- Feb 27, 2003
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Well, I missed this one in the theaters, since I thought a hour was a bit too long of a drive to see a movie, and now I wish I had made the trip. This movie is the best I've seen in a long time, I must have been in elementry school the last time I watched a movie twice in a row.
So, I'll give a short rundown of the story (will try to give no more spoilers than is on the box
):
Elvis (Bruce Campbell) never died. He got tired of the fame and traded places with an Elvis impersonator, signing a contract that he could switch back if he ever wished to, but he ends up losing the contract in a "barbecue accident." We we start the movie with him in a rest home, old and regreting his life, and the only person who believes who he says he is, believes himself to be JFK (Ossie Davis). Now there is a soul sucking mummy roaming the hospital at night, and it is up to Elvis and JFK to stop him.
This movie is part drama, part horror, and part comedy, and it does all three well. I must agree with some of the critics and say that Campbell should have been nominated for an Oscar for his part as Elvis. He plays it so well that you actually can believe he is Elvis. He doesn't play Elvis over the top, but who you think Elvis would act if he was 80 and disillusioned with his life. On the drama end, this movie does a great job of criticizing the youth oriented culture, and the way we treat the elderly. There are actually some tear jerkers. On the comedy end, this movie is almost as quotable as Army of Darkness, with some of the wittiest dialogue and one liners on film (some day Tarantino is going to have to do a film with Campbell). On the horror end, it does actually have some creepy parts, and shows that horror can still be done without expensive computer effects. Though I must admit the scarab looked low budget (though it added to the humor, so I can't say that's bad either), but the mummy looked awesome.
Everyone, go out and buy this one today.
So, I'll give a short rundown of the story (will try to give no more spoilers than is on the box
): Elvis (Bruce Campbell) never died. He got tired of the fame and traded places with an Elvis impersonator, signing a contract that he could switch back if he ever wished to, but he ends up losing the contract in a "barbecue accident." We we start the movie with him in a rest home, old and regreting his life, and the only person who believes who he says he is, believes himself to be JFK (Ossie Davis). Now there is a soul sucking mummy roaming the hospital at night, and it is up to Elvis and JFK to stop him.
This movie is part drama, part horror, and part comedy, and it does all three well. I must agree with some of the critics and say that Campbell should have been nominated for an Oscar for his part as Elvis. He plays it so well that you actually can believe he is Elvis. He doesn't play Elvis over the top, but who you think Elvis would act if he was 80 and disillusioned with his life. On the drama end, this movie does a great job of criticizing the youth oriented culture, and the way we treat the elderly. There are actually some tear jerkers. On the comedy end, this movie is almost as quotable as Army of Darkness, with some of the wittiest dialogue and one liners on film (some day Tarantino is going to have to do a film with Campbell). On the horror end, it does actually have some creepy parts, and shows that horror can still be done without expensive computer effects. Though I must admit the scarab looked low budget (though it added to the humor, so I can't say that's bad either), but the mummy looked awesome.
Everyone, go out and buy this one today.
