Elvis - That's the Way It Is (Special Edition)
by Denis Sanders
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Actor: Charlie Hodge, Elvis Presley, Glen D. Hardin, James Burton, Jerry ScheffDirector: Denis Sanders
Cinematographer: Lucien Ballard
Producer: Brad Arensman
Producer: Dale Hutchinson
Producer: George Feltenstein
Producer: Herbert F. Solow
Producer: Rick Schmidlin
Producer: Roger Mayer
DVD: 2 Layers, Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 5.1; English (Subtitled); French (Subtitled)
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, DVD, Letterboxed, Live, NTSC, Special Edition, Widescreen
Picture Format: Anamorphic Widescreen, 2.35:1
Running Time: 97 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2001-04-10
Audience Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Studio: Turner Home Ent
DVD Reviews of Elvis - That's the Way It Is (Special Edition)
DVD Review: Great DVD Great Price
Summary: 5 Stars
There actually aren't many movies or specials or what have you of Live Elvis performances. You have the 68 comeback, 73 aloha from hawaii and 77 Elvis in Concert and of course the few 56 specials and the sinatra 1960 stint. Thats it. Here we see Elvis in the best shape of his life, and the special edition shows at least 10 straight songs making it concert like. The rest is Elvis speaking and jamming and show his normal side. Appeared to be such a nice man, kind to everyone and unassuming. Too bad prescription drugs were his downfall. But in this DVD you get pure Elvis and at this price its an absolute steal. How does Amazon do it. DVD Review: Elvis - That's the Way It is
Summary: 5 Stars
This is a must have for Elvis fans. This man was such a talent and all can see why he was the King of Rock and Roll. Too bad his life was cut short. No one today in entertainment can compare to his music. DVD Review: great 5.1 sound.....Film couda and shouda been better
Summary: 3 Stars
I first saw "Thats the way it is" on TV back around 1988 and taped it off tv that day, I thot "Man what a movie!"
Then I saw it was now on DVD!!!!!!!!
BUT..........whatever......special edition.
Everytime I see that, I always wonder how its now mesed up.
The original film was a gem, fine, excellnt, even the inertviews with women and such gagaing over the King, its was ok.
This Special Edition is only like 87 mins long...what crap! A DVD can hold 2 hours on it with still retaining superb audio/video..why only use half its space?? Elvis and the crew filmed I think 4 complete shows and you also have the rehearsals...no excuse not to make this 2 hours long.
Then the DVD case boats of NEW Alternate songs or different takes!
Heck the original takes were much better, no wonder thats why they were originally in the film!
"Patch it Up" and "Suspicious Minds" in the original release were much better performaces!
Then they left off what I thot were the the best songs!!!!!!
They left out a killer version of "Polk Salad Annie: he did in rehearsals at the Casino.
They also left out some funny moments.....the first take where Elvis runs through the ballroom and comes back on stage and says "you didnt think I'd make it did you?? Either did I!"
Or on stage where his mic cuts out as hes talking, so he grabs like 4 mics and talks through all of them, then pics out 1 to sing with.
They left out "Sweet Caroline" "I just cant help believing (rehearsal version)"
Gee what else did they leave out.......the song "Runaway" "Bridge over Troubled water".
What they kept were just the Kings standards, heartbreak hotel, ect ect.
They shouda just took the original film print and remastered it and remixed the sound to 5.1 and includeed BONUS features of the alternate song takes, it wouda been a instant 10! 5 star rating, a must own.
Although its still a must-own, it couda been sooooo much better.
I do have to say though, if you have a real 5.1 home theater system.......this sounds GREAT...absolutely fantastic, superb! Awesome separation of sound, if only they took as much time assembling the video.
DVD Review: That's the way it was!
Summary: 5 Stars
The man was a downright electrifying performer. This video captures the preparation and excitement of his always sold-out Las Vegas concerts as well as many poignant moments when it almost seems he forgot that the camera was there. Elvis was just a great guy--good looking, big heart, and probably the greatest entertainer of the 20th century--an original from start to finish. Hat's off to the King! DVD Review: Mixed review
Summary: 3 Stars
If you have never seen this footage or the original, I rate it a 5. If you are looking for the original, which has some unforgetable songs and footage, or have seen the 'special edition', this is a 1. If you've never seen Elvis in concert at his peak #1969-1973#, this is a must see. I seriously doubt we will ever see another performer like Elvis Presley and "That's the way it is".
Description of Elvis - That's the Way It Is (Special Edition)
This rockumentary is a must-see experience that takes you backstage and front-row center as Elvis unleashes his incomparable talent and showmanship during his 1970 concert tour.This 1970 concert documentary captures Elvis Presley midway through a fateful transition, seeking to reclaim his musical primacy after a decade of self-imposed exile from concert stages. Sidelined by his big-screen career, eclipsed by rock's mid-'60s transformations, the King had begun his return two years earlier with the relatively lean attack of his fabled network television appearance, '68 Comeback Special. Now the Memphis legend was poised to reposition his performing profile by pursuing the top rungs of headliner status in Las Vegas, a career choice that seems even more ephemeral in hindsight than it already did at the time.
Elvis: That's the Way It Is follows the show's genesis from rehearsal to stage, with the performance footage that provides its inevitable climax shot over six nights. The rehearsal footage, expanded for this special edition, offers further proof that Presley's band was simply superb: stripped of the orchestrations and lush choral arrangements that would be grafted onto the stage show, the sextet sounds both tough and nimble. In performance, we're treated to a mostly riveting glimpse of Presley in top vocal form, poised at the brink of bombast. This is Elvis before the onset of portentous Richard Strauss overtures, karate kicks, and tossed scarves, kicking off the show with the classic "That's All Right." If he risks undercutting the punch of his early songs with self-deprecating clowning, he attacks two Ray Charles classics with gusto. The special edition also boasts digitally remastered visuals, crisply remixed Dolby audio, alternate versions that replace the original performances of several tracks (including the extended vamp of "Suspicious Minds"), a theatrical trailer, and a new documentary on the restoration of the film. --Sam Sutherland
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