+ Lucky Posted May 26, 2022 Share Posted May 26, 2022 Austin Butler reportedly knocks 'em out as Elvis. The film got a 12-minute standing ovation at the Cannes Film Festival. Even Priscilla likes it! https://pagesix.com/2022/05/26/priscilla-presley-in-tears-as-elvis-gets-12-minute-standing-ovation/?_ga=2.211663068.835716057.1651612035-1004075814.1651612035 https://www.nydailynews.com/snyde/ny-priscilla-presley-on-elvis-biopic-20220430-iv7c7dhzbvcu3g2tusckqyqvue-story.html marylander1940, + The Big Guy, thomas and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+ BenjaminNicholas Posted May 28, 2022 Share Posted May 28, 2022 I'll watch anything Baz does. He's a genius. marylander1940 and + The Big Guy 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jjkrkwood Posted May 28, 2022 Share Posted May 28, 2022 No doubt, the boy is cute, but lacks the Elvis mystique.... Ill judge once I see the flick. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alpha714 Posted May 30, 2022 Share Posted May 30, 2022 I like anything Baz does. Not an Elvis fan but I think the film looks really good. thomas 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OCClient Posted June 1, 2022 Share Posted June 1, 2022 (edited) Looking forward to Austin Butler as Elvis. Edited June 1, 2022 by OCClient Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sydneyboy Posted June 22, 2022 Share Posted June 22, 2022 Has anyone actually seen it yet? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+ Cash4Trash Posted June 22, 2022 Share Posted June 22, 2022 It premiered at Cannes - here's Variety's review. https://variety.com/2022/film/reviews/elvis-review-austin-butler-tom-hanks-baz-luhrmann-1235269244/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+ BenjaminNicholas Posted June 22, 2022 Share Posted June 22, 2022 9 hours ago, sydneyboy said: Has anyone actually seen it yet? Unless a premier or preview, this film doesn't hit major screens until the 24th. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sydneyboy Posted June 22, 2022 Share Posted June 22, 2022 1 hour ago, BenjaminNicholas said: Unless a premier or preview, this film doesn't hit major screens until the 24th. Thank you. I read a review in the Sydney Morning Herald yesterday that was somewhat short of rapturous. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+ BenjaminNicholas Posted June 22, 2022 Share Posted June 22, 2022 1 hour ago, sydneyboy said: Thank you. I read a review in the Sydney Morning Herald yesterday that was somewhat short of rapturous. I hope it's good. I'm a fan of both Baz and Hanks. As a director, he never makes boring films. thomas 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MiamiLooker Posted June 23, 2022 Share Posted June 23, 2022 I wonder if gen z and millennials will have any interest in seeing this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+ Lucky Posted June 23, 2022 Author Share Posted June 23, 2022 The Washington Post hated it: https://www.washingtonpost.com/movies/2022/06/22/elvis-movie-review/ The SF Chronicle loves it: https://datebook.sfchronicle.com/movies-tv/review-austin-butler-will-make-you-believe-hes-elvis-in-baz-luhrmanns-exhilarating-new-movie thomas and + BenjaminNicholas 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sydneyboy Posted June 24, 2022 Share Posted June 24, 2022 9 hours ago, Lucky said: The Washington Post hated it: https://www.washingtonpost.com/movies/2022/06/22/elvis-movie-review/ The SF Chronicle loves it: https://datebook.sfchronicle.com/movies-tv/review-austin-butler-will-make-you-believe-hes-elvis-in-baz-luhrmanns-exhilarating-new-movie The Sydney Morning Herald gave it 3 out of 5 and didn’t think much of it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Epigonos Posted July 10, 2022 Share Posted July 10, 2022 I saw the film “Elvis” last week. I highly recommend it even though I found it extremely difficult to sit through and one of the saddest films I have ever seen. I was bowled over by Austin Butlers portrayal of Elvis Presley. The guy absolutely nailed it from beginning to end. If he does not win the Academy Award for Best Actor, it will prove to me that winners are not selected based on their performances but rather on what is politically correct at the moment. I did not, however, much like Tom Hank’s portrayal of “Colonel Tom Parker”. As far as I’m concerned, he over acted to the point of creating an absurd caricaturization of Parker. However, my money is definitely on Hanks winning best actor in a supporting role for his performance. Hanks along with, for example, Meryl Streep and Helen Mirren are amongst a group of actors who if they walked out on a stage, tripped, and feel over the audience would go crazy – they simply can do NO wrong. + Lucky, thomas and Rod Hagen 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rod Hagen Posted July 12, 2022 Share Posted July 12, 2022 The first half of the film is a typical, and unfortunate, Baz-Luhrmann mess, the rest is fine. Hank's performance is a distraction throughout. Butler is very very good as Elvis. Lucky is right, he nailed it. And in the end you see a sad and beautiful performance by Elvis, and you're reminded, again, how golden that voice was. + Lucky, kyleham, + WilliamM and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+ Lucky Posted September 21, 2022 Author Share Posted September 21, 2022 I finally watched the movie and enjoyed it. Didn't know much about Parker, but sure hated him based on Hanks' performance. Austin Butler was fantastic in what must have been a very difficult role. thomas, + BenjaminNicholas and kyleham 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+ Snbrd Posted November 1, 2022 Share Posted November 1, 2022 Austin Butler was fantastic. He nailed two key scenes. First, when Elvis played the TV special his way and second, the first Vegas show. Regrettably, the movie was way too long. We got the point that Colonel Parker was a bad dude but how much screen time did his character require? Cinematography and costumes were well done. kyleham 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kyleham Posted November 6, 2022 Share Posted November 6, 2022 A very well done film. Austin Butler was amazing. He should get an oscar nomination for this. As always Tom Hanks delivers. thomas 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+ Lucky Posted January 6, 2023 Author Share Posted January 6, 2023 Austin Butler was awarded a prize at the Palm Springs Film Festival, where he looked very nice! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+ Lucky Posted January 6, 2023 Author Share Posted January 6, 2023 I couldn't find out from the desertsun.com, but Austin won the "Breakthrough Performance" award. MikeBiDude 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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