Bubba Ho-Tep (Limited Collector's Edition)

Disclaimer: I did not watch this movie under the influence of drugs or alcohol.

Bruce Campbell stars as an elderly Elvis Presley who teams up with an old black man who thinks he's JFK in order to stop an evil cowboy mummy from stealing the listless souls of their fellow nursing home residents.

It's fool-proof right? I mean, with a plot like this, the jokes and humor must have written themselves. They even got Bruce Campbell aboard! It would take some extraordinary skill to make a bad movie out of an idea as ripe with possibilities as this...Right?

Well they did. Incredible as it sounds, they actually managed to make an awful movie out of Elvis and JFK fighting a cowboy mummy. Why? They made the fatal mistake of playing it straight. What should have been a work of b-movie hilarity for the ages is actually a trite, insincere, and depressing commentary on aging. You popped in Bubba Ho-Tep to see the King duking it out with with an evil mummy? Well you'll be in for quite a let down when you realize 50 minutes of the movie is Elvis laying in bed wishing he had spent more time with his daughter. Sure there are a few jokes worth a chuckle here and there, but after the eleventh consecutive [...] joke, it begins to wear a little thin.

There are other reviewers that found this "hilarious"? Did these people even watch the movie? If Bubba Ho-Tep has any point, it's that people will mindlessly, and unconditionally worship anything Bruce Campbell puts his name on with a total disregard for the quality of the product. Skip this hopeless turd of a movie unless you're having a hard time getting to sleep.

please if your reading this don't waste your money are time on this movie it is one of the worst movies i have ever had to watch i thought it would be ok since there have been good reviews but oh my god whoever likes this movie must not be able to hear are see because this movie is terribly dumb & boring.

If you're a Bruce Campbell fan you'll love it. If you have a random/twisted/bazarre sense of humor, you'll love it. If you liked Full House, you'll hate it.

well this is a new twist on elvis presily and the mummy. i started watching this and it was weird to me but after a while it becomes good if you keep up with the story line and the actor of elvis does great job. it is a good four star.

What do you get when you combine a zombified undead Mummy, an aging and bitter Elvis (very much alive) and a conspiracy involving JFK (very much alive too), dyed black, missing a piece of his brain and living in a retirement home? Well, you get the very enjoyable and ultimately sentimental BUBBA HO-TEP! This is the type of film that will get labeled as a "B-Movie" no matter what (considering the movie premise, it's easy to see why people would think that), but it ends up being a lot more than just some cheesy film.

Directed by the amazing Don Coscarelli (the PHANTASM series and MASTERS OF HORROR), BUBBA HO-TEP is every thing you could hope for in a Coscarelli film and then some! At the time of the release of this film, a lot of Bruce Campbell fans were clamoring for another EVIL DEAD project. Sam Raimi was neck deep in the SPIDER MAN franchise and the only thing Bruce Campbell had done in the mean time was the corny but enjoyable made for TV movie THE MAN WITH THE SCREAMING BRAIN. Needless to say, at the time, there was a lot of anticipation for this film. BUBBA HO-TEP was turning into something only Horror fans would whisper about online and at conventions.

When BUBBA HO-TEP was finally released, it was met with mixed reviews by Horror fans and EVIL DEAD fans alike. The movie was a complete 180 as to what people had expected going into the film. The Bruce Campbell fans wanted to see more of an "Ash" like character and what they got was an old, mean, Elvis living in a retirement home. To further peoples disappointment in the film, BUBBA HO-TEP crawls along at a snail's pace. This just wasn't the movie the fans wanted or expected, which explains the mixed reviews on this site. It's a shame because this movie is actually pretty good too. As a Coscarelli movie, it's great! Remember folks, THE EVIL DEAD this is not.

If you watch the extras on the DVD, Bruce Campbell explains that part of the production problems came from the studio's reluctance to promote a movie about two old guys, fighting an even older Mummy! The studio just didn't think it had the kind of "zest" that seems to be the requirement for todays big budget films.

BUBBA HO-TEP is a simple story about Elvis and his friend JFK in a retirement home. Nobody there believes he's Elvis, they just think he's some old crack pot Elvis impersonator who hit his head a long time ago. The same problem seems to follow JFK, mainly because he's African American. JFK claims this is because the government dyed him black, removed a piece of his brain and dumped him in an old folks home. Even Elvis seems to think he's a little crazy!

Anyways, while these two characters are trying to get through their day, an undead Mummy seems to be stalking the halls at night, devouring old people's souls! This isn't your usual type of Mummy either! Bubba Ho-Tep is a cowboy hat wearing, boot stomping "good 'ol boy" type in terms of his appearance. For the most part he's a rotting corpse, so he has to eat the souls of weak old people in order to gain all of his strength back.

If all of this sounds like B-Movie Heaven, don't let the otherwise corny plot fool you! BUBBA HO-TEP is a more thoughtful and sentimental movie than most people might think. The pacing of the movie takes it's time, meaning there is a lot more character development than some people might care for. Those looking for the buckets of blood from THE EVIL DEAD or ARMY OF DARKNESS might find themselves slightly disappointed. Those who aren't expecting anything of the sort still might be turned off at the off beat plot, strange characters and depressing story. This movie is more of a mature look at the concept of aging, although done through the eyes of a B-Movie director. I think this movie will sit better with fans of Don Coscarelli's work and the PHANTASM series. Also, if you love Elvis, that helps too!

Over all, I thought this was a great movie! I'm a huge Coscarelli fan and I love all of the PHANTASM films, with the second being my favorite. Also, I love Bruce Campbell and all of the EVIL DEAD movies. In my opinion, this movie is the ultimate mix up. It's funny, it's dark, it's thoughtful and (above all) it's entertaining!

Gore Hounds, check it out, despite it's not very gory. That might have also been a problem for some of the Bruce Campbell fans going into this movie. Most would expect buckets of blood and gore (like in THE EVIL DEAD) considering his past films. That's not that case with BUBBA HO-TEP. However, the Mummy make-up is pretty good and there are some neat special effects in the same vein of the PHANTASM series. This movie is for those Horror fans who like a little more thought with their terror and more sentimentality with their characters. Enough said, it's a good movie. Check it out people.

Over and out!