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gobo	08-11-2007 05:28 AM

Bubba Ho-Tep

Well, I bought the Limited Hail To The King Edition of this movie on DVD because it's Bruce Campbell playing Elvis. How could that not be funny, right? After I watched it, I found myself wondering how, if at all, it was supposed to be funny... or at least more than mildly amusing. Anyone else have an opinion on this? What little enjoyment I had in this movie died out too soon. :(

Blithe

08-11-2007 10:20 AM

Bruce Campbell typically = greatness, but I was left disappointed by this particular movie. It had such a big buzz around it when it came out and I was pretty let down. The concept is great, but the writing just couldn't measure up. It's like they came up with this great idea, but then were unable to humorously and cohesively flesh it out.

Maybe my expectations were too high. At the time, a local dj was playing snippets of it and commenting about it being one of the funniest movies he'd seen in ages. My thoughts: eh. And it sucks because it could've been great. Elvis and JFK fighting a zombie! Such promise!

Zog the Equalizer

08-11-2007 11:57 AM

I saw this on IFC a few weeks back and I thought it was great. I guess it all depends on your sense of humor.

Brodie

08-11-2007 01:10 PM

I thought it was fantastic.

KROW	08-11-2007 02:48 PM

Okay, see, it's a Bruce Campbell film. Right there, you have to realize that the movie's going to have some cheese and corn in it. Once you get past that, then the fact that there's a mummy who sucks the life out of the anal cavities of the elderly shouldn't be too hard to swallow.

The main thing is that the backstories were priceless: Elvis is alive and well because an impersonator he passed the mantle to died instead of him, and JFK's remaining brains were implanted in a black man for security purposes. On that note, other than Campbell being the awesome actor he is, Ossie Davis was great in his role as JFK. "Let's get decadent!"

The ending left something to be desired, but the rest of the flick was hilarious.

I'm still awaiting the sequel: Bubba Nosferatu.

Spitfire

08-11-2007 03:04 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Brodie (Post 546938)

I thought it was fantastic.

As did I, I saw it in theaters even. I just have the regular DVD though.

GK Punk

08-12-2007 02:06 AM

I loved this movie. I always recomend it to people.

gobo	08-12-2007 02:24 AM

Recently, I likened it to an hour and a half wait for a Doctor's appointment. I just expected more from good ol' cheesey Bruce. :ohwell:

cowabunga14

08-12-2007 04:11 PM

I can say that I enjoyed the movie.

Leonardo Leads

08-12-2007 05:12 PM

I thought it was great

A washed up Elvis Impersonator, and a man who thinks he's John F Kennedy as the heroes is just awesome.

RAM BAM

08-14-2007 07:50 PM

How many editions of this DVD are there out there?

cowabunga14

08-15-2007 12:56 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by RAM BAM (Post 548178)

How many editions of this DVD are there out there?

I believe there's two.

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