Strictly Ballroom

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Summary: Strictly Hilarious
Review: This is one of those movies you can watch over and over again and see something new everytime. The growing affection between Scott and Fran is very romantic.

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Summary: THE BEST
Review: This movie is one of my favorites. It's funny. The first time I saw it I didn't understand it exactly, but I saw it again a second time and fell in love. I love the fact that it doesn't pretend to change your life, or give you this amazing, uplifting experience. It doesn't go any deeper than you take it and even if you wanted to, it's unapolegetically shallow. It's a great first date/ chill at home/slumber party/ cheer up movie.

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Summary: Fun, Fun, Fun!
Review: I spent the money and saw it in the theater TWICE! 'Nuff said!

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Summary: You'll like this even if you don't like Ballroom Dancing
Review: Great retelling of the old, old Romeo and Juliet story. Australian films and actors just have a real charm about them. There is a lot of magic in this story, in the filming, and in the actors. Enjoy this!

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Summary: PLEASE WATCH THIS MOVIE
Review: the moment paul mercurio came on camera and danced, i started smiling and i couldn't stop. he is an amazingly talented dancer and baz luhrmann somehow moves the plot, telling the story through song and dance. tara morice, who plays the swan in disguise, is also marvelous as fran. the movie is at once heartwarming and exciting. you just want to dance after watching it, even if you don't know how! please watch it. paul mercurio is a true find. i LOVED this movie. this far surpasses romeo + juliet and rivals, if not defeats, moulin rouge in my affections. you will feel great after watching this.

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Summary: Stricly Ballroom!!
Review: Being that this movie is my all-time-favorite, I am probably a little partial to it. If you are fan of any of Baz Luhrmann's other works (i.e. "Romeo & Juliet" and "Moulin Rouge") you should be prepared because this work is different. The jerking camera angles are not present in this film nearly as much as in the other two. As with the other two films, Mr. Luhrmann uses music to keep the story going. In this movie, you will find a beautifully and solidly told story. It's a different kind of love story in which our couple is brought together through dancing. No, this isn't "Dirty Dancing" in Australia. This is a truly original story that will leave you laughing (at times maybe even rolling on the floor) and you will finish the movie with the wonderful warm-fuzzy feeling that you can only get from a truly fun movie.

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Summary: One of the best musicals of all time
Review: Being a dancer myself, I'm automatically drawn to any film involving dance. And I must say that this is one of my favorite movies along side "Singing In The Rain". It's humorous and intellegent, and the dance sequences are fabulous. It doesn't take itself too seriously, and I would even go so far as to say it makes fun of ballroom dancing. An all around great film with a good enough skript that you don't even have to like dance to enjoy it. Although, you might enjoy dance a little more after you've seen it.

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Summary: Revisiting "Strictly Ballroom"
Review: After seeing "Moulin Rouge", for ther second time, I wanted to go back and see "Strictly Ballroom" once more to see where it all started. I saw this film in 1992 when it played in St. Louis. It reminded me of a cross between a John Waters film and "Dirty Dancing". It was just as much fun this time. There is the constant connection to music and the casting is wonderful. I can't wait to see what Baz Luhrmann and his crew come up with the next time.

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Summary: Hilarious
Review: The movie starts with a "documentary" flavor that really brings out the melodrama in this film. This movie has a little bit for everyone - teenage "rebelion", romance, anti-establishment, good guys and bad guys, and a hero that everyone pulls for!

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Summary: DOUG YOU STUPID MAN!
Review: Strictly Ballroom is a truly excellent film. Funny, farcical and heartwarming. However, the first time you sit down to watch this quirky, loud Australian comedy, you may not be prepared and may not even like it at first. It is a farce but when it begins, if you don't know what to expect, you might be taken aback by the mock documentary style it adopts, but when you start to see how fanatical the main character Scott's parents are, you will soon begin to see the charm of this virtually unheard of (in America) film. Truly hilarious tale of learning, friendship and one of the classic "ugly duckling turned beautiful swan" stories that remind us that there is a lot more than meets the eye. Lovely debut from director Baz Luhrmann (Romeo and Juliet and Moulin Rouge).