Search - Elvis: That's the Way It Is [Special Edition] on DVD

MPAA Rating: PG Movie Release: 1970 DVD Release: 04/10/2001 Format: DVD - Letterbox for TV Edition: Restored/Remastered,Special Collection Audio Tracks: English Subtitles: English, French SwapaDVD Credits: 1 Number of Discs: 1 Run Time: 1 hrs 35 mins Studio: Warner Home Video Members Wishing: 3 Genres: Music, Concerts, Biography, Vocal Music See Also: Elvis: That's the Way It Is, Elvis: That's the Way It Is [Special Edition], Elvis: That's the Way It Is [Special Edition]

Elvis: That's the Way It Is offers a candid look at Elvis Presley at a point when he decided to permanently abandon movie roles and return triumphantly to concert gigs. It shows him strutting around Vegas with his entourage, Elvis painstakingly preparing for his stage show, Elvis relaxing backstage and trading jokes with his vocal accompanists, and, of course, Elvis before a live, loud audience. Photographed by Lucien Ballard the film was directed by Denis Sanders of Shock Treatment fame. This film was hugely reedited and reissued in 2001, with around 40% new material that replaced preexistent fan footage with musical performances and revelations; it also works in a a version of 'Love Me Tender' that finds The King strutting through the audience. That cut of the film - which received heightened critical kudos - rates 4 stars, and qualifies as more of a performance film than a documentary. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

Dennis Snaders' documentary of Elvis Presley's 1970 Las Vegas stage shows comes to DVD with a widescreen anamorphic transfer that preserves the original theatrical aspect ratio of 2.35:1. The closed-captioned English soundtrack is rendered in Dolby Digital 5.1. English and French subtitles are accessible. Supplemental materials include a documentary concerning the restoration of the film's faded negative, a theatrical trailer, an essay on Elvis' career, and filmographies for both the director and the man who led the restoration team. This is a great disc for both Presley enthusiasts and anyone with an interest in film restoration. ~ Perry Seibert, All Movie Guide