Just can't get enough

Rating: Null/10 (7 January 2002)

Scanning through all the comments it would seem that movie-goers either hate it or love it. Baz Luhrmann, himself, did say it was a bit much for some. Fortunately for me I can't get enough of it. (I love what someone earlier in the comments said about Moulin Rouge being "trippy." They hit it right on the head) Though, I can't say I was gushing over it when I first viewed it. At first I was a bit skeptical because of the cheesy medlies, but soon after began to let go and started to enjoy myself. Like all Luhrmann's films it was a rush-walking out of the theater felt like getting off the rollercoaster. All the colors, music, and plain'ol brashness of the Moulin Rouge helped to balance out the tendency towards sappiness (which I liked). The wonderful thing about Moulin Rouge is that every time I see it I gain a deeper appreciation for it. It's art. (also I was really impressed with the singing too-especially Ewan Mcgregor's voice). I got the two-disc DVD set for Christmas and was just blown away. It was so much fun to sit there and just play around with everything Luhrmann had added to the movie. Hey, as far as I'm concerned, Moulin Rouge is the best thing that's happened to DVD so far.