Bubba Ho-Tep: The Campbell Dynasty Continues
As for our bad guy, the mummy...he's hanging around the rest home for one major purpose: to feed on the souls of the elderly living. This, of course, kills them. But as Elvis and JFK theorize, who would notice? The elderly? Suddenly DYING? In a NURSING HOME??
It is indeed an excellent cover.
So, without giving away too much more of the plot, what we have here is:
Elvis and JFK versus the mummy. Better, Elderly Elvis and Black JFK versus a redneck soul-sucking mummy who collects said souls in a method that can be at best called unique and at worst called disgusting.
The joke is, I'm not kidding. This is the actual plot behind Bubba Ho-Tep. It is some kind of fight, too. Everything you expect a Bruce Campbell action role to be is right here in Bubba Ho-Tep.
And you will not believe how incredibly well crafted this is.
Bubba Ho-Tep works for a number of reasons. First and foremost is the genius of Mr. Bruce Campbell, the undisputed King of the B-Movie. Second off is Ossie Davis. The man is a regular genius on any number of levels, but as Jack Kennedy, reduced in this film to a doddering conspiracy - theorist, he is the highest kind of skillful.
The scripting is also very well done. It's very well paced, with excellent dialogue and banter between characters. Elvis' lines are exactly what you'd expect to hear from a seventy year old Elvis with a broken gyrating hip.
The two bumbling morticians are also an excellent, albeit morbid, comic relief.
The extras menu is very well done. It features deleted scenes, audio commentary from the director, from Bruce Campbell, and from "The King", a making of segment, a music video, a theatrical trailer, a tv spot, a special thanks listing, and trailers for "Osama", "Barbershop 2," "Touching the Void," "Jeepers Creepers," and "Jeepers Creepers 2."
Oh, and don't select anything for a couple minutes for an audio surprise from everybody's favorite film wiseass, Bruce Campbell.
The theme is also a pleasure. It's not very often we get elderly heroes, and instead of making theme comic relief or captains of exposition, we get the elderly fighting the undead, and doing an excellent job of it. Bubba Ho-Tep is actually inspirational, and senior citizens everywhere should probably get a hold of it for the uplifting quality message.
So all in all, Bubba Ho-Tep is exactly what you're expecting from a
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