Change of Habit [DVD]

It's ELVIS! ----SWOON. Buy this.

Good movie

Haven't seen it since I was younger I really enjoyed seeing it again

My favorite Elvis film, made me cry! Definitely recommend watching

Movie was amazing...came right on time as listed!

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I first saw this film at the age of 12, in the age of Dialing for Dollars (Janis Joplin, anyone?) Strangely enough, "Elvis Week" played before Elvis was dead. The Beatles were the week before. I fell in love with both.I am now pushing 50 and I still love my Beatles and Elvis movies. I must have seen "Change of Habit" 50 times since I was a kid, and the more I see it, the better I like it. It is true some parts are ridiculous, including my pet beef that the nuns are wearing make-up, specifically eye-shadow, in the convent, prior to being "released" into the general population. I consider criticisms such as this "chump change" -- the kind of thing I can accept as long as the "premise" of the movie is reliable.Serious critics can pick apart many "credibility" moments in this movie. Much might appear "dated." But for me, I look for the "soul" of the movie; the serious intent of the characters -- and the actors behind the characters -- who put their soul into this movie to put forth ideals in ways they were not allowed in their mainstream professional lives.Elvis (privately) rated this one of the best movies he'd ever done, but, because it was his last movie and was not backed by a soundtrack, was considered by Col. Parker a failure, and therefore did not "exist" as a record of accomplishment financially or through social impact. People who "study" Elvis know he never cared about the "bottom line" dollar-wise; he always cared about people. In this movie, it shows.Lastly, and this may be a "technical" point, but this is the only movie I've ever seen that even remotely deals with what was called the Ecumenical Movement. I am not Catholic, or religious, but it seems to be that this movie takes on even a sliver of social and human rights issues that were taking place in the late 1960s that really weren't addressed at all until prior to the turn of the century, and is poised to be an issue under the current Papal administration, as I write this.This movie is not for everybody. Some people would say that "only people who love Elvis would care about this movie." I can honestly say I never cared about Elvis until I saw this movie.

This was Elvis Presley's final non-documentary film. That alone makes it worth owning for any 20th century popular culture enthusiast.As for the content, it's a trip. Mary Tyler Moore, Barbara McNair and one more actress play nuns out of their habits and plunged into the inner city. They sign on as nurses for a young, idealistic doctor who looks and sounds a heckuva lot like Elvis Presley, who turns in a very good but uninspired acting performance. The director's name in this picture featuring religion is Billy Graham. No foolin'!It has the feel of a TV Movie of the Week, and that's generally how it plays today. Very easygoing social consciousness drama with a bit of music and the strange, unintentionally comic situation of Elvis falling for a nun, and she for him. Elvis looked stunningly fine in 1969 and one realizes that Sister Mary has a difficult choice to make.The only drawback is the still disturbing "rage reduction" sequence with an unknown child actress named Lorena Kirk, in her only acting role, before or since. The scene prompted Moore to call her husband to the set to see if this was even legal. At the time, an M.D. was pushing his pet treatment for autism, which has been totally discredited and not permitted in many states in the decades to come after this film was made. Elvis was coached by the M.D. and encouraged by Billy Graham to do the scene as instructed. It's still rather chilling.Beyond that, it's an earnest and amiable film about urban life in America in the latter half of the 20th century in the turbulent late1960s. A word of caution, though: there is R-rated language thrown around and a genuinely frightening rape scene.The songs are a cut above most previous 1960s Elvis Presley movie music. In one scene he jams with The Blossoms vocal group featuring the legendary Darlene Love.It's in DVD standard definition, but seems to upscale quite well on a Blu-ray player.

Considering how the quality of Elvis' movies had declined through the 1960s, I was expecting this final movie to be a yawnfest, but it's actually surprisingly good and kept me gripped throughout its hour and a half running time.

I did like the film, but a criticism of the subject of this film was that autism is not cured - to my knowledge it is an illness for life having to take medication. So it was badly and untruly portrayed. Also even if nuns leave their convent and work in the outside world they don't wear heavy make up, with false eye lashes and highly plucked eye brows. This spoilt the film for me. This film dealt with serious issues like attempted rape, theft and extortion etc. There were a few songs from Elvis but it was certainly a 'different' role for him to play. Very serious.

well i just couldn,t wait to buy this dvd cos ive wanted it ever since i seen it a good while ago ,,it was only for the fact that i was buying "follow that dream " on here that i looked for this film ,,i,m glad i did cos it was fantastic ,,of course elvis,s role was the same as always but its a truly great film,,mary tyler moore was great too as a nun who goes out in the public only to meet elvis as his role as a dr in a ghetto hospital,,well the songs are great ,its a truly good story of people fighting with their feelings & emotions ,,if you like elvis i would strongly recommend you buying this dvd,,i loved it ,,,

A break from the usual Presley format. No songs, a little romance and, a believable plot.

One of Elvis's best films