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Summary: Moulin Rouge, a Waste
Review: If all one can say in favor of a movie is that the costumes were great, this is a sad commentary about the film. What a waste of resources -- time, talent, money, etc.! Don't waste yours on seeing this picture! Even when the viewer can begin to possibly enjoy the plot of this seemingly endless show, there are stupid interruptions with the actors trying to sing and/or be kitchy. This film is a poor imitation of other shows, a "La Boheme-meets-The-Rocky-Horror-Picture-Show" badly combined. Go rent the videos of either, before spending your money on this bomb. I first viewed this film as part of a preview audience many months before the movie was released. A large number of audience members who hadn't fallen asleep, actually walked out of this free screening! That says a lot about this picture. Even for free, people couldn't stick around!
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Summary: Moulin Rouge! Wierd but a great love story
Review: i saw this movie yesterday, you really get into the movie. its about a guy that comes to paris (ewan). and meets satine (nicole), the star of the moulin rouge. the guy is writing a play for the moulin rouge and the two fall in love. as the song says "nothing will keep them together" its true. the ending is very sad.
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Summary: Love/Hate relationship
Review: The professional reviews I read all said you will either love or hate this movie. I maintain that you can do both. It was a lot like a roller coaster ride. My friends and I screamed the whole way through, then said, "That was great! Let's do it again!". The barrage of images, swooping camera work and editing, and painful musical anachronisms is an assault on the senses, but well worth sorting out in the quiet night afterwards. Not recommended for pregnant women or people with hearth conditions ;-)
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Summary: Moulin Rouge
Review: A feast for the senses. An inspiration which brings us back to remembering why we go to the movies. Colorful, romantic, and clever in every frame. One of the best movies I have ever seen -Ever.
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Summary: Moulin Rouge, See It Now!
Review: Run, don't walk, to see Moulin Rouge. Moulin Rouge is a very beautiful and moving film, different from what i expected. From the buzz about the film i expected it to be a mad rush of acid trip like images and sounds which just wash over you for the first thirty or sixty minutes. That really is an exaggeration. The film contrary to what has been written does not open with the Sparkling Diamonds/Diamonds Are A Girl's Best Friend number and it is not a ceaseless bombardment of imagery and sound. The first five or ten minutes are actually quite slow and sets up the story. And then the pace quickens with the aforementioned number, and it most certainly is fast and filled with colorful rich images and a rush of energetic music. But it is much more than just a music video. The film has many soft and romantic and poignant moments. It also has a light funny touch to it as well, and contrary to what has been written, it does have a story. This musical is your basic star crossed lovers scenario, it is done in such a way as to feel new and entertaining. And even though the film contains many references to and is filled with songs from the past, that too is done in such a way as to feel new and entertaining. Nicole Kidman plays Satine, a beautiful, sexy, courtesan who is sadly dying. Ewan McGregor plays the penniless writer who loves her. And then there is the Duke who obsessively desires to own Satine at any cost. Can Satine leave her past behind and value love over money and financial security? Can the love of a penniless writer win the heart of a courtesan over the wealth of a Duke? Can the Duke learn that love bought is not a love worth having? Will they learn that they greatest gift is just to love and be loved in return?
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Summary: Incredible!!
Review: Moulin Rouge was one of the best movies that I have seen in a very long time. It is a very unusual movie, but very well done and very enjoyable. Everything about it is amazing. Ewan McGregor was awesome, and he did an amazing job singing and portraying emotions. Nicole Kidman also did a great job, and her singing was very beautiful too. I had bought the soundtrack before seeing the movie, so I knew that both Ewan McGregor and Nicole Kidman were very talented, but watching them sing was great still. Ewan and Nicole had incredible chemistry and they made the love story so awesome. The story, set, and costumes were also incredible. I recommend that anyone who sees this movie keeps an open mind, because it is very differnt, very fast paced, and very visually dizzying. Also realize, that it is a musical. It was a very well done movie and I hope that it gains the recognition and praise that it truly deserves.
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Summary: Leave's your heart aching with joy and sorrow...
Review: Wow, where to begin. This film hits every octave of emotion, from true joy to numbing sadness. If you can go to the theater with an open mind, just sit there and let the story and visuals envelope you, you will not be dissapointed. The ONLY thing I regret is not being able to stay at the theater to see it again. Ewan McGregor and Nicole Kidman have a tangible chemistry, the screen (and speakers) resound with it every time they're on screen together. I can see where some people will not like this movie. Those who are "set" in their ways and trained to like simple, predictable fluff. Again I emphasize, have an open mind. The first 1/2 hour will leave you *literally* breathless, your mind will be processing quicker than you're used to. Just enjoy it, you will soon get used to the rythym of the movie, and the payoff is worth it. I took my mother to the show, who at 68 is *extremely* set in her ways. I prepared her adequately (open mind, let the movie wash over you etc.) and she *loved* it. She is not an emotional woman, but needed a kleenex to get through the show. Go, enjoy it. Then go again and take a friend who needs enlightenment, who needs something to make his/her heart sing.
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Summary: Tim Burton on Speed without Scissors
Review: I must admit I thought the premise of the film held promise, and after my wife had expressed interest, having read the Ansen review in NEWSWEEK, I thought, why not make a date of it? Fifteen dollars poorer, I can tell you why. Although I trust Ansen's eye, I now imagine him with a feather pillow for a hind. Or perhaps he slept through the last half. I must have said to myself twenty-five times, "Oh, now, come on, do we really need this shot?" Of course, we did not, even if this thing does win awards for art direction. It's a lush production with just the right amount of lustiness and lust, if only one could watch it at home, DVD remote in hand, finger on fast-forward. In that manner one might more easily recall how smoothly lyrics originally heard from the mouths of Madonna, Elton John, and Paul McCartney are integrated with the storyline, which by itself seems cleverly obtuse for the sake of avoiding hiring a writer. My wife liked this film much less than I, flatly declaring, "there are parts that are bad. Just plain bad." Well, she's right, I believe, but I got a real kick out of the can-can scenes early on--the colors and textures are remarkably faithful to the dynamic images we all know of the Moulin Rouge--and there's a great lovers' exchange on a rooftop. Again, however, I'm talking about action early on, that which overshadows the climax, if "climax" can mean or be analogous to shooting blanks.
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Summary: Why don't you tell us somewhere how LONG the damn movie is?
Review: This was the only place I could find to give feedback on this movie times site. There might be someplace available, but I couldn't find it.
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Summary: Not a worse movie this year.
Review: This movie is one of the worst you'll ever see. Unless you love musicals at any cost, this will not only put you to sleep...but you'll have a horrible hangover when you wake up to leave the theater. The awful singing is only the start...but the pathetic close-ups throughout the film make it almost unbearable to watch. You keep wanting to stretch your neck back to get some perspective. The story is pure cliche...right out the butt. Some silly courtesan finds real love and no longer wants to shell it out for money. Etc etc. Nicole Kidman's acting is really bad, as well. Ewan McGregor is fine, but the role he's given...well...it leaves something to be desired. The film is banking on the hype created by the Cruise-Kidman divorce along with the prostitute outfits of the Aguilera/Mya/Lil' Kim video. Blech.
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