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Jbean

Sunday, April 06, 2003 - 11:44 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
i saw this movie yesterday and LOVED LOVED LOVED it! i was concerned about seeing it, because i hated moulin rouge (i think that mostly has to do with my strong dislike of nicole kidman though). from beginning to end, it had my interest. loved the puppet scene with richard gere as the puppet master. too funny. great vocals, dancing and bright colors. also very comical during parts. i find myself wanting the soundtrack now, tho. excellent movie. renee and catherine are outstanding!

Ophiliasgrandma

Saturday, April 12, 2003 - 11:25 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Oh, Jbean, get the soundtrack. I've just about worn out that little plastic disk. Greattttt Music!

Juju2bigdog

Tuesday, May 06, 2003 - 6:07 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Thought I better go see this movie before it leaves the theaters, so Bigdog and I went today. We both loved it. It was far and away the best movie of 2002. Witty, funny, fresh, bright, sexy. My favorite number was the puppets. I laughed out loud quite a few times during the movie.

Ophiliasgrandma

Wednesday, May 07, 2003 - 3:22 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Took in my 4th viewing at the theater this past weekend. My 18 year old grand daughter loved it too. I was a bit surprised as all the time she's been growing up there have been no musicals. I'll be getting the DVD for sure.

Jedisan

Thursday, June 12, 2003 - 5:05 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Just heard on ET that Chicago is being re-released on 7/18 w/ added scenes (i beleive "Class" will be included)

I expected the DVD to be released around that time, so I have mixed feelings about htis, but I will probably go plunk my $9 down to see it again in the theatre!

Jedisan

Friday, June 13, 2003 - 11:57 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Update: the DVD will be released in August (not sure of date)

Cba79

Tuesday, June 17, 2003 - 5:51 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
August 19, according to Amazon.com.

Maryk

Monday, August 25, 2003 - 8:44 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Finally saw it, great movie! I loved it. It deserves the awards it got especially Catherine.

Midlifer

Wednesday, August 27, 2003 - 3:25 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
I just saw the DVD, too. Though I'm not a big fan of Catherine Z-J, she did an admirable job. But I especially enjoyed Richard Gere, Queen Latifah, and Renee. She's so darling! Very creative and innovative, love the music.

Eliz87

Tuesday, September 02, 2003 - 10:01 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
I loved this movie...so much. It was such a RELIEF it was nothing like that Moulin Rouge debacle. Oh, how I despised that movie (and I'm even a fan of Nicole Kidman, generally). Anyway...

Renee Zellwiger (sp?) has really grown on me in the past few years. I couldn't stand her in Jerry Maguire -- thought she was way too incredibly meek to be Tom Cruise's counterpart, but the more I see her, the more I enjoy her unique acting ability. I loved her in Bridget Jones' Diary. Plus, I've seen her in interviews and find her modesty very refreshing. Seems like a wonderful person. Thought she was TERRIFIC in this film.

Catherine Zeta-Jones and Richard Gere...I had NO IDEA they could sing and dance. Many people have panned the tap-dance sequence, but just the fact that Richard Gere can do it all is impressive enough for me! I love CZJ's vocals on "All That Jazz."

Queen Latifah was also very good in this, but to me she didn't do anything out of the ordinary. A very good fit for this film, though.

Again, I love it. My husband and I rented in on DVD and I'm tempted to buy it.

Ophiliasgrandma

Tuesday, September 02, 2003 - 10:18 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Eliz, when Zeta-Jones was about 18 she was Britan's tap dancing champion. The girl definitly had the credentials for the role.

Eliz87

Tuesday, September 02, 2003 - 10:24 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Yep, I've discovered that since watching the movie. The DVD had special features on it, and that explained her credentials.

It's just that I didn't know anything about her before seeing Chicago. I'd only seen her in one other movie -- the one where she was a cocaine dealer's wife -- and of course I knew that she is Michael Douglas' wife, but that's all the info I had on her.

Ophiliasgrandma

Tuesday, September 02, 2003 - 10:39 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
I first saw her in Zorro and was completely blown away by her beauty.

Crazydog

Tuesday, September 02, 2003 - 10:40 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
The Zeta has been around for quite a while. I first noticed her in "Mask of Zorro". Then she was in "Entrapment" with Sean Connery - she plays a thief; there's an scene in the movie which Zeta-afficianados have taken to calling the "butt scene". She is trying to avoid the burglar alarm lasers and has to writhe and contort her body into various positions as she makes her way across the floor.

I thought she was great in Chicago. And I've said it before, but I thought Richard Gere was atrocious. I didn't think he could sing worth a lick. He simply warbles through the lyrics in that odd nasally tone. I borrowed the CD of the Chicago original Broadway Cast and the Billy Flynn on that CD completely blows Richard away. I thought Richard Gere was by far the weakest part of the movie. I have the CD and I can't stand to listen to any of his songs.

Ophiliasgrandma

Tuesday, September 02, 2003 - 10:46 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
CD, not to be too contrary, but I loved Gere's spin on Flynn. I thought his 'nasally' singing fit the sleeze quotient needed to play the part.

Midlifer

Friday, September 05, 2003 - 9:40 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
How about the "Cellophane Man"...wasn't he great?

Ophiliasgrandma

Friday, September 05, 2003 - 10:51 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
He was great! Since Chicago I've notice him in just about every movie ever made, past and present.

Ophiliasgrandma

Friday, September 12, 2003 - 3:41 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Today my sweet daughter presented me with the CHICAGO DVD.

Neko

Sunday, October 05, 2003 - 11:34 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
I only just saw Chicago two days ago..

My favourite musical scene from the entire movie was "Cell Block Tango"
I'm surprised no one even commented on that one..

That, and the irony that in the number, the Hungarian girl's hankerchief was white, while all of the others were red, to symbolise that she was innocent, not gulity.
Then she ended up being the first to be hung.

I wasn't extreme impressed by the movie. It was good.
But not one of my favourites..

Hippyt

Sunday, October 05, 2003 - 4:27 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Neko,I've had that song in my head for two weeks!!! I ordered the dvd,and I'm just waiting for it to get here,so I can get that song out MY HEAD!

Jedisan

Thursday, October 09, 2003 - 7:53 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
He had it comin'...


(haha - sorry) just wanted to get you in the mood

Ophiliasgrandma

Thursday, October 09, 2003 - 8:14 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
...she killed him, but it wasn't murder...he had it coming!

Ddr1135

Monday, November 03, 2003 - 1:16 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Rented the dvd Friday night. Loved it! Cell Block Tango is my fav.

One question: has anybody ever figured out what the story was for the Hungarian woman? I even put on the subtitles....all it said was "Speaking Hugnarian, LOL". I'l love to know what she was saying.

Calamity

Tuesday, November 04, 2003 - 4:07 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Ddr1135: I remember a few years ago reading a great post from another board about Hunyak. Think I saved it somewhere - I'll see if I can find it for you.

Bu basically, she was innocent of the crime that she was arrested for and her lousy lawyer tries to convince her to confess. She refuses, believing in the American justice system and declares that Uncle Sam won't throw her into jail for something she didn't do. As it turns out, of course, her trust was not rewarded. Her character kinda stands as a counterpoint to Roxie & Velma who were guilty and literally "got away with murder".

Neko

Wednesday, November 05, 2003 - 8:10 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Here you go Ddr!!

"Mit keresek én itt? Azt mondják, a híres lakóm lefogta a férjem, én meg lecsaptam a fejét. De nem igaz. Én ártatlan vagyok. Nem tudom, miért mondja Uncle Sam, hogy én tettem. Próbáltam a rendõrségen megmagyarázni, de nem értették meg."

"What am I doing here? They say my famous tenant held down my husband and I chopped his head off. But it's not true. I am innocent. I don't know why Uncle Sam says I did it. I tried to explain at the police station but they didn't understand."

Hippyt

Wednesday, November 05, 2003 - 8:16 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Ah,Interesting! She had a famous tenant? Thanks Neko!

Ddr1135

Friday, November 07, 2003 - 6:58 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Neko! Thanks so much for the translation!!!!! It was driving me crazy not being able to know what she said. I get really anal about the small stuff, LOL. Thanks again.

Edited to add: Thank you too Calamity!

Ophiliasgrandma

Friday, November 07, 2003 - 10:27 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
You know, I'm guessing maybe that was something that really happened in the city of Chicago during the twenties. We'll have to research who famous in Chicago got murdered by having his head cut off.