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Summary: The most daring movie in years.
Review: The rest of the reviews say it all. You will either love this film, or hate it. One thing all must admit, this film is the most daring and unique film that has come out of the studios in many, many years.
To those of you who thought the ending tragic, or if you are viewing the film for the first time, you should watch through the end credits. The story is barely told through the dialogue. It is told through emotion and music. And the music does not stop until the end. If you follow along with the rest of the Orpheun myth that is Moulin Rouge, it ends with the happiest of endings. It gives comfort to those who find their true love and then must say goodbye far too soon.
If you accept the contract and go for the ride, and if you believe in love, then you'll easily see why this film rises head and shoulders above the rest.
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Summary: How was this a blockbuster?
Review: Time is too short to waste on this. Where was the plot? Where was the development of the chararcters? It shows you with great marketing, the public will make almost anything a success. Don't waste your time on this movie!
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Summary: Made me love movies again
Review: Moulin Rouge is undoubtedly one of the best movies ever made. It's amazing eye-popping sets and costumes are extremely well done and portray the feelings and movement in the movie quite beautifully.Nicole Kidman and Ewan McGregor shine as the parts of Satine and Christian. This movie showed the amazing emotion both are able to act out and the incredible diversity in their acting. I was amazed to find out that McGregor has a breath-taking voice and Kidmans is more than decent. This movie made me, one, have an enormous crush on the sexy, smooth and sweet McGregor and two, realize how great of an actress Kidman is. I've since become a huge fan of hers. The music in this movie is unbelivable as well. The way songs from the past were used and remixed was genius. They could not have picked a better compilation of tunes to carry out the story. I can't even describe the feelings that emerge when they belt out the Elephant Love Song Medley or Roxanne. The two Moulin Rouge cds are on constant rotation in my car, my room and my headphones. I strongly urge you all to see this movie. I think it's one of the greatest cinematic achievements to have come along in a very long time. I really believe you'll love it as much as I do. :o)
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Summary: Bawdy beginning - working into a crescendo of perfection
Review: Yes, this movie was very different.. The beginning is almost mind blowing. However, it is a lovely, and sensitive story. The voices of Ewan Mcgregor and Nicole Kiddman are fantastic. I enjoyed it very much and came away singing... "The greatest thing you'll every learn is just to love and be loved in return." Buz Lurhmann created a fabulous background for the movie which portrayed an earlier time while using more updated music... I loved it!... Those who didn't probably would like a less sensitive movie - perhaps more chase scenes, action, and killing... Thanks for a change of pace.
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Summary: Love it or hate it...
Review: Some people dislike this movie because they don't understand it, and some just flat out don't like it. To each their own. You have to admit that the beginning of this movie is like being high, or something--a guy falls through the ceiling, everything is kind of dizzyingly bright and everybody is a little bit on the psychotic side, if I remember correctly. But I have a tendency to be amused by these kinds of things, and besides, it was interesting. After awhile this movie gets a bit darker, and it's still somewhat chaotic in nature until the end, but I found it highly entertaining.
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Summary: Interesting, very, very interesting...
Review: And I don't mean interesting like 'documentary' interesting, like it's going to enlighten you, or present some interesting factual information for you to ponder about an' write some long essay on. It's not gonna do anything like that for you. When I say interesting, I mean it is a wholly exciting and interesting concept of a movie, the likes of which I definitely did not see coming when I first popped it in my DVD player. My mom was the one who told me that I would like this movie, an' I was willing to go along an' watch it even though I had my doubts. Okay, lemme quit lyin' to y'all, I was TOTTALLY and UTTERLY against watching this movie. I had absolutely NO desire at all to sit through what looked to me like a big, flashy, overblown, feature-length music video with actors and actresses that I didn't even really care for too much (aside from John Leguizamo). It didn't help either that it was under the helm of eccentric director Baz Luhrmann, whose take on 'Romeo & Juliet' was I thought one of the most thoughtless, ridiculous and insignificant movies of recent years (I didn't see 'Strictly Ballroom' so I can't comment on that one). Okay, so it's safe to say I was anything but thrilled about the notion of watching this movie. What I found when I finally swallowed my pride and watched it was that, well, I was wrong and way too quick to judge. Okay, it's flashy, it's flamboyant, and it DEFINITELY requires a LOT of suspension of disbelief on the viewers' parts. But, there is something really special at the heart of this movie with it's simple love story centered around a poor writer's insatiable love for the star dancer, who is basically unattainable unless the price is right. During a chance encounter, the details of which are too funny to spoil, the poor writer feels that they shared something special together. Though she denies it at first, she felt it too. Both believe deeply in their love, but can't find a way to overcome the obstacles between them. She is promised to marry someone else and he, well, he's poor. And has no clout. Hearing songs by Elton John and John Lennon and numerous other contemporary artists as the soundtrack for a story set in 1890's Paris with everything from beautiful-looking theaters to an array of can-can dancers to the dwarf artist Toulouse-Lautrec, played by JOhn Leguizamo, who is an amazingly talented and underrated actor and performer. The highlight for me was definitely seeing the ringmaster, played by Jim Broadbent, and the dastardly Duke, played by Richard Roxburg, sing 'Like a Virgin'. That was absolutely hilarious. All I can say is, if you haven't seen 'Moulin Rouge', you're really missing out. This is Nicole Kidman's best role ever.
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Summary: yay! i found it! i finally found it!
Review: i loved this movie so much. i have been searching for it for ever since i saw it when i was 13 at my grandparents house during christmas. now i found, u can bet anything that im going to get this movie no matter what. im so happy *squeel!* im going to go and buy it right now! *runs toward doors, forgets to open it and crashes head long into it* im okay!
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Summary: Is This For Real?
Review: We rented the DVD of Moulin Rouge. I fell asleep during the first third, woke up, and decided to leave the room to do something more worthwhile. Grating high-pitched voices. Weird things going on that didn't make sense. Maybe I should give it another chance someday, and see if I change my mind. This happens once in a while with films that I hate.
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Summary: ?
Review: whacked out and hard to follow. In other words your wife/girlfriend will love it. Watch it while your tripping and it might be good, but sober its insanely boring.
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Summary: Highly original, but far from great
Review: This is definitely one of the most individual and original movies I have ever seen, and it actually warrants multiple viewings, but only if you are truly interested in cinema. Because after three times watching this (masterpiece? mess?) I still cannot decide what I think of it. There is some great work here. This is not like anything you have seen before. The editing, the set design, the photography is not for everyone, but it is what it is. You cannot really say that it is bad. He acheived exactly what he wanted to. In a world of cookie cutter films where the most mundane ideas are transformed into bland, passive entertainment, this film dares you to like it on its own terms. And yet... How can a film that is so dazzling to look at have the most boring dialog ever? I can understand how the story is kept simple. These kinds of films (Titanic, etc.) need to be because it is more about the emotion than the story. But, the words coming out of these actors' mouths are just plain dull. Nothing quotable. You don't ever sit around and quote Moulin Rouge. Heck, the only thing that people ever do quote is the line from "Nature Boy" (The only thing you'll ever learn...). The film takes big missteps in several key scenes, most of all with the initial love scenes between Ewan McGregor and Nicole Kidman, mainly the absolutely horrible medley of love songs that they sing to each other. A moment that should take us to the next level ala Leo Dicaprio sketching Kate Winslet, but it falls flat. Kidman trying to be funny in her first scene with McGregor and later with the Duke are totally miscalculated. You just stare at the screen and wonder when the scene will end. Better moments include Jim Broadbent singing "Like A Virgin" and the final love song with Kidman and McGregor, which actually acheives what the the entire movie tries to--a moment of magic. I applaud all involved for swinging for the fences on this one. Baz Luhrman needs to hire a screenwriter who can write memorable dialogue, and believe it or not, he needs to get a better editor, so that he can excise some scenes entirely instead of just using him to cut, cut, cut. An incredibly interesting film, not a big success, but also not a failure. We at least need more efforts like this.
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