Well, the wife wanted to see this. Sorry, it just was not my cup of tea, and I think The Two Towers got cornholed! Hollywood loves this kind of stuff, the big song and dance thing. I'm not one for Broadway musicals. It was a free rental anyway! ok, let me have it!
Bad boy, David. Actually, I haven't even seen the movie yet. I did see Renee at the awards beaming about the movie bigger than Bridget Jones or any other movie I've seen her in (The Drew Carey movie I thought was her best) but they seemed to do some amazing work.... We'll see. I'll have to wear a crash helmet for the movie, yes?
We saw this at the theater (the wife dragged me to it). Actually, it was entertaining. They could have done a lot more with the movie but they had to make a dumb ending, probably to keep those test audiences happy. We will not bother to buy the DVD, though. I enjoyed Moulon Rouge much more!
My daughter, who is 15, had a bunch (14!) of her friends over last Friday night to watch the movie. I set it up for them in surround and left the room (they wouldn't want me there anyway) so I can't comment, but the girls sure had a blast. No one even left to go on instant messenger! Jay N.
I really enjoyed it. I thought it was wonderfully produced. And it starred three of my favourite actors doing things I had never seen them do before. There was a time when I couldn't stand musicals but between Moulin Rouge and Chicago, I've suddenly taken a liking to the genre. My wife didn't even have to pull me to this one.
I'm sure it's very good, on a "Show" level, but I got "All That Jazz", instead. Can't beat $9.99 for an actual Bob Fosse Film ! The Real Thing !
I bought it a week ago, and haven't had the "guts" to put it on yet. I know the wife's gonna nag me any day now though....
I enjoyed it. Beautiful production, great editing, nice song and dance stuff and some fine performances. Gere and Reilly stand out. The director did a wonderful job. But there is no heart in this movie. Except for John C. Reilly, there are no sympathetic characters. There is no romance. No love. A meticulously produced, entertaining hour and forty minutes of emptiness.
I really like "Chicago," though it is much better in a theater than at home (unless you're someone fortunate enough to have a large projector at home). I don't even like musicals much myself, and I actually found "Moulin Rouge" quite boring, though I only saw "Moulin Rouge" on dvd so I might have liked it better in a theater, too. Though I don't find any of the characters in "Chicago" sympathetic, I find the film's outrageous cynicism entertaining, especially "Cell Block Tango." For anyone who likes "Chicago," there is a stereo/multi SACD of the soundtrack, too, with an aggressive and fun mix.
