Elvis the movie
By John Evans
@58lordstreet (1668)
August 10, 2022 10:32am CST
Just watched the new Baz lehrman movei with tom hanks and Im not quite sure what to think .
I didnt really learn anything about Elvis , there was actually very little dialogue and also some rap music at the beginning.
The second half seemed more like what I was expecting and have to say the actor actually looked like John Travolta rather than Elvis
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@58lordstreet (1668)
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19 Aug 22
@didinedhia I expect it will be up for oscars of some sort
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@Kandae11 (55131)
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10 Aug 22
The best Elvis movie l saw was one made years ago called "This is Elvis" . The guy who played the young Elvis looked like him. Then later in the movie they used clips of the real Elvis from his performances on the Ed Sullivan show, movies and live performances.
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@Kandae11 (55131)
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10 Aug 22
@58lordstreet l looked at the end of the movie only once and that was the first time l saw it. All the other dozen times l watched it l stopped half an hour before the end. Why ? Because it was heartbreaking to see how bloated he had become in those later years.
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@58lordstreet (1668)
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10 Aug 22
@Kandae11 yes I wish the would concentrate more on the good times in peoples lives sometimes .......they skipped right over any good times in this movie
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@58lordstreet (1668)
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10 Aug 22
the real Elvis makes an appearance at the end of this one as well
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@58lordstreet (1668)
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11 Aug 22
I didnt actually go and see it - I downloaded it but dont tell anyone lol
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@LindaOHio (181237)
• United States
11 Aug 22
It sounds like a disappointing movie.
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@58lordstreet (1668)
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11 Aug 22
there are some good bits but I dont feel I learnt much
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@Greencindere (669)
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10 Aug 22
Thanks for this review and opinion. I haven’t heard about this movie but if it crosses my path will lower my expectations.
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@58lordstreet (1668)
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10 Aug 22
Its new out this week I think ........some of it is good and some of it doesnt really cover much although it is quite a long film
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@Greencindere (669)
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10 Aug 22
@58lordstreet so I guess it was made for profit and not substance. Very hard to find movies made for substance these days.
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@58lordstreet (1668)
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10 Aug 22
@Greencindere probably style over substance the best singing was from people not called Elvis lol
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@arthurchappell (44998)
• Preston, England
22 Aug 22
@58lordstreet I was never a great fan of Elvis though he did some interesting songs
@arthurchappell (44998)
• Preston, England
22 Aug 22
@58lordstreet I think it was the films that put me off him - he could act, as some early films show but they made the films quickly just to sell the soundtracks
@RebeccasFarm (90295)
• Arvada, Colorado
22 Aug 22
@58lordstreet Yes I must see it
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@58lordstreet (1668)
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22 Aug 22
you will need a few hours spare lol Tom hanks is almost unrecognisable, I usually like his films but wasnt so keen on him here, I guess he wasnt his usual likeable persona
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@58lordstreet (1668)
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21 Aug 22
dont let me put you off my neighbours enjoyed it - its over 3 hours long I think , almost gone with the wind lol
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