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Rent
directed by Chris Columbus
135 Minutes of Homage The Broadway musical Rent has a number of fans, and Columbus delivers a suitable production that pays homage to the original. |
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Phantom of the Opera, The
directed by Joel Schumacher
Dutiful Rendition of Webber's Phantom If you loved Andrew Lloyd Webber's Phantom, you'll love this. Webber has done for Phantom what McDonalds has done for the hamburger. |
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Follow That Dream
directed by Gordon Douglas
Beach Homesteading with the King Another Elvis formula film, most watchable because of his comic nature and to see the King sing. |
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Kid Galahad
directed by Karlson, Phil
K.O. The fact Elvis gets pummeled in the ring a fair amount helps us like him, too, nosebleeds and all. Bright red nosebleeds, after all, are warranted in a boxing movie. |
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Spinout
directed by Taurog, Norman
Running on empty What has saved Elvis in many of his movies is the feeling that even he thinks what he's doing is a bit of an inside joke, doing all but wink towards the camera. In Spinout, we catch him doing the same, but it's just not enough. In fact, it's like he's laughing at us for having to sit through it. |
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You Were Never Lovelier
directed by William A. Seiter
Love at third sight To watch You Were Never Lovelier you are to gaze at Rita Hayworth and to watch Astaire dance, both with her and with whatever is lying around Acuna's office |
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Meet Me in St. Louis
directed by Vincente Minnelli
There's No Place Like Home Vincente Minnelli's Meet Me in St. Louis is beautifully restored for DVD. |
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Jailhouse Rock
directed by Richard Thorpe
Elvis Exploits his Music Career The best Elvis flicks are all about fun. Jailhouse Rock ranks near the top of the genre. |
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Blue Hawaii
directed by Norman Taurog
Hawaiian Musical Melodrama Angela Lansbury embarrassingly tries her hand at hambone acting in an Elvis vehicle saved from the trash heap only due to its beautiful Hawaiian setting and the musical numbers. |
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Viva Las Vegas
directed by George Sidney
It's All in the Hips Were it not so absurd, it might be charming. Because it is, however, it's not. |
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