Viva Las Vegas (Deluxe Edition)
by George Sidney
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Actor: Cesare Danova, Elvis Presley, Nicky BlairDirector: George Sidney
Brand: Warner Brothers
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Unknown), Dolby Digital 5.1; English (Subtitled); French (Subtitled); English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 5.1
Format: AC-3, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DVD, NTSC, Original recording remastered, Restored, Subtitled, Widescreen
Picture Format: Widescreen, 2.35:1
Running Time: 85 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2007-08-07
Audience Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Model: 79784
Studio: Warner Home Video
DVD Reviews of Viva Las Vegas (Deluxe Edition)
DVD Review: Fun movie, great remastering, beware of audio commentary
Summary: 4 Stars
This is a fun movie as everyone knows. RE: the DVD itself... the picture is fantastic, crystal clear. The 5.1 audio mix is great. Clearly some time, thought and effort went into the remastering of the film. However, the DVD bonus material is lacking. There's nothing much to the featurette (sort of to be expected). My main gripe however is with the audio commentary by "historian" Steve Pond. He doesn't offer much as far as info that most Elvis fans don't already know. Worse yet, he gets a couple Elvis facts 100% wrong. Here's the breakdown:
1. He talks about Elvis' sense of humor, explains that it was lowbrow, consisting only of boyish pranks, etc. He paints a picture of Elvis being shallow in that regard. Nothing could be further from the truth. Elvis did get a kick out of boyish pranks, however his sense of humor ran the full spectrum of silly to sophistication. One of his all-time favorite movies was "Dr. Strangelove." Obviously there are levels of subtlety, irony, sophistication to that movie. Also, he was a huge fan of Monty Python (five years before that craze fully caught on in America, btw). And -- yes -- Monthy Python can be just plain dumb, but there's also a level of subversive -- yet insane -- intelligence to what they do. Elvis was also a fan of Saturday Night Live, etc. The list goes on. The point being, Elvis was NOT just simply about boyish "pie in the face" comedy.
2. Steve Pond points out that "Viva Las Vegas" was the last Elvis movie where the producers put any real thought or effort into the production. Okay, that's a somewhat legitimate point. However, he lists two examples of later sub-par efforts that, in fact, were not sub-par -- "Stay Away, Joe" and "The Trouble with Girls". "Stay Away, Joe" was no masterpiece... but it does have its merits. For one, it's one of the few movies where Elvis plays an "adult" role -- he smokes cigars, beds down women without apology, etc. Also there's some great cinematography and use of outdoor location in the film. It's not just a typical fake Hollywood backlot like 90% of Elvis' movies. Add to that, Elvis is clearly having fun in the role. He's not just sleep-walking through it like say what you see in "Paradise Hawaiian Style."
As far as "The Trouble with Girls" ... this is actually one of Elvis' better movies. It has a great supporting cast; Vincent Price, Dabney Coleman, etc. And, again, a nice use of outdoor locations. Also, it's a more interesting and adult role for Elvis. He's not some cartoonish G-rated "race car driver" or the like. He plays a charming con man, the leader of a travelling carnival. This role fit him nicely since he was something of a charming con man in real life. And again, you can see Elvis is having a good time, he looks great, and he's not sleep-walking through the movie.
If you listen to the audio commentary on "Viva Las Vegas", just take it with a grain of salt... or several grains of salt. It's certainly not the definitive portrait of Elvis.
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