ChicRawIdol A brilliant film that helped define a genre

Tayloriona Although I seem to have had higher expectations than I thought, the movie is super entertaining.

Mandeep Tyson The acting in this movie is really good.

Cheryl A clunky actioner with a handful of cool moments.

zardoz-13 All you need to know about "Viva Las Vegas" is Elvis Presley gets Ann Margret! This one of Elvis' better musical efforts and the Las Vegas scenery is a treat, too. Lucky Jackson (Elvis Presley of "Love Me Tender") has come to Las Vegas to buy a new engine for his car, but he loses his money when it gets sucked into a swimming pool. He winds up hanging around Sin City, and he meets ravishing Rusty Martin (Ann-Margret of "Kitten with a Whip") and finds himself competing with rival auto racer Count Elmo Mancini (Cesare Danova of "Chamber of Horrors") for Rusty. Elvis and Ann conjured up some charisma together that wound up making the gossip columns. Veteran Hollywood helmer George Sidney never lets the action slow down.

Prismark10 To enjoy Elvis films the trick is to watch the better ones and forget about the inferior ones where the film studios almost treated his films like production line fodder.Viva Las Vegas is fun and undemanding entertainment showing a Vegas outside of downtown that no longer exists.Elvis plays talented race car driver Lucky Jackson trying to earn enough money in Vegas to pay for a new engine so he can take part in a race whilst sparring with aristocratic Count Mancini an ace racer himself. Both also try to court Rusty Martin (Ann Margret) also working at at the same hotel as Lucky.Its a smart, light story with plenty of joshing between Mancini, Lucky and Rusty and the songs are more consistent thanks to the ageless title song. It helps that the rivalry with Mancini is friendly rather than malicious and there is good racing sequence at the end of the film.The selling point is the chemistry between Elvis and Ann Margret, both lift each other and Ann in one of her earlier roles shows that she was a rising star.Its a well filmed Elvis musical, a good introduction for anyone who wants to watch a good Elvis movie.

beauzee a very popular movie then and now / most critics gave it the ole thumbs up, too! Elvis went off the "girls and music" formula to "girl and music", as the story is about a guy and a girl, young, good looking, talented, energetic in the sexed up '63 Vegas! a great soundtrack, not one dud, all production numbers top rate, as directed by George Sidney who had just completed BYE BYE BIRDIE (and once again seemed to determined to show off Ann's world class rump). just as costars complained in BIRDIE that GS was letting it become an Ann Margret picture, Colonel Parker took note that it was not *enough* of an Elvis picture > seems the powers that be did not cut any of Ann's solos but about 2 months later added an Elvis vocal, WHAT'D I SAY (Ann's role was to look mesmerized as Elvis swung out).we all know that despite great box office, in fact outdrawing the BEatles' first movie in North America!, RCA / the Colonel / whoever elected NOT to deliver a soundtrack album, which probably would have outsold BLUE HAWAII! would they have had to incl. at least a duet with the Big El and Annie? yes. so a terrific duet like THE LADY LOVES ME (which should have been the flipside of the VIVA LAS VEGAS single) got sent to the vaults for about 12 years.who knows if a monster l.p. would have dictated better *quality* on upcoming albums? (though ROUSTABOUT did make number one and has remained a fan favorite).minor complaint is that once again a Presley director let a great chance for a more dramatic denouement go right by the boards. not to "spoil" but once again, instead of creating some dramatic tension, will "Rusty" actually show up for the big finale race? - she's too gaga to stay home...or make a late arrival so the audience can smile and go "yeah! she really does love him!" but, OK, it's about Elvis and he's too cool a dude for such conflict.please note several tunes were not used in the film and kept nice and warm trickling out over the years, notably an over-heated cover of the Laverne Baker-Jimmy Ricks YOU'RE THE BOSS! also note that although Leiber & Stoller were given an unceremonious heave-ho by Elvis' manager around 1961, they got TWO entries here: THE CLIMB (Elvis in the background) and YOU'RE THE BOSS.buy this DVD, one of Elvis best movies and still an overlooked Hollywood Musical Classic.

ebiros2 Arguably the most famous of Elvis Presley's movies from the '60s. Lucky (Elvis) is a mechanic working in Las Vegas where Rusty (Ann Margaret) drops in to get her car checked. Lucky noticing a good thing when he sees one tries to hold her off long enough to connect with her, but she drives away. Him and Count (Cesare Danova) goes around all over Vegas looking for her but can't find her until, he finds her giving swimming lessons to kids. Lucky starts to woo Rusty, and Rusty obliges without putting up much resistance.One of the delight about Elvis' movies for me is the beautiful cinematography. This one is bit of a disappointment in that most of the scenes are studio shots. I really don't know why Ann Margaret is such a fuss. I think Elvis had better looking girls in many of his other films. The cool part is Elvis singing Ray Charles' song in one of the scenes.I'm at peace whenever I'm watching Elvis Presley movie. I like this movie for that experience too. Elvis is great in this movie as he usually is.