I wish there were more movies like this! (contains spoilers)

Rating: Null/10 (23 August 2001)

I am a huge fan of musicals. I wish they were still in vogue in film. I was a little nervous to watch this movie because of the use of today's popular music, but it's really amazing how well the songs worked. (Although, I will agree with another commenter that "Like a Virgin" was a little out of place, but I thought it was one of the funniest pieces in the film, so it made up for it!) I enjoyed the music so much that I bought the soundtrack two days later and I love it! Then I went back and saw the film a couple of weeks later and loved it even more. It was very tempting to sing along with the music, but I managed to contain myself (although I mouthed along during a couple of parts). I have but two complaints for Moulin Rouge: the version of "Lady Marmalade" used in the actual film (the one mixed in with "Smells Like Teen Spirit" and the Fatboy Slim song) is much more fun to listen to than the version that actually appears in the soundtrack. I have half a mind to email Baz Luhrmann and ask him what's up with that. ENTER SPOILER HERE: Also, I'm not too fond of disease aspect of the film. It seems like disease is the #1 choice in knocking off main characters in film today. And I thought Satine and Christian deserved better. I like happy endings personally, and it broke my heart that one minute they were so ultimately happy together (as the play is ending) and the next Satine was in her final moments. Okay, end complaints here. Moulin Rouge was entertaining the whole way through. I love Ewan McGregor's voice! And his smile just made me (and the group of girls I went to see it with) melt. The acting was great (I especially liked John Leguizamo's Toulouse-Latrec), it was visually appealing, and the singing was spectacular on all counts. I will definitely be seeing this again! This movie rocks!