Fluke_Skywalker Plot; Elvis Presley is alive but not very well, living out his last days in a decrepit retirement home in Texas. When an ancient Egyptian Mummy arrives, it's up to Elvis and a fellow resident, who may or may not be John F. Kennedy, to stop it.Bubba Ho-Tep is a thoughtful, moving reflection on aging and regret. No really. It's also about Elvis and a black man who thinks he's JFK battling an ancient mummy, but that doesn't detract from the pathos of the piece. Bruce Campbell is simply outstanding as Elvis. Not just easy with the quips which have defined his style for decades, he gives a legitimately moving dramatic performance. Teamed with the great Ossie Davis(?!?!) and given some meaty dramatic material, you can almost see Campbell finding the same mojo as the character he's playing.The entire production is a rare balancing act. It's fun, but sad. Ridiculous, but real. Shot on a budget of just over a million dollars, it delivers a bang for the buck that the vast majority of bloated Hollywood productions can't match.

Predrag "Bubba Ho-Tep" is a great mix of horror, comedy and surrealism that is a rare find in film. It deftly runs the gamut from the obscene to the poignant as well as being great entertainment and a lot of fun to watch. Bruce Campbell gives a brilliant and what should have been an Oscar nominated performance as Elvis Presley/Sebastian Haff not only taking on the iconic persona of the King of Rock and Roll but also deeper levels dealing with the realization that he no longer has sex, he has to move about with a walker and he may be dying. His voiced over inner monologue is fantastic as we get to commiserate with his conflicted thoughts of having left stardom behind and his vacillating on whether he did or did not do the right thing. Most poignant are his still deep feelings for Pricilla and his torment and guilt over not being the father he wished he could have been for his daughter Lisa Marie. The humor in "Bubba Ho-Tep" ranges from slapstick to satire to wry pathos. But underneath the crazy silliness of the premise lies a very moving depiction of a man who has allowed his soul to die, and who comes to very much want to live again. Bruce Campbell's performance is amazing. He manages to bring the King to life even as he satirizes him. From the beginning of the story where Elvis is depicted as a sad joke, to the character's development into a man whose dignity has been stripped away by old age and an indifferent society, to the man who finds that dignity and honor and purpose reside within and not in the eyes of others, Campbell masters the part. By the end of the film you'll believe he is Elvis. Or at least you'll want to.Overall rating: 9 out of 10.

Steve It isn't often that one watches a movie starring Bruce Campbell and thinks to oneself... dang.... dude is actually a good actor. Don't get me wrong, it is still a B movie(and that isn't a bad thing) but certainly not B grade acting.Is it Elvis and JFK vs. the mummy? Or just 2 old timers slipping into dementia? I am good with it either way.Bruce and Ozzie Davis turn in amazing performances. Plenty of chuckles. An interesting story. A quick pace.If you haven't seen it(and don't take my review to mean the Academy was knocking on their doors) and can live without the 200M blockbuster of the week then spend an hour or so with an enjoyable B** flick.

MasterFantastic To be honest, I've never been a Don Coscarelli fan. I never liked his 'Phantasm' flicks and found his cinematic technique wanting.Having said that, Bubba Ho-Tep turned out to be a pleasant surprise. The film concerns an Elvis impersonator (superbly limned by Bruce Campbell) who may or may not be the real Elvis, living in a dumpy old rest home in Texas, old, grumpy, tired by the life he's allegedly led and wondering about his next meal, bowel movement, and lack of sexual urges.He is joined by the late, great Ossie Davis as another elderly resident who thinks he is John F. Kennedy. The lunacy begins when the two join forces to fight and kill a mummy who's appeared and who's killing off the elderly inhabitants of the rest home.While the supporting roles are handled well by Ella Joyce and Reggie Bannister (among others) Campbell and Davis are the whole show. Campbell plays Elvis as the real Elvis would play himself: as someone who verges on self-parody but never crosses that line. Davis is also excellent in a role that not many others could have played so well, and Coscarelli, working with a shoestring budget, demonstrates a number of clever touches (the mummy's subtitles, for example) that makes the film all the more enjoyable. It's never as scary as you think it might be, and it's never really as funny as it should be, but the acting is so good that it sucks you in and doesn't let you go until the final credits are done and the house lights come on.What it really is, is a meditation on growing old, being shuttled to the sidelines of life, and having the guts to go out with a bang. Hail to the King, baby. Elvis would have been proud of this.