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Summary: Awesome
Review: not a chick flick like you would think
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Summary: Over stimulating, frenetic pace...you get the idea
Review: This was just an awful experience. The dialogue was puerile, the music ordinary and the acting over done. You either love this or hate it. It's nice from a technical standpoint but, for someone who likes a fresh story line, this is not interesting. The actors did what they could, frenetically, but the techniques are bigger than they are; in any movie other than Star Wars, that's bad news!
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Summary: Colorfull and fantastic
Review: This is a different movie with very much colour music and romantizm.
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Summary: So it doesn't have a "gripping" plot line. Who cares?
Review: Let's face it -- some movies are just for entertainment, folks. To approach Moulin Rouge in hopes of being intellectually drained or didactically lectured for two hours may leave some disappointed; these people can go and see other movies. Moulin Rouge is for viewers who can leave their expectations behind and bask in the amazing colors and movements and sounds of a movie, rather than dissect its every nuance.This is, simply put, an amazing movie -- and a welcome break from movies that are too afraid to remind us of the beautiful joy in life.
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Summary: Best movie of the year!
Review: I haven't enjoyed a movie as much as I enjoyed this one in a very long time! Just when I had lost faith in Hollywood, Baz Luhrmann puts out this masterpiece that epitomizes creativity and talent. I avoided seeing this movie until recently, and I regret that I never saw it at the theater. Ewan McGregor's performance will leave you breathless and Nicole Kidman will make even the harshest critic rethink old perceptions. The soundtrack is amazing, second only to the choreography! This movie has quickly become one of my favorites, as it combines comedy with drama so seamlessly. Watch this movie with an open mind and you will be dazzled by a soon to be classic love story!
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Summary: Not my type
Review: Too wild and scenes too busy. Can't keep my head from spinning. It is definitely different but can't say I enjoyed it. Just could not keep laughing at each other and thinking "Why are we watching this?"
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Summary: a postmodern masterpiece
Review: "This is a story about truth, beauty, freedom, and above all love," so says the self proclaimed purpose of the movie. In truth, it is a movie about all those things and in addition it is a movie about art and redemption. Simply put, Moulin Rouge is the story of a young writer who through a strange turn of events lands the job of writing the play "Spectacular, Spectacular" for the Moulin Rouge. Along the way, he falls in love with the star and although she is forbidden to love him, the relationship develops and transforms both of their lives. As a plotline, the story is simplistic and trite, but the movie as a whole is a stunning masterpiece. Part of what makes it so amazing is that it is completely a postmodern movie - a text that comments on itself. It is a movie that is aware that it is a movie and so in a very serious way does not take itself seriously. But within this movie they create a play that is more true to reality that reality itself appears. The multiple layers and subtle commentary on the nature of art turn a cliched story into an engaging and moving wonder. It does not take long as one watches to realize that this is a very different movie. That fact begins to sink in when during the first scene an unconscious Argentinian falls through the roof, Ewan McGregor breaks in the opening lines of "The Sound of Music" (in 1900 Paris), and the Green Fairy jumps off the Absinthe bottle. For the first half hour one is bombarded with an almost dizzying overload of sight and sound. (you have to get the dvd to truly appreciate all that went into making those scenes) The use of popular song lyrics (Beatles, Madonna) as part of the regular dialogue is brillant. The characters seem to be having meaningful and tender conversations, but we the audience are forced to filter that through the fact that we have heard the words that they are saying numerous times before on the radio. It makes one really question if anything one ever says it truly origenal or undetermined by culture. (Plus one realizes that Ewan McGregor's version of "Your Song" is better than Elton John's). But beyond the art, this movie tells a beautiful story of redemption. Satine (Nicole Kidman) is a prostitute who is wrapped up in a life of loveless relationships and who cares only about fame and money. During the course of the movie, she is redeemed through true love, forgiveness, and mercy by Ewan McGregor's character Christian (yes, that's his name, quite fitting isn't it?). So it becomes under all of its layers a story of true love and caring about what is really important in life. This is a great movie, but it is not for everyone. It is not entertainment, it is art. The unintellectual and those who dislike musicals should stay away, but if you love art and enjoy a profound story get this movie. p.s. get the dvd and find all the hidden tracks (like Nicole and Ewan goofing off Kareoke style to a song)
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Summary: totally entertaining
Review: I just read FIFTY bad reviews of this thing and I am left wondering if I saw the same movie! My wife dragged me to it... I was laughing my head off within the first 10 minutes. THEN they started it with all the musical anachronisms and I nearly had a heart attack! How cool! What a love story! Ewan is totally underrated as an actor and he sings even better. Nicole's good too--have you heard her Robbie Williams duet? Baz has an amazing artistic visual style. Loved Romeo & Juliet. Can't wait to see Strictly Ballroom. Ignore all the trolls and naysayers. Watch with no expectations. Have a little sense of humor and an open mind and you'll have a good time with this gem.
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Summary: Truth, Beauty, Freedom, and Love
Review: Spectacular, Spectacular!! The two words that describe this movie. Nicole Kidman and Ewan McGregor are wonderful. The music is lovely and the dancing is great. The best way to watch this movie is if you have a DVD player. The extra features are amazing. This my new favorite movie and is on my list as one of the best movies of all time!!!!
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Summary: Trying to resurrect the dinosaur
Review: Although it is evident that the filmmakers were making a valiant attempt to resurrect an extinct animal; film musical comedy, they have failed miserably. Perhaps it is an impossible task. Moulin Rouge is an indulgent mess, with a few wonderful sequences and performances (most notably by Ewan McGregor and Jim Broadbent, both of whom are quite good) Personally I am mystified by the film's appeal. Kidman and Leguizamo are both way over the top, the story is much too simplistic and the dance sequences are unfocused and dull. I would very much like Luhrmann to take a look at an earlier film of his "Strictly Ballroom" and take a lesson from it. Maybe going back to his roots (as they say) might help him create something worthwhile.
Although not as dreadful as his Romeo and Juliet, Moulin Rouge is still a failure. I can not recommend it to any but the least discriminating viewer.
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