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Summary: Loved it!
Review: My experience with people and "Moulin Rouge!" is this; you'll either hate it or love it- there seems to be no in between. As for me, I loved it. Baz Luhrmann (of "Romeo + Juliet" and "Strictly Ballroom" fame) has given us a feast for our starving senses. Based on the actual nightclub, "Moulin Rouge" brings penniless writer Christian (Ewan McGregor)to Paris. There, he befriends the "Bohemians", one of which is vertically challenged painter Toulouse-Lautrec (an impressive turn by John Leguizamo). The Bohemians desperately want their play "Spectacular, Spectacular!" to be famous, so they enlist Christian to pitch the idea to the lovely courtesean Satine (Nicole Kidman),the "Sparkling Diamond" and star of the Moulin Rouge. Satine and the Moulin Rouge's owner Harold Zidler (2002 Best Supporting Actor Jim Broadbent)desperately want to turn their famous dance hall into a legitimate theatre, but need a snide Duke (Richard Roxburgh) to invest his loads of money to do so. It is arranged that Satine will seduce the Duke to snag the funds, but Toulouse's interference for Christian throws the whole plan topsy-turvy. Upon meeting Christian, Satine falls in love with him and his poetry. But, the Duke catches them together and they invent a crazy plan that, of all things, ends up getting "Spectacular, Spectacular!" done in the Moulin Rouge after all! There's so much more that goes on during this film, and the overall theme is: "The greatest thing you'll ever learn is just to love and be loved in return". Can love overcome poverty, deceit and greedy jealousy? "Moulin Rouge!" is the return of the musical in Baz Luhrmann fashion. Modern music (such as Nirvana's "Smells Like Teen Spirit", Madonna's "Like a Virgin", the Police's "Roxanne", and of course "Lady Marmalade", originally done by Patti LaBelle)is used, as well as some fabulous original scores ("Come What May" and "Someday I'll Fly Away" are gorgeous). If you're not a big fan of musicals, this may not be your scene. You may be interested, though, to see Kidman and McGregor sing their own lyrics and put their hearts and souls into their respective performances. The DVD includes two discs: disc 1 is the movie itself (with or without the director's commentary). Disc 2 includes all kinds of goodies: Vingettes with the 5 leading actors, "The Making of Moulin Rouge", as well as a "Dance your Can-Can off" and many other extras. Worth every penny.
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Summary: Fantastic Musical I have ever seen!
Review: I will strongly recommend to all people to watch this fantastic musical. I love it not because of the cast or the director but the songs and the way she was expressed. the first 30 to 45 mins were energetic, almost noisy, but it didn't detory the original melodies.
I have a friend said that the photography is worse in Tango, he wanted to watch the whole figure of the dancers but not their heads. Hullo! The film is from a "VISIONARY" director, you shoud know that it must not filmed regulary, as a musical on the stage. If you didn't like it, don't watch it then.
All of all it is the most marvelous musical I have ever watch! Get it !
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Summary: major adicitive video
Review: the story starts out kind of slow and its not real interesting at first.. some one in the room fell asleep...i almost did too..then it explodes into a major motion picture with enough good music to make even non musical lovers like me sit up and take notice !!!! first time u watch it u may not keep up with the plot.. but ..WATCH IT AGAIN. well disc 2 has a lot of nice stuff on it, save it for later, once your addicted.. but you have to be the explorer type... its not all easy to find. theres another few hours in extras. the music grows on you.. and even the music durring the credits at the end is great....
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Summary: One of the worst movies I have ever seen
Review: This film couldn't decide whether it was high camp or just second rate imitation of a number of good movies. It was derivative beginning with Cabaret (one of the best movies ever made). The music was utterly unoriginal and obviously the person who put the score together thought that the film was going to be set in 1999 not 1899. Frankly I couldn't watch it all the way to the ... end, it became far too painful to handle ....
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Summary: An amazing movie
Review: This is one of the greatest movies ever made. It's bringing the soul of the musical back into American pop culture. Musicals are fabulous, and this is no exception. Who would have thought that Ewan McGregor and Nicole Kidman could sing so well? Their excellent voices and emotion-filled acting carries this movie and makes it what it is. Baz Luhrmann created a masterpiece in Moulin Rouge. The best way to see this movie, now that it isn't in theaters anymore, is to get the DVD. That way you can see it in widescreen--you miss so much by seeing it chopped up, formatted for television. See the un-chopped-up version. Everything should be widescreen. Also, all the extras on the DVD are really fun. I especially recommend the different camera angles for the tango--but that's just one little tidbit of what you'll find in the depths of this DVD. It's a great thing to explore!
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Summary: Spectacular Spectacular
Review: The soundtrack was unexpected and wonderfully different. I was personally very surprised that Nicole could sing. The lack of cheesy voiceovers gave the film a degree of realism that was needed in such a surreal movie.
Any student of cinematography will have to agree that the tricks used by the director of this film to hook you in worked. The strategic use of red, for passion and danger the polyphonic voicing within the scenes and the swirling camera scenes kept you hooked and riveted to get the meanings behind what was happening were truly Spectacular Spectacular.
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Summary: One of the best movies of 2001.
Review: It is hard to like this movie if you don't understand it. If you don't like musicals you may not like it. I didn't like musicals but Moulin Rouge, in a sense, turned that around. Moulin Rouge was by far one of the best movies of 2001. I suggest that everyone should watch it.
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Summary: It's just like a 3-D Victoria card.
Review: Before judging the story line or the actors, I fell in love with the cinematography. I thought it was like looking at one of the pop-up Victorian cards. After getting over being blown away with the filming, I started really paying attention to Nicole Kidman and Ewen McGreggor. Her voice is really sweet and wonderful. I loved her entrance into the movie with Diamonds are a Girl's Best Friend. Ever get a song stuck in your head? Well, CanCan has been there for days. I find myself singing it outloud sometimes. Get this video!
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Summary: the best film of 2001
Review: this was the absolute best film of 2001. it is set in turn of the century paris. the focus is on the full-blown love between a penniless writer and a beautiful courtesan. it is an overload of the senses and it will leave you crying out for more.
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Summary: Ewan Rocks
Review: Baz Luhrmann does a wonderful job of giving audiences a feast for the eyes, and ears. Ewan McGregor and Nicole Kidman did fantastic with the songs. The first time I heard Ewan sing I was swept off my feet.A must see for all his fans.
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