Here is a picture of the new 50th Anniversary DVD edition of Elvis' first 20th Century Fox movie "Love Me Tender". The DVD comes with an outer slipcase, booklet and a set of 4 reproduction lobby cards. This edition is currently only available from the United States.
This DVD is the first movie with real bonus material, it features, besides the movie in Widescreen:
Commentary by an Elvis Historian;
Elvis Hits Hollywood (documentary);
The King and the Colonel (documentary);
Love Me Tender: The Birth and Boom of the Elvis Hit (documentary);
Lobby Cards;
Still Gallery;
Trailers of "Love Me Tender" and "Flaming Star".
Love Me Tender At 50
February 28, 2006 | Video
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whetherman wrote on
March 01, 2006
The Amazon site does actually state that this is "Color". Whether or not this is correct or just perhaps refers to the extra documentaries, who knows? If it can be confirmed that this is the colorized version then I want one!
jcorley wrote on
March 01, 2006
This is my first post ever here at this site. I also am interested in getting this new SE DVD of Love Me Tender, and preferably in Color. I searched around, and the only site that has it listed as Color is Amazon. FYE, VideoUniverse, Buy.com, Wherehouse, BestBuy, and a few others all have it as Black-n-White. So, doesn't look too good for us in that area, but at least this SE version does have some extras on it. Oh, and sorry for the double posting. I clicked Save before I realized what I was doing. tc.
Tony C wrote on
March 01, 2006
I would imagine this DVD will present the film in it's original B/W format. As for a colour version, there actually never was one, just what they call colourised which is a computer generated effect. I have seen the colourised version of "Love Me Tender" and I thought it looked dreadful. It was a bit like re-inking the Mona Lisa to bring it more up to date.
E.J.F... wrote on
March 01, 2006
Color? I hope NOT! Would you like a B/W portrait of the Mona Lisa?! Of course not. LMT was filmed in black & white and that's how it should remain. Ditto "Jailhouse Rock" and "King Creole". I certainly don't want stupid computer-colorized versions of these 3 films just as much as I never wanted the "enhanced stereo" masters of mono recordings which were the norm during the 70's. Extra Features, deleted scenes/songs, goofs. Now that is something I would whole-heartedly endorse.
Sean Ryan wrote on
March 01, 2006
they should have made the SE with both versions.The color one is great.i love jailhouse rock in color as well.if you dont like the color films just put the original on-simple. i wish they would make King Creole in color
llrj wrote on
March 03, 2006
I just bought this DVD at Borders today, which is Amazon. The movie is B/W, the extras are in color.
CD King wrote on
March 04, 2006
Can you kindly tell us -what are the extras in Color?? outtakes unreleased lost footages???
Devon wrote on
March 07, 2006
You can say what you want about alot of the things that are offered about Elvis but if you are a real fan and collecter then what does it matter if its in color or not. I have been a collecter for forty years and i will have this in my collecition. As always The King Lives.
llrj wrote on
March 09, 2006
Sorry about that CD King. There are interviews with Jerry Schilling and others in color. Any footage from the movie is in Black & White.