This is probably sacrilege, but I did not like Moulin Rouge. I loved Strictly Ballroom and I watch that a couple of times a year. I did not like Romeo + Juliet either.
I don't think he's my kind of director.
I swear, one of these times, you're gonna wake up in a coma.
Cordelia ,'Showtime'
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le nubian - May 22, 2012 3:15:14 pm PDT #20531 of 30000
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
Amy - May 22, 2012 3:18:21 pm PDT #20532 of 30000
Because books.
Oh, I love Moulin Rouge. I almost watched it today, actually. I'm eh on Romeo + Juliet, although I can appreciate what he did with it. Haven't seen the other.
Sophia Brooks - May 22, 2012 3:19:33 pm PDT #20533 of 30000
Cats to become a rabbit should gather immediately now here
I never watch movies in the theatre (the last move I saw in the theatre was Chicago), but I have watched all the Baz Luhrman films in the theatre, and they are usually so lush it is worth it. One thing I love about him is the humor in his over the top ness, which I can't really imagine in Gatsby, though. I laughed a lot in R +J and MR.
Vonnie K - May 22, 2012 3:22:11 pm PDT #20534 of 30000
Kiss me, my girl, before I'm sick.
Wow, that trailer is... busy. He's got a distinctive aesthetic, to be sure, but I generally find Baz Luhrman's work exhausting to partake in. Which is too bad because I really like that cast, but I worry it's gonna be buried under all that glitter.
Carey Mulligan as Daisy is an interesting choice. She's got a certain soulfulness which goes counter to my idea of Daisy, who in my head is beautiful but callous and superficial.
Sophia Brooks - May 22, 2012 3:26:10 pm PDT #20535 of 30000
Cats to become a rabbit should gather immediately now here
I thought for a moment that Carey Mulligan was Michelle Williams. I also quite dislike Tobey MacGuire, but I am sure he can give great Nick Carraway.
le nubian - May 22, 2012 3:29:15 pm PDT #20536 of 30000
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
in my head is beautiful but callous and superficial.
yes. I thought Mia Farrow was excellent in the "original."
§ ita § - May 22, 2012 3:31:50 pm PDT #20537 of 30000
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Amy, when you get a chance, you should try Strictly Ballroom. It's incredibly sweet, and I think you'd like it.
Dana - May 22, 2012 3:32:43 pm PDT #20538 of 30000
I haven't trusted science since I saw the film "Flubber."
New steps! New steps!
le nubian - May 22, 2012 3:34:01 pm PDT #20539 of 30000
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
it is an excellent movie. seriously. I watch it all the fucking time. I fell in love with it the first time I watched it.
The commentary track is a trip and a half.
Juliebird - May 22, 2012 3:41:36 pm PDT #20540 of 30000
I am the fly who dreams of the spider
Oh, Strictly Ballroom is fabulous. And the setting of ballroom dance competition is a great setting for some zany costuming and hairstyles and set dressing, but I think is probably the most normal and real of his films (maybe barring R+J). Tara Morrice as Fran is fierce and wonderful, and Paul Mercurio is delicious. And there's certain scenes that are so powerful the way it uses sound and rhythm. From Fran interupting Scott trying to work out a dance number (the quiet swish of fabric and counting steps and footsteps) to Scott being introduced to dance at Fran's family's place, with the heartbeat and the train. The juxtaposition of the rooftop dance with the secret studio session below, the achy behind-the-curtains dance, the hot sexy way Scott slides up to Fran in the competition, the joyous final dance . . . Love that film so much. I could go on, but then I'd really be spoiling it.
It's offbeat and wacky and outrageous and gorgeous and heartfelt.