G.I. Blues

G.I. Blues


Starring:Elvis Presley, Juliet Prowse, Robert Ivers, James Douglas, Letícia Román, Sigrid Maier, Arch Johnson, Mickey Knox, John Hudson, Kenneth Becker, Jeremy Slate, Beach Dickerson, Trent Dolan, Carl Crow, Fred Essler, Ron Starr, Erika Peters, Ludwig Stössel, Willy Kaufman, Blaine Turner
Director: Norman Taurog
Studio: Paramount
Product Type: DVD

Editorial Review:
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After Elvis Presley got out of the army in 1960, he was instantly ushered into this Paramount movie about an Oklahoma singer who (surprise) gets out of the army and wants to open a club. Making a potentially lucrative bet that he can seduce a cabaret singer (Juliet Prowse), Elvis instead falls in love. Refurbished from his rockabilly roots into a slicker model for early-'60s pop, the Elvis of this movie is the one who made almost 30 more just like it. The songs include the title track, plus "It's Not Good Enough for You," "Tonight Is So Right for Love," and "Wooden Heart." Directed by Norman Taurog, a studio veteran who made his first film in 1928 and worked numerous times with Presley as well as Jerry Lewis. --Tom Keogh
G.I. Blues
Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
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G.I. Blues
Starring: Elvis Presley , Juliet Prowse , Robert Ivers , James Douglas , and Letícia Román
Director: Norman Taurog
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ASIN: 6305837783
Release Date: 2000-05-02

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After Elvis Presley got out of the army in 1960, he was instantly ushered into this Paramount movie about an Oklahoma singer who (surprise) gets out of the army and wants to open a club. Making a potentially lucrative bet that he can seduce a cabaret singer (Juliet Prowse), Elvis instead falls in love. Refurbished from his rockabilly roots into a slicker model for early-'60s pop, the Elvis of this movie is the one who made almost 30 more just like it. The songs include the title track, plus "It's Not Good Enough for You," "Tonight Is So Right for Love," and "Wooden Heart." Directed by Norman Taurog, a studio veteran who made his first film in 1928 and worked numerous times with Presley as well as Jerry Lewis. --Tom Keogh

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars DVD Review.......2007-03-09

The DVD is very sharp and clear. There are no glitches in it like in some of the ones I have purchased other places. My husband and I are thoroughly enjoying it.

4 out of 5 stars elvis: revisited.......2006-11-14

When i first saw this mvie many years i wasn't too impresed,mainly because i expeted too much.Now having reviewed it again i find its actually a fun movie. A lot of the times we spoil our own enjoyment by expecting something to be what it was not meant to be and by being too bigoted in our views.having said that i guess over time we become a more forgiving of its flaws ad short commings.This is a perfect example of learning to enjoy something for what it is , and i did. picture quality is fine execpt for a couple of superimposed background scenes which arent perfect but that is a flaw common to the time it was made. The sound is also very acceptable.Go ahead and enjoy!

5 out of 5 stars Elvis with Julia Prowse.......2005-08-21

As Elvis once said this woman has a body that would make a preacher stamp his foot. Her dancing (as a professional dancer myself) is esquisite, she moves like a cat, and Elvis was as charming and charismatic as always, I enjoyed this movies when it first came out and never tire of watching it, and am going to purchase it.

5 out of 5 stars Excellent, Brilliant, Terrific.......2005-07-22

To me, this is one of the very best Elvis Presley musical extravaganza. Briliant movie - loved all the songs. What a superb DVD!!!

2 out of 5 stars Too Much "Money" business.......2005-02-23

2003 plays like 2nd generation video, Elvis is fuzzy, not clear.
"Too many re-recordings", older originals a better buy.
I'm gonna try for an OLD vhs 1st release. The audio is now STEREO-Hi-FI. Stereo was started with THE Beatles "Rubber Soul", and "After-Math", by The Rolling Stones. In the 1956 time era for original Elvis Presley, there was mono. Anything re-created in 'Stereo' is not original Elvis.
Me; I got the stamped "10-10-57" Jailhouse Rock 45 - $.057c! in 1957. Music questions: apa_musica@yahoo.com 51 years experience!

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    Beef
    Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
    • Great documentary on the history of MC battles
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    • Absolutely Truly Excellent!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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    Starring: 50 Cent , Ving Rhames , Ice Cube , DMX , and Mobb Deep
    Director: Peter Spirer
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    Release Date: 2003-09-30

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    5 out of 5 stars Great documentary on the history of MC battles.......2006-05-04

    Beef is a documentary which chronicles the hiphop battle from it's earliest days to the industry driven beef that you generally see these days. Several significant battles in the history of hiphop are included starting from the very earliest, Kool Moe Dee v Busy Bee, the most serious, Pac v Biggie up until recent battles such as 50 Cent v Ja Rule. What is great about this dvd is that it clearly shows how battles have changed over time becoming increasingly violent, obviously culminating in the deaths of Pac & Biggie. It is also very informative for anyone not up on their hiphop history, instead of going with what is popular now it sets out in great detail key battles between KRS-One and MC Shan, various LL Cool J Battles and also the break up of NWA and everything that followed. You also get to hear several of the greatest diss tracks ever including my personal favourite Cube's No Vaseline.

    Basically Beef covers the most significant battles ever in hiphop, if you even have a slight interest in hiphop you should pick this up. Most of the battles have interviews from both sides, giving a balanced account of the beef, and several other industry heavyweights are interviewed on the documentary. It doesn't spend the whole documentary on Pac & Big or the supposed West/East Coast beef, which is probably a good thing as this is well documented already. What beef does well is show in time how the battle has changed and for thst purpose it is an excellent dvd. There are also some decent extras, best of all being the golf club incident with Nate Dogg & Dresta out of Eazy's crew. The only criticism I had was it spent too much time on the Tru-Life v Mobb Deep beef, as most people won't have heard of Tru-Life I just didn't see how it was that relevant to the rest of the dvd. It was interesting to see that Tru-Life did regret the situation a couple of years later though, so he definetley changed from what he was saying earlier. Anyway as I said before this is essential for anyone with any interest in hiphop, pick it up now if you haven't already.

    5 out of 5 stars Great reference.......2006-03-05

    I'm doing a term paper on the history of hip-hop founders and I was ecstatic when I saw the advertisement for "Freshest Kids" and bought it immediately. But anyway, THIS "Beef" movie was so interesting. Some of the beefs I already knew about, but this movie takes a collection of artists that I was too young to really get into at the time: MC Shan, KRS One, and Busy Bee. I got to see a different side of artists that I wasn't familiar with and learn about their rhyme skills and what made them tick. I knew quite a bit about Kool Moe Dee though and I will be using his book "50 Greatest Emcees: There's a God on the Mic" in my paper. This movie is a great reference for understanding how hip-hop music has changed throughout the years, in addition to the beef between artists. From the party hip-hop-and-you-don't-stop anthems to intellectual arguments to gangsta nonsense (yeah, I said it: nonsense!) to Eastcoast rhymes, etc. I love to follow the history of such a beautiful music...and I think the beef I enjoyed the most was about Common and Ice Cube 'cause I had no idea Common could spit so much MORE intelligently (even getting gutter) than he already does.

    5 out of 5 stars The best one.......2005-12-02

    This is the best beef dvd out of all three of them. You get to the early battles like busy bee vs. kool mo dee, nwa vs ice cube,eazy e vs dr.dre, to today biggest battles like jay-z vs. nas and 50 cent vs murder inc. I do wish that they did have other big battles on here like eminem vs. benzino or mobb deep vs jay-z. But still this dvd is for any die hard hip hop fan. You won't be dissapointed when you buy this. You get interviews from rappers themselves as they tell you their side of the story.

    4 out of 5 stars "Beef" Review.......2005-11-28

    Hip-hop's most infamous feuds (on and off wax) are explored in great detail in this entertaining documentary. Such battles as Tupac vs. Notorious B.I.G., Dr. Dre vs. Eazy-E, Nas vs. Jay-Z, 50 Cent vs. Ja Rule, and Westside Connection vs. Common are chronicled. There's a lot of interesting information on here including an in-depth investigation of the infamous Hit Factory incident involving 50 and Murder Inc. Tru Life reflects on some poor choices he made involving his feud with Mobb Deep (complete with a rather intriguing robbery story). You'll also get to see the infamous golf club incident involving Nate Dogg and Gangsta Dre'sta (of Ruthless Records). If you're even the mildest hip-hop fan, "Beef" is a very entertaining documentary.

    5 out of 5 stars Absolutely Truly Excellent!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!.......2005-10-23

    This iz one of my favorite dvds! I watch the beefs
    ev'ry day. Plus I could understand more of the drama
    then what people are telling me. My favorite beef
    iz "Common" VS "Westside Connection". If you like
    Looking at drama on hip hop, Then this iz tha $HIT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
    Gangsters Guns & Floozies Crime Collection: I, Mobster
    Average customer rating: 3 out of 5 stars
    • Cheaply made movie, and even cheaper DVD.
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    • low-budget gem of a gangster movie
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    Gangsters Guns & Floozies Crime Collection: I, Mobster
    Starring: Steve Cochran , Lita Milan , Robert Strauss , Celia Lovsky , and Lili St. Cyr
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    Release Date: 2005-10-18

    Customer Reviews:

    2 out of 5 stars Cheaply made movie, and even cheaper DVD........2006-06-25

    This film is worth viewing for two reasons - Steve Cochran and Robert Strauss. They are both as good as it gets. But you would have to be as big a fan of Steve Cochran as I to make this product worth even its extremely low price.
    The film is choppy with lines and distortions in some places. The story doesn't hold together very well, and, as pointed out by another reviewer, the obviously Italian Lita Milan plays a character named "Teresa Porter," and Austrian born and accented Celia Lovsky plays Cochran's long suffering Italian mother. The DVD is so cheap that they couldn't even get the character's name right on the back cover. Cochran plays Joe Sante, but, on the DVD case, his character is referred to as "Steve Fisher," who was actually the writer of the film. And there are no features whatsoever - the only two options are "watch the movie" and "scene selections."
    The film jumps from a child playing the part of 11-year old Joe to a 40-year old Cochran playing Joe at age 20 and beyond with not so much as an attempt to make him look older as the story progresses.
    One bonus however, is the appearance of John Dennis (Sgt. Ike Galovitch in "From Here to Eternity") in a minor role as one of Murder Incorporated's thugs.
    If Steve Cochran is one of your favorite performers, you should purchase this product only because, unfortunately, very little of his work is available on DVD.
    If you're not, take a pass on this cheapie.

    3 out of 5 stars "He's been having you tailed, blueprinting every move you've made...he's ordered you rubbed out.".......2006-01-15

    From Sony's Gangsters Guns & Floozies Crime Collection come comes an interesting, albeit overly moralistic, look at the life and times of `the world's most notorious crime boss' in the film I, Mobster (1958), based on a novel by Joseph Hilton Smyth, adapted for the screen by Steve Fisher ("Peter Gunn", "Cannon", "Barnaby Jones"), and co-producer and directed by Roger Corman (It Conquered the World, Attack of the Crab Monsters, Machine-Gun Kelly). The film stars Steve Cochran (The Damned Don't Cry, The Big Operator), along with Lita Milan (The Violent Men), and Robert Strauss, probably best known (to me, at least) for his memorable role in the film Stalag 17 (1953), as the character Stanislas 'Animal' Kasava. Also appearing is Celia Lovsky (Man of a Thousand Faces), Corman regular John Brinkley (Teenage Doll, War of the Satellites), and veteran actor of over 200 films Grant Withers (The Fighting Kentuckian, Hoodlum Empire), in his last feature.

    The movie opens as we see a character named Joe Sante (Cochran) being grilled by some senate committee members about racketeering, which then transitions into a flashback where we see Joe's humble goomba beginnings in organized crime, as a young lad running bookie collections. Little Joey's got quite the attitude, and vows to his mother, played by Lovsky, someday he'll be a big shot. Eventually Joe lands a job delivering drugs, working under a local boss named Frankie (Strauss), and develops a fixation on a girl from the neighborhood named Teresa (Milan), but things go sour as Joe gets pinched and sent to the can for a year. Upon his release, he makes another vow to his mother how he'll never go to jail again. The syndicate, impressed with Joe's ability to keep his mouth shut and serve his time, rather than turn a dime for a lesser sentence, gives him a contract assignment to rub a mug out, along with a bit more responsibility. Joe's ambition drives him forward, as he develops his own crew (Frankie has now become Joe's right hand man), along with muscling in on lucrative union operations as a freelance labor relations expert, despite protests from his family and friends, particularly his mother and Teresa, to get out of the life, and go straight. Not only do their pleas fall upon deaf ears, but Joe actually brings on Teresa's younger brother Ernie (Brinkley) into the fold (along with goodie goodie Teresa herself), as he needed work due to the fact that he and Teresa's mother has since taken ill. Ernie, lacking a certain amount of self disciple, soon develops some bad habits (including a smack monkey), and Joe learns he's shirking his responsibilities towards his family and cuts him off, but Ernie, knowing what he knows, first tries blackmail, and then finally force...as you might expect, things do not end well for young Ernest. Anyway, as Joe's powerbase grows, his former boss (Withers), now partner, thinks he's getting too big for his britches, and puts a contract out, of which Joe learns about before its carried out, and reacts accordingly, eventually becoming the number one man...getting to the top is one thing, but staying there is something different, and in the end, the realization begins to set in that all that he's gained doesn't quite make up for all he's given up...

    This is a pretty decent mob movie, overall. I really liked Steve Cochran in the lead role, as he was generally calm, cool, and collected, never going overboard, as his character seemed to understand the necessity of having a strong presence, but also keeping a modest profile as to fly under the authoritarian radar. As far as the rest of the performers, I thought they all did well enough given the material, which decent, although a bit preachy at times. This aspect is pushed continually throughout the film, and then laid on very thick near the end as Joe's sweet, kindly mother, who at first seemed to turn a blind eye towards her son's criminal proclivities, finally comes to terms with what he is, and what he's become...her various moralistic monologues were increasingly difficult to take as the story worn on, and quite frankly, I often found myself wishing someone would have bumped the old bag off, perhaps catching a little collateral damage in the form of a stray bullet...I thought Lita Milan, playing the female lead, did very well, helped a bit by the fact she was very easy on the old peepers...an interesting fact about her...soon after this film, she gave up her acting career and married the son of a Dominican Republic dictator, but I digress...besides the sappy moral overtones inherent within the story, the other aspect I found difficult to accept was Teresa's change of heart towards Joe shortly after Joe iced her younger brother Ernie, right in front of her. I suppose her transformation from goodie two shoes to crime boss moll possible, but it just seemed unlikely given her closeness to her brother...and the fact Joe was the one who plugged him. The story moves along at a good clip, in a straightforward and efficient manner, wasting little of its hour and twenty minute running time, often glossing over Joe's actual activities, focusing rather on his relationships within his family and within his business acquaintances. It wasn't as gritty as I had hoped, but overall, it entertained, and worthy viewing for someone interested in the genre.

    Sony provides a decent, fullscreen (1.33:1) picture here, but during the opening we see the film was originally presented in CinemaScope, and this is made entirely obvious early on as a number of the opening credits are cut off. Subsequently, the pan and scan effort given to the rest of the film is painfully apparent as this release features some really awkward, stilted panning throughout. Not only that, but who ever wrote the synopsis blurb on the back of the DVD case really screwed up, as mentioned by another reviewer. The main character is listed as Steve Fisher, who wasn't a character but the writer who adapted the original story for the screen. Apparently attention to detail or quality was not a big concern for Sony here, nor was presenting this film as it was originally meant to be seen. If Sony can't be bothered to provide a decent release, why should I be bothered to purchase said release? Sure the price is nice, but I would have been willing to shell out a bit more for a more aesthetically pleasing product true to its original format. The audio, presented in Dolby Digital mono, comes across cleanly. As far as extras, there are none, which didn't surprise me, given the lack of overall effort in the actual release.

    Cookieman108

    4 out of 5 stars "Sometimes you have to kill to live.".......2006-01-05

    Roger Corman's low-budget film noir "I, Mobster" is the fast-paced tale of the rise and fall of gangster Joe Sante (Steve Cochran). Having got his start as a street-wise kid doing errands for local bookies, he quickly works his way up the ladder, selling dope and collecting debts. When Joe gets a welcome-home party after serving his first stretch in prison, he leaves for a few minutes and kills Maurice Cerrago and thus carries out his first contract "hit". The party provides his with the perfect alibi, and now Joe is fast on his way to the top of the organization. His former boss, "Black" Frankie Udino (Robert Strauss), is now working for him, and Joe has more power than ever before. Although Joe could have any girl of his choice, he has always loved just one, Teresa Porter (Lita Milan).

    Teresa is an angelic, beautiful young woman, and although she is in love with Joe she tries to avoid him. She is well-aware of Joe's reputation as a ruthless mobster, but she can't deny her feelings for him. Before long, Teresa and her younger brother Ernie are both working for Joe, and they like the big money they're earning. Ernie becomes a drug addict, though, and Joe has to remove him from the organization. Ernie confronts Joe with a gun and tries to blackmail him. Forced to defend himself, Joe shoots and kills Ernie, right after Teresa walked in and tried to stop her brother. Surprisingly, Teresa still feels nothing but love for Joe, and Joe realizes just how much he's corrupted his once angelic girlfriend.

    Joe receives a subpoena from a Senate racketeering committee and is facing a long prison sentence. Joe books passage for himself and Teresa on a boat leaving the country. Unfortunately, Joe's former partners-in-crime want to be totally sure that Joe will never talk to the committee, and they make plans to kill him. Joe and Teresa are followed by two hitmen on their way to the pier, and before Joe and Teresa can get to the boat and escape Joe must fight it out with the hoodlums. Joe kills them but is seriously wounded, so he and Teresa go to Frankie Udino for help. It's only then that Joe finally realizes that he has no friends left in a world where trust is nonexistent.

    Steve Cochran practically made a career out of playing ruthless gangsters, and this is perhaps his best role. Although made on a small budget, "I, Mobster" is one of the most entertaining noir films of the late 1950's, with lots of great lines ("You wanna become a moll?"), an impressive cast (Lita Milan is a very sexy and quite a talented actress, and Robert Strauss is awesome in the role of "Black" Frankie Udino!), and skillful direction by Roger Corman. There's also a memorable scene where real-life exotic dancer Lili St. Cyr performs on stage and even takes a bubble bath (a pretty racy scene for a 1950's movie)! The whole subplot about Joe Sante's disapproving parents was such a cliché, even by the late 1950's, and those scenes where his parents preach to him are badly dated. Other than that I have no complaints about the movie itself.

    The Sony/Classic Media DVD, however, is a big disappointment. "I, Mobster" was filmed in CinemaScope, but the idiots who released this on DVD reformatted it to full screen, thus you miss a significant portion of the original image. As if that wasn't bad enough, on the back of the DVD cover it says Steve Cochran plays "Steve Fisher". Steve Fisher is actually the guy who wrote the screenplay, not a character in the film! Hopefully, this movie will get a proper DVD release I the future. Until then, this version will have to do.

    4 out of 5 stars low-budget gem of a gangster movie.......2000-03-23

    Brooding hunk Steve Cochran literally has to fight the women off after his steady climb up the mob corporate ladder. He's all business until his longtime groupie BEGS to be his "moll." They enjoy life for a while until he is rubbed out. A nice clear-headed little film which will really appeal to fans of "The Sopranos" and "Donnie Brasco." Steve Cochran has got it, and Roger Corman knows how to showcase it!

    3 out of 5 stars Pushing the envelope of "B-ness".......2000-02-18

    Roger Corman pushes the envelope of "B-ness" with this B-movie detailing the rise and fall of a small-time gangster (played by Steve Cochran, contender in the Elvis-lookalike contest and winner of the hair-grease semifinals). The casting is riotous, with his supposedly Italian immigrant parents played by two oldsters who speak with Austrian-German accents, and a girfriend who speaks with an Italian accent and has a WASP name. Robert Strauss, famous Jewish comedian, plays a vicious Italian gangster with about as much credibility as did Eli Wallach in "Godfather 3." Nonetheless, "I, Mobster" is enjoyable in broad, B-ways that only Corman can bring off.
    G.I. Blues
    Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
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    G.I. Blues
    Starring: Elvis Presley , Juliet Prowse , Robert Ivers , James Douglas , and Letícia Román
    Director: Norman Taurog
    Manufacturer: Paramount
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    ASIN: 6305837767
    Release Date: 2000-05-02

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    After Elvis Presley got out of the army in 1960, he was instantly ushered into this Paramount movie about an Oklahoma singer who (surprise) gets out of the army and wants to open a club. Making a potentially lucrative bet that he can seduce a cabaret singer (Juliet Prowse), Elvis instead falls in love. Refurbished from his rockabilly roots into a slicker model for early-'60s pop, the Elvis of this movie is the one who made almost 30 more just like it. The songs include the title track, plus "It's Not Good Enough for You," "Tonight Is So Right for Love," and "Wooden Heart." Directed by Norman Taurog, a studio veteran who made his first film in 1928 and worked numerous times with Presley as well as Jerry Lewis. --Tom Keogh

    Customer Reviews:

    5 out of 5 stars DVD Review.......2007-03-09

    The DVD is very sharp and clear. There are no glitches in it like in some of the ones I have purchased other places. My husband and I are thoroughly enjoying it.

    4 out of 5 stars elvis: revisited.......2006-11-14

    When i first saw this mvie many years i wasn't too impresed,mainly because i expeted too much.Now having reviewed it again i find its actually a fun movie. A lot of the times we spoil our own enjoyment by expecting something to be what it was not meant to be and by being too bigoted in our views.having said that i guess over time we become a more forgiving of its flaws ad short commings.This is a perfect example of learning to enjoy something for what it is , and i did. picture quality is fine execpt for a couple of superimposed background scenes which arent perfect but that is a flaw common to the time it was made. The sound is also very acceptable.Go ahead and enjoy!

    5 out of 5 stars Elvis with Julia Prowse.......2005-08-21

    As Elvis once said this woman has a body that would make a preacher stamp his foot. Her dancing (as a professional dancer myself) is esquisite, she moves like a cat, and Elvis was as charming and charismatic as always, I enjoyed this movies when it first came out and never tire of watching it, and am going to purchase it.

    5 out of 5 stars Excellent, Brilliant, Terrific.......2005-07-22

    To me, this is one of the very best Elvis Presley musical extravaganza. Briliant movie - loved all the songs. What a superb DVD!!!

    2 out of 5 stars Too Much "Money" business.......2005-02-23

    2003 plays like 2nd generation video, Elvis is fuzzy, not clear.
    "Too many re-recordings", older originals a better buy.
    I'm gonna try for an OLD vhs 1st release. The audio is now STEREO-Hi-FI. Stereo was started with THE Beatles "Rubber Soul", and "After-Math", by The Rolling Stones. In the 1956 time era for original Elvis Presley, there was mono. Anything re-created in 'Stereo' is not original Elvis.
    Me; I got the stamped "10-10-57" Jailhouse Rock 45 - $.057c! in 1957. Music questions: apa_musica@yahoo.com 51 years experience!

    G.I. Blues
    Average customer rating: Not rated
      G.I. Blues
      Starring: Ken Becker , Carl Crow , Charles Beach Dickerson , Trent Dolan , and James Douglas
      Director: Norman Taurog
      Manufacturer: Paramount
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      G.I. Blues [Region 2]
      Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
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      Starring: Elvis Presley , Juliet Prowse , Robert Ivers , James Douglas , and Letícia Román
      Director: Norman Taurog
      ProductGroup: DVD
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      ASIN: B00005UO5Q

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      After Elvis Presley got out of the army in 1960, he was instantly ushered into this Paramount movie about an Oklahoma singer who (surprise) gets out of the army and wants to open a club. Making a potentially lucrative bet that he can seduce a cabaret singer (Juliet Prowse), Elvis instead falls in love. Refurbished from his rockabilly roots into a slicker model for early-'60s pop, the Elvis of this movie is the one who made almost 30 more just like it. The songs include the title track, plus "It's Not Good Enough for You," "Tonight Is So Right for Love," and "Wooden Heart." Directed by Norman Taurog, a studio veteran who made his first film in 1928 and worked numerous times with Presley as well as Jerry Lewis. --Tom Keogh

      Customer Reviews:

      5 out of 5 stars DVD Review.......2007-03-09

      The DVD is very sharp and clear. There are no glitches in it like in some of the ones I have purchased other places. My husband and I are thoroughly enjoying it.

      4 out of 5 stars elvis: revisited.......2006-11-14

      When i first saw this mvie many years i wasn't too impresed,mainly because i expeted too much.Now having reviewed it again i find its actually a fun movie. A lot of the times we spoil our own enjoyment by expecting something to be what it was not meant to be and by being too bigoted in our views.having said that i guess over time we become a more forgiving of its flaws ad short commings.This is a perfect example of learning to enjoy something for what it is , and i did. picture quality is fine execpt for a couple of superimposed background scenes which arent perfect but that is a flaw common to the time it was made. The sound is also very acceptable.Go ahead and enjoy!

      5 out of 5 stars Elvis with Julia Prowse.......2005-08-21

      As Elvis once said this woman has a body that would make a preacher stamp his foot. Her dancing (as a professional dancer myself) is esquisite, she moves like a cat, and Elvis was as charming and charismatic as always, I enjoyed this movies when it first came out and never tire of watching it, and am going to purchase it.

      5 out of 5 stars Excellent, Brilliant, Terrific.......2005-07-22

      To me, this is one of the very best Elvis Presley musical extravaganza. Briliant movie - loved all the songs. What a superb DVD!!!

      2 out of 5 stars Too Much "Money" business.......2005-02-23

      2003 plays like 2nd generation video, Elvis is fuzzy, not clear.
      "Too many re-recordings", older originals a better buy.
      I'm gonna try for an OLD vhs 1st release. The audio is now STEREO-Hi-FI. Stereo was started with THE Beatles "Rubber Soul", and "After-Math", by The Rolling Stones. In the 1956 time era for original Elvis Presley, there was mono. Anything re-created in 'Stereo' is not original Elvis.
      Me; I got the stamped "10-10-57" Jailhouse Rock 45 - $.057c! in 1957. Music questions: apa_musica@yahoo.com 51 years experience!

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