Comments on: Blue Hawaii / Paradise, Hawaiian Style

By: Dawn Wechtenhiser

Dawn Wechtenhiser — Sun, 28 Feb 2010 02:53:49 +0000

THIS IS A GREAT BUY FOR ALL THE ELVIS FANS AND HAWAIIAN FANS. IF YOU LIKE ELVIS AND HAWAII I RECOMMEND YOU WATCH.
Rating: 5 / 5

By: Bird

Bird — Sun, 28 Feb 2010 01:00:11 +0000

This is an awesome DVD! Two of the best Elvis movies on one disc!!! And how can it get any better than Elvis in Hawaii? Blue Hawaii has been a favorite of mine since I was a child, it contains one of my favorite Elvis songs, Can’t Help Falling in Love. If you love Elvis, you will love these movies!

Rating: 5 / 5

By: Bradley M. Hamlin

Bradley M. Hamlin — Sun, 28 Feb 2010 00:20:08 +0000

Blue Hawaii is classic and essential Elvis. Great beach party goofs with a great soundtrack.

Paradise, Hawaiian Style--on the other side of the ocean--is a really terrible knock-off of Blue Hawaii, which Elvis shouldn't have done.

The plot and the music are sub-standard when compared to Blue Hawaii, and for some strange reason Elvis's hair is visually died extra/extra black and super slick/greasy looking.

Anyway, this collection is worth buying for Blue Hawaii and it's reasonably priced, so just skip Paradise, unless you're a completist. Rating: 4 / 5

By: Jesus M. Nazareth

Jesus M. Nazareth — Sat, 27 Feb 2010 21:57:07 +0000

I simply love Elvis movies. Great to watch and bring happy memories! Hawaiian melodies are simply enticing. Elvis shines on this movie!
Rating: 5 / 5

By: Burritoman

Burritoman — Sat, 27 Feb 2010 19:09:27 +0000

“Blue Hawaii” is one of Elvis Presley’s most popular films. The only reason I can come up with is that it includes the classic ‘Can’t Help Falling In Love’, one of his best ballads. Otherwise, it’s a mediocre film, the one that cemented the “Elvis movie” genre, and the first one Presley himself would loathe. But he plays along, and it’s not nearly as bad as most of the musicals that would follow.

One of these is the next film here, “Paradise Hawaiian Style”. Quite possibly the worst movie he ever made, with horrible songs, no story to speak of, bad camerawork, etc. etc. Elvis shows his disgust, not even bothering to pretend to be enjoying himself. What’s more, Elvis is notably overweight and obviously out of it (not that anyone could blame him). It’s sad to watch this movie and see the state of his career in 1966. Noone else could have survived a movie this horrendous.

But both of these films are here for a low price, so the Elvis devoted among us can add this set to their shelf without losing much money doing it.
Rating: 3 / 5