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I had really hoped that this little film would have more to deliver. It seems to have a cast of about 10 people, and the evil mummy (inexplicably wearing a cowboy outfit) looks no better than Halloween costumes in the $100 range. Special effects? Hmm...I think not. (Hey, here's a wild idea - if you're going to put a giant scarab beetle in your movie, how about building one with legs that move?)
That being said, Bruce Campbell is terrific playing the aged and crusty Elvis Presley. I was expecting his performance to be pure over-the-top camp, but it was funny, sympathetic and thoroughly believable. The film is worth seeing just for his performance, and you'll wish that the rest of the production was worthy of all he brings to the role.
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Bruce Campbell is a gifted actor, and he gives his best performance to date in Bubba Ho-Tep. He plays Elvis Presley who is now living in an East Texas retirement home where no one believes he is really The King. In a flashback told by the bed-ridden Elvis, we see that he got tired of all the fame, fans, and money. So he switched places with the best Elvis impersonator. Now that he is an old man in a retirement home, no one believes he is the real Elvis. That is expect for his fellow retiree and friend, a black JFK (Ossie Davis). Throw in a soul-sucking, cowboy hat-wearing, 3000-year-old mummy named Bubba Ho-Tep and you have this bizarre comedy/drama/horror/faux biopic film that believe it or not, is an emotional movie that deals with how iconic celebrities and the elderly are looked upon.
Even though the plot of this film is unlike any other film, the characters have such an oddly emotional appeal that you go along with the story all the way. You really believe that Elvis is Elvis. The characters are played with sincerity.
Most people will recognize Bruce Campbell as the star of the Evil Dead films and from his small roles in the Spider-Man series. Campbell looks, talks, and acts just like an elderly Elvis might. He is really wonderful as an aging Elvis.
This is a great film.
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I must admit right off the top that I've never been a big Bruce Campbell fan at all.I have found his acting to be pedestrian at best with just one or two "tricks" he invariably uses in every role he plays.This role however has made me rethink Bruce Campbell and his abilities.
Bruce plays an aging Elvis who has wound up in a nursing home,wondering where his life all went wrong and what the heck that "thing" is on his,er well,private parts! He shows a great range in his portrayal here and he leaves you convinced he is "The King".
He becomes a reluctant ally with another nursing home inhabitant by the name of John Kennedy,the past president.This role is played beautifully by veteran actor Ossie Davis who also convinvces you,skin colour included,that he is who he portrays.
Both find themselves pitted against a mummy who is using this seniors home as a "feeding" ground for collecting souls.A Fox who has had free reign in the proverbial henhouse,you might say, until he is found out and comes up against two decrepit but committed post-famous geriatrics.
The film is,when all said and done,a battle of good-against-evil thriller with some wonderful and original twists but there is something else.The thread of life in nursing homes and just how seniors are treated by staff and visitors alike winds its' uncomfortable way through this picture meshing in well with on going events.At times though it almost threatens to slow the pace and narrative up but there is enough of the major theme to keep it rolling steadily along.
This movie is one that just does not rush itself.It has a story to tell you,events and people that it wants you to come to know and when the payoff comes around everything ends well and as it should.Patience is the key word here but it pays off in spades.Special mention also goes to the roles of Elvis'nurse and to the two undertakers who have a running gag throughout the film.
I recommend this movie highly.Kudos to Mr Davis and especially a tip of the derby to Mr Campbell who does a surprisingly expert job in his portrayal here.A deliberately paced horror flick with some wonderful and surprisingly original twists on an old theme.
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Bruce Campbell is back, better than ever, and bringing a HUGE slice of the unexpected in BUBBA HO TEP. Young zombie fighter Ash no more, Bruce takes on the role of an aging Elvis who battles a mummy set on devouring the souls of the residents of the King's retirement home. Yes, wacky stuff, but the film is really more of a comic meditation on growing old than a horror film. Good thing, too - director Don Coscarelli gets terrific performances from Campbell and Ozzie Davis, but falls short in terms of the more genre moments of the film. But since those elements take a backseat to terrific, strange character interplay, Bubba Ho Tep is none the worse for wear.
Recommended for Campbell fans and ANYONE who wants a taste of good, offbeat cinema.
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Bruce Campbell is indeed the king of B, and by the end of this movie he has you believing that he really is Elvis. Ocie Davis also has a winning and persuasive performance as JFK. Throw in a typically absurd Bruce Campbellesque comedy-horror storyline and you have a real winner. Picture JFK in his wheelchair and an aged Elvis in his trademark white jumpsuit and supported by his walker chasing a ghoul down a hill in the middle of the night - it's great!
Anyone who loves Campbell will find this a must-have for their collection. It's Bruce's best yet.
By the way - Bruce is great on film but even better in person. Go see him if you get a chance.
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