What's your favorite Elvis movie?

[Joe Fields]

I confess, even though I'm an old hippie, I loved Elvis movies, as corny as they were.

For drama, I would go with King Creole.

Comedy? Have to go with Tickle Me.

[Magrittes Pipe]

1. No contest: Viva las Vegas.

A great car chase, and more importantly:

[Joe Fields]

2. Was there ever anyone sexier in the '60's than Ann Margret? NO!

[mikeytherat]

3. The one where he's a singing, race-car driver.

No, wait. The one where he's a crooning hot-rodder.

Sorry, I'm wrong. It's definitely the one where he's a musically inclined stock-car enthusiast.

mikey_the_rat

[Joe Fields]

4. lol! Could be Viva Las Vegas or Speedway.

[mikeytherat]

6. or "Spinout"

mikey_the_rat

[ScreamingMeemie]

5. Girls! Girls! Girls!

:hi:

[billyskank]

8. That's what I say every day

:D

[ForrestGump]

9. GIRLS!...in tight sweaters, GIRLS!...in short dresses

A walkin' and a wigglin' by
Yay, yay, yay

:D

(sounds like Vegas!)

[ForrestGump]

7. For drama

I'd probably go with Flaming Star (though King Creole was great, as was Jailhouse Rock). Some critics have said that Elvis was at his best when playing a darker, brooding, James-Deanish or Brando-ish character (Flaming Star was developed for Brando and James Dean was up for the Danny Fisher role in what became King Creole), and I agree with them -- even in the lighter '60s movies, when he had a falsh of anger he was suddenly convincing even if he just sleepwalked through the rest of the film.

For the best example of how the dude was a natural comedy actor, Follow That Dream. I love that film. :D

And for overall perfect summation of the Elvis Movie genre, Viva Las Vegas. It featured not just his strongest female lead (and Ann Margret was and is just.....ahhhhhhhhhhh :loveya: ), but good production values with imaginative staging and lighting as well as great cinematography...far more so than in the other '60s 'travelogue' movies. Cool soundtrack, too.

Oh, yeah...Elvis - That's The Way It Is and Elvis On Tour for a look at the real man, doing what he did best, on stage in the '70s.

[cmkramer]

10. I love Viva Las Vegas too

My other choice would be "King Creole".

And this isn't a movie per se, but I think the Elvis Comeback Special which was basically a television special of Elvis singing before a small select audience is one of the best things he ever did.