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List Price: $19.99 | | Label: Paramount
Salesrank: 149177
Released: August 7, 2007 |
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MPAA Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Media: DVD |
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Editorial Review:
After Elvis Presley got out of the army in 1960, he was instantly ushered into this Paramount movie about an Oklahoma singer who (surprise) gets out of the army and wants to open a club. Making a potentially lucrative bet that he can seduce a cabaret singer (Juliet Prowse), Elvis instead falls in love. Refurbished from his rockabilly roots into a slicker model for early-'60s pop, the Elvis of this movie is the one who made almost 30 more just like it. The songs include the title track, plus "It's Not Good Enough for You," "Tonight Is So Right for Love," and "Wooden Heart." Directed by Norman Taurog, a studio veteran who made his first film in 1928 and worked numerous times with Presley as well as Jerry Lewis. --Tom Keogh
G.I. Blues Reviews:
Elvis in the Army 
2009-03-15 - To say that a movie is an "Elvis Movie" suggests that he actually had a movie genre all to himself (Kind of like Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers). In fact, a post Army Elvis movie is usually simply a musical romantic comedy, and that's what this film is too. It also happens to fit into the category of "Service Comedy", humor based on military situations.
GI Blues was his first post-Army film, and one of his best films. His next movie, Blue Hawaii, is the one that basically fixed the formula for the rest of of his films, and of course 1964's Viva Las Vegas would be the quintessential post-Army Elvis movie.
GI Blues is a little different from what would come later. Instead of shouldering the entire movie himself, he has a strong supporting cast in this one, with his two army buddies having a lot of screen time, and each with a love interest of his own.
The plot of the film is kind of risque for 1960 - he is blatantly trying to sleep with a night club dancer to win a bet (and one of his buddies has fathered a child out of wedlock). Being a decent guy, his conscience won't let him go through with it, but he still gets engaged to the girl by the end of the flick. The sexuality of this film is actually more frank than in most of his later movies.
The movie functions as a good time capsule of its era - what life was like for American soldiers stationed in Germany during the middle years of the Cold War. Reminds me of some of the stories my father tells, who was staioned there about the same time. And there is some beautiful color footage of Germany in the movie, too.
Juliet Prowse, the leading lady, is an exotically attractive woman, who very closely resembles Leslie Caron in the face. She looks very "European", which kind of adds to the allure of both her and the film.
Elvis' acting, never exactly Oscar material at its best, is even below par for him in this film, perhaps because he was out of practice after 2 years of military duty. But his new post-Army persona is likable - he is now and basically forever after cast as the All-American young man, hipper, cooler and more musically talented than most, but still the kind of guy who likes kids and babies, and calls women "Ma'am", but still backs up his buddies in a bar room brawls and is the just the kind of guy you'd like to have working next to you at your job, or in your platoon.
GI Blues is simple entertainment, so when you watch it, just sit back and enjoy being entertained - by one of the best singers (and worst actors!) in the history of entertainment.
Love It! 
2008-04-22 - This is one of my fave Elvis movies. It has great songs and I love Elvis' character in this movie. Some of his movies can't be watched more than once, but I can watch this movie over and over. Get this movie along with Jailhouse Rock, Viva Las Vegas, and Blue Hawaii.
Elvis
2008-04-07 - Good movie done after Elvis got out of the army. Many good songs in the movie.
G.I. Blues 
2008-02-22 - Elvis' first movie after his discharge. He was accepted now, mainstream. Elvis was stationed in Germany, and G.I. Blues is set there. Germany is part of the "Elvis Presley trail" I envisioned myself going down. Juliet Prowse is the showgirl, famous for her legs. She is Elvis' equal and makes the film worthwhile. Speaking of Prowse, Elvis said, "She has a body that would make a bishop stamp his foot through a stained glass window." Elvis served in the the Army, 1958-60. He was drafted in peace time, too young for Korea and too old for Vietnam. That bit of luck made his fabulous career possible.
G I Blues
2008-01-19 - as good as the first time I ever saw it; love the scenes of my childhood in Germany
