Vive Excess!

Rating: Null/10 (14 November 2001)

From the very start, the screen explodes in an amazing display of color and sound . The songs are musical elation, the sets are huge and intricate, and the 5000 plus extras singing my favorite songs in a completely different way make this one of my favorite movies. I cant understand why people hate this movie so much. Is it just you art-house folk who cant stand a movie without subtitles? Do you hate it cause its not some P.O.S. Ben Afflek star vehicle? Too fast for you? Not "gritty" enough for you? Not a war epic starring youngblood up and comers? This movie completly blew me away. Was it the most original plot? No. Was it gaudy excess? No. It was Passionate, sexy, gorgeous gaudy excess. And i loved every minute of it. ON, LUSTY GENTLEMEN!