Elvis: The Mini-Series
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Actor: Camryn Manheim, Danny Nelson, Jack Noseworthy, Randy Quaid, Rose McGowanBrand: STARZ HOME ENTERTAINMENT
Cinematographer: Jon Joffin
Composer: Steve Dorff
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language)
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, DVD-Video, NTSC, Widescreen
Picture Format: 1.78:1
Running Time: 173 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2007-08-14
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: ANCHOR BAY
Movie Reviews of Elvis: The Mini-Series
Movie Review: Bought for Rhys-Meyers, stayed for Elvis.
Summary: 4 Stars
I am not the world's biggest Elvis fan. I bought this DVD because I fancied Jonathan Rhys-Meyers after seeing him in Bend It Like Beckham (Widescreen Edition), The Tudors - The Complete First Season, and Match Point. I had seen a promo for it on TV but had missed it when it was on. I am now an Elvis fan!
The reason why this adaptation works so well is that Rhys-Meyers is able to perfectly capture Elvis' magnetism and earthy charm in his portrayal of the King. He has the nervous energy that's just right and despite his Irish background, a PERFECT accent.
Rather than chronicling the downfall we all know too well, the image of Elvis in Vegas in those awful white jumpsuits,it starts off with an Elvis hungry to be heard and ends with his 1968 comeback special. The screenplay shows just enough criticism so as to be truthful but not enough to detract from the legend.
Also an added bonus is that it's Elvis' actual singing voice that's used rather than Rhys-Myers', who has a pleasant enough voice (see Velvet Goldmine) but can't touch the most iconic voice in American history.
All in all, immensely enjoyable and a worthwhile purchase
Summary of Elvis: The Mini-Series
Produced with the cooperation of the Elvis Presley estate this miniseries is the first and only biographical film to use master recordings of Elvis' biggest hits for a daring new look at the legend as you've never seen or heard him before. Jonathan Rhys Meyers stars.System Requirements:Running Time: 173 minsFormat: DVD MOVIE Genre: TELEVISION/SERIES & SEQUELS UPC: 013131493290 Manufacturer No: DV14932Elvis: The Miniseries was produced with the cooperation of the Presley empire, and it shows: this 173-minute opus uses Elvis's original recordings and real Graceland locations. The official imprimatur might also account for the movie's emphasis on the good years: what we get here is the early rise to fame, the Army interlude, then a run through the increasingly dispiriting movie career. It climaxes with the 1968 comeback TV special, leaving Elvis's addled final decade undetailed (but foreshadowed, to be sure). The story of the Mama-lovin' Tupelo boy who ascended to the throne of rock has been told so many times it has taken on the contours of Greek myth: we know everything that's coming, but we gain reassurance from hearing the familiar anecdotes anyway (and then Elvis and the boys started fooling around with "That's Alright, Mama" and Sam Phillips rolled the tape, etc.). In this telling of the myth, the villain is an easy find: it's Colonel Tom Parker, the big-talking and short-sighted manager who reaped big profits from Presley's movies but kept the King out of projects such as West Side Story. Randy Quaid gives the movie's best performance as the cunning Colonel.
An intelligent script helps the movie over the episodic nature of biopics, and Camryn Manheim and Robert Patrick are nice casting as Elvis's parents. But the whole thing hinges on the central E-casting, and here Jonathan Rhys Meyers proves a mixed bag. He appears a little intimidated by the role, and never quite owns it, even if he's very good as the dewy, more-or-less innocent Elvis. Having to lip-synch to the original recordings makes Rhys Meyers look outmatched at times: how's that big sound coming out of that spindly guy? Kurt Russell's performance in John Carpenter's classic TV-movie remains the gold standard. This take on Elvis makes him out to be a pawn in a crazy game, rather than a self-directed musician with a very distinct vision of his own. --Robert Horton
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