Incredible Film.. Absoulutely Incredible and Fun

Rating: Null/10 (16 August 2002)

I absolutely loved it. At the same time, as an artist... I was unsure how to feel about it. The modern music was a bit hard to take at first... I wasn't sure how to react. I would have preferred that they had written an all original score and songs for it... THE MOVIE WOULD HAVE BEEN A THOUSAND TIMES BETTER. BUT IT WAS STILL INCREDIBLE. IN FACT the modern musical elements made it so beautiful that its hard for me to argue either point... I LOVE IT DESPITE THE UNORIGINAL SCORE. Its was beautifully done in every respect. AND IT TOOK A LOT OF TALENT AND PLANNING TO FIND ALL THOSE SONG LYRICS AND TIE THEM TOGETHER AS WELL AS THEY DID. THE ROXANNE (POLICE) BIT WAS INCREDIBLE... A WONDERFULLY POWERFUL PIVOTING MOMENT IN THE FILM. IT WAS PERFECT. Overall... the acting was done so very well, exaggerated at times... but done perfectly to make it fit with the theme... THEY ARE ON ABSINTH (AS IF YOU COULDN'T TELL). The visuals were very impressive and cinematography was brilliant. Everything was so cohesively put together that you just can't help but love this eye candy. The ear candy was wonderful too. An Original score would have made it even better. But its hard to argue that considering the Moulin Rouge theme...and that they would have played music of the time in the club... (hint, hint) and they are on drugs... which you can't deny is one of the central points in the visual nature of this film. Notice the glasses with green liquid in them. And those green letter that say absinth after they all drink some. I LOVED THE MOVIE AND YOU REALLY JUST CAN'T CHANGE A THING. IF YOU DID IT WOULD DEFEAT THE PURPOSE OF THE MOVIE.
Maybe they'll make a sequel with an original score for you with a different nightclub and center it around LSD. (Dream on guys the movie is fine)
Just enjoy this movie for what it is. A brilliant masterpiece with tribute to a lot of great artists. (AND I DON'T MEAN THE MODERN LADY MARMALADE GIRLS {I'M STILL UPSET ABOUT THAT; but I don't need to rant about that here, the movie was thankfully free of them except the song in the shallowness of the can-can dancing scene, where they belong ;)}