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Summary: The triumph of style over... just about everything else!
Review: Scary movie! The gushing reviews should be your warning...
I thought it was going to be my kind of movie, but the only high-point was reached when the Fox intro was accompanied by a conductor with flailing arms in the first few seconds. It went steadily downhill from there. Good for a cinematography Oscar perhaps, but the movie was all-dressed-up with nowhere to go and nothing to say. God help us if this is the new musical style for the 21st Century.
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Summary: In Top 10 Worst Movies of All Time!
Review: This movie was unbearable to watch! Two other people attempted to watch this movie with me and not one of us could stand it. We turned it off halfway through and regretted wasting money on this mess of a movie. We tried to give the movie a chance, but it was too horrible to keep watching. There were too many scenes with characters screaming and yelling their lines. Most actors were overacting, trying too hard to "project." It seems like the director wanted to attempt to resurrect the movie musical by updating a classic by applying pop music and MTV video styling. I do not recommend this mess.
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Summary: It scored it's Oscar nomination...
Review: now it must win!Best movie of 2001.
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Summary: Moulin Rouge is the best!
Review: when i bought the DVD i was amazed when i watched it. i've never seen a film as funny, brilliant and sad as this one. Nicole Kidman and Ewan Mcgregor are amazing as Satine and Christian and they act out the best love story i've ever seen which left me in tears. they're performances are incredible and it is obvious that they are great singers and actors.i would recomend this DVD to anyone because it doesn't matter who you are there is no way that anyone could not love this movie. its made me laugh at parts and cry (alot!) in others.Kidman and Mcgregor make this film what it is...totally amazing.
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Summary: Macabre
Review: What are the folks out in tinsel land thinking? Moulin Rouge was awful--yes, just awful, not even worthy of the one star I have given it. Yes, it may be an extravaganza, but what does this word really mean? Is it meant to portray this garish concoction of fin-du-ciecle cabaret pierced with groteseque 21st century sexuality and voiced with the modern songs of Elton John etc. ? The skewed camera angles peeking up the voluminous skirts revealing fish-netted thunder-thighs (Ugh) gave me the frantic, queasy feeling that I was participating in a stale rendition of a neverending Mardi Gras gone awry after four or five days guzzling of cheap beer.
The star goes to poor Nicole Kidman and Ewan McGregor--I have to wonder why people of this acting caliber would ever want to be in such a film unless it was done solely for charity.
Relieved that I did not see this one on the big screen as there would have been absolutely no escape other than leaving the theatre before the film's end.
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Summary: Visually Stunning, Lacking Content
Review: Baz Luhrmann brings back the musical to the movie scene with Moulin Rogue. Mr. Luhrmann succeeds with the visual aspect of the movie. The imagery is striking with stunning sets and beautiful cinematography. Nicole Kidman is absolute breath taking as the doomed Satine. She shines every moment she graces the screen. The problem with Moulin Rogue is that the storyline is weak and there are basically no original songs. The movie is based in 1899, but the songs are mostly from the rock era. In one scene a young writer played by Ewen MacGregor sings Elton John's "Your Song" to Ms. Kidman and in another the Moulin Rogue's owner Jim Broadbent sings "Like A Virgin" to a Duke (Played snarkly by Richard Roxborough) who is in love Satine and wants her in return for financing a play. It is a weird juxtaposition of time periods that works to a degree because the songs have a built in popularity, but it lacks the creativity of the original scores for musicals of old. Overall, Moulin Rogue is worth watching for the look and Ms. Kidman.
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Summary: Much better than I expected!!!
Review: When Moulin Rouge came out in the theaters, I had absolutely no interest in it, just from the previews. Even when it came out on DVD, I had no interest. Then, I started hearing reviews on it. Almost every review was the same: You either love it or you hate it. Ok, well, after hearing this a few times, it really peaked my interest. Why not give it a shot? What the hell, I had nothing better to do with my time. Even though I am a fan of musicals, I expected a lame, sappy, feel good movie with actors that couldn't sing. Was I ever wrong! This is definitely one of the most beautiful movies I have ever seen. It's visually STUNNING. But even more than that, the story is GREAT! I found myself laughing and crying, all at the same time, throughout the movie. I wasn't prepared to hear just how vocally talented Nicole and Ewan are. WHO KNEW???!!! I DEFINITELY recommend this movie to ANYONE, especially if you are a fan of musicals. I expected to hate it, but now I can't wait to see it again.
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Summary: Beware of the hype
Review: I had high expectations when I went to see this film. But I was so disappointed I left sometime past the first hour. For one, I somehow had the impression it was going to be about turn of the (20th) century Paris. It was not. Instead of a Parisian set, the viewer is given computer animation--as one might see in a video game. The dialogue and the characters, likewise, have little to do with that era. After the opening, swooping, computer-created visuals of Paris, the viewer sees a typewriter working while the unseen narrator talks. This scene seems to go on forever; however, I should have appreciated it more for most everything that follows is like a high-speed roller coaster. Viewers eventually see the lead character, Ewan McGregor, as he inexplicably falls through the floor of his apartment into another where several characters (or should I say caricatures) are rehearsing a play. McGregor offers a cliched line or two to the group and they are impressed by his apparent talent. Later, McGregor and crew go to a dance show where he sees Nicole Kidman performing. He falls in love with her at first site. She passes out during the performance and, well, one can see without too much imagination how the plot might develop. One other twist: she is apparently already spoken for--by the Duke. Maybe it's because I'm over 40 but the non-stop, jerky, in-your-face camera movements were simply exhausting, not exhilirating. Indeed, their manic, aggressive pace made me wonder if the director wasn't under some kind of chemical inducement. Moulin Rouge is a musical. But there is no original music. Instead, it is filled with 70s pop songs. So much for Paris. McGregor sings "Your Song," a nice song, to Kidman many, many times. Otherwise, bits of various songs, e.g., "Silly Love Songs" are awkwardly pushed into the dialogue. It really stuck me as amateurish--something anyone could put together. The romance between McGregor and Kidman is surely a highlight to many. Of course their features: his blue eyes, her smooth skin, are computer-enhanced to achieve the maximum effect. There are other memorable moments, such as when she is flopping about on the floor trying to fool the Duke, like a child trying to fool a parent. But the Duke, unlike the parent, doesn't seem to have a clue. Viewers should not assume this is a great movie because it is nominated for Oscars. Evidently it is popular but I for one find little to recommend.
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Summary: I wish I could give this film less than one star
Review: This vile piece of schlock brings new meaning to the phrase "Please, make it stop!" Its vapid, mundane, cliched plot makes me want to retch. The acting was inferior to that of Mrs. Johnson's kindergarten class' production of "Gary the Bravest Tooth". There are plot holes you could ride a big glowing elephant through, and the only entertaining moment occurs when Nicole Kidman's two-dimensional, unholy character dies to the relief of the audience who by that point is embarrassed to have paid perfectly good money to watch that wretched drivel.
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Summary: Spectacular, Spectacular
Review: I am not big on musicals but this one was INCREDIBLE! A rollercoaster of emotions - from amusing to romantic to tragic. The songs and performances were great! Ewan McGregor has an incredible voice and adds incredible emotion to his character, Christian, which I think is Oscarworthy. Nicole Kidman shows her diversity yet again in an outstanding performance. Who knew she had such a great voice. She has my vote for Oscar! To top it off, Director Baz Luhrman provides a feast for the eyes with a movie that was very well put together and directed. A gutsy movie for all performed in it! Hats off to all! A wonderful movie to own and rent!
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