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Summary: ~~~``smoKin!!
Review: -Nicole Kidman sizzles as Satine, the dazling star of a popular french nightclub that caters to society's decadent elite. At the height of her sexual power, the stunning courtesan ignites the inner most desires of all the men who come in contact with her. She unwittingly draws Christian, a struggling writer portrayed by Ewan McGregor into her seductive spell. Their steamy affair sparks scandal and explosive onsequences. Visionary director, Baz Luhrmann's story of passion, obsession and desire fills the screen with high energy music and stunninig visuals.- Baz Luhrman did a a very great job on directing and how the story flows was really fit watching. Marius DeVries did the best music they could with the choreography of John O'Connel. With all these combinations, you'll never regret watching this movie and you would even repeat the movie one more time!
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Summary: Can't get enough!
Review: I saw this movie in the theaters. I rented it when it came out on video. Now I have to buy it. What caught me into the trap of Moulin Rouge is Ewan McGregor's true acting and realistic emotions. He really looks like he is in love, which is a rare occurance in movies! Ewan also has a rich singing voice. His emotion can be heard in the songs. Nicole Kidman did surprise me with her strong voice. She did some fine acting as well. I will fast forward though some of the dizzying effects at the beginning to get to the slower pace and true story telling. One for your movie collection.
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Summary: If you like musicals...
Review: If you like the old black & white musicals and want to see that genre reproduced in the 21st century you'll most likely enjoy this one (as long as you don't have puritanical values:-). It may well be the most colorful movie to date. The visual effects are spectacular! Musically, the skill of incorporating lyrics from Elton John, The Beetles, Nirvana, and other modern pop artists was very nicely done. After hearing all the hoopla about the film, I was looking forward to seeing it. Hey, it is supposedly a great movie and I love Nicole Kidman, so I can't go wrong by investing a couple of hours watching it, right? Then I read some of the reviews posted here about how you will "love it or hate it" and found it more alluring. So I got some popcorn and set out on my journey. Well, I didn't HATE it, but sadly, it really didn't do anything for me. I can appreciate it for what it is, but quite frankly, after about a half hour, I went into the kitchen and started washing dishes. NOT what I was hoping for. (Yes, I kept going back periodically to see if I was missing something. I wasn't). I viewed it as 'Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory' meets 'The Rocky Horror Picture Show'. A musical fantasy with better effects but without the chemistry or the rice. I as I have sated, I don't like musicals. I'd much rather see something more realistic or weirdly captivating. NOT a film where the actors break into song for no apparent reason. It's not for me, but I still give it 4/5 for visual appeal.
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Summary: Painful, Meaningless, and Incoherent
Review: I didn't know what to expect, but I didn't like what I found. This movie is spastic. There are dozens of edits every minute, each unjustified and collectively incoherent. The plot hangs together by a thread, weakly starched by lyrics borrowed from several familiar songs. The speedy stop-motion video and overdubbed cartoon sound effects are insulting. The movie views like a bad acid trip. That this movie received such interest and critical acclaim speaks to the unsatisfied demand for creativity from Hollywood, and the void of taste swirling in the wake of the American populus.
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Summary: Hated every second of it.
Review: Absolutely the worst movie of 2001, and one of the worst movies I've ever seen, PERIOD. Even the beautiful Nicole Kidman couldn't save the movie. When I saw it in the theater, I noticed that people kept getting up and leaving. At first I thought they might just be going to the concession stand, but as more and more people trickled out and never came back, I realized they were leaving because it was truly an awful movie. Less than half the original audience was there by movie's end. If I would've been by myself, I would've left also. Come to find out, my viewing companion felt the same way I did! Too bad we didn't speak about it during the movie, so we could've left and spared ourselves the misery of watching such tripe.
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Summary: I LOVE IT, AND MORE THAN THAT.
Review: This is by far the best pictured ever made, and if you havent seen it,I think you should, because you are missing somthing, that is going to change the way you see the hole perseption of the imagination that has to be in a movie. To tell a story is easy, but to blow all your sences, the way this movie does, IS THE EXPERENCE OF BEEIN IN A MOVIE .
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Summary: one of the best movies ever made
Review: Who ever said musicals are out? I first saw this in June after much convincing from a friend and have seen it 14 times since then. This has something for everyone? It has comedy, drama, and romance. It's a musical. It's got Ewen Mcgregor and Nicole Kidman. That's a reason in itself. There is a lot of symbolism for the lit lover and did I mention Ewen McGregor? I can't say enough about this movie so i'll just stop here. Go buy it and see for yourself.
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Summary: A Beautiful, Funny, Wonderful Story About a Boy
Review: I have to say that honestly - I wasn't all that excited about this movie. I love musicals (especially Les Miserables), but it was advertized somewhat poorly and I thought it looked almost hokey. Not to mention how sick I was of hearing Lady Marmalade every 3 seconds on the radio. I thought the movie seemed not worth my time, and that I wouldn't like it anyway. How incredibly wrong I was. This more is so unique and has so much character, it blows you away. Whether you enjoy musicals or not, this movie is amazing for so many different reasons - the acting, the cast, the sets, the costumes...and of course, the songs! It's nothing that you could expect or imagine, because it's in a genre all its own. It fits so many different categories, but not just one - a drama, a comedy, a musicial, a farce - a love story. It's a movie that definitely reaches people on all levels, as long as its given a chance. This is one film that is definitey not a waste of your time. It will leave you breathless and drunk with emotion. If only there were more than 5 stars...
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Summary: How Wonderful the Costumes, Sets, Singing, Everything are!
Review: Anachronistic, yup, but you won't care because this movie is a feast for the eyes and ears, and is chock-full of tons of scenes (especially the musical & dance routines, which disc 2 gives you extra (and I do mean extra! i.e: extended versions, multiple camera angles, initial videos of dancers performing the numbers in the dance studio; cut scenes from initial test releases: just all kinds of awesome stuff!) Commentary by the director but best of all his wife Catherine Martin, she's a *genious* Costume AND Set Designer, and very professional yet entertaining, too. Too much fun for one disc so there are two to savor, only the greatest scrooges in the land could find fault with this movie!! -- THIS REVIEW WRITTEN BY THE GREATEST COSTUME FREAK IN THE STATE OF MASSACHUSETTS :-)
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Summary: get swept off your feet
Review: Great direction, visuals, and songs. "Moulin Rouge" is an offbeat, sometimes dark, but charming musical. The beginning of the movie is somewhat of a visual orgy, but as the movie progresses, audiences are introduced to the growing romance between Satine and Christian. As they fall deeper in love, their relationship becomes more forbidden accordingly. Jim Broadbent does a great job as Zidler; his facial expressions are comical and grotesque in an almost paradoxical way. Emotions are captured onscreen flawlessly. I definitely recommend this movie for anyone who would be delighted to see Ewan McGregor burst into song on a giant elephant.
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