MOULIN ROUGE DVD
Added 11/6/2009
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I've Finally Decided I Like This Movie!
Added 10/28/2009
So, I saw this movie for the first time with some friends about 3 years ago, and I have to admit that I didn't like it. I was mad at the ending. But, I found that I kept thinking about the story. Life was busy, so about a year later I rented the movie, to see if I was remembering it correctly and if I liked it. Same thing. And now, 2 years later... I finally bought it. And, I have to admit that I really do like this movie, but it's different. It's eccentric. It's beautiful. And crazy. And funny. And very romantic. The story underneath everything is so beautiful.
And, I just have to say that it's beautiful because we, as women, but also as human beings (male and female alike) were made to love like this. Love deeply, wholly, passionately. That doesn't always happen in life, sadly. But nonetheless, that's what our hearts long for. "The greatest thing you'll ever learn is just to love and be loved in return." How true.
ps... there's also a song that fits that quote. It's "Made to Love" by tobyMac.
I wouldn't recommend this movie for kids, mostly just because of the first few scenes. She is a prostitute in a brothel/night club after all. But, the story is one you'll remember for sure. (But, it's because of those scenes and because of the eccentricness of the movie at times that I make it a 4. Some people probably won't like it)
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Amazing musical!
Added 10/20/2009
Baz Luhrmann is a genius!
Any fan of his other movies (Strictly Ballroom and the newer Australia) will simply love this!
Even if it is a musical :)
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A major triumph for cinema...
Added 10/9/2009
People hate this movie; I mean really, really loathe it. You know what the funny thing is? I totally understand. `Moulin Rouge!' is hardly a film for everyone. It claims to be a revival of sorts for the musical genre (and it was) but it is really far removed from anything the genre has ever seen before. Baz Luhrmann is an acquired taste, a man full of vision (one of our generation's greatest auteur) and that vision, no matter how grand, doesn't translate for everyone. With buckets of style lavishly emptied on every frame, there are many detractors who view Luhrmann's `simple plot meets overtly dramatized delivery' to be distracting to put it nicely.
This is a `busy' movie.
For every ten or so people who despise this film and consider it an overrated disaster, there is one person who absolutely adores it and relishes in all of its haphazard and chaotic magnificence.
Yes, `Moulin Rouge!' is a simple film, plot-wise. You have a writer, Christian, who falls in love with a woman of the night, Satine, only to be pretty much banned from her affections by her boss who has promised her to a wealthy man, The Duke. Stealing time together, the two work on a massive production in The Duke's honor, but there is a dark secret (a predictable one really) that may prevent Satine and Christian from ever really being `together'.
That's it; but it's how it is strung together that makes all the difference.
`Moulin Rouge!' for me is one of those rare films where everything comes together just right. The singing is spectacular (especially Ewan McGregor, who can really, REALLY sing), the acting is tremendous (especially Jim Broadbent, who won the Oscar that year for the WRONG film) and the sequences are dazzling (especially thanks to Nicole Kidman, who has never been so beautiful). The sets are brilliantly constructed and add so much vibrancy and emotional weight to the scenes. The musical numbers may be all over the place, spliced together with attention deficiency in mind, but they work in harmony with Luhrmann's vision. Really, if you are familiar with his work (`Strictly Ballroom' and `Romeo + Juliet') then you know how he develops his visual opus, and this is no different. This is Luhrmann at his most creative and engaging (even if I slightly prefer `Romeo + Juliet' as a whole).
So, hopefully, if you haven't yet, you will give this one a try. If you hate it, I understand, for it has qualities that cannot be appreciated by everyone; but if you're lucky you'll see something here that is rarely seen in cinema, and that alone is worth the price of admission.
Besides, this is one of the most debatable and thus the most interesting films in recent cinema.
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Campy but not in a good way.
Added 6/22/2009
Moulin Rouge starring Nicole Kidman and Ewan McGregor is a doomed love story set to classic pop songs. I really wanted to like this colorful musical but I think this film would have been better if the songs were set to an original score, hearing songs I heard a thousand times made watching this film seem silly and pretenious. I don't think Kidman deserved to be nominated for an Oscar, that same year she was absolutely brilliant in The Others so I don't know what all the fuss was about? She's not good here, her singing is ok - nothing spectacular. The Like A Virgin performance is kinda cute but otherwise Moulin Rouge is just average.
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MOULIN ROUGE DVD
Added 11/6/2009
ITEM JUST AS DESCRIBED ! FAST AND FRIENDLY ! A REAL PLEASURE DOIN BUSINESS WITH ... THANK YOU !
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I've Finally Decided I Like This Movie!
Added 10/28/2009
So, I saw this movie for the first time with some friends about 3 years ago, and I have to admit that I didn't like it. I was mad at the ending. But, I found that I kept thinking about the story. Life was busy, so about a year later I rented the movie, to see if I was remembering it correctly and if I liked it. Same thing. And now, 2 years later... I finally bought it. And, I have to admit that I really do like this movie, but it's different. It's eccentric. It's beautiful. And crazy. And funny. And very romantic. The story underneath everything is so beautiful.
And, I just have to say that it's beautiful because we, as women, but also as human beings (male and female alike) were made to love like this. Love deeply, wholly, passionately. That doesn't always happen in life, sadly. But nonetheless, that's what our hearts long for. "The greatest thing you'll ever learn is just to love and be loved in return." How true.
ps... there's also a song that fits that quote. It's "Made to Love" by tobyMac.
I wouldn't recommend this movie for kids, mostly just because of the first few scenes. She is a prostitute in a brothel/night club after all. But, the story is one you'll remember for sure. (But, it's because of those scenes and because of the eccentricness of the movie at times that I make it a 4. Some people probably won't like it)
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Amazing musical!
Added 10/20/2009
Baz Luhrmann is a genius!
Any fan of his other movies (Strictly Ballroom and the newer Australia) will simply love this!
Even if it is a musical :)
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