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Blue Hawaii

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After returning to Hawaii from being in the army, a pineapple tycoon's rebellious son turns into an island tour guide with his girlfriend.
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Matt Brunson Film Frenzy 11/19/2022
2.5/4
One of those agreeable Elvis formula flicks that differ very little in style, structure, or stereotype. Go to Full Review
Danielle Solzman Solzy at the Movies 11/15/2022
2/5
Blue Hawaii is as much of a tourist ad for Hawaii as it is a way to get people to buy the soundtrack album. Go to Full Review
Josh Larsen LarsenOnFilm 02/24/2019
2.5/4
...any problems that arise are easily solved with a ukulele and a song. Go to Full Review
Dennis Schwartz Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews 03/11/2009
C
It's the kind of film you would probably only watch if on a long-distance airplane flight. Go to Full Review
Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com 06/15/2005
1/5
Philip Martin Arkansas Democrat-Gazette 01/27/2005
2/5
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Tyler S @tylerking24 Oct 8 I believe this was the Elvis film I remember the most from my childhood. Now that I can actually judge movies better, can't say this one did much. The soundtrack is absolutely peak and I can tell Elvis really enjoyed making this one, but not a whole much happened to keep me entertained. It was the basic Elvis formula. See more Red T 08/30/2023 This is just a forgettable Musical. This is probably the worst collection of Elvis songs for a musical. It's a mediocre mess. The hawaiian songs and Elvis numbers never mix well and come across more as a jumbled collection of songs that never pop on screen. Everything is just fundamentally ok. The setting of Hawaii should be easy to make pop and memorable but its very hit or miss. One of the main reasons is because this has a suprising high amount of projection shots and studio sets for half the film and only ever now and than does it take advantage of the best place on earth as a setting. Once Elvis becomes a tour guide it can feel like stuff just happens with the girls he guides around and the love interest who waited for him to come home. Some of the humor occasionally gets a laugh suprisingly also. There really isn't that much more to say about this. It's so forgettable that anyone who isn't a die hard Elvis fan should skip this. See more 05/29/2022 Elvis is wonderful! The story, the acting and the songs. Wonderful!!! A delight to watch ⚡️ See more steve d 07/19/2020 Fun film that Elvis fans will love, nothing new but the music is great. See more 06/18/2020 As it may have aged, the plot and songs have. Not a classic, just an aged film with a star of talent! See more @TMProofreader 01/27/2019 The best movie song ever sung: the title song! See more Read all reviews
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Movie Info

Synopsis After returning to Hawaii from being in the army, a pineapple tycoon's rebellious son turns into an island tour guide with his girlfriend.
Director
Norman Taurog
Producer
Hal B. Wallis
Screenwriter
Allan Weiss, Hal Kanter
Production Co
Paramount
Rating
PG
Genre
Musical, Romance
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
Jan 1, 2011
Runtime
1h 43m
Aspect Ratio
Scope (2.35:1)
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