Viva Las Vegas [1963]

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Primary Contributor : Elvis Presley
Primary Contributor : Ann-Margret

Product Details

Director : George Sidney (II)
Actor : Elvis Presley, Ann-Margret, Cesare Danova, William Demarest, Nicky Blair
Format : PAL
Binding : VHS Tape
EAN : 5014780501164
Number of Discs : 1
Product Group : Video
Release Date : 2000-07-31
Running Time : 89minutes
Studio : Warner Home Video

ASIN : B00004CK9F

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Editorial Reviews

Amazon.co.uk Review

It's pretty tough to beat Jailhouse Rock in terms of sheer entertainment, but Elvis lovers are particularly fond of this 1964 hit. The Big E plays race-car driver Lucky Jackson, who arrives in Las Vegas for an upcoming Grand Prix race. Lucky's car needs a new engine, so he gets a waiter job at a casino and starts working his crooning charms on Rusty Martin (Ann-Margret). It's their on-screen chemistry that makes this flick a lot of fun; Presley never had a better co-star than Ann-Margret, and their race-car romance is quintessential 1960s fluff. Then there are the songs, of course, including the snappy title tune, a rockin' rendition of Ray Charles's "What'd I Say?" and "The Yellow Rose of Texas". Viva Las Vegas is one of the Elvis movies that stands the test of time, when the legend was still at his peak. --Jeff Shannon

Synopsis

Vegas gambling, racing car action and hit song and dance routines make this picture a must for Elvis fans.

Customer Reviews

Really Enjoyable and Lovely in Hi-Def (2008-02-03)

I bought this for our UK Playstation 3 simply because it gets good write-ups for the hi-def transfer and I like the theme song, although I'd never seen it before. It turned out to be one of the most enjoyable films I've seen in a long time. The colours are bright and cheerful, most of the songs are catchy and Ann-Margret is just great to watch. What I like most is that she really seems to be enjoying herself throughout the film, particularly in the dance scenes. My favourite scene was the What'd I Say routine, where Ann-Margret just seems to be having a whale of a time. We watched the film in 1080i and were very impressed, especially in the close-ups. Even the neon scenes of the Strip looked very clear, with no noticeable bleeding of the colours. I played it in True HD sound, but to be honest didn't hear anything from the surrounds, although there was plenty of direction from the fronts. As a film, it's definitely one for cheering you up on a wet Sunday afternoon, and as a Hi-Def purchase it's well worth the money for the extra clarity of the bright colours. Hard to believe it's now 45 years old.

A must for Elvis fans,a fun film for very little money. (2006-12-17)

I purchased this film as a stocking filler for my wife.It has to be said she'd dropped enough hints! My wife is an avid Elvis fan and watches every film,listens to every song and reads every book over and over again.This is her favourite Elvis film and she enjoys the chemistry between Elvis and Ann-Margret.They were lovers,allegedly.The film is full of fun and a must for fans of the King and all for little money.Recommended.

Mmmm - class act? (2005-06-22)

It's all been said before about this Elvis vehicle. The chemistry between Ann-Margret and Elvis is obvious but to be honest it's the only plus in this standard 60s musical.

The sets are cheap, the dance numbers are pretty standard and the songs are not too bad. Today, Tomorrow and Forever is beautiful but the rest, well, bog standard really.

The dance sequences between Elvis and AM is laughably dated. The will she, won't she plot is the usual Elvis script as is the casting of the dozy fall guy. The cast is kept to the minimum (probably on Colonel's orders) and are not that good. The colours are all candy floss and what can one say about the leading man's hair? The lego set is missing a wig. Ann-Margret acts Elvis off the screen, she moves natrually and is a good actor, unlike our leading man who looks stiff, bored and confused at the direction his career has taken.

This really did mark a rapid decline in the standard of scripts he was offered. He must have been cringing inside at the script, songs and dance numbers. Having an affair with his leading lady probably kept his mind off the banality but, unfortunately, doesn't do it for this viewer.

Viva This Elvis Movie! (2003-01-13)

This one is more fun than it's legal to have at the movies thanks to Elvis, Las Vegas, and the sweet and delectable Ann-Margret. It's a pretty good story about Lucky Jackson (Elvis) trying to enter and win the Las Vegas Grand Prix, which doesn't get in the way of all the entertainment. This was Elvis at his best and Ann-Margret as Rusty matches him scene for scene, making this one something special.

Cesare Danova is the Count Elvis will have to compete with on the race track and off, his rival for Ann-Margret from the moment she shows up at the garage, leggy and gorgeous, and asks, "Can someone look at my engine, it whistles?" She is sweet dynamite in this film and is the only one of his leading ladies to match him. They are magic together, and only years later would she reveal their love for each other, but not revealing any details. She was all class then and she's all class now.

This Elvis film is in a class by itself. There are teriffic songs with no 'throw aways' here. "What'd I Say," "I Love My Baby, and My Baby Loves Me," "You'll Always be My Love," and of course, "Viva Las Vegas," capturing perfectly the excitment of the Las Vegas Strip are all here to enjoy. The most fun though is the back and forth of Elvis and Ann on "The Lady Loves Me, But She Doesn't Know It Yet" that culminates in her pushing him into the pool!

Their first date captures all the fun of this movie as they go skeet shooting (she beats him), water skiing, get to ride mopeds around an airfield, dress up and play gunfight (she beats him again), and get to take a helicopter ride over hoover dam and the marina where her dad (William Demarest in a nice role) lives on a boat. He likes Elvis and knows his daughter does to, in spite of Rusty's fear that he'll get hurt racing.

Shorty Fansworth offers nice support as Elvis's mechanic pal and the race is actually pretty good to. This is just a fun time at the movies with Elvis and Ann-Margret, some fine musical numbers, nice support from the cast, and the bright lights and hot desert of Las Vegas. If your going to pick up an Elvis movie, this is the one to get!

Bright Lights City Gonna Set My Soul On Fire (2002-02-10)

Viva Las Vegas is a cracking film, very easy to watch and with Elvis and Anne Margaret sizzling on screan, this film is a joy.

Releases in 1964, Viva Las Vegas outgrossed Elvis massive 1961 smash Blue Hawaii for box office takings in America. It also outgrossed the Beatles Hard Days night; the King was still more popular than the fab four.

The music is very very good as is the race scenes, but it's the interaction between Ms Margaret and Mr Presley that makes this so good; especially the What'd I Say sequence and the C'mon Everybody sequence; also the scene where Elvis is a waiter, this is so very funny,

Critics and many fans have called this Elvis best film of the sixties and the only film of that decade that should be looked at; this aint true, as this is good fun, it does not in any way come close to his best work: Flaming Star, Wild In The Country, Trouble With Girls, Change of Habit, Blue Hawaii, Follow That Dream etc.....but check it out, it is a fun, feelgood film!

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