FIRST TIME WATCHING *Elvis* (2022) Movie Reaction! 

My sister is in love with this movie as she's a big Elvis fan. It's crazy how Austin Butler prepared for this role. He put his entire heart and soul to play the king of rock n' roll and he did it extraordinary well. Hell, he even ended up in the hospital the day after filming ended. Elvis is my third favorite movie of the year, behind Everything Everywhere All at Once and Top Gun: Maverick.

I'm not even a big Elvis fan and yet, this movie is dazzlingly epic and tragically heartbreaking, and like the King himself, completely unforgettable. The ending of it just broke me. Unlike Elton John, who cleaned up and made an uplifting musical comeback at the end of Rocketman, Elvis Presley just wasn't able to get out from under that greedy, manipulative, and despicable Colonel, and as in real life, died long before he should have in 1977. Elvis has left the building.

One of my favourite movies of all. Baz Lurhman’s eye for directing is nothing short of exquisite. Austin did a phenomenal job too. Such a beautiful tribute to Elvis.

Most of his career, Tom plays sympathetic characters. Have you seen Road to Perdition? He literally plays a mob enforcer and you still root for him. However, in this movie, he actually did what is arguably the rarest thing he's ever done in his career: he convinces the audience to hate his character. That's kind of impressive. Proof that Tom is good not only at playing nice guys.

My grandma was an exchange student at a catholic school in Louisiana in the early '50s. Students got to go out during the weekends and some local friends took her to see this young, and very handsome, singer. He was Elvis. Going to that concert was the most rebellious thing my grandma did in her youth.

If the movie or Austin dont get Oscar nominations Im gonna loose it, it was so incredibly done, interesting storytelling, and fantastic sounddesign. Everything is just chefs kiss!

"WHEN you're 40 and I'm 50, we'll be back together." He was 38 when they divorced. This line hurts even worse, though, once you remember that he died at 42

This movie deserves a lot of awards including the Oscars.

The biggest reason the movie didn't touch more on Elvis's infidelity and relationships like with Linda Thompson and Ann-Margaret was because it might have lost focus on the core of the film which was the relationship with him and the colonel. They also sacrificed moments like the msg performances for that.

Austin Butler is a star. Loved him and loved the movie. I felt like a teen again. A beautiful voice was stilled when Elvis died.

Just watch this movie with my mom and we loved it. I did not know all about him, but my mom knew everything and his preformances, she recognized people and told me her times she saw him on tv. It was so great. We had a lot of fun watching it and looked up old video's of him. Austin is amazing! He did such a good job.

This film is what made me become an Elvis fan! I am praised for Austin Butler’s portrayal of Elvis Presley! 😊❤️

It's a vocal dub for older Elvis but Austin fully sings everything else.

FINALLY OMG. why has no else reacted to this on their channel ? it’s such a good movie, thank god for you

2:13 When it's earlier in his life it's Austin singing, later in his life (around Vegas) it's Elvis singing - you can hear how his voice changed over the years.

Elvis was exceptionally generous. He bought hundreds of cars for people who needed cars. the cook from Graceland was on David Letterman and he asked if Elvis bought her anything and she said, "first he told me I would have a job there as long as I wanted one and she was there for decades after he died. He bought her a huge ring." David asked if he bought her a cadillac and she said, "the first one was a Ford, but all of the others were cadillacs."

One of my favourite movies ever! Austin is no doubt getting an oscar nomination. I hope he wins❤️ He gave his everything!

"Hey, I guess I'm a squirrel, I know where the nut is" BOY- 🤣🤣🤣

Yes Austin Butler should win an Oscar for best actor because of his role of Elvis Presley.

I just love that they joked about Forrest meeting Elvis in Forrest Gump and then made an Elvis movie with Tom Hanks in it.

Late in life they interviewed BB King who was 10 years older than Elvis and he said he was really nice, incredibly generous and unbelievable polite.

I really love these musical story movies they've been making these past couple of years. First, there was Queen that told the story of Freddie Mercury and Queen. Then there was Rocketman that told the story of Elton John. Now we get Elvis about the life and stardom of Elvis. And it seems like each one just kept getting better. Elvis is my favorite of these movies, and is now one of my favorite movies in general.

I absolutely loved this film it was truly like watching a star being born which was here for just a moment in time but has left behind a legacy for the ages. I also just gotta say I just love this guy's commentary what a legend!!

When me and my boyfriend went to see it I literally said it was filmed just like great Gatsby and I LOVE knowing its the same director. I loved both the book and movie adaptation

Fun fact: my friends great-grandfather kind of invented the thing where you draw blood to test allergies. So Elvis came to him (he had an allergy problem) and she has a picture of Elvis holder her grandmother and she remembers it too.

When Austin Butler sang Trouble *wiggling his pinky* I was feeling the holy spirit 😍🥵😍

I have yet to actually watch this movie, but I want to. My grandpa absolutely LOVED Elvis, and he passed just a couple months ago--anything Elvis makes me feel connected to him. I also just love Baz Luhrman's directing style, I love Moulin Rouge and this looks like a fun time as well

Great film, the full Baz cut is 4h11m long. Austin had 3 months of preparation to walk, talk, sing and dance like Elvis. So most of the in film "live performances" were sang by Austin with real musicians that we trained with during pre-production. This is an Oscar worthy film and might be a big winner due to the possible of many nominations like best actor, best supporting actor, best production designer, costume designer, best film, best director and film of the year. It's a well received film, like Bohemian Rhapsody..., it's not a movie, it's an experience and educate this youth of our decades of pop culture but our music history. I was a year old when Elvis passed away, my late mother (RIP) was a long time fan and she would have loved this movie.

One of the best reviews on this movie that I’ve seen! Loved your comments and was laughing throughout. Also saw the Elvis movie and absolutely loved it too. Thanks for a great hilarious review!! 😂😊

Look at the interviews of Austin Butler with Lisa Marie and what Priscilla said. The first time Butler saw the entire movie was a Cannes and there was a 12 minute standing ovation.

YAS 😆😆😆! I LOVE this movie and I worship the king. I listen to his songs on a daily basis, watched his movies, own 3 Elvis t-shirts, 2 cups/mugs and one of his jumpsuits for Halloween.

My grandpa met Elvis in the army too!!!

Such a good movie with an incredible performance from Austin!❤

This movie was so EPIC AND EVERYTHING!!! I am a HUGE Elvis fan so this movie exceeded my expectations of my favorite singers…Austin and Tom did a great job portraying Elvis Presley and Colonel Tom Parker….It’s one of my favorite movies of this year!

From the beginning of the film to the ballpark concert is Austin Butler singing but from the 68 comeback special to the end of the film is the real Elvis singing

His ENTIRE inspiration for music didn’t come from just black soul….. it came from r&b, bluegrass, country, gospel and big band…

I met Shirley King -BB King daughter at the Kennedy Center when I volunteer. Amazing singer.

Fun Fact: Elvis was a blonde and dyed his hair to be dark brown/black. The first time he dyed his hair (when he was a teen), he used shoe polish. There's a picture of teen Elvis in Graceland with Blonde hair

ITS THAT GUY FROM SHARPAYS FABULOUS ADVENTURE!!!!!!

I love this reaction so much had me laughing Tom Hanks and Austin Butler are phenomenal actors 😂🥰❤️ I said the exact same thing is that Dacre Montgomery I didn't recognize him either his that good. Fun fact: Thomas Andrew Parker, commonly known as Colonel Parker, was a Dutch-born musical entrepreneur, best known for being Elvis Presley's manager. Born in the Netherlands, Parker emigrated illegally to the United States at the age of 20. He changed his name and claimed to have been born in the United States. This whole cast is incredible I totally forgot most of them were just actors and thought they were the actual people it's that good

Anyone else feel like the relationship between The Colonel and Elvis has the same energy as the relationship between Palpatine and Anakin (especially in Revenge of the Sith)?

This movie is so amazing...I loved it. My mom and I are huge Elvis fans. Most of what is in this movie is true, and this was approved by Pricilla, Lisa Marie, and his granddaughter

Tom hanks portrayed Tom Parker perfectly

My favorite film from this year

I litteraly just watched it for the first time now on DVD,and I'm speechless, I'm just,I'm....just,I'm, I'm too sad to sleep and idk why🥺 with colonel Tom Parker,I'll never look and listen at elvis the same again

I did not realize Elvis…one of the biggest stars in the 20th century….cultural ICON…never toured outside the states! 🤯 AND only went aboard while serving in the military.

Austin has a new middle name now, it's Oscar coz that's what he'll win for this performance as he nailed EP from his voice to his moves & he worked damned hard. It was a colossal movie from start to finish & I saw it 5 times, now I have the DVD. Tom Hanks was also good as the colonel with those sly looks & that great ageing makeup. Baz has outdone himself with this movie & will win & Austin will too.

Little Richard was a highlight of this movie, IMO

Ahh, yay! I was hoping you'd react to this one!! It's such a great movie, and probably the only 2 1/2 hour movie that felt too short.

I know this might seem silly, but when I got home after the movie and was hitting up my friend to tell em how much I enjoyed it, said friend asked me, "well how was Tom Hanks' southern accent?" To which I replied, in my head, "... when was Tom Hanks in that movie?" I think this was really such a spectacular role for Hanks, I genuinely couldn't see Tom Hanks at all in the Colonel character, to the point that I had to google the cast to be sure my friend wasn't just crazy!

I can tell you had so much fun watching this movie. This is movie is amazing.

Its important to remember that Elvis had a spending problem. No one could keep him from spending. He was very generous. Btw, Elvis did not have an alcohol problem. He saw what it did to his mother.

I would like to give mention to Austin Butler. I have been a fan since I first saw him in 2005-06. He has improved so much and gave this his all. Its incredible to see him go from an extra in the back on a kids show to play THE Elvis. I give him major props to even sacrificing his own identity to perform Elvis with the upmost respect, its incredible. I hope he earns an oscar nomination and even a win. I also want to give props to Tom Hanks because he is known as an “American treasure”. But to act a conman and make me actually hate him then I believe Tom did a great job. It shows he can play a hero but also a bad man.

My Favourite Biopic Of All Time And One Of My Favourite Films🙌🏻🔥 Younger Elvis was sung by Austin Older Elvis was a mix of Austin and The King Of Rock🎶 Austin for the Oscar🏆

I heard that for the most part it is Austin Butler singing but during some of the parts Austin had a hard time singing they added the actual Elvis Presley.

amazing movie and it shoked me so hard. I didn't know much about Elvis and after movie i wanted to know more, mooooore. I watched movie 3 times. I'm glad that more young people will discover him. I understand that movie is sugarcoated, but it's kinda monument for this artist, to celebrate his awesomeness.

Man you should have seen it in theatres. The movie is sooo big and the sound is soooo big it can only be fully and completely appreciated in theatre.

And we were made to believe that Tom Hanks as Forrest Gump introduced Elvis to his dance moves 🤣

The mom didn’t only worry herself to death. She drank herself to death worrying about Elvis.

Saw this in theaters with my mom and nana we were basically having a concert in the theater singing every song thankfully there were not many people in the theater and they were doing the same thing

AWARD TO YOU: BEST REVIEW OF THE BEST ELVIS MOVIE EVER: ELVIS 2022 MOVIE

22:56 No….he said when you are 40 and I am 50 we will get back together….Elvis never made it to 50…he died at 42.

Austin Butler was Beyond phenomenal.I bought the movie so i can watch it over and over.

Just to clear something up, 1 million dollars in 1969 was worth about 8 million today.

I remember seeing this in theaters with a few friends, God it was so good

No matter how many times I watch this, I always forget that Billy’s in this.

Actual fact: Elvis actually Hated alcohol and all the girlfriends he was with all say the same thing about him that they were treated like royalty, yes he would eventually get bored from each and every single one, but they never said a bad word about him but only words of praise and kindness . You still have a lot to learn about EP 😁

Its still so funny Austin can't stop talking like Elvis. And Ethan Klein said Austin Butler is just yassified Napoleon Dynamite, he was so right.

When you were saying that Jimmy was trying to match his hair like Elvis's, teenage boys in the UK were doing the same thing but it was called "teddy boys". It was like being a greaser or fans of Elvis but mocking the Edwardian style. If you look at The Beatles in their early years, their hair was pretty much more like Elvis's. John Lennon even said: '"Before there was Elvis, there was nothing."'.

Was not an Elvis fan, but this film 'Nailed it' on so many levels. Everyone!!!! Not just Austin. Each detail was on point.

Young Elvis actual Elvis was so beautiful. Swear that was the start of my attraction to light eyes dark hair

They didn't spend much time showing Elvis and Priscilla's relationship probably cause she was 14 and he was 24 when they met 😬. I know Elvis means a lot to many people but the man was kind of a creep. I still found the film entertaining and loved Austin Butler's performance though

You killed this as a reviewer, I'm an instant fan. Beautiful movie, thank you for covering it. 👍😎💯🔥

I saw the movie 13 times in the theater. Never happened to me before as long I can remember. I just bought the DVD and the soundtrack. Absolutely love it! And love Baz movies, specially Moulin Rouge. And this movie Elvis is one if his masterpiece. Oscars for Austin and the movie. His almost three years of preparation for the movie really paid off. The Colonel only saw Elvis as a negotiation 🥹😔😡. Love every detail of your review. 😉.

Saw the movie 30 times. Austin was phenomenal!!!!! Oscar worthy for sure!!!!

HBD ELVIS (Jan. 8th) 🤗

You should definitely watch Rocketman. It is one of best films of all time.

The younger Elvis songs are sung by Austin Butler. Older ones are Elvis, I believe.

My granddaughters saw this movie three times in the theater. Tom Hanks looks like Colonel Tom Parker in the his movie and he was from The Netherlands. This movie seems so real to me. I’m 68 years old and watched as Elvis took on society with his music but never appreciated the depth of control Parker had over his life. So sad. I loved this movie!!😊

Elvis was literally The Colonel’s meal ticket. Plus The Colonel didn’t even have a freakin passport.

I just love how enthusiastic u get when he plays his songs and then when u said thank u EP lol I had to subscribe to u cause ur so funny also!❤

Just as friendly reminder, folks. Elvis was 24 when he met Priscilla and she was 14… just sayin

You are adorable! You got me crying from laughing so much at your comments. Definitely wanna see you more! Thanks, I needed this! For the record, that really was Austin singing Unchained Melody (that is the audition song he sent to Baz), even though the news and interview footage was the real Elvis. You couldn't tell the difference, huh?

I found out that the actress that played Big Mama Thornton in this movie lived in Nashville (which is where I live)

I had never heard of Austin Butler before seeing this movie. As a lifelong Elvis fan, I can say he nailed it as Elvis. I've never seen in all the movies about Elvis anyone do the Elvis moves so well including the up on his toes as Austin. Watching this movie in the theater I totally lost the thought it was Austin Butler, instead seeing only Elvis after a short time. I thought Rami Malek deserved an Oscar for his portrayal of Freddie Mercury and now I strongly feel Austin Butler definitely deserves the Oscar for his portrayal of Elvis because he truly transformed into Elvis. And yes, 'Col Tom Parker' (wasn't any of those titles/names) was a true greedy POS. This is most definitely my favorite Elvis movie of all time due to the hard prep work of Austin Butler.

I know the movie was nominated for Film Editing at the AACTA Awards (Australia's version of the Oscars)...along with 14 other nominations. Yes, 15 nominations...That has to be a record.

If you want to react to more Baz Luhrmann films, then I recommend his red curtain trilogy: Strictly Ballroom, Romeo + Juliet, & Moulin Rouge. Each film utilizes a different theater motif to tell its story. Strictly Ballroom: dance, Romeo + Juliet: language/poetry, & Moulin Rouge: music. The films aren’t a trilogy in the traditional sense, but I think they exemplify BL running at all cylinders, Moulin Rouge in particular.

"A Star is Born" was originaly a movie for Elvis Presly to star in, at exactly that stage of his life. The colonel didn't let him do it.

the first jiggle and wiggle scene was so... well shot. i felt like i needed to scream too

You what's crazy because that's real tears of Austin butler about the mom dying because I don't know if you know this or not in real life elvis and Austin butler have in common they both lost their mom when they was 23 years old

I LOVE this movie. Baz Lurhman did it again. And Austin Butler absolutely ate this role. And I heard that Austin is still talking like Elvis

15:43 I think that was supposed to be Revered W. Herbert Brewster. Elvis used to sing with the choir in his church when his family moved to the government housing project in Memphis. Saw a snippet of him being interviewed about the teenage Elvis, said his voice 'only needed tuning' and that 'he was a bundle of energy set to music'. The reverend wrote several songs as well, one of which I'm sure was 'Old Landmark' that we see/hear James Brown performing in the first Blues Brothers movie (annoyingly is not in the soundtrack but it's a performance you have to watch rather than listen to).

I loved this movie .

I’m from Memphis,my grandfather was taught Karate by the same guy as Elves Master Kang Rhee.

25:34 Elvis always treated girls good and cared for them as his own children.

I honestly throughout the movie forgot that’s Tom Hanks 😂

My favorite in this whole movie is looking for trouble

Elvis' had glaucoma, insomnia, extreme exhaustion and horribly constipated (approximately three months worth of stool). He died an over worked man, who was manipulated from the get go from his father and manager

About Austin singing, there are songs he sings himself and some where his voice is mixed with recordings of Elvis' voice

The most interesting and entertaining review of the movie I’ve seen. I love this movie. I know some people feel that important items were left out but he had to limit the length AND the focus was on the relationship between EP and no colonel, no Tom, no Parker. It was exceptional acting.