Si I finally saw Moulin Rouge!

[Relayer1]

That is really only the beginning and a few transitions.

Respectfully, I don't agree. I was really trying to be as level-headed as I culd be when I watched this movie. I might not be as familiar with musicals, though there are some that I like, I was trying to examine the shots, the story, the compositions, the tension, the acting, etc.. all of those aspects that I can evaluate on every film I watch.

Then I remembered Siskel and Ebert's review of Batman and Robin, and Siskel complained not about the thin story or the return to campiness in that film.. he didn't even complain about the direction the franchise was going. He simply said that the movie was over-produced that it felt so bloated. That there was nothing left of the film but its own extravagant ego about itself. I felt that his words applied to this film.

In the UK we call that 'being up itself'. It was the most 'up itself' movie I've ever watched part of before switching off in disgust.

I had an enema/colonoscopy procedure that I enjoyed more than Moulin Rouge (or Romeo & Juliet) - at least I kept watching the screen right through to the end !

I just don't think these films are for me...

 

[Flying Spaghetti Monster]

I'm gonna lightly paraphrase Siskel's B&R review: "The film is so over-produiced.. every scene is done in such a way that the film does all of the thinking and emoting for us. Leads to an extravagant, often tasteless bore. Overstuffed. Well-produced but over-produced."

 

[Mr. Laser Beam]

I think Titus was out on Blu-Ray, I own Titus but can't remember if its on DVD or Blu-Ray.

It must be a DVD since that movie isn't out on Blu-Ray yet.

 

[Tom Hendricks]

I think Titus was out on Blu-Ray, I own Titus but can't remember if its on DVD or Blu-Ray.

It must be a DVD since that movie isn't out on Blu-Ray yet.

I'll let you know in three week when I move and unpack, you're probably right.

 

[Mr. Laser Beam]

^ I only know this because I searched on Amazon and Best Buy and also Googled it. I didn't mean to question your judgment or anything like that.

 

[Tom Hendricks]

^ I only know this because I searched on Amazon and Best Buy and also Googled it. I didn't mean to question your judgment or anything like that.

Don't worry, I'm not not even remotely sure. When I switched over to Blu-Ray I stopped buying things on DVD. Not sure where this release fell, BB or AB. However even if it fell After Blu, this may have been one of those I wanted to own badly enough to purchase on DVD. I haven't watched it in a year or so, it maybe the first thing I watch in the new house.

Now I just can't wait for the release of Josh Whedons Much Ado About Nothing, my favorite of all Shakespears comedies. I hear its great, really have to be something to top Branagh's version.

 

[The Borgified Corpse]

I remember when I first saw the movie I really liked the rapid fire editing. It gave the movie a very unique, energetic feel and I was very disappointed when the movie slowed down. I think editing, like everything else, always comes down to what kind of feeling you're trying to evoke. In the case of Moulin Rouge, it's frenetic impressionism was effective.

 

[Holdfast]

Interesting topic.

For me, Moulin Rouge falls into the category of being a tremendously enjoyable movie... but one that I have absolutely no intention of rewatching (intentionally, I mean, I'll happily watch the odd five minutes here & there if I hop across it on TV). It's extremely stylised, which automatically polarise audiences, but I liked its style. You can put it the same "over-stylised" category as 300, Sin City, Pulp Fiction, Matrix, Hulk, or Batman Returns (moreso than Batman & Robin, I'd actually say). You'll tend make your mind up about whether you like these movies pretty quickly because they're all so in your face with their style choices.

I enjoyed the Moulin Rouge ride a lot, but it felt like a one-trick pony in that respect; I didn't find anything deeper to entice me to watch it again. Whereas some of the other stylised movies I mentioned above I do enjoy rewatching for reasons other than the style.

FWIW, just to run through his other movies, I loved the first 10 minutes of Romeo+Juliet; it showed real inventiveness in modernising the setting & props. But I thought the rest of the movie was a massive missed opportunity. And Strictly Ballroom is the polar opposite of what I enjoy in a movie. Haven't seen Australia but from what I've heard, I think I might like it. I'm not hopeful for The Great Gatsby but maybe I'll be surprised.

 

[Tom Hendricks]

Interesting topic.
Haven't seen Australia but from what I've heard, I think I might like it. I'm not hopeful for The Great Gatsby but maybe I'll be surprised.

If you can make it past the first 20 or so minutes, Australia is a pretty good movie. However the first 20 minutes is so tedious, and over rough you will want to give up on it. In fact if you did, I wouldn't blame you.

I'm very hopeful for The Great Gatsby. From what I have seen, while looking like classic Baz Luhrmann it does look toned down.