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Summary: Pretty Darned Good
Review: Well, it wasn't the best movie of all time, as has already been pointed out. For one thing, the use of "modern" songs in Paris in 1890 (?) is a little jarring... And yet it's pretty funny as well. I'm a sucker for tragedy, so the ending really appealed to me. What really surprised me about the movie, though, were the vocal talents of its stars. I thought that Ewan and Nicole both sang very well for being actors who don't normally sing in movies--especially Ewan.
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Summary: Outstanding DVD, Phenomenal Fantasy/Musical
Review: I think the word missing from many of these reviews is "FANTASY." The film is a musical, yes, but above and beyone that it's a fanciful vision dedicated to the human ideals of beauty, freedom, truth and (most importantly) love. There are plenty of fanciful images: the moon sings opera, green fairies appear, pixie dust swirls around Ewan McGregor and Nicole Kidman as they sing on a floating cloud.... Come on, how can you take this movie seriously enough to hate it so much! And how can you then be so upset when they start singing Madonna... like the film was super-serious until Elton John entered the picture? My advice to anyone who likes theatre or Broadway shows: relax, sit back, and enjoy. The story and music may not be original, but the VISION is certainly worth attention!
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Summary: absolutely sensational
Review: I was skeptical about this video given the mixed reviews in the theater. However, I was completely won over by the video. In a day of such little originality in movies, this is a breath of fresh air. I loved this movie--Jim Broadbent's turn as the owner of Moulin Rouge, Nicole Kidman's very good performance and especially Ewan McGregor's singing. Your Song is a high point for the movie. Overall, a very surprised high thumbs-up.
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Summary: Baz should watch more musicals
Review: In the commentary on this DVD, the director, Baz Luhrmann, says, "We had to edit out much of the musical and dance sequences to advance the storyline,". What he misunderstands is that most musicals have a very simple storyline, and that people enjoy them more for their music, dance, and overall style. By trimming these parts, he's left us with a bland, obvious story about forbidden love. Ho hum. Thankfully, the DVD has most of the musical sequences restored as part of the special features. If you appreciated the film's audacity despite its flaws, the DVD is certainly recommended, if only to know what could have been.
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Summary: Obnoxious
Review: This has to be the most obnoxious film I've ever seen. The sets and costumes are visually stunning, but I felt the pace of the film to be manic to the point of being nauseating. I really, really tried to like this film, but ended up turning it off half way through.
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Summary: "Spectacular Spectacular"
Review: This is an event! Baz Luhrmann (director of William Shakespeare's Romeo & Juliet, a film that, while I didn't like, I admired for its advancement of the form) has made a thoroughly modern musical set in 1899 (no easy feat) using pop songs as the primary medium. The much-talked-about singing talents of Nicole Kidman and Ewan McGregor are, at least on first viewing, passable enough for this film. Plus, they lend a natural feel to the characters, as if you or I were singing (with our less-than-trained voices) to a loved one. The story is not what's important here, it is the spectacle. This could have easily given the title of the production within--Spectacular Spectacular--because obviously Luhrmann was reaching for this and he succeeds. I listened to some of the songs on the soundtrack and found that they did not have the same effect I had experienced without the accompanying visuals. I would hazard a guess that a second viewing would not hold the same enthrall as the first, introductory, overwhelming, oh-my-god-ness of the first. Amazing!
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Summary: One of two movies I've ever walked out of
Review: The costumes were wonderful, and that's the only compliment I can give this movie. I didn't find it a "feast for the senses" like at least one other reviewer here said: it assaulted my senses by being garish, obnoxious, loud, and plotless. The incessant homages to modern songs was mildly funny the first time, less funny the second time, and grating on my nerves the 3rd, 4th, 5th,...infinity, time. The director's attempt to marry the nostalgic with the modern to produce humor or art failed miserably. Being an optimist, as well as someone who likes musicals and "artsy" things, I kept hoping this movie would get better. I suffered through most of it and finally walked out. It is truly one of the worst movies I've ever seen.
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Summary: Not the same old cabaret...
Review: It COULD have been bad, or at best mediocre, but due to the creative genius of the people who made this film I got to experience something so very original and entertaining that I hope everyone gets to share the experience! Moulin Rouge is the exotic cabaret located in the seemingly risqué part of Paris of 1900. The daring and wealthy go to this den of erotica to get a taste for the spicy side of life. But little does society know, a very often told and what could have been mediocre love story of how true love triumphs over all that glitters with gold prevails! Moulin Rouge is not a musical, not an opera, and certainly not a straight-forward drama. It's a fictitious love story told in a one hundred year old setting using music from the 1960's, 70's and 80's, with a distinctly artsy type of presentation. Hundreds of people in very exotic costumes dance and sing in a variety of situations throughout the movie, making it pure eye candy for the movie audience. The voice heard when Kidman or McGregor sings is real and a pleasantly surprising talent to enjoy. I will recommend this is an absolutely impressive way to test your new digital DVD surround sound entertainment system. If you don't have one, I will strongly suggest that you make friends with someone who does or see the movie in the theater. It is probably the most enjoyable part of the whole movie experience.
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Summary: uh. . . hello?
Review: A question I'd like to pose to the admirers of this film and it's DVD counterpart: Amongst the *Goodies* found on the double disk release, was "The Story" (or ANY story or narrative, for that matter) found anywhere? Maybe tucked away in some of the storyboards? Maybe in some obscure Easter Egg? I give the movie two stars primarily for the fine, sharp cinematography of Donald McAlpine and beautiful production design by Catherine Martin, but the director Baz Luhrmann, though a very capable producer (having birthed this 127 minute long MTV video), is cleary suffering from "The Emperor's New Clothes" syndrome. And so it seems are most who fawn over this paean to Attention Deficit Disorder.
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Summary: THE HILLS ARE ALIVE WITH THE SOUND OF MUSIC...
Review: well, after reading 50 customer reviews i've been able 2 tell that either you hate it, or you love it. i watched it and ended up loving it. Ewan McGregor is gr8, but i didn't like Nicole Kidman. i never have, i don't see what Cruise saw in her. But i can see everythnig that Ev sees in Ewan. (for those of u little Ewan Fans you know who i'm talking about, for those of you who don't: that's his wife..ooooooo, i'm jealous!!) newz...i recomend this movie 2 neone who enjoys dancing, singing, freedom, beauty, truth, and above all things LOVE." :) ><>
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