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Mister Moon wrote:From the same issue of "Photoplay" magazine, we get, within six pages of distance, two very different views on the movie.
First is the very favourable review, and second, a comment about it by gossip columnist Sara Hamilton.
Something for everybody !
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Mojo Filter wrote:Being Elvis' first post army film, and being away from the music scene for two years, i'm sure many fans were expecting to see the Elvis they saw before he went into the army - the hip-shaking rocker with hot rocking songs. And i'm pretty sure many fans walked away from the cinema disappointed at the time....."it was ok but the old Elvis was better".... i can hear they were probably saying to themselves at the time.
With all the advance orders of the album and the promotion of the film and all the hype before the public got to see the film and didn't know what to expect, i'm sure many fans weren't over the moon about the movie. Such is the power of promotion.
STEVE MORSE wrote:Mojo Filter wrote:Being Elvis' first post army film, and being away from the music scene for two years, i'm sure many fans were expecting to see the Elvis they saw before he went into the army - the hip-shaking rocker with hot rocking songs. And i'm pretty sure many fans walked away from the cinema disappointed at the time....."it was ok but the old Elvis was better".... i can hear they were probably saying to themselves at the time.
With all the advance orders of the album and the promotion of the film and all the hype before the public got to see the film and didn't know what to expect, i'm sure many fans weren't over the moon about the movie. Such is the power of promotion.
I suspect many fans - and the general public, too - were delighted with G.I. Blues. The hiatus of his army service and his own growing maturity enabled Elvis to change direction and for 3 years - 1960, 1961 and 1962 - he was more popular than ever. Then they tried to remake Blue Hawaii too many times and the rest we know.
Elvis was always more than a rock 'n' roll singer and I'm pleased that he didn't stay in that rut. Variety is the spice of life in music, whether it be in artists or in music styles. His legacy gives us much to enjoy, not the least because of its variety. At least the rockers got something back in the 1968 sit-down shows. Who ever thought he would ever sing "Trying To Get To You" again ?
Great stuff, as always, Mr. Moon ! Thanks.
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