well i have to say that his version of R and J was pretty out there....however, he redeemed himself with Strictly Ballroom and The Moulin Rouge.

 

but what does everyone else think?

 

 

 

XOXO Punks

I think the Romeo and Juliet version is original and different, but I didn't like it a lot. But Moulin Rouge... WOOOOOW!!! One of my fave movies.

It's full of colour, movement and energy. Great photography and editing. I LOVE it.

For me, he's a good director. YES! :D

Cool, have u seen strictly ballroom?

No, I don't know if it was released here... :dozey:

I haven't enjoyed any of Lurhman's efforts to this point. It's just not my thing at all. Moulin Rouge, to me, was the most overrated movie of that year. I didn't see in it what other people did.

oh....i just like Ewan McGregor....I take it u don't like that eclectic stuff?

I don't mind things which are different or eclectic, but Lurhman's presentations seem different for the sake of being different, not for a reason which I can see advancing the story.

 

Kubrick was always different, but it was always in towards the story. Lurhman's presentation, to me, takes away from the story he is trying to tell. For some people, his presenation my be part of the story, but I don't think it works out, in the end. In the end, his choices ended up taking away from the characters in Moulin Rouge, and that in turn midigated the love story.

Oh I c, i think he was just being creative...but you never know.

what movies do u like?

I don't think there's a particular type of movie that I like ... I like all movies. The movies I've enjoyed the most this year are Return of the King, Mystic River, 21 Grams, Elf, Last Samurai, Master and Commander, Love Actually, In America, Lost In Translation ... pretty close to in that order.

 

I actually see a lot of movies. I think I've seen over 40 this year. I just like the whole experience of going to a movie ... seeing the end of product of so many people's works.

 

I tend to be kind of pretentious about them, though, which is sad considering I'm not involved in the business in any way.

 

What about you?

Man i'm in the same boat ...i have seen the Last Samurai(it made me almost cry 4x), and i want to see all those other movies really bad

 

i am really into those psycholgical dramas...the ones that make u think.

 

 

i dunno

 

i am seeing Lotr 2 morrow yay