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Moulin Rouge! (2001)
Why they didn't just call it Red Windmill I'LL NEVER KNOW
Genre: Musical Romance Comedy Drama (USA, Australia)
Starring: Ewan McGregor (The Pillow Book • Trainspotting), Nicole Kidman (Dogville • Cold Mountain)
Directed By: Baz Luhrmann (Romeo + Juliet • Strictly Ballroom)
Overview: During the early days of the rise of the Nazi party Bohemian Art Movement in 1932 Berlin 1899 Paris, an English teacher poet rooms next to falls in love with a zanny sexy cabaret performer with dreams of the good life. Damn.
The songs in Moulin Rouge! themselves were not original music, using instead previously published music, including "The Sound of Music", "Lady Marmalade", "Like a Virgin", "Smells Like Teen Spirit", "Roxanne", and Elton John's "Your Song". Surprisingly, bastardizing these songs and sticking them in a comedy musical to be sung by Ewan McGregor and Nicole Kidman works, and coming from me, that's saying a lot.
Yeah... she's alright I guess.
Performance: 8 Cinematography: 10 Script: 8 Plot: 8 Mood: 9
Overall Rating: 86% (You're As Surprised As I Was)
Aftertaste:
A jukebox musical is a musical that used previously published music, not original stuff. Moulin Rouge! uses the song "The Hills Are Alive", from The Sound of Music, whereas The Sound of Music was original. Get it? Mama Mia! is ABBA's stuff. Across the Universe uses all Beatles' songs. Now you get it.
I Think this movie is cool, with great songs.
Boy, do we disagree on this one! I typically dislike musicals about as much as you do and tend to be surprised when I like one. This one...me no likee so much. It felt like an assault on my head, and I was pretty happy when it was done.
Great link on the KitH skit--one of my favorites.