fans will relish his performance as Elvis and the noir humor of his narration.

DVD Review: bubba ho tep
Summary: 4 Stars

WOW! loved it! When in the mood for bruce, there is none better. Very adult and very funny.

Description of Bubba Ho-Tep (Hail to the King Edition)

Mud Creek, Texas, is about to get all shook up. When mysterious deaths plague the Shady Rest retirement home, it's up to an aging, cantankerous "Elvis" (Bruce Campbell) and a decrepitand black"JFK" (Ossie Davis) to defeat a 3,000-year-old-Egyptian mummy with a penchant for sucking human souls! Can the King show the world that he can still take care of business?

Don Coscarelli directs and Bruce Campbell stars as the King of Camp in this intentionally over-the-top schlockfest. Bubba Ho-Tep is partially about Elvis Presley and partially about the title character, an Egyptian cowboy zombie, but mostly it is about camp. The movie is equal parts story and back story. We learn through narration and flashback how Elvis didn't really die, ending up instead in a rest home in East Texas with JFK (played by Ossie Davis), who was dyed black and had his brain removed, presumably for reasons of national security. Campbell and Davis realize that something strange is going on when their rest-home compatriots start dropping off suspiciously. The whole movie leads up to a final showdown to the death with the Egyptian cowboy zombie who has been sucking the souls of their fellow residents because he thought no one would notice. The movie unfolds a bit slowly; it is, after all, a geriatrics-fight-Egyptian-cowboy-zombie movie. However, one wishes this self-conscious movie's pacing took its cue from the atypically fast-moving zombie instead of from the senior-citizen Elvis and JFK. In the end, though, Campbell is flawless as the aged King; his accent, intonations, glasses, and trademark karate are at the same time sincere and over the top. --Brian Saltzman

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