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Summary: What Happened?
Review: I'm very unhappy with this movie. It had a lot of potential but listening to classic songs re-done poorly and jumbled together was absolutely painful. The singing and acting were fine - not stellar but fine. I am more disappointed in the fact that I had to hear many of my favorite songs from the 70's and 80's completely butchered. What happened to the days when musicals had original music and lyrics?
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Summary: Moulin Misses the Mark
Review: MOULIN ROUGE, although it has apparently, though oddly, regenerated an interest in the full-blown "Hollywood musical" left me totally cold. I found it a bloated, incomprehensible mish-mash of cheap cinematic tricks, with little or no substance, relying on the use of pre-existing musical numbers, erratically staged, and performances obviosuly coaxed from actors who cared little about their roles or the project. Visually tiring, with its peculiar editing, it was a total chore to sit through. Thank goodness Miramax ignored this dismal effort and took the plunge to make CHICAGO, which is infinately a much better film musical. If "the musical" does indeed return to Hollywood and once again becomes acceptable and accessible to the movie-going public, it will be because of CHICAGO, not the trite and over-the-top MOULIN ROUGE.
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Summary: "Spectacular Spectacular"
Review: That's exactly what this movie is "spectacular"! MOULIN ROUGE takes you on a visual, physical, and emotional journey like no other. It tells the story of a young writer Christian (Ewan McGregor), who comes to Paris in the late 1890's and to the Moulin Rouge, where he quickly gets swept up in its world of sex, drugs, and excitement. Chistian then becomes infatuated with a beautiful courtasan at the Moulin Rouge, Satine (Nicole Kidman). The two star-crossed lovers begin a forbidden love affair, and then Satine must choose between the love of her life, or the highest bidder. The songs and musical numbers in this film are excellent, and very well done, they really add to the emotion of the film whether that be excitement, love, or saddness. This film is extremely colorful and boldly artistic with moments of wild comedy and incredible romance, and drama. The cast is incredible too, especially Kidman and McGregor who shine in this film both singing and acting. I highly recommend this DVD for any fan of this film, it has great special features and takes you further into this great movie. And I highly recommend seeing MOULIN ROUGE, for those who have not. MOULIN ROUGE is truly a "spectacular spectacular" film.
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Summary: You either love it or you hate it.
Review: This movie can be described in one word: ecclectic. It goes from rehashed Whitney Houston songs to a revamped version of Madonna's "Like A Virgin," this time sung my two slightly insane old men and a few of their mildly unusual servents. But this also adds to the creativity and uniqueness of the movie, earning it a well-deserved Best Picture nomination. The colors and art direction were spectacular and the acting was grand. And the giant elephant was pretty awesome, as well. This movie makes you laugh and it makes you cry. But apparantly, it made a lot of people vomit it horror. Yes, this movie is one of those "either you love it or you hate it" movies. I, myself, love period films, as well as strange, quirky ones. This movie was a mix of the two. Therefore, I loved it. And if you don't like either of those two qualities, I suggest you stop reading now.The synopsis is as follows: A young man, Christian (Ewan McGregor) moves to Paris, France to write a novel about love. He finds himself trapped in an awkward situation with a group of musical-writing Bohemians. From there they go to a night club known as the Moulin Rouge where Tolouse Letrec (?) tells Christian he is to meet the cortisan in her giant Elephant Room in the courtyard, and "totawy awone." There the cortizan, Satine (Nicole Kidman), mistakes him for a powerful man known as the Duke and this leads to many mixups, followed by a deal to turn the Moulin Rouge into a theater. Among all of this is a love conflict that is somewhat unique. You see, this unusual movie also has a slightly original, but also quite unoriginal, love story. Thank goodness Nicole Kidman plays Satine. She is poised and has a lovely voice. This was her breakaway role in which she proved herself as a true actress. For this film she was nominated, and in 2002 won an Oscar for Best Actress for her role as Virginia Woolf in The Hours. She is now playing Ada in the movie "Cold Mountain," which is believed to be one of the big winners during this year's Oscars. This movie marked the beginning of her well-deserved true acting career. May she last forever. Bottom Line: Despite the often eccentric musical numbers, this movie will dance and sing in history forever as the brave and august film that it is and was meant to be. (I gave it an A and it is number 8 on my Top Ten Favorite Movies List)
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Summary: A perfect Friday night flick
Review: Well, the first time I saw this, I thought, "What in the world was THAT?" Then I couldn't stop humming the tunes. Next I wanted to rent it and see it again. I am a big classic, old time musical fan and am glad to get to see a modern day musical that holds up to the golden oldies. Romantic, great scenery. Don't try to make it something it's not. Just enjoy.
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Summary: Best Film/DVD Of 2001!
Review: Moulin Rouge is a gorgeous movie. The costumes, cinematography, and art direction are spectacular and unlike anything since Cabaret. Watch out for Nicole Kidman's sizzling performance as Satine. For the first half of the movie we see a person who is not ultimately rude or shallow, but a rather desperate woman who pretends she doesn't care and is just trying to live her life the way she's told. For the second half of the movie, we see an amazingly emotional, dramatic woman who is deeply in love and doesn't even know how to express herself. In Nicole's eyes we see the desperation and depression and the crying out for help. If only we could leap into our televisions and save her from pain, emotionally, physically, and mentally. In any other year, when Halle Berry's breathtaking work in Monster's Ball hadn't been nominated, Nicole would have won the Oscar. I can't begin to describe Moulin Rouge. The whole thing is a gorgeous, dazzling drama turned into an electrifying cabaret. Ultimately though, this film is honestly about truth, beauty, freedom, and love. But they left one thing out- this movie is about sadness and the overcoming of sadness. If he ever could overcome it after the tragic ending.
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Summary: Just plain Bad
Review: I'm a fan of Fred Astaire and Gene Kelly - and nothing in this video approaches the singing and dancing of these two legends. The characters were cardboard, the overuse of computer graphics was nauseating, the songs were just plain terrible - no reason to celebrate most modern pop, and I ended up feeling just drained after watching even 30 minutes of this calamity. I wouldn't force this movie on my worst enemy. I suggest that you pick up 'Singing in the Rain' if you want to see a musical with heart, dancing, and good singing.
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Summary: Best Romantic Movie I've ever seen
Review: This movie had it all music and great songs. Awesome direction. The love scenes were wonderful I watch it over and over again. The colors and music just great. The actors and actresses wonderful. This movie is so truly moving.
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Summary: Moulin Rouge, an awesome movie
Review: Happy to see that there are still people writing opinions on this movie though this is not a latest one. Actually this film was first shown at cinemas here two years ago. The shots chosen as promotion ad on tv made me feel it's just a movie packed with glamour costumes and dancers and I was misguided into thinking that it's not worth seeing so I ignored it.
A couple of weeks ago,I spotted a moulin rouge vcd among other 'old movies' on a shelf at Blockbuster. I rented it as a 'late night show' that night. Without great expectation, I sat back and started watching it. Since the beginning of the film, I had been attracted to it as the camera swooped across Paris in black and white, backed up with the opening song 'nature boy' (I didn't know what the song was at that moment yet). Wow, the melody fitted the tone of the movie perfectly. Then it appeared Christian, who started to retell his story... I sat in my armchair, became more and more absorbed in the songs, the acting, the entire movie. I kept sitting there for a few moments longer, thinking over all that had happened as the credits were rolling on the screen at the end of the movie, which I'd never done before. You know, more often you'll just switch it off right after a movie ends. It's really a surprise to me.
The rearrangement of old songs was superb. Together with the songs in the movie, Nicole, Ewan and other supporting roles help to boost the movie up to the best of the best. Not to mention, the director did a great job. Nicole is a wonderful actress and I like her previous movies such as 'To die for' and 'The others" and she was the main reason for me to see 'Moulin Rouge'. But this is Ewan who steals the movie. I'd never seen a single movie of his before. I'm mesmerized by his charm and voice. He's really a talented actor. As quoted from an interview with the director before the movie was shown on screen, Baz said that Ewan was his 'secret weapon' in the movie, I'm sure that the movie has won thousands of hearts through this weapon. My husband said he would watch it once again though he thinks it's a kind of 'women's film. I'm not a keen writer and I don't know how to describe how good the film is. it's just fantastic to me and that's it!
I returned the vcd the next day but at the same time, I bought a vcd. Then I went to HMV for a dvd version the next week. I have an impulse to watch the movie every day and listening to the "Moulin Rouge" soundtrack has now become my favourite pastime.
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Summary: Not As Good As I Thought It Would Be
Review: This movie is hard to rate with stars because I think it deserves 3 and a half stars. This movie was good but there were annoying moments!! The first 30 minutes or so are confusing and akward. I didnt like the tango scene which everyone else seemed to like. I was just so eager to see what was next for Satine & Christian and then they just start some dumb, pointless tango scene. The movie would've been better without it. The overall story was pretty good. It made me cry and a few parts made me laugh... A very select few. Another problem may be is that I saw Chicago(the best movie in the WORLD) before I saw Moulin Rouge and Moulin Rouge just didnt live up to my expectations! Oh well.... its a pretty good movie! So I suggest you rent it before you go and buy it.
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