After reading so many of the other reviews, I resign myself to the fact of varied tastes make one man's trash another's treasure. I picked up a copy and watched it with a friend. While I am a fan of some obscure Euro flicks that most of my friends cannot understand or enjoy, I just could not get into this movie...The "kaleidoscope" of people and colours is well enough, the general storyline isn't bad, and the main actors are people I like and make a point of watch filmes they're in. However, all the music being essentially plagiarized from various pop songs, and characters flipping, running, and jumping about like it is some Kung-Fu movie set in a circus, ruined the show for me, and even the tease-eroticism that can be the spice to make a movie worth the money to guys like me is overshadowed by the general mayhem that make this flick as irritating as a bad radio commercial. Not the worst movie I've ever seen, but it does seem to me that the only people this movie was mad for are the type that still haven't matured from lots of flash and snippits from some overplayed pop icons. Maybe it's fun for some, so try it and form your own opinion. But rent it first...you will not have wasted as much movie should you end up feeling like I do about it.

Baz Lurhmann has taken another classic tale and spun a twist into the mix of a self-standing complicated story. Although I didn't particularly care for "Romeo + Juliet", I loved "Moulin Rouge!" The classic story is a tale of a well-bred and educated young Englishman, Christian, who is swept up in the Bohemian revolution of the 19th century. He travels to France, against his father's, wishes to become a truly revolutionary Bohemian writer. He becomes swept up in a life of women, drink and drama. Lurhmann turns this tale into a musical of... unique standing. Taking classic rock-n-roll songs and rearranging them to form a truly entertaining and innovative, Lurhmann leads the way into the dark, seductive world of the Moulin Rouge.

Moulin Rouge is a movie that you really can't "sort of like." Either you do, or you don't. Warning: it can be taken to come off as a little corny, but as long as you can get past that...the movie is FABULOUS! The songs are "on point," the acting is commendable, and the story...wow, well you'll just have to see the movie for yourself!

If you are looking for a movie filled with fun, romance and music, this is the movie for you! Although set in 1899 France, the story takes on a very modern feel with songs that everyone knows and loves. It will have you laughing, crying, singing and falling in love over and over again.

I bought this DVD at the urging of a trusted reviewer. While I was entranced by the imaginative cuts and effects during the beginning credits, my companion and I were immediately turned off by the extreme over-acting. Yes, I've been cautioned that this technique was used to satisfy the intended theatrical effect. However, in my opinion, the desired effect was dreadful, distracting, and irritating. Only the first 10 minutes of my DVD was ever touched by a laser. Unless you're a masochist, save your money.