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Jun. 4th, 2001 10:32 amI saw "Moulin Rouge" Saturday. Two contradictory things in regards to the movie:
1) My mind is awash with imagery and music even now. I absolutely loved it!
2) I actually asked for my money back.
The new theatre I saw "Moulin Rouge" at, their center channel was blown or not turned on, or turned down. It made watching the film an ordeal, having to strain to hear the dialogue, losing the mid-range of every song... It says quite a bit about the film that I actually continued to sit there and watch! I was so SURE someone else had complained that I kept watching and hoping the sound would get better. I was starting to wonder if my hearing had just gotten that bad! But when we came out, an older couple was complaining to the manager, so we added are voices to theirs about how it really spoiled our enjoyment of the film. I would have happily taken a free pass, but the manager was out of passes, so he just gave us a refund.
I was worried about how contemporary music would clash with the turn-of-the-century story, but it worked. The integration of lyrics into the dialogue was witty, and I was particularly pleased when I saw Freddie Mercury's swan song, Queen's "Show Must Go On" used in the context I had always envisioned in my mind!
1) My mind is awash with imagery and music even now. I absolutely loved it!
2) I actually asked for my money back.
The new theatre I saw "Moulin Rouge" at, their center channel was blown or not turned on, or turned down. It made watching the film an ordeal, having to strain to hear the dialogue, losing the mid-range of every song... It says quite a bit about the film that I actually continued to sit there and watch! I was so SURE someone else had complained that I kept watching and hoping the sound would get better. I was starting to wonder if my hearing had just gotten that bad! But when we came out, an older couple was complaining to the manager, so we added are voices to theirs about how it really spoiled our enjoyment of the film. I would have happily taken a free pass, but the manager was out of passes, so he just gave us a refund.
I was worried about how contemporary music would clash with the turn-of-the-century story, but it worked. The integration of lyrics into the dialogue was witty, and I was particularly pleased when I saw Freddie Mercury's swan song, Queen's "Show Must Go On" used in the context I had always envisioned in my mind!
