King Creole | | Cast : | Elvis Presley, Carolyn Jones, Walter Matthau | | Director : | Michael Curtiz | | Studio : | Paramount Studio | | Format : | Color, Closed-captioned, Widescreen, Black & White, Dolby | | Released Date : | July 02, 1958 | | DVD Released Date : | December 12, 2003 | | Language : | English (Dubbed), English (Subtitled) | | Audience Rating : | PG (Parental Guidance Suggested) | | | BUY THIS DVD FROM AMAZON |
Customer Reviews
| Rating |  | | Date | June 25, 2005 | | Summary | Prelude to What Could Have Been | Content
 | Truly his greatest film I have seen thus far. Not only is one taken in by this movie, but it allows one to forget that it's filmed in black and white. The boy, Elvis, of course, is even more beautiful in KING CREOLE. Which leads me to believe he believed in his work for this picture. The soundtrack is admirable. He delivered it with such effervescence, such pride. One can't help but fall in love with him and this movie.
Too bad Elvis was so loyal to Col. Parker. He could have been the great dramatic actor he had always wanted to be. This film certainly promised it. |
| Rating | | | Date | June 15, 2005 | | Summary | Elvis Presley has not left the building | Content
| New Orleans in black and white. "Craw fish; Craw fish, here's the original Elvis Presley, this King Creole has 'a mess o' Elvis Presley HIT songs. For me, starting with the 1957 45rpm:
"Jailhouse Rock" single at $.052c, This King Creole is the best movie featuring a very young Elvis Presley. The original mono songs create a nice start or outstanding addition to everybodys
Elvis Presley library. There's the usual brawl, some unpleasant scenes, a few punches, another great Elvis Presley song, and this 1958 mono versions of HIT songs is just great.
Try to find the original CD for additional Elvis Presley timeless recordings. Newer CDs are in fake Stereo, in 1958 there was no Stereo. True Stereo stared around 1965 when these four British lads: "THE BEATLES" released Rubber Soul.
The Beatles, The Rolling Stones sold in the millions, but
Elvis Presley sold over one Billion records.
"KING CREOLE" is about as original an Elvis Presley movie, any format the best you can get
Andrew A! |
| Rating | | | Date | June 03, 2005 | | Summary | "This is the one movie that makes sense"...enjoy! | Content
| "King Creole" what more can be said that hasn't been said already. When this picture was first shown at the Vilma Theater on Belair Rd. in Baltimore City there wasn't an empty seat in the house(the line outside was almost as long as it was for "The Ten Commandments" that premired a short time after King Creole). To start off I'm not sure how many folks know it but this was Elvis's favorite movie that he made. "Crawfish,CCrrraaawwwfffiiissshhhh-gees I got'em",boy if that doesn't make you feel like you are right on the Gulf, sharing plates with Cajuns and of course Creoles! Everything about this movie is first class: the Stars-Presly, Jagger,Mathouw,Jones and of course Vic Marrow as always the perfect Punk.The music is about the best Elvis ever did. I have had the original LP for about 40 years now and still play it for my grandchildren. Dixieland Rock,Trouble, Crawfish, King Creole this is some really good stuff and the fact that this music is backed up by a live Brass Blues Band makes it somewhat "Outstanding" not to mention that the back up vocals are done by no other then Gordon Stoker and the Jordonaires as they are right on stage with the King himself. If you want to see some real Hollywood History with a top notch cast (keep in mind Dean Jagger did this movie a year before he stared in "White Christmas" with Bing,Danny,Rosemary and Vera Ellen)and a first class plot with some great action and the REAL feel of being down in New Orleans (even if your not a real Cajun like Jimmie C Newman)get yourself a copy of this great show!
"Enjoy"
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| Rating | | | Date | May 24, 2005 | | Summary | Long live the king | Content
| Undoubtly this is his best movie from the 50's, when Elvis was ELVIS (in the 60's he didn't made movies, only trash). And here he is playing the rebel James Dean just like everybody was in real life. And that was what everybody wanted to see, the real Elvis, our Elvis. Only he was better than James Dean "just because" he could sing like nobody else. And if everybody wanted to act like James Dean also everybody wanted to sing and look like Elvis. Among many other things in this movie the most outstanding element is naturally the music. And since the story is set in New Orleans the music is Dixie, but since this is Elvis it turned out to be "dixie-rock" and it sounds great. All the songs are complete (unlike "the girl can't help it") and Elvis really rocks. Sadly to me this was the last time I saw the real ELVIS. Whoever came back from the army 2 years later was somebody else, but I'm happy that at least came back. A similar fate had most of the R&R idols from the 50's, only some never came back. Seems like the object was to kill R&R. So if you are looking for trouble, you came to the right place. I bet Michael Curtiz was a big fan of Elvis too. (I only gave it 4.5, because I missed the complete " hard headed woman" song) |
| Rating | | | Date | February 21, 2005 | | Summary | King Creole | Content
| A powerful moving classic . It shows the life of hustler who has lost his mom , is broke , and tries to make a living by singing . But driven to an unwanted life of crime for money . Elvis does whatever he can to keep out of crime , but when he must resort to it ,it could end tragicly. |
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