Elvis: That's the Way It Is (Two-Disc Special Edition)
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Actor: Charlie Hodge, Elvis Presley, Glen D. Hardin, James Burton, Jerry ScheffDirector: Denis Sanders
Brand: Warner Brothers
Cinematographer: Lucien Ballard
Producer: Brad Arensman
Producer: Dale Hutchinson
Producer: George Feltenstein
Producer: Herbert F. Solow
Producer: Rick Schmidlin
Producer: Roger Mayer
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Subtitled); French (Subtitled); English (Original Language)
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, DVD, NTSC, Original recording remastered, Restored, Special Edition, Subtitled, Widescreen
Picture Format: 1.66:1
Running Time: 192 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2007-08-07
Audience Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Model: 79861
Studio: Warner Home Video
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- When Elvis stopped making movies in Hollywood and returned to making music following his triumphant 1968 comeback, he gathered together a group of hot Nashville cats to back him up. THAT'S THE WAY IT IS follows Elvis as he prepares to return to the stage and follows him up to his opening nights. This is a compelling, fascinating, and highly amusing musical documentary where Elvis' overall
DVD Reviews of Elvis: That's the Way It Is (Two-Disc Special Edition)
DVD Review: ELVIS: THE WAY HE SHOULD ALWAYS BE REMEMBERED!!
Summary: 5 Stars
"Elvis: That's The Way It Is" captures King Presley at an interesting cross-roads in his career. With his true talents largely wasted after too many years in Hollywood, Elvis found himself usurped as the "King Of Rock and Roll" by the likes of The Beatles and The Rolling Stones. This documentary, filmed in the summer of 1970 as he prepared for an engagement at the International Hotel in Las Vegas, finds Elvis ready and in prime condition to reclaim his throne! The documentary shows him at age 35, fit and trim, and having a lot of fun! To see Elvis having fun-- that in itself is a joy!
Elvis had a fine sense of muscianship and his craft. He expected a lot from the people he worked with; and he knew exactly how to get the best out of everybody. It is obvious here that Elvis loved working with his band and back-up singers; and they loved working with him. Elvis gave criticism in a gentle, funny way. When his band has difficulty with the middle section of "Bridge Over Troubled Water", Elvis comments, "If it goes that way, it goes that way, but we don't have to emphasize it."
The concert footage itself proves that Elvis may very well have been the hardest working man in show-business. It also proves that Elvis had "it"-- that indefinable, often indescrible X-Factor (or in his case, factors) that mark the difference between an entertainer and a superstar. Elvis was a superstar with a capital "S"-- possessing a potent combination of charisma, sex appeal, musicianship and showmanship. Elvis' charisma, in particular, fairly burns up the stage.
Elvis does all he can to please his audience. During a lengthy rendition of "Love Me Tender," he goes out into the audience, kissing as many women, and shaking hands with as many men, as possible. He sings a Greatest Hits Medley largely for laughs (changing lyrics to "forget about the past, before I kick your a##"). Mid-way through the concert, Elvis is just getting started, delivering mighty renditions of "In The Ghetto," "You've Lost That Loving Feeling" and "Polk Salad Annie." His extended, super-charged and super-sweaty rendition of "Suspicious Minds" will likely leave viewers as exhausted as Elvis at the end.
As the end credits roll, we see Elvis greeting fellow celebrities after the performance. Sammy Davis, Jr., clearly in awe, remarks, "Man, you reveed up and you never stopped!" When he is congratulated on a wonderful show, Elvis modestly replies, "Well, it was a sweaty show."
The DVD Special Edition includes two versions, but stick with the more recent Restored Edition and skip the original 1970 theatrical version. The 1970 theatrical version has testimonials from fans that are unnecessary. The Restored Version has more footage of Elvis in action. "Elvis: That's The Way It Is" is the way Elvis should always be remembered!
Description of Elvis: That's the Way It Is (Two-Disc Special Edition)
No Description Available.Genre: Documentary
Rating: NR
Release Date: 7-AUG-2007
Media Type: DVD
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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