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Summary: WOW! Best movie ever since Show Girls!
Review: Anybody out there know what CONTEXT means? Well, OK, for the 98% of you out there still scratching your hairdos, it's what is totally absence from this hollywood O-D experience, a mechanical production from beginning to end, touring through 100 years of pop music with all the over-speeded charm of a 42nd street live porn show. This is the audio-visual equivalent of too much acid & speed taken at the same time by the wrong person. MAJOR DOO-DOO!
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Summary: The Worst and Best Movie of All Time
Review: If I could, I'd give this movie 1 star for the first half, and 5 stars for the second half. The first half of the movie was absolutely the worst movie I've ever seen. Styled like a hyper MTV music video, the actors behave like demented live action Warner Brother's cartoons. Did no one tell them that only cartoon characters can get away with this? While Baz Luhrman excels in tragic stories, he has no comic sensibilities. In the first part of the movie he strains to be comic, and each of these hyper comic moments falls flat and took me out of the story. Strangely the commentary suggests that this was his intent!? Though their mantra was "everything in the service of the story," they did a lot of other things visually and musically in the first half that completely distracted from the story. Having a strong urge to leave, but remembering the astonishing final scene in his Romeo + Juliet, I hung in there hoping to catch a few visual gems. About half way though the movie my patience finally paid off, and it began to take the story seriously and become an astonishing work of cinematic art. I was completely swept away by the story, and everything worked in complete service to the story, I mean everything from the acting, dancing, singing, cinematography and editing. In the end I absolutely loved it, but it was also the worst movie ever. To reconcile my love and revulsion for this movie, I've split the movie in half. When I show it to friends, I give them I little prologue to establish the story and start with the second half, and they love it too.
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Summary: Love it or hate it...........
Review: I sat down to watch this film, as my girlfriend loves it, and I had heard quite a few things about it, at both ends of the spectrum. After sitting through two hours of an awful story that was blatantly lifted from "Shakespeare in Love," I was in a bad mood. I realized I had seen what I consider to be one of the three worst films of all time. Now, people who are more into visuals and less into story will like this, as the visuals are fairly interesting. The music was interesting, since it was one medley after another, but I didn't find any of them very compelling or moving. The cast was great, but couldn't do much with such a cliche script. If I had my choice, I'd bury the master reel of this film at the bottom of the ocean, and pray that no other human has to endure the two hours of spoon fed schlock that I did. Some will claim to enjoy this film, but I just can't see how. It's reall, really bad.
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Summary: Disappointing
Review: Neither my husband nor I enjoyed this movie. It was too fragmented, like looking into a kaleidoscope, although with a kaleidoscope, one can at least freeze the image long enough to get a good look at it. And who could care about these characters? Bring back "Gigi." Bring back "My Fair Lady." Bring back Astaire and Rogers.
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Summary: Best Movie of 2001 all Categories
Review: I have to admit I was rather skeptical before buying this DVD. I never saw this movie when it was in the theathres. Just heard all kinds of good, as well as bad things, about it. I finally got the DVD for my birthday and I have to say this movie is one of the top 10 flicks of all time. It really blew me away. Not so much the story or the plot, but rather the way the story was told. I haven't really seen anything like it. Talk about groudbreaking film making. The music, the scenery, the colorful charaters, the costumes, it all rocked! I really apprecited how the movie also had a sense of humor about itself (the Like a Virgin number, the sometimes quirky dialog etc). Great acting by Nicole, Ewan, and the rest of the esemble. If the Acadamy has any integrity left (after rewarding such awful movies like Shakespare in Love and The English Patient), they would give Moulin Rouge the Oscar for best movie. Nicole Kidman got a well desrved best actress nod (about flippin time). Anyways, in short: best movie of the year. By the way, the DVD got hours and hours of really cool extras. Buy it!
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Summary: Hell Yeah!
Review: This was one of the best movies I have ever seen. The singing was amazing, the acting was awesome. It was well put together and fun to watch.
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Summary: Come what may
Review: This movie blew me away. I didn't expect anything really wonderful from the previews, but I rented the DVD based on the word of friends. After watching it, all I have to say is wow! Baz Luhrmann is some kind of genius to create such an appealing storyline against such a fantastic backdrop. The DVD itself was great. It includes the making of the movie, interviews with the stars, and a music video featuring a remix of the beautiful song "Come What May." Take my word on this one: Moulin Rouge is a movie for the keeper shelf.
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Summary: They call this a musical?
Review: What in God's name has happened to Hollywood. What has happened to all the wonderful talent that they use to have? How can Hollywood call this a musical??The musical numbers are very chopy, the acting is something like i've never seen before,,,,,,,UNTALENTED people!!!I really hope this isn't the new direction that Hollywood is taking in new movie musicals because if it is "they don't have a clue."If you read my review of "Dolly" and i gave that "1-star", this would be a minus "100". And this is going up for an award? I'm affraid the days of american good movie musicals are over. Watch the classic musicals and you'll have a much better time.
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Summary: The Best Darn Movie I've Ever Seen!!!!!!!!!!
Review: ...This movie took a chance...of either being as terrific as it is,or being a complete and total waste(which it most definately wasn't!)Baz Luhrmann is an amazing director and deserves every single award he gets nominated for and the ones he doesn't too!Ewan McGregor and Nicole Kidman...hmmmm...on that subject,how many actors and actresses can sing,dance,and act at the same time?!?!?Not many I can tell you that.The two sing great together.Their voices create a sound from the heavens when combined, and even alone.When McGregor sang "Your Song", I just about melted into my couch.The whole sugery sweetness of his voice just got to me. And Kidman!!She can perform,more than likely,any song,any time,any place. And the love song,"Come What May"...ahhh...Beautiful!I cried at the end where she starts singing the sacred song to him and he believes she still loves him. The chemistry between them made me believe the two were actually a couple before I looked up McGregor on the internet(I totally fell in love with him after the movie), and found out he was happily married.The plot may be kind of confusing at times,but if you have a quick mind,you'll understand that it's an imotional love story that will be cherished for years to come, and the people that don't like it are deadbeats!:)
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Summary: I can only give 5 stars?
Review: I absolutely loved this movie... This movie definitely has a new concept, and the filming...wow...the filming is absolutely incredible. It does move at a fast pace, but this is just to keep the viewer on their toes. I loved the music (with the exception of the pop princess' song "lady marmalade"). I never knew Ewan or Nicolle had such beautiful voices. Oh...they are so gorgeous together. They are also both so talented. This movie is a whirlwind of emotions. It is well worth it though. I wish I could give it so many more stars, for I believe it deserves 10!! It's a great movie, with a great plot, a great ending, a great twist, great actors, great music, wow, i could go on forever! You can tell I enjoyed it!! This has probably got to be one of my favorite movies. It's wonderful, or actually, it's SPECTACULAR, SPECTACULAR!!!!! I urge you to see it. It's a beautiful movie, with beautiful actors and of course the cutie-Ewan McGregor!!!!
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