Baz Luhrmann's Red Curtain Trilogy (1993)

Great, Except for the False Advertising

These are great movies, each with Luhrmann's bombastic eye candy flare and anachronisms.
But ... big problem with the Romeo & Juliet disc. The packaging listed all kinds of features from interviews to commentary, but there were none to be found on the disc. All it offered in the "Extra Features" section was a trailer. Seriously. I haven't checked the other discs yet.
Buyer beware until Fox recalls and remedies. February 23, 2008

Love it!

I had already bought the Moulin Rouge DVD and absolutely love it. I had seen Strictly Ballroom some time ago and loved it too. I find these two movies very entertaining with all the color, wonderful music, super dancing and top notch acting. I have thoroughly enjoyed the trilogy. February 16, 2008

Perfect Combo

It is awesome. Such good movies. Perhaps Strictly Ballroom is a little less known, but it is hilarious. This trilogy is great. How can you go wrong with Strictly Ballroom, The Moulin Rouge, and the modern Romeo and Juliet? I highly highly recommend it. And not a bad price at all! February 17, 2007

Purchase - Bax Luhrmann's Red Curtain Trilogy

Easy transaction, fast shipping, received in great condition. Thanks! January 18, 2007

Cinematic Masterpieces

I love all 3 films and Baz Lurhman for making them.

The 1st film Strictly Ballroom is about a wallflower in love with an energetic young male dancer from a ballroom dancing obsessed family. Scott Hastings is set to become ballroom dancing's next star, but his partner Liz, leaves him for a hilariously drunk idiot puppet dancer. Enter Fran, the wallflower student in his mother's studio and the daughter of immigrants. The immigrants are fabulous Latin dancers seeing as Fran's father is a legendary flamenco dancer, her Grandmother is too and the Paso Doble is never the same when you see it in this movie. The lesson of the movie is never let fear keep you from your dreams even against tremendous odds. The subject of the movie is also dance and you see it at its visual best with cinematic glitz

The 2nd film is a modern homage to Shakespeare with the tale of Romeo and Juliet portrayed in a modern setting, but with the immortal words of Shakespeare. Leonardo DiCaprio and Claire Daines are the perfect actors to play the doomed lovers; I also loved John Leguizamo as the smart Mercutio. The visual power of the film combined with the words is indeed appealing to the current generation's preference for visual media.

The 3rd film combines dance, words, and music to culminate in a cinematic masterpiece to the senses that seduces the viewer into the story. The doomed romance of Christian and Satine is made more poignant by the sharp use of color and the witty use of modern musical pop tunes. I will never forget the rendition of Like A Virgin.

I recommend everyone to have these 3 films in their movie collection.

November 11, 2006

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