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Summary: Neither loved n'or hated Moulin Rouge..
Review: Moulin Rouge tells the story of penyless writer Christian (Ewan McGregor) who falls for the Moulin Rouge cortisane Satine (Nicole Kidman). But Satine has to be bound to the Duke in order to keep the Moulin rouge an his owner Zidler from bankrupcy. And to complicate things, Satine is slowly dying of an incurable disease.The first 45 minutes of the movie i found myself amazed by the spectacle, the superonic pace, the surealism. It made me forget the bad jokes and the weak story, which has been told a thousand times. So now that my eyes got used to the viusal style of Baz Luhrman they got tired. The movie reched his lowpoint with an awful Madonna cover and became overloaded and annoying. The songs ween't that great in general but I still liked the idea of an overblown musical. But little would have been more and the theatrical acting and the continuous "look what we can do" killed this movie from being interesting as a whole. The quality of the DVD is amazing and the special features are interesting and I have great respect for Mr. Luhrmans creativity. I just hope that he won't keep repeating himself and won't be affraid to do something compelling without pomp and glamour. "Moulin Rouge" was definately worth seeing but couldn't grab my attention from start to finish for its artifficial hipness and lack of depth.
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Summary: Worth owning
Review: This is a DVD that really worth your money. Get the special edition that includes the Tango dancing sequence. That's the best dance sequence you can find in the market. Feel the power.
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Summary: The Best Musical Movie So Far
Review: At first I wanted to see this movie, because of all the commotion I heard of "Moulin Rouge". Well, at the beginning of the movie it's kind of boring. At the middle is very good composed.
The movie is basically of an actress (Nicole Kidman) who wants to become more famous. So, she wants to impress the Duke. In a play she meets Christian (Ewan) who she thinks he is the Duke. So she falls in love with him. But, the Duke doesn't accept that. The Duke wants her to be for him. In a performance, (actress Nicole Kidman) falls because she has a fatal disease. Only she doesn't know that is fatal until later on in the movie. The Duke is planning to kill Christian so (actress Nicole Kidman) can forget him. But, (Nicole Kidman) lies to Christina that she doesn't love him no more. She does that so Christian can forget her and leave so he won't die. At the end, (actress Nicole's) last performance Christian knows that (actress Nicole) loves him and lied about that she didn't. The Duke doesn't accept that and tries and kill Christian when the play is going, but fells. At the end of the play (Actress Nicole) dies, and Christian cries beside her.
So this movie was very good composed. It made my parents cry. So I guess the LOVE in the movie was so real. I highly recommend people to see this movie. It's not boring, because it's a musical. It is very GOOD!
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Summary: :)
Review: You have read the other reviews here probably, and now you come to mine. Noticed that theres no gray line here? either people love this film or either they hate it. True ,this film is not for everyone. It is however very bold in what it tries to do, sometimes it does pull it off, other times it does not. the story is stereotypical, the dialog not so snappy but its derived from the Orpheus Myth. This film is not for dialog ,or its what may seem very typical story. Any major myth we live with will seem stereotypical ,and this story does here too, but its told very stylistically and through the device of 20th century songs ranging from the pop to the rock to the classics pulls of what it set out to achieve. a modern musical.
dialog? script? go watch lawrence of arabia then.
want a story? go watch citizen kane
want to breathe fresh cinematic air ?,an old air turned new? watch this.
there is a reason myths survive in film strongly,and films last. if you see this from a cliched perspective, you will get a bad perception.
Just let Mr Luhrmann take you through his imagination...and dont let the fast cuts fool you.
Despite its conveying of feelings and story through song, like any myth a movie would be based on. This has layers, you start peeling them and they deepen.
THEn a truly classic movie is made.
any movie that delights critics orgasmically and infuriates the rest like a pungent smell is truly the making of a classic.
dont believe me? take out your cinema history books...or go over the afi top 100 movie list. see how many good movies were panned horribly by some and praised by some.
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Summary: Wow is all I can say about this movie.
Review: This movie is amazing. From the first few minutes I was hooked. Nicole Kidman and Ewan McGreggor make such a good due from the way they showed love and the way the sang. I loved the entire backup cast they were just as good as Nicole and Ewan. Set in Paris the story is of a place called Moulin Rouge and how the owner does a show and the star is Nicole Kidman as the girl who will make men want her. Ewan goes to the show to pitch his show that he has done with his friends and gets mistaken as The Duke. He is shown to a room to spend some time with Nicole and there he falls in love with her and can't get her out of his mind. The story is one of beauty and love and has it all.
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Summary: So Much Talent All In One Place!
Review: Above all else, I think movies are supposed to be entertaining, and that's exactly what Moulin Rouge was from beginning to end. I have a whole new appreciation for the talent and range of Nicole Kidman. It was a very nice surprise to find out that not only can she portray any kind of character, but she can really sing too! Ewan McGregor was perfect as the man who loves her; he makes this romantic story believable. But I think the main star of this movie is Baz Lurhmann. It is obvious from the very beginning to the last frame of the film that his creativity and talent make this movie so entertaining and so watchable. His choice of music is just right; his use of splashy color and costume sets the tone for the fabulous production numbers; and his sense of humor along with his sense of romance just brings this movie to life. It is just incredible to me that he was not nominated for an Academy Award for his direction of this film. There just aren't that many movies this clever and this entertaining in theaters today. Yes, there are movies that are good for many different reasons, but Lurhmann goes the extra mile to give his audience something that isn't going to be duplicated anywhere else. Come What May, he's always unique!
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Summary: Entertaining
Review: I didn't know what to expect from this film but I didn't expect to be holding on to my heart at the end. This one finally decided me that I like Nicole Kidman, and Ewan McGregor completes the chemistry. Jim Broadbent's performance of "Like a Virgin" is hilarious! Highly recommended.
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Summary: Weird, Doesn't Hold Interest
Review: My wife and I lasted about 1/2 hour into this movie before turning it off. It's a story based in late 19th century Paris, and focuses on the Bohemian dance hall scene. Characters include Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec and other historical figures. My problem with the movie is that the music is not contemporaneous to the time and place. The songs are modern, i.e., rock music, and this doesn't work well. Further, the lip-synching is poorly done. There are also fantasy-based special effects that seem out of place, such as a glittery fireworks display. If you are really open to this kind of thing, you might enjoy Moulin Rouge, but if you are expecting a historically accurate musical film, you'll be in for a not too pleasant surprise. I've talked to some other people who had the same reaction I did.
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Summary: whew! my head feels empty...
Review: -Visual flourishes and lots of color do not a movie make. - -Horrible pop-songs recycled from the past century do not a movie make. -A three-word plot (love/happiness/death) does not a movie make. "Moulin Rouge" is truly for sufferers of ADD and victims of MTV.
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Summary: Just because it's different doesn't mean it's good
Review: Yes, I admire their guts in trying to do something new here. However, listening to poorly performed covers of pop songs, loosly tied together by a plot derivative of La Traviata really is not that much fun. If you want a pop music video, flip on MTV. If you want La Traviata, check with your local opera company. If you want leggy women walking around in corsets and garter belts, see if you can find someone with a recording of Victoria's Secret's tv special from a year back. The acting is heavily overdone, and as alluded to above, the singing is quite poor (Nicole Kidman tries to cover up her inability to sing by singing in a really soft, breathy fashion that sounds passable, untill you realize that's what she's doing, and Ewan McGregor tends to speak, rather than sing, his lyrics). All in all, the movie seems very clever because it brings together many different elements. However, no element is strong enough to stand on its own, resulting in a very weak, if diverse, production.
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