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Moulin Rouge (2001)
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Moulin Rouge
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"Where to begin? We are talking about a film that is eight years old, but if you’ve been there and done that you know that it is worthy of a Critique. If not - then download it (with full surround sound of course) and watch it. You will be glad you did. The movie begins perfectly. The red velvet curtains open. Are we watching a movie, or a live show at the theatre? Layers within layers within layers. Its a movie about a show about a song about a story about a love between a boy and a girl who must disguise their affair in the collaborative writing of a musical spectacular about a boy and a girl who must hide their affair from . . . you get the picture. The higher perspective loves layers and Moulin Rouge is the gift that keeps on giving. But it doesn’t stop there - oh no. Baz Luhrmann decided to fabricate a musical almost entirely out of what we would now call “remix” songs. Each of the major songs in the movie are alchemical concoctions of myriad pop hits. Elton John, ... "
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"I might as well get this out of the way first: I loved Baz Luhrmann’s epic Australia. I was on the fence about seeing this, especially once I heard about the 165 minute running time, but I gave in and boy was I glad. It’s a sprawling epic with nods to classic films of the 30s and 40s, and besides featuring the eye candy combo of Nicole Kidman and Hugh Jackman, it also introduces Brandon Walters, who is possibly the cutest child actor alive. If there was some sort of scientific cuteness scale, he’d break it. Despite the beautiful vistas and the sweeping storyline, not everyone is loving it. After the press screening I attended, a bunch of us gathered on the street outside the theater to debate reactions. It was oddly dividing: people either hated it or loathed it. I’d spent part of the week with a friend from Australia, and he’d denounced it as cheesy, because they have two Aussies in the lead roles: Jackman doing a faux “crikey!” Australian accent, while Kidman actually has a faux ... "
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"This movie, believe it or not, is full of hidden meanings. I picked up on it the 5th time I sang along with them. I love the songs so much, I bought both music CD's. If I mentioned everything I enjoyed about this movie, it would mostly be about the music. I understood the story the second time I saw it. So it could have had more hints and premises leading up to the fast paced jokes. I should have paid more attention to the brilliant deep reds & gold colors of the different backgrounds to help me along. It was visually stunning from props to costumes to special-fx. I will love this movie 'till my dying day. "
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"We’ve all seen enough Christopher Walken impersonations to think we could do one ourselves. We might even be able to copy those impersonations exactly — in fact that’s probably what most of the lesser acts do: copy the more famous impersonations done by Jay Mohr, Kevin Pollak, etc. But few of us would really get it precisely correct. To properly ape Walken, we need detailed instructions. Meet Naathan, an Asian-American posing as a British-Asian, who does a great Walken. And in this near-30-minute video from a couple years ago, he teaches us just how he does it. First, he displays a few different Walken voices, such as the whispering Walken and the “normal” Walken voice we mostly associate with the actor. Then, he isolates the ingredients of the impersonation, such as the New York accent, the exaggerated tonality, the pauses, etc. The best is that he points out where most people error. For example, he says that too many impersonators emphasize every word, which he claim "
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"The movie kept you wondering about what was going to happen. I liked the fact that she thought Christian was the Duke at first, but was surprised to find out the truth. The ending is emotionally pulling, because of the fast that they were going to be together, and then the sickness takes over. I think they could have had more dancing, but other than that, the movie was amazing, and wonderfully made. "
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Unique movie
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"This is a classy film, beautifully directed...but I find it hard to watch - it's too sad!! "
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this is your song
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"wonderful. as if a memory of all the greastest moments of our dreams were turned into a mtv video and projected onto a screen for all to see. it is a film about the memory of love and love lost. it is about us...humankind. it is fast and giddy and sad and beautiful and insane...like the most amazing of us are. a film to watch again and again and again. and don't worry-you already know all the songs by heart . "
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Best movie since...well, ever.
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"I came across Mouin Rouge one day while going through movies we bought that had not been opened. I had no clue what it was about...and I didn't watch it. Then my friends were talking about it and how much they loved it, so finally I popped in the DVD player and watched it. My first thoughts were things like, "What's going on...Why on earth am I watching this?" But after a while I realized how much I liked it. For the next week I watched it every day, and soon I realized that it was the best movie I had ever seen. It's funny, and romantic, and the songs are brilliant. My favorites are Elephant Love Medlay and El Tango de Roxanne. It's the kind of movie that I can watch over and over and love it more each time. People will be talking aobut his movie for yars to come. "
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"I'm sorry, the idea.... splendid. Do a dreamily, Broadway stage style musical on the big screen. BUT the casting leaves you wondering... I cannot lie, I was entertained. Yet, not convinced. Ewan McGregor, surprises with a good voice. The porcelin doll herself, Kidman, just never pushes it over the edge. She's always almost there, but never really wins the performance. Sad, actually. The casting leaves the mind wondering, and the songs... fantasy mixed with reality. Some work, but then some just smack you right off that cloud and bring you crashing back down to earth. Romeo + Juliet was a masterpiece, and trying to top that was a mistake. Sorry to all the lovers out there, I don't want to be a hater... but that's the way the cookie crumbles. "
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"Moulin Rouge!—I liked the over-the-top, campy, music-video style, particularly of the first 10 minutes or so. I also liked the singing. Although I would not see this movie again, I admire the film maker’s work. His first film, Strictly Ballroom (1992), is one of the best movies to come out of Australia, and one of the only movies I’ve ever watched over again immediately. His second film, Romeo + Juliet (1996), captured a youthful and Shakespearean energy. Apparently Baz Luhrman is leaving behind this theatrical style which he and others call the Red Curtain style, and moving onto something different with a movie called Australia (2008). "
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