Fun in Acapulco
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Movie Reviews of Fun in Acapulco
Movie Review: One of the Better Elvis Travelogues
Summary: 3 Stars
Let's be honest: Elvis Presley's "Fun in Acapulco" is no match for "Jailhouse Rock" (also directed by Richard Thorpe) and "Viva Las Vegas." Still, this 1963 musical-comedy remains preferable to "Blue Hawaii" and "G.I. Blues." Bolstered by the presence of Ursula Andress and a solid supporting cast, the King rips into a few classic numbers such as the Leiber-Stoller hit "Bossa Nova Baby." However, the less said about "No Room to Rhumba in a Sports Car," the better! Acapulco's Technicolor visions cannot disguise the fact that Elvis never set foot in Mexico (his scenes were shot on the Paramount backlot), which makes for a surreal viewing experience.Movie Review: Not Really Good...But Definitely Not the Worst
Summary: 2 Stars
I recently watched this movie with my young niece and nephew. They like Elvis but most of his movies are pretty hard to take. To keep them occupied, I told them that Elvis never left Hollywood to make this movie so they needed to spot the real Elvis shots and the other location shots that featured a double. It worked. Between songs, they had fun picking out the real locations from the bad rear-projection shots of Elvis.
"Bossa Nova Baby" is the only real song worth anything (like "Return to Sender" was the only real song in GIRLS! GIRLS! GIRLS!). The rest all sound like bad Mexican tunes about bulls or bullfighters. Ursula Andress is hot but she's a long way away from Honey Rider in DR. NO.
The best of Elvis's post-Army movies was VIVA LAS VEGAS and the worst--and there are a lot of them--would be HARUM SCARUM. FUN IN ACAPULCO would fall directly in the middle.
Movie Review: Another Formulaic Plot For Talentless Presley
Summary: 1 Stars
I've come to the conclusion that Elvis fans are simpletons. Here's another in a long, line of Presley vehicles that combines a juvenile plot, silly acting, and endless three chord songs with inane lyrics. This guy's acting was worse than his singing---and that's saying something. The most conspicuous thing about the movie is the amount of grease is Presley's hair and the repetitiveness of his monosyllabic dialogue. He was a real cornball with a gnat's IQ and no talent. Truly, do his idol-worshipping fans realize that Presley's IQ was under 80? If it wasn't for Colonel Parker, Presley would have spent the rest of his days driving trucks and eating fried peanut butter and banana sandwiches. Uh huh, uh huh.