 Elvis and spies? Typical, but enjoyable. |
| Review Date: November 12, 2002 |
| Reviewer: Josh P., |
| "Double Trouble" took advantage of the spy themes in the '60s. Elvis does his martial art moves in this picture. Unfortunately, his fighting opponent falls down a boarded-up well and...well, enough said. Annette Day tries to put her move on Elvis. He's a little resistent at first, but eventually gives in. A lot of action, a lot of comedy, and a lot of music is what is made up of "Double Trouble". Whoever said that they were the only one enjoying this picture was wrong. You're not alone. I am a true and huge Elvis fan. I love all of his movies, no matter what they stuck him in. "Double Trouble" is double fun. |
My First Elvis Movie
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| Review Date: March 18, 2002 |
| Reviewer: Isaac Laughhunn, Victoria TX |
| This was the first Elvis movie I ever saw. It's definitely not the way to start out watching Elvis' movies, but it is an honest effort. You have to give it credit for having a different setting (in Europe) and for having a different type of plot than other Elvis movies.It has a basically good soundtrack,"Baby,If You'll Give Me All Your Love","City By Night","Long-legged Girl","There's So Much World To See","Could I Fall In Love","I Love Only One Girl",and "Double Trouble" are all good, with the exception of "Old MacDonald". I wouldn't say it was a "horrid rendition", but just the fact that this song is sung, period, makes it beyond ridiculous. I like, however, the fairly engaging plot, kind of a spy-spoof at times. John Williams, Annette Day,and Leon Askin stand out among the cast. Not highly recommended, but recommended nonetheless. |
Slightly above average Elvis vehicle
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| Review Date: June 13, 2000 |
| Reviewer: Burning Love, US |
| While certainly not as good as any of his 50s pictures (or even BLUE HAWAII), DOUBLE TROUBLE is certainly more watchable than TICKLE ME or HARUM SCARUM. The plot is typical: Elvis falls for two women (that's certainly been done before), and gets into some sort of conflict. This time it's trying to save his girlfriend from her Uncle Gerald, who is after her inheritance. OK, the plot isn't much, but Elvis looks good in some of the outfits he wears in this picture. The songs are not much either, especially the horrid rendition of "Old MacDonald". The best songs are "Long Legged Girl" and "City By Night". At least this is a picture in which I didn't cringe. The dialogue isn't quite as corny as some of the other pictures, and it doesn't get too boring either. A marginal "thumbs up" from me. |
One of the Better Elvis Musicals
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| Review Date: June 9, 2005 |
| Reviewer: Scott T. Rivers, Los Angeles, CA USA |
| Though it doesn't reach the musical-comedy heights of "Viva Las Vegas," Elvis Presley's "Double Trouble" (1967) remains among his better efforts. Despite a shaky start, the film is fairly enjoyable with a refreshing change of locale: the MGM backlots of Europe. Elvis doesn't sleepwalk through the proceedings, showing his adept flair for comedy. There are a few memorable songs (notably "Long Legged Girl") and the supporting cast is quite good. No classic, but a decided improvement over "Spinout" and "Kissin' Cousins." |
Explains why Elvis went back Live on stage...
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| Review Date: September 12, 2009 |
| Reviewer: Patrick Selitrenny, Switzerland a.k.a. Helvetia Felix |
Although "Double Trouble" was made a year before his famous "NBC Comeback Special", and there were yet some other bad movies in store for him, before his movie career finally came to an end, this is one perfect example of why his Actor's days were finally numbered.
In a way it revealed itself a blessing, since the plots became carbon copies of each other, in which all he had to do anyway, was to look smart and to sing songs. A thing he could do much better on a live stage.
"Double Trouble" was a vehicle for the "King" for European audiences, just as "G.I. Blues" had attempted seven years earlier.
Unfortunately, this effort backfired and the movie had cold receptions in Europe, except maybe in Belgium, where the movie is supposed to take place.
Its plot is a typical cliched slapstick comedy with romance interwoven in it, here and there, just to allow Elvis to do what he was good at.
Banal and shabby, just meant for Elvis fans, it is a very forgettable movie, perhaps to join other bad movies like "Change of Habit", "Harum Scarum" and
"The Trouble with Girls".
The transfer of it on DVD on the contrary, is very well done, with a very fine resolution and sharp colors. The sound also has been taken care of, and although conventional, sparkles for its clarity.
Just recommended for die-hard Elvis fans. For the others, I would recommend to stick to his earlier movies, such as "Wild in the Country" or "King Creole". |
Elvis fan
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| Review Date: July 11, 2008 |
| Reviewer: Mr. Anthony Catalanotto, Louisiana |
| My husband is an Elvis fan and loves it. He watches it over and over. |
I am the only one?
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| Review Date: November 21, 2001 |
| Reviewer: Stephen Verhaeren, Palos Park, IL USA |
| I feel as if I'm the only that a good time with this Elvis Presley film. If you want to see a worst Elvis Presley film, then check out Harum Scarum. There are nine songs in this film not 2. And I own both films. I own this and Harum Scarum. But Elvis Presley didn't have a choice, his manger/agent decided that instead of performing concerts. I like this better than Harum Scraum and worth giving this above 3 stars. But I would have given this 5 stars if they would have gotten somebody who had more than one or 2 film playing Elvis Presley's love in the film. As the movie opens, when Guy Lambert (Elvis Presley) heads off to Europe, little does he know that his tour will include stops aong the way with spies, counterspies, jewel thives, and two lovely foreign feemes, (newcomer Annette Day and Yvonne Romain). If you don't like this, then move out of the United States. |
Double Trouble - Elvis Presley
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| Review Date: May 15, 2004 |
| Reviewer: , |
| I really enjoyed this movie! Its not one of the best and a little cheesy! but easy to watch and one of the funniest films ive seen him in!Just a shame he never got to show us what a good actor he could have been! |
My favorite Elvis movie
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| Review Date: February 1, 2008 |
| Reviewer: L. Bell, Canada ASAP |
This is my favorite Elvis 60's movie... the character is probably the closest Elvis ever played to himself, and he was so huge at this point and hating doing movies so much he didn't care if he came off as a jerk, so it's valuable from that point of view. Also, the go-go stuff is fantastic, a lot of Austin Powers came out of this movie. It moves quick, you never once really think you're in Europe, just great American quickie factory filmaking all around. Did they ever know how to light sets and make color pop! The music rocks, the strings Elvis hated on the blues tune "There's So Much World To See" are the best thing about the song, the opening theme is one of the best big band rock themes since "The Delicate Delinquent" starring Jerry Lewis, and you know Gillian Anderson's mother had to have seen this movie! And plenty of plot twists and turns which were highly unusual in any Elvis movie. Oh, and who can ever forget Elvis on the back of a fake chicken truck singing "Old MacDonald". Yeah, I know the Rolling Stone crowd puked, but that's exactly what made it great, and he and Annette looked like they were really having fun with it.
One of Elvis's best, right up there with "Loving You". |
Buy it for the music
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| Review Date: January 23, 2000 |
| Reviewer: , |
| The movie really isn't that great. However, I bought this tape because the CD is so out-of-print that the only way I could get this music was to buy the Movie. There are a couple of good songs like "Long Legged Girl" and "City at Night", which is an extremely difficult song to find. |
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