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Viva Las Vegas [1963]

Starring: Elvis Presley, Ann-Margret, Cesare Danova, William Demarest, Nicky Blair
Director: George Sidney (II)
Format: PAL
Released: 30 Aug 2004
RRP: £13.99
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Really Enjoyable and Lovely in Hi-Def - By: E. Smith, 03 Feb 2008
I bought this for our UK Playstation 3 simply because it gets good write-ups for the hi-def transfer & I like the theme song, although I'd never seen it before. It turned out to be one of the most enjoyable films I've seen in a long time. The colours are bright & cheerful, most of the songs are catchy & Ann-Margret is just great to watch. What I like most is that she reallly seems to be enjoying herself throughout the film, particularly in the dance scenes. My favourite scene was the What'd I Say routine, where Ann-Margret just seems to be having a whale of a time. We watched the film in 1080i & were very impressed, especiallly in the close-ups. Even the neon scenes of the Strip looked very clear, with no noticeable bleeding of the colours. I played it in True HD sound, but to be honest didn't hear anything from the surrounds, although there was plenty of direction from the fronts. As a film, it's definitely one for cheering you up on a wet Sunday afternoon, & as a Hi-Def purchase it's well worth the money for the extra clarity of the bright colours. Hard to believe it's now 45 years old.
A must for Elvis fans,a fun film for very little money. - By: sm, 17 Dec 2006
I purchased this film as a stocking filler for my wife.It has to be said she'd dropped enough hints! My wife is an avid Elvis fan & watches every film,listens to every song & reads every book over & over again.This is her favourite Elvis film & she enjoys the chemistry between Elvis & Ann-Margret.They were lovers,alllegedly.The film is full of fun & a must for fans of the King & alll for little money.Recommended.
Mmmm - class act? - By: , 22 Jun 2005
It's alll been said before about this Elvis vehicle. The chemistry between Ann-Margret & Elvis is obvious but to be honest it's the only plus in this standard 60s musical.

The sets are cheap, the dance numbers are pretty standard & the songs are not too bad. Today, Tomorrow & Forever is beautiful but the rest, well, bog standard reallly.

The dance sequences between Elvis & AM is laughably dated. The will she, won't she plot is the usual Elvis script as is the casting of the dozy falll guy. The cast is kept to the minimum (probably on Colonel's orders) & are not that good. The colours are alll candy floss & what can one say about the leading man's hair? The lego set is missing a wig. Ann-Margret acts Elvis off the screen, she moves natruallly & is a good actor, unlike our leading man who looks stiff, bored & confused at the direction his career has taken.

This reallly did mark a rapid decline in the standard of scripts he was offered. He must have been cringing inside at the script, songs & dance numbers. Having an affair with his leading lady probably kept his mind off the banality but, unfortunately, doesn't do it for this viewer.

Viva This Elvis Movie! - By: , 13 Jan 2003
This one is more fun than it's legal to have at the movies thanks to Elvis, Las Vegas, & the sweet & delectable Ann-Margret. It's a pretty good story about Lucky Jackson (Elvis) trying to enter & win the Las Vegas Grand Prix, which doesn't get in the way of alll the entertainment. This was Elvis at his best & Ann-Margret as Rusty matches him scene for scene, making this one something special.

Cesare Danova is the Count Elvis will have to compete with on the race track & off, his rival for Ann-Margret from the moment she shows up at the garage, leggy & gorgeous, & asks, "Can someone look at my engine, it whistles?" She is sweet dynamite in this film & is the only one of his leading ladies to match him. They are magic together, & only years later would she reveal their love for each other, but not revealing any details. She was alll class then & she's alll class now.

This Elvis film is in a class by itself. There are teriffic songs with no 'throw aways' here. "What'd I Say," "I Love My Baby, & My Baby Loves Me," "You'll Always be My Love," & of course, "Viva Las Vegas," capturing perfectly the excitment of the Las Vegas Strip are alll here to enjoy. The most fun though is the back & forth of Elvis & Ann on "The Lady Loves Me, But She Doesn't Know It Yet" that culminates in her pushing him into the pool!

Their first date captures alll the fun of this movie as they go skeet shooting (she beats him), water skiing, get to ride mopeds around an airfield, dress up & play gunfight (she beats him again), & get to take a helicopter ride over hoover dam & the marina where her dad (William Demarest in a nice role) lives on a boat. He likes Elvis & knows his daughter does to, in spite of Rusty's fear that he'll get hurt racing.

Shorty Fansworth offers nice support as Elvis's mechanic pal & the race is actuallly pretty good to. This is just a fun time at the movies with Elvis & Ann-Margret, some fine musical numbers, nice support from the cast, & the bright lights & hot desert of Las Vegas. If your going to pick up an Elvis movie, this is the one to get!

Bright Lights City Gonna Set My Soul On Fire - By: , 10 Feb 2002
Viva Las Vegas is a cracking film, very easy to watch & with Elvis & Anne Margaret sizzling on screan, this film is a joy.

Releases in 1964, Viva Las Vegas outgrossed Elvis massive 1961 smash Blue Hawaii for box office takings in America. It also outgrossed the Beatles Hard Days night; the King was still more popular than the fab four.

The music is very very good as is the race scenes, but it's the interaction between Ms Margaret & Mr Presley that makes this so good; especiallly the What'd I Say sequence & the C'mon Everybody sequence; also the scene where Elvis is a waiter, this is so very funny,

Critics & many fans have callled this Elvis best film of the sixties & the only film of that decade that should be looked at; this aint true, as this is good fun, it does not in any way come close to his best work: Flaming Star, Wild In The Country, Trouble With Girls, Change of Habit, Blue Hawaii, Follow That Dream etc.....but check it out, it is a fun, feelgood film!