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Advantages: good fun
Disadvantages: takes time to get into the film

...At the start of the MOULIN ROUGE i found it a little confusing and i didnt know what was going on but as i got into the film i started to understand it. i enjoyed watching the relationship between the two main charactors unravel and watch how their complications make them stronger not just as a couple but as actors aswell.Kidman and McGregor play an amazing couple in this film and have a lot of chemisty between them ,i would recomend this film to ... Read review

Advantages: intresting for kids-nice songs
Disadvantages: should have made it for wider audiences

This movie is set after High school musical 1 and is about Troy and the gang getting a job, they all land a job working for Ryan & Sharpy in their country club. In order for Sharpy getting Troy to work there she must hire Gabriella, Chad, Taylor, Kelsi, Jason, Martha and Zeke. He is then introduced to sharpy's parents and realizes they can get him a scholarship in basketball. In the end Troy will/must realize that he has to keep his scholarship and ...
...for the whole movie, The high school musical movies are great to keep your kids under control and will definantly make them fall in love with the songs and also for the boys will be Gabriella. I think that is what made the high school musical series soo good was that good looking boys and girls were cast in it. But a major downside is that adults will only find it good when they are with there kids because it is only for a certain age group i.e ... Read review

Advantages: Great support cast and costumes.
Disadvantages: Jesus's singing and acting skils.

In this updated version of Jesus Christ Superstar the setting is that of a revolution taking place, Jesus's followers against Rome. Though the set and outfits are nice, the person who plays Jesus has ruined this film, the voice quality is poor and he couldn't act to save his life. The other singers are alright and manage to do a original take on the songs, Pilate is the best out of them all. Andrew Lloyd Webber's music was still exceptional and ...
...some of the main characters voices were rather weak. It was an original interpretation of the rock opera and Judas's part in Jesus's downfall was represented in darker light. This probably is truer to the stage production as it was shot in pinewood studios, the sets and backdrops had a stage/theatre feel to them. Rik Mayall (Herod) put on a comic performance though I wasn't very impressed by this since his singing abilities were grotesque, though ... Read review

Advantages: Great music and cast.
Disadvantages: Mild violence at the end.

...it explores the themes of Jesus being presented as a man which is explored in many contemporary dramas such as the Da Vinci code. As Superstar was first released as a album the soundtrack is very strong and there are many excellent songs sung by the great cast. Carl Anderson (Judas) has a soulful/rock voice and his performance is exceptional as he steals each scene with his wounded facial expressions as his powerful voice (and great diction, you ...
...full of angst and becomes Jesus Christ Rock Star. The movie is directed by Norman Jewison and he uses a stark desert backdrop- although the costumes are very dated as the movie starts with a group of travelling students/hippies in a tour bus putting on a rock opera in the desert. It captures some of the ethos of the sixties through the costume etc.. and the music so if you love this era you'll enjoy this. Mary Magdalene is played by Yvonne Elliman ... Read review

Advantages: everything
Disadvantages: nothing

...masquerading under the name of Sweeney Todd, arrives back in London, and is - understandably - quite angry about a lot of things. Meeting up with Mrs. Lovett , the owner of a shop selling 'the worst pies in London', Sweeney sets about rebuilding his old business, with a view to avenging all his past wrongs. And all set to music. This is one of Depp's best performances to date. His Sweeney is a man trapped, someone who has lost everything in the world ...
...doing. At the centre of Sweeney Todd, for all of its murderous intent, all of its malign diction and comic timing, is a sweetly tragic narrative; the sad tale of a poor man who had no one on his side. And that is what Burton manages to make apparent in the film's awing conclusion. He pulls on our heartstrings, and yes, whether we came for the music or the gore, we do feel him. I'd say this is one of burton's Masterpiece's. ... Read review