Actuakers One of my all time favorites.

Dorathen Better Late Then Never

Seraherrera The movie is wonderful and true, an act of love in all its contradictions and complexity

Scotty Burke It is interesting even when nothing much happens, which is for most of its 3-hour running time. Read full review

bowmanblue In case you weren't already aware, but Elvis 'The King' Presley lives. In fact, he's an elderly gentleman spending his twilight years in an old people's home. And John F Kennedy is also a resident there, too. And JFK is black. And they're about to get their souls sucked out of them by an undead runaway mummy from Egypt if they're not careful. No, seriously. Or at least in (the bizarrely-titled) 'Bubba Ho-Tep' they are anyway.Yes, the film's premise is just about as 'out there' as it's title is hard to decipher (I'm not even going to try - there's some text at the beginning of the film that does a better job). So, if that brief plot summary appeals to you then you should have absolutely love this film. I did.I guess I was always predisposed to loving 'Bubba Ho-Tep' as Elvis is played (to perfection, I might add) by legendary B-movie star Bruce Campbell. However, instead of fighting the undead with a chainsaw and 'boom-stick,' here he's a little more handicapped with only a zimmer-frame and faulty plumbing keeping his soul from being lost forever. If you think that Bruce Campbell 'carries' the 'Evil Dead' franchise (then you're probably right), but the point I'm making is that this film would probably be nothing without him and his portrayal of Elvis. He plays 'the King' as a retrospective character, now in the twilight of his years and looking back over the mistakes he made and wishing there was a way of atoning for all the years he'd wasted on chasing fame when there were more important things to concentrate on - like family.Elvis' partner in crime (and only other person who actually believes he's really the king of rock and roll) is former president, John F Kennedy, played by Ossie Davis. If you're wondering why a black man is playing JFK then you'll have to watch the film to find out!. Either way, Davis does very well, but his character isn't given quite as much screen time as Campbell's, meaning he's always going to be second best to 'the chin.'Bubba Ho-Tep' was always destined to be a 'cult' film. It's title is obscure and was never likely to interest the masses. Just like the subject matter is hardly going to get the public flocking to the cinema (was it ever even released in the cinema? I certainly don't remember hearing about it here in the UK!). But, whether you're a die-hard fan of Bruce (like myself), or just fancy a film that doesn't contain superheroes flying around New York, then you should give this one a go. It's got horror. It's got comedy. It's got originality. And, best of all, it has Bruce.

Irishchatter I thought this movie was rather boring and just pure dull. It might have been better if Bruce Campbell just played Elvis Presley, not a Elvis impersonator named Sebastian Haff. I could imagine a scene where he is Elvis and trapped in a asylum, putting the character in a nursing home does not make the situation look interesting nor any better to become a hero! Why did they have Ossie Davis as Jack Kennedy? I'm not being racist but, I think they should've changed his role as Martin Luther King Jr stuck in the old mans body! I think that would be the best role for him to play in the movie! Maybe if they got two other guys to play as John F Kennedy and Jack Kennedy, it would make all the guys work as a team to save the world from those cockroach aliens! I'm really disappointed that this movie wasn't great, I would honestly have enjoyed this movie if it was properly laid out right!

Big John Johnson I got this out at the video store based on curiosity on how a Elvis fighting Mummy's movie would play out.I was expecting this movie to be a all out comedy action but I was left disappointed.To me this was a boring movie that would probably appeal more to older soap fans than younger comedy fans.I only chuckled a little when Elvis got his boner back and when the fake Elvis kissed his ring.I'm giving it a 5 for originality and Bruce Campbell's and Ossie Davis's performances.

sanchezproductions-74000 This is one hell of a movie.It is based of one of my favorite author's short stories of the same name.This movie finds Elvis Presley (Bruce Campbell) in a East Texas rest home years after he supposedly died.He tries to explain in vain that he is the real Elvis and traded places with an impersonator who had a bad heart and he died from an overdose not him.Also in the rest home is a black man named Jack who says he is John F. Kennedy and he was dyed black so they could hide him.It gets even weirder when a Mummy who sucks souls out of people's assholes comes into the picture.What can I say about myself when a movie where Elvis fights a ass sucking mummy made me cry not once but twice.It follows the short story closely especially at the final battle.All is Well