Blue Hawaii

Great movie

Brought back great memories

I'm from that era. Loved his music. This is my favorite movie. The music background and story line is believable. Some of his later ones just empty. This is the only one where he is without a shirt. His Mother saw the movie and felt it was not proper.

Gift for my sister- when she saw it she lit up, said it was the first movie her husband took her to when they started dating. He passed 4 years ago, nice moment.

I have watched this movie several times. The island of Hawaii is beautiful and the music is as well. Elvis, of course, sings and the love story is funny and loving at the same time. The wedding song is by far the most beautiful. You won't go wrong buying this movie and enjoying Elvis in his younger years and the Hawaiian Islands. Gorgeous.

Movie should never have been put in theaters.

I love this movie and any others

Yup- it was 1961, two years after Statehood. The islands came out of the post WWII slump, Hawaii’s Legislature was made up of notable Asian veterans who returned home with GI Bill subsidized college degrees, Hawai’i tourism was eager to expand, hotels/construction were booming, and pineapple/sugar were king.Elvis’ homecoming United Airlines flight landed at the old Lagoon Drive Airport location, the Spencecliff Restaurant chains were all over, Kalakaua Ave was a two-way street, Elvis’ girlfriend Maile owned that great red MG sports car, and Hanauma Bay was the scene for his beach shack.Fast forward- watched this movie recently with a friend from New Jersey who’s fallen in love with Hawai’i. Enjoyed the story line, Angela’s Landsbury’s comical portrayal of Elvis’ mom, and even the vulgar but period racial stereo type of her Chinese houseboy Ping Pong. This film is fun, has no special effects, has only mild/fun violence (via the restaurant fight scene), great music by the King, has one spoiled brat tourist girl character, and the boy loves girl then marries her theme. Elvis had a fond legacy in the islands- raising money to build the Arizona Memorial to his world wide concert broadcast from the Blaisdell Arena. He wasn’t perfect, but always the King...