Lamar Reviews - "EPIC: Elvis Presley in Concert" (Airdate 3/13/2026)

Lamar Reviews - "EPIC: Elvis Presley in Concert" (Airdate 3/13/2026)

I don’t know if I’ve seen a movie title that is more
descriptive of the movie itself. This is for sure Elvis
in concert, and EPIC is the perfect word to
describe what you see on the screen.
If you are not an Elvis fan you should watch this. If
you watch this and you are still not an Elvis fan,
you never will be. If you are an Elvis fan, then stop
what you are doing and go see it immediately. You
want to see this on the big screen, in a theater, not
streaming.
80% of the footage in this movie has never been
seen publicly before. Baz Luhrmann discovered
the footage he used in this film while doing
research for his biopic film Elvis in 2022, starring
Austin Butler. He was shocked by how much
35mm footage in the Warner Bros film storage
facility in an old salt mine in Kansas.
Luhrmann took concerts from Elvis’s residency at
the International Hotel in Las Vegas, and his US
tour in 1972. This was not overweight Elvis, this
was not drugged out Elvis, this was prime Elvis at

his best. The charisma could be cut with a knife. It
was a perfect mixture of sweet innocent boy and
steamy sexual magnetism that came together and
drove women crazy. I saw this in person sitting
beside my wife during this movie. I’m not sure I’ve
seen her enjoy any other movie this much.
His jumpsuits and outfits would look ridiculous
hanging up or on another man, but on him, they
were perfect fitting sweaty uniforms for a
superstar. He moved like yoga teacher that has a
black belt in karate.
He talks about how much he hated the movies he
was in, and how terrible they were. He wanted to
be in good movies, but nobody wanted to take the
time to show him how to act. They just wanted him
to sing different songs to the same movie plot.
We see practice sessions and what it was like
backstage with the TCB band. They cued on every
move he improvised. We get to hear Elvis tell his
story in his words. We see the funny playful side,
especially with the band and backup singers.
And the music, there is a total of 27 songs

performed in this movie. I never stopped tapping
my foot the entire time.
The movie is a very short 1 hour and 36 minutes,
not nearly long enough. Rated PG-13 for smoking
and a tiny bit of language.
Watching the women at the concert is a real
experience. They continually charge the stage and
there was no way to count all the women he
kissed on the mouth between the ones at the
stage and the mob that attacks him as he is trying
to leave. Evidently there was no influenza in the
70’s. Or maybe this was ground zero for the flu.
This was a great experience, I loved it.
When my wife Carla asked me what I was going to
rate it, I mentioned something about a very strong
5 Buds. She asked me “what in the h-e-double
hockey sticks was I thinking?” She said, “This was
5 cases!” I explained that was not an option, but I
would re-assess.
My Score: A Full 6PK of Ice-Cold Budweiser
Doris Richardson didn’t raise no fool!

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