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One of the worst films ever made.

posted 7 years ago by LetThemEatCake (2717)
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Baz Luhrman's career has proven to be a great disappointment. This is one of the worst ever made, and way worse than one of HIS worst, Australia. I don't even think Moulin Rouge can hold up to scrutiny now.

[–] catsidhe (1649) 7 years ago

I haven't seen this as I simply can't STAND Baz Luhrmann's work. *shudders*

[–] LetThemEatCake (2717) 7 years ago

why not?

[–] catsidhe (1649) 7 years ago

His particular OTT style rubs me the wrong way. They're like a musicals without the songs, and I don't find them visually appealing.

[–] LetThemEatCake (2717) 7 years ago

I guess the style is the least bad of it.

[–] catsidhe (1649) 7 years ago

What makes this one worse than Australia? I really loathed that one.

[–] LetThemEatCake (2717) 7 years ago

I don't know, it was just so bad, the story so banal, DiCaprio doing his usual worst. Australia was terrible too, it had like three endings and it still wouldn't end.

[–] catsidhe (1649) 7 years ago

So I suppose I should only watch this if I'm hell bent on torturing myself for a couple of hours.

[–] LetThemEatCake (2717) 7 years ago

It's just a nothing film, I guess it succeeded because in this day and age people forgot there was ever a thing like the 1920's.

[–] catsidhe (1649) 7 years ago

Does it have that plastic feeling? I don't think I can put myself through that and some bad acting.

[–] LetThemEatCake (2717) 7 years ago

plastic feeling? well it looks plastic, like all digital films today.

[–] catsidhe (1649) 7 years ago

His even more so.

[–] LetThemEatCake (2717) 7 years ago

it's gotten so bad that that is the standard, gatsby is not different.

[–] catsidhe (1649) 7 years ago

I see a similar trend in music production.

I guess digital is cheaper.