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Moridin · 06-12-2001, 11:42 AM

I am starting a thread that allows us to review movies that we have recently seen so others can read the reviews if they are interested in the movie. I will start with a review of Moulin Rouge

I will give it

out of 5

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Moulin Rouge is your basic love story turned tragedy. An English writer (Ewan McGregor) falls in love with a Cortesan and star of the Moulin Rouge (Nicole Kidman). This love is interrupted by an evil Duke who wants Satine (Kidman) to himself. Should Satine choose the penniless writer and lose the Moulin Rouge or should she choose the Duke and save her career and the theatre?
The cinematography and costumes in this movie are great. The storyline is not unique but at least it is a storyline. The movie mixes humor with drama pretty well but is a bit choppy in doing so. The only problem I have with this movie is that it tries to be a musical (along the lines of Rodgers and Hammerstein) but it contains very little original music. There are covers of Elton John, David Bowie and Madonna (and various others) throughout the movie. And while a couple of the song and dance routines are pretty hilarious, I found myself trying to guess which top 40 hit would be introduced next. Overall I think they should have spent a little less on cinematography and a little more on hiring a couple decent song-writers!

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06-12-2001, 11:42 AM	#1
Moridin Fzoul Chembryl Join Date: March 1, 2001 Location: Minneapolis, MN Posts: 1,735	I am starting a thread that allows us to review movies that we have recently seen so others can read the reviews if they are interested in the movie. I will start with a review of Moulin Rouge I will give it out of 5 's Moulin Rouge is your basic love story turned tragedy. An English writer (Ewan McGregor) falls in love with a Cortesan and star of the Moulin Rouge (Nicole Kidman). This love is interrupted by an evil Duke who wants Satine (Kidman) to himself. Should Satine choose the penniless writer and lose the Moulin Rouge or should she choose the Duke and save her career and the theatre? The cinematography and costumes in this movie are great. The storyline is not unique but at least it is a storyline. The movie mixes humor with drama pretty well but is a bit choppy in doing so. The only problem I have with this movie is that it tries to be a musical (along the lines of Rodgers and Hammerstein) but it contains very little original music. There are covers of Elton John, David Bowie and Madonna (and various others) throughout the movie. And while a couple of the song and dance routines are pretty hilarious, I found myself trying to guess which top 40 hit would be introduced next. Overall I think they should have spent a little less on cinematography and a little more on hiring a couple decent song-writers! ------------------ Ever wonder if illiterate people get the full effect from alphabet soup? [This message has been edited by Moridin (edited 06-12-2001).]