Viva Las Vegas

Pros: Elvis and the music
Cons: NONE

Today, January 8, 2002, Elvis Presley would have celebrated his 67th birthday. I have always been a fan of Elvis and his movies. I have many favorites and Viva Las Vegas just happens to be one of them.

Viva Las Vegas was...

Pros: Elvis
Cons: I would be booted from my fan club if I dared to list any!

Pros: Fun, easy watching, great singing and dancing, some good music
Cons: Ridiculous plot

This year my husband has begun working with someone who remains a huge fan of Elvis Presley. This guy must have every film and recording that Elvis ever did. Hubby has been borrowing a few and this is how I came to sit down and watch Viva Las Vegas last ...

Pros: ELVIS, great music and singing
Cons: some bad dancing from Ann Margaret (though it is hysterical)

This movie is one of my favorites of all Elvis' movies. Even my husband loves this movie, and he's not even a TRUE Elvis fan.
In this movie, Elvis is a race car driver and has his eyes set on Ann Margaret as his love interest. He woes her...

Pros: Stunning art direction! good songs!
Cons: where is the plot?

"Viva Las Vegas" is more like Viva the 60's because it is one of those movies that can define a decade. Let's put it next to "Pillow Talk.""Viva Las Vegas" combines the wonderful colors, classic song styles and outfits from the early 1960's. ...

Pros: Elvis, Ann-Margaret, the music, the vibe.
Cons: Not the most profound of material.

It's because of a Disney cartoon, the surprise-hit feature "Lilo & Stitch," that Elvis Presley music is suddenly phenomenally popular with youngsters, as the alien creature Stitch turns out to be an amateur Elvis impersonator. You can almost bet that...