http://blogcritics.org/ A sinister cabal of superior bloggers on music, books, film, popular culture, politics, and technology - updated continuously. en Copyright 2005-2007 by the authors Wed, 12 Sep 2007 09:08:13 EDT http://backend.userland.com/rss Blogcritics.org custom software http://blogcritics.org/archives/2007/09/08/112531.php#comment-631515 Sorry, I'm just getting to this now. Brian, I think that's precisely why they continue to get re-released and shown on the classic movie channels. Even in the worst of them (and I've seen about 25 of the 33), there's a presence, a charisma that's undeniable. John, I did see it in that context, but that didn't make it any less creepy. That makes sense about Kissin' Cousins. The reason I mentioned Viva Las Vegas is because, after that movie was when the Colonel started slashing the budget, so having one that cheesy come out beforehand didn't make sense. Thanks for clearing that up. 631515@blogcritics.org Wed, 12 Sep 2007 09:08:13 EDT http://blogcritics.org/archives/2007/09/08/112531.php#comment-630376 Personally I love Elvis' movies. Why? Because Elvis is in them. Period. I do not care about acting, plots etc. just that I have a chance to watch Elvis - the Greatest Entertainer who ever lived. I saw them first time around on the big screen and the effect of seeing Elvis was magnetic. I could not take my eyes off him. R.I.P. Elvis and thanks for the memories. 630376@blogcritics.org Sun, 9 Sep 2007 10:27:31 EDT http://blogcritics.org/archives/2007/09/08/112531.php#comment-630356 Well Dave, Most of the films in that set are pretty dire. I would however like to make a few comments........ Kissin' Cousins was actually made AFTER Viva Las Vegas, even though it was released before, so it's not a pre- 'Vegas' movie. It is also known that Cousins was made in 2 weeks! Tickle Me - the songs. Ok it's a lipsinc job but did you know that some of those songs actually came from the classic Elvis is Back album? So they weren't all bad. Stay away joe should be seen in the context of the day. Stereotyping was still quite normal in 1968. The rest is pretty fair comment. 630356@blogcritics.org Sun, 9 Sep 2007 06:42:06 EDT