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Summary: Fantastic
Review: I can see why someone wouldn't like Moulin Rouge. It could be a visual overload for someone who isn't prepared or doesn't like that kind of thing. Some poeple aren't willing to suspend their disbelief. The key to enjoying Moulin Rouge is to understand that none of it is supposed to be real. It takes place in a Paris heightened by the imagination and a love for the city; nothing looks that good all over in real life. That doesn't mean you shouldn't care about the characters; it just means that you shouldn't expect them to seem 'normal.'
I, personally, love it. Baz Luhrmann would be my god if he wasn't so silly (I've seen that behind the scenes footage). The performances are fabulous; the voices, while they aren't professional caliber, are perfect for the roles. It's beautiful to look at; it's got a story that, while not bringing anything new, breathes affecting, moving, passionate life into old material. I cry almost every time I see it (about eight now) and I am not a crying person. On top of all that, it's funny.
This DVD is a wonderful way to extend one's experience of the film. It brings some fabulous innovations, such as the Red Curtain feature--you turn it on, and once in a while a green fairy appears. You click, and it takes you behind the scenes, showing you how they did it. I still haven't finished exploring all the other great stuff they've got.
Wheeee!
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Summary: Yikes, just yikes! A movie way out of it's time.
Review: Ummm.... I watched this movie at work one day because we had to preview it for our surround sound display and my boss and we were at a loss. We had trouble following the storyline because we're not used to watching musicals. But overall I turned it off and threw it in the trash because it was soo aweful. The only way I can describe it as an "artsy ditsy touchy-feely" movie which is one of those movies where you have to be so-called artistic to understand the basic concept of it.All in all: Guys, don't get this one. It's one of those chick flicks that us guys are forced to watch with our girlfriends.
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Summary: Awful the first 20 min but after that you get hooked
Review: To tell the truth i had to watch the first half hour 3 times before i could stand to get past it but after that it was wonderful a lot of people are judging the whole movie on the first 20 min but is a good movie and i accually enjoy the first 20 mins now that i have watched it all the way through. Although It is a origional movie it is a little over hyped and over rated thats why i gave it 4 stars
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Summary: Solid and intriguing.
Review: I admit, I picked up this movie because Nicole Kidman was in it. That said, I wasn't prepare for the elegance of the performances, which made her a moot point. Kidman's along with Ewan (way far from an Obi-Wan presario)chemistry lit up the screen and you can't help being drawn into the sometimes mythical atmosphere. The addition of an Elton John classic only heightened the power of Moulin Rouge. From the wardrobes to the songs, acting and choreography, the film achieved success. I didn't give it 5 stars because it was a little overdone in parts, but I recommend you pick this up and let that little glitch be: a moot point. If you're a musical fan, a closet art-film fan, or just want to curl up for some good entertainment...get it.
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Summary: Worst dog ever...
Review: Beautiful costumes. So what! Stolen music. Never mind that, they probably wanted to save money or didn't want to hire a good composer. Beautiful dance sequences destroyed by poor camera work. When skillful dancers are doing their thing I don't want to see ceseless closeups of heads or feet. I want good lighting, and love to see the whole figure, not a palette of color from 50 feet up in the air. (As an example of good camera work for dace sequences, "Center Stage" comes to mind). For the first 42 minutes of "Moulin Rouge," the camera never pauses more than 5 seconds on anything. When it does, it's such a relief you feel like crying, but you can't because you already have a terrible head ache. Oh, the plot is nice, but that's too little too late. This dog will go to the pound in a short time. It's an atrocity done with a lot of promotion. They wanted to buy an Oscar. Fortunatelly they didn't, but a lot of people was fooled by the hype, including myself.
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Summary: Moulin Rouge
Review: I never like a musical movie. But this movie is different.
It's unique. Very entertaining and romantic. Ewan and Nicole sang beautifully. They have chemistry. And Baz, the director is a genius. The first time i saw the movie, i thought it was weird. But my friends told to watch it again. I bought the DVD, and they were right. I'm beginning to think i'm obsessed with this movie.
Because i watch it so many times. And the more i watch, the more i like the movie. I keep thinking about it. For me it's the best movie of the year.
Rating:
Summary: Excellent Movie
Review: This was my favorite movie of the 2001, great perfomances especially from Nicole Kidman (She deserved all the awards and reconigtion She got this past year) and Ewan was excellent too.
The DVD is perfect, great sound, picture and the second disc has wonderful features. I recommend this DVD to everyone who enjoy musicals and simple to everyone who love movies.
Rating:
Summary: Sheer excess.
Review: Yup, it's true. You will either love Moulin Rouge, or hate it. The movie is so utterly loaded with excesses that there is no room left for middle ground on the matter. The movie is simple spectacle for spectacle's shape.The plot is simple. Penniless author falls in love with a beautiful and unattainable artist but has to keep her away from the incredibly rich, powerful, and square duke. In other words, it's nothing Shakespeare In Love didn't do better and you'll probably be able to guess how the story ends within 20 minutes. That's not the point, however, as Baz Luhrmann uses the story as a backdrop and send you spinning into a fantasy world. The sets and costumes are spectacular but the music is so outrageous, so over-the-top that your reaction to it will make or break the whole movie. The first big dance number is a medley of two original songs, 'Diamonds Are A Girls Best Friend,' 'Material Girl,' and 'Smells Like Teen Spirit.' Somehow, it works. I will admit, this movie is not for everybody. I liked it - which is why I'm giving it four stars instead of three - better than A Beautiful Mind or The Fellowship Of The Ring. Others may find the movie's excesses too much to stand. The beginning is a bit absurd (my reaction to the first five minutes was one of skepticism and disdain). The directing style is hyperactive, but Lurhmann is nowhere near as jerky as he was with William Shakespeare's Romeo And Juliet, a movie that was literally making me motion sick watching it. Still, the acting is solid, particularly Nicole Kidman, John Leguizamo, and Jim Broadbent. Broadbent's performance as Harold Zidler alone is worth watching the movie. Even Ewen McGregor, whose voice doesn't quite stand up to Kidman's or Broadbent's manages to hang in there musically and make up the difference with his acting. That said, if you willing to accept Moulin Rouge for the simple, absurd, over-the-top spectacle that it is, watch it and you will not be disappointed. If not, you're better off looking elsewhere.
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Summary: A brilliant romance that revives the musical genre.
Review: "Moulin Rouge!" (2001) You may have never liked musicals before. You may have always hated when the characters in a live action film burst into song. I personally always quite enjoyed a not-too-frequent good musical number in a movie, and I haven't seen a great musical film in quite some time. Moulin Rouge! completely restored my faith in modern musicals, and in all good movies for that matter. This is quite simply the best romantic tale ever told, and an amazing odyssey through a visionary director's mind that is not easily forgotten. That director of course is Baz Luhrmann, who has directed such films as Strictly Ballroom in 1992 and Romeo + Juliet in 1996. With Rouge, Luhrmann uses more energy than in any of films. The sheer sense and atmosphere in Rouge is all thanks to a marvellous director who really knows his stuff. Luhrmann is very artistic with the big picture and uses nifty little technical marvels to make the movie even more heart-warming and colourful (an example is of several scenes where the moon smiles down on Christian and Satine while they are dancing to 'Our Song'). The performances by an all-star cast in the film also provide to the greatness of the movie. Ewan McGregor and Nicole Kidman are Christian and Satine, lighting up the screen with their stunning performances. It seems like these 2 actors we're meant for each other, a sign of really getting into your character - these 2 deserve Oscars! And to boot, they both have incredible singing voices. Jim Broadbent is almost equally fantastic as the huge, moustache-twirling Moulin Rouge owner Harold Zidler, and Richard Roxburgh is powerful and engrossing as the Duke, who is also after Satine. John Leguizamo doesn't disappoint on the comic side of things at the beginning, but him and McGregor also have a very powerful dramatic moment near the end. The sets for this movie are what really set it ablaze. From the giant elephant to a windmill of a nightclub, the film is tightly edited and decorated brilliantly to bring the millennium side-story to life. The visual effects are also very good, and very noticeable. You can't really tell their visual effects, but the wizards on this movie used plenty of techniques (exploding colours, mist on rooftops, a brilliant swoop over Paris) to make this look more daring, and more artistic. Unfortunately this may come as a love-it-or-hate-it film to some. Possible reasons people might not like it is because they don't like musicals, they think it was overstylized or possibly even melodramatic. I really loved this movie as you already know. I have no negativity towards musicals, I loved the way the style of the movie was over-the-top and flashy, and the drama was not at all cheesy or corny, it won my heart by using natural scenes and lines.
Keep an open mind with Rouge and you'll be fine. Overall, this is my best film of 2001, an overwhelming, sexy, daring, highly anticipated, brilliantly made, with kinetic energy and incredible musical numbers (Come What May is the best film song for the new decade!). I couldn't take my eyes off this movie, and it is one of my personal all-time greats. I might've not said much about this film to make you believe that, but trust me, this is an almost indescribable film, and no amount of adjectives than really sum up how much I loved the movie. See it now! MY GRADE: A+ NOTE: If you buy the special-edition VHS you get a great making-of featurette with interviews with the cast and a couple of deleted scenes. It's worth the couple more dollars, trust me!
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Summary: I Feel Very Strongly for This Movie!
Review: No other [recent] film ... got quite as strong an emotional reaction from me as did Moulin Rouge. ... Of course the story has been told hundreds of times, and that's the point: to tell a simple story but in a revolutionary way. The plot is just a rip off of the Orpheus myth (I don't think it has anything to do with a "generation gap"... they TELL you evetything that is going to happen at the very beginning, and this is the point, and anyway the real meat isn't what happens but how), but the way it is told redefines the movie musical, and for someone really in to movies, that is kind of a big deal. Many people also had trouble dealing with the editing, feeling they were watching MTV or just took a lot of E. Usually when movies have such a rapid editing style I get annoyed as well, but on this movie it made the emotional impact of what happened to the characters very immediate. No other film last year gave me as heavy and intense an emotional response as Moulin Rouge. As for the music... well, what are you supposed to give someone with a ridiculous obsession with love to sing? It Was like playing the board game "Encore" with the word "love," and instead of annoying, I found it endearing and true to / perfect for the character of Christian. He is an archetype. And plus it has Nicole Kidman who is a goddess and makes me sweat and short of breath. The DVD is spectacular with two amazing commentaries and, I believe, 16 easter eggs.
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