Richard Kim
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Moulin Rouge is definitely a "love it or hate it" film: there's no middle ground. I'm in the latter catagory.
It is a ghastly, ghastly film. I cannot say it often enoughGee, maybe if you say it often enough, those of us who love it and think it's brilliant will...well, realize even more how wrong you are.
It's not for everybody. Some people just don't have the mindset/heartset to appreciate it. That's fine, but has nothing to do with the FILM ITSELF.
Gee, maybe if you say it often enough, those of us who love it and think it's brilliant will...well, realize even more how wrong you are.Dammit! I've been figured out!
Just goes to show how subjective these things are and how futile the whole idea of a "review" really is.Miguel De Cervantes wrote: "The proof of the pudding is in the taste". Nobody can tell you how good or bad something tastes, you have to try it for yourself. Same with movies.
Bruce
Anybody want my copy?Paul, YGM.
I thought to myself "Now, that looks horrible". So, I skipped it in the theaters and regret that alot.I'm with you there. I really wish I would have gone to see it in the theaters.
.That is absolute bullshit. It has everything to do with the film itself. Its dismissive and rude to assume that someone who dislikes Moulin Rouge is lacking the ability to appreciate a film of its type. There are countless reasons for disliking it, and not being able to connect with it as a piece of storytelling is merely one of them.
Why must a film's devoted followers defend it to the point of insult?
but the story itself seemed been-there, done-that.Of course, SIL handled the story with effective emotion and humor, while ML just screamed and vomited at me for 127 minutes.
DJ
edited to add spoiler tags for those who haven't seen Shakespeare in Love
Shakespeare In LoveWell, that's precisely the movie I was thinking of, but you're right, it was handled quite differently.
Its dismissive and rude to assume that someone who dislikes Moulin Rouge is lacking the ability to appreciate a film of its type.If someone's not into classical music and then claims that Mozart's music is "ghastly," does that mean that Mozart's music is indeed, ghastly? No, it means that the listener is not able to appreciate Mozart's music at that particular time. If, 20 years later, the listener is of the mindset to appreciate classical music, then listens to Mozart's music and then claims that it's brilliant, the music hasn't changed, the listener's perception has changed.
That's not an insult.
If someone's not into classical music and then claims that Mozart's music is "ghastly," does that mean that Mozart's music is indeed, ghastly?Could be.
DJ
but the story itself seemed been-there, done-that.That's because it's an old-fashioned story. Boy meets girl, boy and girl fall in love, boy and girl are torn asunder is a time-honored and sturdy old chestnut of a story.