I don’t understand why Hollywood hasn’t jumped all over Bruce Campbell. The guy has more charisma and smart-ass cool than most of the A-listers working today. Yet, while I’d be happy if Bruce graduated to the A-list, a huge part of me is happy that he is willing to continue working on smaller projects and B-movies. I feel like an exclusive member of some sort of secret club that is smarter than any moron out there that doesn’t appreciate his brilliance.

In Don Coscarelli’s magnificent film, “Bubba Ho-tep” film geekdom’s favorite chin pulls off an Oscar worthy performance playing everyone’s favorite zombie, Elvis. Only Elvis isn’t the typical Hawaiian shirt wearing, hip gyrating pussy magnet that the world is used to. This Elvis is rotting away in a Texas nursing home with a guy that thinks he’s JFK (Ossie Davis), and a giant growth on his penis. Yet instead of wallowing in self-pity our rhinestone wearing hero decides that its up to him and his buddy JFK to get rid of a butt-sucking, soul stealing mummy that is killing off the nursing home residents and wearing Garth Brooks’ wardrobe.

Director, Don Coscarelli really hit the mark with this flick. He picked an offbeat short story by author, Joe R. Lansdale on which to base his script, and cast his film with truly gifted actors.

Davis and Campbell have amazing chemistry when they are together on screen. Campbell proves he can be more than a parody of himself while Davis’ spot on delivery made me wonder if he really might be our beloved former president.

I can’t say anything bad about this flick, but I can rag on the Hail to the King Edition DVD. While the Elvis outfit that fits around the DVD is really cool the DVD itself is pretty much the same old shit that is on the special edition disc that most fans of this flick already own. Don’t get me wrong the Jacket kicks ass, but unless you’re a collector that just has to have it, then the regular old special edition is enough for any fan of this killer film.