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Four years later, Flaming Star took the steer by the horns with Presley portraying a young man of mixed parentage caught up in the ethnic conflict between Native Americans and the white race. Again, a brave choice of subject; this was a landmark movie insofar as it showed Presley certainly had enough acting ability to create a credible parallel career along the lines of, say, Sinatra. It wasn't to be, though, as even then his talents were being manipulated by others, which is why all his later movies--even the best ones--were little more than advertisements for his records. Wild in the Country, from the following year, saw Presley as a young tearaway who finds redemption in his talent for writing. It's pure melodrama, but the moralising is kept under control. This is a nice little collection, all in all, and an essential for any fan.
On the DVD: Elvis: Films That Rock presents the three pictures in positively radiant transfers, which are absolutely gunge-free and make the very best of the beautifully stylised lighting and cinematography of the period, while the classic Cinemascope presentations translate perfectly into widescreen. Special features include trailers for all three movies. --Roger Thomas
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Each film features theatrical trailers
Language: English
Subtitles: Hard of Hearing English, French, German, Dutch, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Finnish
Original Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1 (Widescreen 16 x 9)
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Wild In the Country - a touch of the "angry young man" - not a cowboy film, and probably the most formulaic of the three in the set, but still interesting. Elvis plays a young man who has a menial job and talent as a writer...you probably think you can guess the rest, but there are a few twists and turns which you might not expect in an EP movie.
Flaming Star - this is the best of the three IMHO - Elvis plays a half-native who runs into conflict with both his fathers race and his mothers race. Elvis is entirely believable in the role of a young man torn two ways. The title song, again, is excellent.
I recommend this collection - I thoroughly enjoyed it!
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