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Rating: 7.5 stars

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All movies seen on 02/08/2013

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Bubba Ho-tep (2002)

Directed by Don Coscarelli

Comedy | Horror | Fantasy

Most recently watched by sensoria, krazykat, noahphex, jenerator, themarc

Overview

Bubba Ho-tep tells the “true” story of what really did become of Elvis Presley. We find Elvis as an elderly resident in an East Texas rest home, who switched identities with an Elvis impersonator years before his “death,” then missed his chance to switch back. He must team up with JFK and fight an ancient Egyptian mummy for the souls of their fellow residents.

Rated R | Length 92 minutes

Actors

Bruce Campbell | Ossie Davis | Ella Joyce | Heidi Marnhout | Bob Ivy | Edith Jefferson | Larry Pennell | Reggie Bannister | Daniel Roebuck | Daniel Schweiger | Harrison Young | Linda Flammer | Cean Okada | Solange Morand | Karen Placencia | Bruce Rawitz | Joseph Primero | Chuck Williams | Timothy E. Goodwin | James Maley | Blaine Tyler | Steve Kassel | Damon Carruesco | Lief Frederick | Danny Crossen | Gigi Bannister | Emily Wengel | Naveed Mahboobian | Omid Naimi | Joseph C. Boulder | Virginia Brown | Celia Gill | Harvey Flammer | Sylvia Flammer | Ruth Hansen | Mary Rose Waken | Natasha Kurtz | Avery Taylor | Nadia Angelini

Viewing History (seen 2 times)

Viewing Notes

Part of the JOHN DIES event w/Don Coscarelli in person was a double feature. I selected today b/c the second film was Bubba Ho-Tep, which I haven’t seen on the big screen and have been wanting to revisit. (tomorrow night is Phantasm II which I saw at The Massacre in October)

Really loved seeing this projected and it looked immaculate. I honestly thought it was a DCP until later I could more specs on the print. Simply gorgeous. Very happy to see this in the theater and with a crowd. Film is even better than I remembered w/great performances by Campbell and Ossie Davis. Totally forgot that Reggie Bannister was in this (and the crowd applauded at his first appearance).

First two thirds are outstanding. I think the last act drags a little but the showdown is fun and also tragic. Great character moments between the two leads are what makes this movie so wonderful.

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