tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3509925059046197667.post3121802774994641983..comments2024-02-01T22:57:21.641+01:00Comments on Elvis Today: Charro! It Just Wasn't Different EnoughThomashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05253626531289651309noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3509925059046197667.post-46061063503654429432011-09-11T21:28:32.023+02:002011-09-11T21:28:32.023+02:00Hi Mike, and thanks for your wise comments! I agre...Hi Mike, and thanks for your wise comments! I agree, Charro! is a decent movie, and showed Elvis could deliver the goods, like in the branding scene. If only they'd stuck to the original script....Thomashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05253626531289651309noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3509925059046197667.post-34047598482389267782011-09-09T23:16:45.794+02:002011-09-09T23:16:45.794+02:00Although I haven't had the chance to read the ...Although I haven't had the chance to read the article in TMAHM yet, I agree with your assessment and the points you highlighted from the article...CHARRO! could have been so much more. It could truly have been mentioned in the same breath as KING CREOLE as being Elvis' best movie work. <br /><br />Sadly, we all know how it turned out. Certainly it is a much better film than the same old tried & true "beach" or "bikini" movies that had worn out their welcome with Elvis' fans...and considering what we all know now about how The Colonel worked, we fans should be proud that CHARRO! didn't turn out worse than it did. We certainly know The Colonel was after the almighty dollar, so I'm sure it was a battle to keep Elvis from singing any songs during the film. Clearly a singing gunfighter would have not been believable in terms of trying to establish CHARRO! as a dramatic picture, so on that front we can be thankful. But still...there are a LOT of things that The Colonel could have insisted on doing to CHARRO! to truly ruin the film completely.<br /><br />Personally, despite the obvious issues with the film, I really think CHARRO! is a decent film. It certainly won't be remembered in the same vain as Clint Eastwood westerns, for example, but once again CHARRO! gave fans a true glimpse of what a terrific actor Elvis <i>COULD HAVE</i> been given the right material!!<br /><br />Thanks for another great article Thomas!!<br /><br />TCB!<br />MikeMike Hermenetnoreply@blogger.com