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Summary: Come What May - See This Film
Review: As the movie starts you just don't know, "can I sit through two hours of this". You decide to give it a chance and after it's all over you say to yourself, " WOW, Spectacular, Spectacular - that's a movie I could watch again". Kidman and McGregor make beautiful music together. Drama, Suspense, Horror, Comedy, a little bit of everything, but most of all a love story. Destined to be a classic. Watch it again!
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Summary: The movie-musical is back and better than ever!
Review: Baz Lurhmann has created a stunning piece of eye-candy with the sumptious Moulin Rouge. Set in a turn-of-the century boheimian part of France, Moulin Rouge tells the story of Christian, the yong writer who falls in love with the sexy and sultry Moulin Rouge wanna-be actress Satine. The story follows their love story, complicated by the meanacing Duke, club owner Harold Zidler and the wonderfully comic Toulouse-Lautrec.The entire production itself is quite stunning, with Oscar-calliber performances coming from Ewan McGregor (Christian), Nicole Kidman (Santine), Jim Broadbent (Zidler) and John Leguizamo (Toulouse). McGregor and Kidman have excellent voices, adding a certain type of...stlye to their roles, claiming them as their own. Elephant Love Meadly and Come What May showcase their vocal talents, as well as being beautiful songs in the movie. I thought Ewan rocked in Trainspotting, but he's even better than this, his performance as Christian is priceless. Words cannot due justice to the performance of Nicole Kidman as the fading Satine, played with just the right balance of vulnerability and sex appeal. Both McGregor and Kidman deserve Oscar nom's for their performances. Jim Broadbent and John Leguizamo also bring brilliant comedic perfornaces to this wonderful ensemble piece, but the movie truly belongs to Ewan and Nicole. The opulance of the Moulin Rouge and turn of the century Paris has been vibrantly brought to life by Lurhmann and his design team. The costumes of the can-can dancers at the Moulin Rouge are stunning, as well as the many dresses that Satine wears. Then there is the actual Moulin Rouge itself, both brilliant and decaying at the sametime, with it's iconic red windmill seemingly in the background of every shot. The choreography in the dancehall scenes is also fantastic, and the "play within a play" performance is equally as amaizing. It is obvious that Lurhmann spared no expense when it came to the production values...simply amaizing... Overall, this is one of the finest movies I have ever seen. It seems odd to have modern music in the picture, although it seemingly fits (especially the "joke" about the sound of music). Moulin Rouge is a great date movie, and even a good one for a rainy day. So even if you're not a big fan of movie musicals, rent Moulin Rouge at the very least and you will see, why "above all this is a story about love...."
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Summary: It's A Classic
Review: The movie was spectacular spectacular! Nicole Kidman is a Prostitute who falls in love and sings all about it with co-star Ewan McGregor. A musical romance with theatrical comedy. I gave this movie 5 stars because it made me laugh, it made me cry, it made want to watch it again and again. It's a great movie please see at least once for you're sakes.
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Summary: Best Of The Best !
Review: I can't get over how much I enjoyed this movie. I have seen most of the Musicals filmed over the past 40 years and I can't ever remembering enjoying any of them this much. The Music is great the Photography was outstanding and the Color was perfect. I will buy this DVD and enjoy it for a long time.I recommend this movie highly to any and all that enjoys perfection at it's best.
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Summary: AwEsOmE!!
Review: This movie is the best musical i've ever seen...
Nicole Kidman and Ewan McGregor are awesome together!
I love this movie and i definitely recommend it!
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Summary: Can(t) Can(t) at the Moulin Rouge
Review: I really wanted to like this film. After seeing it, I'm astonished it made Official Selection at Cannes. On the bright side, the art direction is very good. I love the colors, typography and some of the special effects... to an extent. The storyline is so riduculous that it comes across as late-show camp. The film's downside is enhanced by unlikeable characters and pathetic overacting. What is especially irritating though are the song and dance numbers. Mixing pop music with a peroid drama is an interesting idea but executed, it just doesn't work.
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Summary: Excitante!
Review: When a great MOVIE like Moulin Rouge gets everyone's attention in my family, it's almost a miracle. It is so great we all enjoy it TOGETHER! Moulin Rouge has EVERYTHING we all sometimes take for granted in our lives. Love, Beauty, Freedom, Truth, Envy, Jelousy, beutiful songs, etc. Everything's covered. The dance scenes are very exciting! It makes me and others want to get up and do the CAN-CAN! I love all of the characters!! The only way I can describe my feelings about Moulin Rouge to the fullest, is in spanish and Moulin Rouge is TREMENDAMENTE FABULOSA!
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Summary: Just astonishingly horrible
Review: One star for excellent visual creativity. Let me give some caveats:
1) If you value visuals above all else, you may enjoy this movie. The visuals are amazing.
2) If you think popular music lyrics are deep, you may enjoy this movie.
3) If you get carried away by star power, you may enjoy this movie. Otherwise, stay away.
Plot: The plot is trite and trivial. It's reminiscent of many operas, only in operas thin plots are used as structures on which to hang complex music. Here, you know within moments how the entire story line will proceed.
Music: Here, the music is complex only insofar as there are many "samples" of popular music integrated (and every one done worse that the original). The complexity does not build in any coherent manner, and merely points out the shallowness of the popular music bites. If you're going to use popular music, at least use decent popular music. "Your Song" was a relatively good choice, but "Like a Virgin" was idiotic-- and they built an entire production number around it. The two stars-- not singers-- did a good job. Nicole Kidman sounded a bit like Helen Reddy to me, but Ewen McGregor had a very honest, individual voice.
Dialogue: Much of this also comes from popular music. Enough said.
Humor: The first time you hear a character use a line from a 70's hit, it's a bit amusing. The 80th time it happens, it's clear that the writers had no original thoughts to express. The boudoir scene was idiotic and predictable, having been done better many times in earlier movies.
Actors: I thought they did a very good job. But skilled, hard-working actors cannot make terrible material into Citizen Kane. They can, it this case, make it into Showgirls. I can't overemphasize how awful this was, and I had been prepared to enjoy it. As I mentioned, the visuals were amazing, but they certainly don't carry the movie.
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Summary: Modern Day Throw Back
Review: It is good to see a modern day video throw back to the previous century. It reminds me of the days when Musicals reigned supreme. I found Moulin Rouge to be a very lively , amusing and touching film. Considering todays hip-hop market and mentality, Moulin Rouge is a tremendous spark for the heart. I feel it could be a good direction for future movie culture, if someone is willing to take the ball and run with it. Sit back and enjoy.
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Summary: Musical for the new Millenium
Review: It's important to remember what it is you're watching, as you're watching this. It's a musical. People don't break into song instead of conversing normally in real life, nor do they in realism theater. This is not realism. It's a musical. A big, bold, graphic and glorious musical. The performances are all incredible - each actor takes risks that may seem too much (but again, we're talking suspension of reality here) and your emotions will be on a wild rollar coaster from the first to the last note. I saw the movie in the theater, and now own the DVD - which brings lots of entertaining extras that anyone who wants to see what goes into a musical will love. Full length dance routines (not the shorter versions that make the final cut) and original camera angles make you take a second look at the movie - and realize just how brilliant Baz Luhrman is. You'll be singing along before you know it - since you probably already know the songs anyway - and you'll look at your pop music favorites in a whole new way... It really is Spectacular - Spectacular!!!
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