Elvis - The Last 24 Hours

For a musical legend as big as Elvis, you'd think the DVD would be packed full of memorabilia and features, but it's not. Alongside the bog standard norms (Chapter selection, subtitles and audio set-up), you get Elvis's prolific, but mostly forgettable, filmography from his 1956 debut, Love Me Teacher, his notorious Jailhouse Rock and Viva Las Vegas to his last films in the late Sixties. Even more prolific is his discography, which is equally as enormous after his death in 1977, and testament to his world wide status as one of the most popular musicians of all time.

For the diehards, there is also a copy of his death certificate and last will and testament. Why anyone would want to read this is beyond me, but afterall this is Elvis, and some of the weirdest memorabilia has been collected in his name over the years.

There is also a second CD, featuring Johnny Earle and the Jordanaires, which includes All The King's Medley, an eight minute condensed fusion of some of Elvis's bigger hits.

Sadly, there is no featurette, but as the film is a documentary, it may only have served as a duplicate.

Overall, a reasonable buy, with some interesting insights, albeit biased ones, into Elvis's final 24 hours, but more extras would have given it the collectors edge.