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Summary: Magical Love Story
Review: With an excelent performance by Ewan McGregor, Nicole Kidman and John Luguizamo Moulin Rouge is a magical feast of love.Not a romance, or a romantic comedy, Moulin Rouge is a magical love story. In it you see adventures, friendships, lovers and enemies that we all wish we had in real life. Baz Lurhman did an amazing job keeping the pace lively, being goofy when appropriate and always, always entertaining. By far my favorite movie this year.
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Summary: EXCELLENT
Review: very inventive & original film. it's the first time i've a movie in a very long time that i can't compare it to some other film. it's nice to see something unique once in awhile.
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Summary: horrible
Review: This movie was loud, annoying, confused and lacked subject! In one word: STUPID!
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Summary: Spectacluar! Spectacular!
Review: "Moulin Rouge" was without a doubt the best movie in a long time! I've seen it 3 days in a row and never was bored a minute! The experience is awkward-not in a bad way-just because it is unlike anything you've ever seen before. The love story was very moving (unlike the SICKENING Pearl Harbor)...I could definetly watch it again (and again-and again)...Well you know, I'd watch it indefinetly:) "Moulin Rouge" as you all probaly know is a musical love story that intertwines its way through comedy and drama as well...you even get a couple explosions... The only way to describe this astounding movie is to say, "The most Magical, Enchanting, Clever, Imaginative, Heart-felt, and Moving movie of the century."
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Summary: Breakthrough Film
Review: Although I had heard enough about "Moulin Rouge" before seeing it to assume that I knew what to expect, I was wrong. From the first frame, this film is completely and continuously surprising. The camera never stops moving. The effect is that the filmgoer is literally, physically drawn into the film, if not dragged into the film. This is the musical that is supposed to redefine musicals. This is done by the use of contemporary songs. So we have "The Sound of Music" being sung in 1899 Paris, which is jarring. Jarring can be good. The cinematography is jarring and it is wonderful. The singing and dancing is also wonderful at times, awful at times, hysterically inappropriate at times. Not everything works. But nothing bores. And nothing is routine. Except for the ending. I want a different ending. I want it to end with a splashy production number from the "Moulin Rouge". But they didn't ask me to direct. Seriously, folks, this is an important film.
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Summary: A Film About Many Things, But Mostly, Love
Review: This is a story about life. And about the artists who congregated in Paris in 1900, living a bohemian lifestyle and giving the world the fruits of their labor, of their art, for which they would gladly bleed and die. But mostly this is a story about love. Of a young man named Christian, a penniless writer, and a singer named Satine, who for a moment came together and tasted the nectar of the gods. "Moulin Rouge," written and directed by Baz Luhrmann, takes you into a world that is bright and brilliant, fast and flashy and filled with all of the things that make life worth living. It's a fantasy world of song and color, of soaring hearts and aspirations-- but also of the reality upon which the illusion of it all is built. And the effects of that reality on Christian and Satine, whose love has been forbidden by that same reality they seek to dispel by impaling it with the artistic endeavors that give them life. If Disney had commissioned a film to be written by Shakespeare, directed by Fellini and produced by Spielberg, this would be it. It's a dizzying, whirling burst of lights, colors, music, drama and comedy that assails the senses and will hold you spellbound from beginning to end. Like the bohemians he portrays, Luhrmann leaves convention behind and dips instead into his own inspired and highly imaginative formula to tell his story. The cinematography (by Donald McAlpine) and art direction (by Ann-Marie Beauchamp and Ian Gracie) are brilliant, as well as the production design (by Catherine Martin) and the sets (by Brigitte Broch). One of the many inspired touches Luhrmann employs here, is the use of different film speeds throughout, which, when combined with the superlative, quick-cut editing (by Jill Bilcock), makes it all transporting and surreal. Ewan McGregor turns is a terrific performance as Christian, the young man who arrives in Paris with nothing more than spirit and a head filled with ideas and ideals. When artistic differences leaves Zidler (Jim Broadbent), proprietor of the Moulin Rouge, without a writer for a new show, "Spectacular, Spectacular," Christian steps in. And so does McGregor, who shines in the part. And the boy can sing! He may not have the greatest voice in the world, but it's a good "stage voice," and most importantly, he can sell a song, as evidenced by the scene in which he puts across Elton John's "Your Song." McGregor has a charismatic screen presence, and in this role he really gets a chance to demonstrate his versatility as an actor. As Satine, Nicole Kidman is saucy and sensuous, bringing her character vividly to life, this woman who makes her living by being every man's fantasy as she sings and sashays her way through this world of the Moulin Rouge. In her heart, she longs to be a serious actress, and if this new show is a success, she just may get her chance. But first, the show needs someone to finance the lavish production. They may have one-- the Duke of Worcester (Richard Roxburgh), has expressed interest, but he has one condition. If he pays for the show he wants something in return (besides a profit on his investment). He wants Satine. But so does Christian, who has nothing to offer the show but his talent, and nothing for Satine but his love. Zidler, meanwhile, aware of the Duke's demands, urges Satine to turn her back on Christian, to "save him." And beyond and besides all that is happening, there is something else going on with Satine, something more personal, that ultimately will have an effect on the outcome of the dilemma for all concerned. The supporting cast includes John Leguizamo (Toulouse Lautrec), Kylie Minogue (The Green Fairy), Garry McDonald (Doctor), Jacek Koman (The Narcoleptic Argentinean), Matthew Whittet (Satie), Kerry Walker (Marie) and Laszlo Lukas (Conductor). With an eye for detail and his imagination thrust into overdrive, Luhrmann has put together and delivered one of the brightest films to come along in quite awhile. "Moulin Rouge" is an explosion of sights and sounds, a film laced with humor and visual largess that holds a poignant and dramatic story at it's heart. Entertaining and thoroughly enjoyable, this is a memorable film and a satisfying movie-going experience. It's a story about love; a story told through the magic of the movies.
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Summary: An Intensely Colorful, Enjoyable Moulin Rouge
Review: I was not prepared for the intensity of color, noise and closeups that begin the movie, but they worked - they took me right into the time and place. I liked the caring group of misfit friends and thought Nicole Kidman & Ewan McGregor singing quite believable, fun and heartbreaking. The movie made me smile and laugh often, the contemproary music an added kick. Just a plain good flick. What a movie should be, entertaining.
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Summary: Love it or hate it, you simply can't ignore it!
Review: I went into this movie having read that it is loosely based on the myth of Orpheus and Eurydice, but aside from that I had few expectations. In many ways, I think that that is the perfect way to go into this movie. From the beginning, you are thrust into an often frenzied always magical world of sin and decadence. The characters refer to themselves as "creatures of the underworld." But there is no love for such creatures ... or is there? I found it remarkable to see this tragic love story fleshed out in such an inventive way. I was utterly absorbed by the beauty and sorrow of the people whose lives are played out under the glitz and glamour of the Moulin Rouge. Then of course there is the music. I was somewhat skeptical of the use of popular music, rather than music written for the movie. I had nothing to be skeptical about. The one original song is a showstopper and all of the popular songs are arranged so they fit flawlessly in the fabric of the show. They take the pop songs and make them their own by using beautiful (and often dramatic) arrangements and by altering some of the lyrics. I only hope that this movie can inspire more movie musicals of the same caliber. Though Moulin Rouge may not be everyone's cup of tea, it's certainly worth a try. It represents a kind of beauty in film that we rarely see these days. So, dismiss all those jaded notions and enjoy the bohemian extravaganza that is Moulin Rouge!
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Summary: A Neck-Breaking Ride Down The Demented Love Canal
Review: At first I was skeptical about seeing Moulin Rouge!...But thanks to my friend, I went and saw it last Friday and three days later, my mind, heart, and soul are still lost in Moulin Rouge! To fall in love with Moulin Rouge!, you have to experience it in a cinema with an enormous screen and a state-of-art stereo system - don't wait for the DVD to come out! And leave your expectations at the door and get ready for the ride. Take Moulin Rouge! for what it is - a musical fantasy that is so way over the top with everything - style, music, photography...It took me about 15 minutes to get into the film...it was soo dense with the visuals and everything but once I got into it, that was it. The experience turned me into a kid all over again!
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Summary: West Side Story + Rocky Horor Show=21st century
Review: I loved this! I laughed alot & even cried. What a musical! The visual work was fun & new & beautiful. The acting was wonderful by all. i wanted to be entertained and to have a good time, which were satisfied even beyond what expected. It is not the old movie. This is fresh & new for the 21st century. the ads don't show just how wonderful it is. Please give it your time.
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