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In Chicago two women, Velma Kelly (Catherine Zeta-Jones) and Roxie Hart (Renee Zellweger) are arrested for murder, Roxie for the man she's been having a fling with, desperately trying to get into stardom and stage sensation Velma for her husband and sister double murder.
Now in prison the ... Read review
The Miramax Special Edition Series proudly presents the two-disc release of the ... more
award-winning motion picture with brand-new, never-before-seen bonus material!Winner of six Academy Awards (2002) including Best Picture and starring Academy Award nominee ...
Production Year: 1999 - Music / Performing Arts - Original Language: English - Classification: Exempt - Starring: Donny Osmond, Joan Collins, Richard Attenborough
Advantages: A unique musical. Disadvantages: None.
...A jazz musical.
In Chicago two women, Velma Kelly (Catherine Zeta-Jones) and Roxie Hart (Renee Zellweger) are arrested for murder, Roxie for the man she's been having a fling with, desperately trying to get into stardom and stage sensation Velma for her husband and sister double murder.
Now in prison the two try to gain Billy Flynn's (Richard Gere) attention so he will try and get them out of jail. While Roxie spends time in jail, she ... ...Bonus features: Disk 1:
A delightfull movie commentary with a deleted song 'The class' A duet featuring Velma and the warden - Mama Morten.
Disk 2:
The history of Chicago, extended performances and much much more about the show, director and crew.
Every song in this movie is excellent and this feature packed DVD brings one of broadway's finest to your living room. ... more
The stage is dimly lit and the band begins to play, a figure appears and the spotlight falls on her, her cue begins and she starts to sing. Yes you've guessed right, this is a musical. A jazz musical. In Chicago two women, Velma Kelly (Catherine Zeta-Jones) and Roxie Hart (Renee Zellweger) are arrested for murder, Roxie for the man she's been having a fling with, desperately trying to get into stardom and stage sensation Velma for her husband and sister double murder. Now in prison the two try to gain Billy Flynn's (Richard Gere) attention so he will try and get them out of jail. While Roxie spends time in jail, she starts to see everything like a musical....
Bonus features: Disk 1: A delightfull movie commentary with a deleted song 'The class' A duet featuring Velma and the warden - Mama Morten. Disk 2: The history of Chicago, extended performances and much much more about the show, director and crew.
Every song in this movie is excellent and this feature packed DVD brings one of broadway's finest to your living room.
Advantages: great acting, singing, dancing and all that jazz. Disadvantages: can be hard to follow the story line
ok i have seen this on the west end and on film. which one is better? well to be honest they are bothe good in different ways.
The film is very true to the stage version although a few of the songs have been cut. i think the way the musical numbers are set out are amazing. you can really understand the song and the stories in them.
as for the acting well top notch performances from all. to be honest i was shocked at the high level of great singing ...
boo32 02.02.2008
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Ciao members have rated this review on average: somewhat helpful Review of Chicago (Special Edition) (DVD)
Advantages: Great film and music Disadvantages: none
As you might have gathered from my reviews list I am a great fan of the musical and having seen this on the stage I had to see it on DVD to see how well they had transfered it from stage to film.
With a great cast list of Catherine Zita Jones ,Richard Geear and Rene Zelwiger The story is set in the swinging 20s and is about a girl who wants to become a cabaret star.
After killing her lover she ends up in jail with other murders all who have been ... ...shot lawyer and the story follows her trial.
The songs are great there are a few classics in her and the performances by every one in the film are great.
I had my doubts about Catherine Zeta Jones in the role but she was fab as where all the rest of the cast.
This is a film for older children and adults but one of those films that you just have to have in the collection. ...
brockleyboy 02.02.2008
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Advantages: Good movie...great soundtrack... Disadvantages: few extras...not so great image
something different and fresh.The editing is a little frenzy but still...it's Chicago!Great dance sequences,beautiful songs showing ...that the winner of all this is the creator of the musical...Bob Fosse!
Dvd is a good effort for a non-specialedition disk although the image has grain spots in a lot of scenes.The sound is very good , in a 5.1 soundtrack with DTS along with DD.More bass and depth you will find in DTS but both still are great with great use of the surround channels. ...
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Musicals & Music Films - Musicals & Other Music Films
Classification
12 years and over
Production Year
2002
Running Time
1 hour 53 minutes
Video Category
Feature Film
Country Of Origin
United States of America
Plot
A film adaptation of the Broadway musical set in 1920's Chicago. This is the story of Velma Kelly, a Vaudeville star, who gains infamy after she shoots her husband dead in a cold blooded attack. Velma finds herself in prison with Roxie Hart, a chorus dancer who is also accused of murder and the two would be stars fight it out to see who can win greater fame through newspaper headlines...
Release details
DVD Region
DVD
Studio(s)
WALT DISNEY STUDIOS HOME ENTERTAINM; TECHNICOLOR DISTRIBUTION SERVICES
Release date
12/09/2005
No of Discs
2
Catalogue No
BUA 0013401
Barcode
8717418056377
Languages
Main Language
English
Technical information
Special Features
Chita Riveras Encore, From Stage To Screen The History Of Chicago, All That Jazz Extended Performance, Good To Mama Extended Performance, Cell Block Tango Extended Performance, Reach For The Gun Extended Performance, Reach For The Gun Rehearsal, Mr Cellophane Extended Performance, Catherine Zeta Jones And All That Jazz, I Cant Do It Alone Rehearsal, Renee Zellweger And Now A Days, Richard Gere And All I Care About Is Love, Hot Honey Rag Rehearsal
DVD Description
This Hollywood adaptation of the classic Broadway musical sparkles with glamour and reverberates with the energy of good, old-fashioned song and dance. As the film leaps into its first riveting act, Velma Kelly (Catherine Zeta-Jones), one half of the famous number she performs with her sister, arrives at the night club late, dishevelled, and with blood on her hands. Nonetheless, she goes onstage unhindered and wows the crowd with her shimmying rendition of 'All That Jazz'. Roxie Hart (Renee Zellweger) a young blonde who dreams of someday being famous like Velma, watches from the audience with eyes full of envy. Later, as the cops pick up Velma for the murder of her sister, sending her fame to all-time heights as she becomes a tabloid sensation, Roxie also commits a crime of passion--shooting a lover who falsely promised to secure her cabaret debut. The girls wind up together in jail, where Mama Morton (Queen Latifah), a compassionate guard, is their only hope of redemption; and Billy Flynn (Richard Gere) is the lawyer who can get them out. There, through wonderfully familiar songs like 'Razzle Dazzle', 'Cell-Block Tango', and 'Cellophane Man' Roxie and Velma tell their story of competing for bad-girl celebrity. Director Rob Marshall presents a loveable CHICAGO that shares all the grit and grime of the Bob Fosse Broadway original with phenomenal performances by this grouping of Hollywood stars. The dizzying camerawork and dazzling sets make an easy transition from stage to film.
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