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Moulin rouge is a musical admirers dream

Advantages: Great chemistry between main characters ,feel good film .
Disadvantages: The singing throughout the film can get a bit tiresome

In my opinion you must see the film if you like musicals, otherwise you might find the singing a bit off putting .At times the siniging can seem a bit over the top but in general this is what makes the film interesting.It is worth watching just to see the on screen chemistry between Ewan Mcgregor and Nicole Kidman they are a great pairing and seem to have good on screen presence allowing you to follow the romantic tale which is played out . The ...

pepsi27 28.12.2009 · Read full review
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Review of Moulin Rouge (Special Edition) (DVD)

Not Just For Abba Fans

Advantages: Great performances, great fun, the songs (If you like Abba)
Disadvantages: Younger cast are a bit flat

...Christmas, my mum asked for Mamma Mia! on DVD because my dad wouldn't let her rent it. Come Christmas day and after eating copiously and drinking similarly we sat down (dad excluded) to watch (mercifully not the sing-a-long version). I was apprehensive. I'm not good with musicals and I'm definitely not good with Abba. Begrudgingly I joined in willing my loathing along. From minute one I thought, 'this is horrid', but by the end I was toe tapping ...
...on what makes this film so enjoyable but somehow it is, and somehow I'll try. So, the story. Sophie (Amanda Seyfried) is due to get married on a Greek island but prior to exchanging her vowls she wishes to find out the identity of her father. She secretly invites the three potentials (Colin Firth, Pierce Brosnan and Stellan Skarsgård) to the wedding without letting her mother (Meryl Streep) know. What ensues is her quest to find out his identity, ...

Nixu1980 29.10.2009 · Read full review
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Review of Mamma Mia!

COCKEYED OPTIMIST BY CROSSEYED PESSIMIST

Advantages: Haunting melodies, stunning scenery
Disadvantages: Poor dubbing,

...favourite films of all time South Pacific.......yes, I know, I'm a soppy romanticist! ! I first saw this film as a teenager and was hooked, in fact I was so hooked that life thereafter was a downer. I was convinced that one day I would sail off to the South Pacific and meet a handsome man who would sweep me off my feet in much the same way as Joe Cable did to Liat, swinging her from side to side and singing "younger than springtime"........no it's ...
...review of the film. South Pacific is set in the Second World War. It is supposed to be l943 at a time when a U.S.navy base is set up in the Solomon Islands ready for an invasion towards New Quinea. One of the heroes is Joe Cable (my screen idol for many years after) who has been sent to one such island on a special mission. The plot progresses and Joe Cable falls in love with a Polynesian girl Liat who is the daughter of Bloody Mary, a hideous ...

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Review of South Pacific (DVD)

where your wagon going

Advantages: great songs and great cast
Disadvantages: none for me

A raucous, western comedy, Paint Your Wagon is punctuated with a classic Lerner adn Loewe musical score, including, "They Call The Wind Maria" and "I Talk To The Trees". The story of a goldmining boomtown full of brawny men centres on the work-and-play partnership of Ben and Pardner (Lee Marvin and Clint Eastwood) and the delicate wife they share (Jean Seberg). For me I enjoyed this film but when I think of westerns i do not think of musicals but ...

biglizzy 22.12.2006 · Read full review
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Review of Paint Your Wagon (DVD)

Into Marilyn, Merman or Musicals?

Advantages: Good family entertainment, great musical numbers, impressive cast
Disadvantages: Slightly long, poor plot

...of these I have is There's No Business Like Show Business, but I hadn't seen this film for a long time, so I decided to sit down and watch it again. The film was made in 1954 and stars an impressive list of big Hollywood names. Besides Marilyn Monroe, the cast includes Donald O'Connor, Dan Dailey, Mitzi Gaynor, Johnnie Ray and the larger than life Ethel Merman. The film begins in 1919, where Molly and Terence Donahue (played by Merman and Dailey) ...
...plot. But you don't watch There's No Business Like Show Business for the plot! You watch it for the cast and the amazing Irving Berlin musical numbers. The tone is set immediately with an opening number set on stage. The bright colours, elaborate costumes and vibrant sets are visually stunning and these continue to appear regularly throughout the movie. There is a big cast with lots of extras in the musical numbers. This adds to the glamorous feel ...

KarenUK 27.09.2006 · Read full review
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Review of There's No Business Like Show Business (DVD)