Fun facts: Toulouse Letrec was a real person in history (John Leguizamo's character). He had a condition, and when he was young broke a leg and it stopped growing, and ended up breaking the other a different time which is the cause of his short stature. He also was the artist for the Moulin Rouge posters. Two actors in Moulin Rouge are also in Van Helsing, but you'd never recognize them. The Duke is the same actor that plays Dracula, and Audry is the monk sidekick (Also plays the narrator in 300).
Funny fact: you kept asking when the characters took acid, but back in 1900 the beverage Absinthe (the bottle with the green Kylie Minogue fairy) was thought to be a hallucinogenic substance! So the movie was playing around with that idea - they drink the green drink, and then everything goes BONKERS. :)
@@ajandrianjafymusic yeah, if you're like me and hate that taste of black licorice, you're not going to be able to get very far with an absinthe bottle. 😅 That stuff is disgusting.
In that time there was a lot of different drinks sold as absinth, and some of them made people a bit grazy. There are stories about horrible things and people getting poisoned, so absinth was banned for long time.
The original version of Lady Marmelade came out in 1974 and was by the group Labelle. Diamond Dogs is a reference to the David Bowie album of that name also released in 1974.
fun fact, it was shot at fox studios Sydney, my father was a key builder and that bloody elephant was in my backyard for YEARS! good to see this movie is finally catching the algorithm. this movie Romeo and Juliet and strictly ballroom are all intertwined, with sets, actors (Romeo and Juliet has a very young Paul Rudd and Miriam margoyles) the mum in strictly is Marie in this film, and the "lamour" coke sign is in all 3, there were only 2 made, full billboard size signs, 1 is in fox studios, and the other (from this but only the lettering was used outside christians room) is still in my backyard...
I think you’d love The Seven Year Itch and Some Like It Hot with Marilyn. They’re fabulous films. I’ve always felt Nicole is very like Marilyn in this film, the mix of comedy and drama and just wonderfulness🥰Edit Richard Roxburgh is miraculously nuts in this, soooo funny as the Duke!
Come what may was robbed at the Oscars for best song as it was technically written for Romeo + Juliet, but this is still one of the top movie musicals!
I love "Some Like it Hot" in regard to Marilyn Monroe movies. lol Also the version of Roxanne "El Tango de Roxanne" is one of my favorite songs of all time. Listen to it almost daily. lol
Love this movie. I've all always loved absurdism. On a different note, can't wait for Chicago. It is one of my favorite musicals (The Last 5 Years, Chicago, Into the woods and Ragtime).
Well easiest one to check out for Marilyn Monroe is ‘gentlemen prefer blondes.’ That one is the movie diamonds are a girls best friend is from. As for the acid like scenes, well proper absinthe made people hallucinate, among other things. So the reason why it’s so weird and chaotic is they are infact tripping out lol. The entrance of her kind of slows it all down so it’s possible he just ended up falling for her so quickly not only cos he was out of his mind but she brought some relief from the crazy trip he was having lol.
The Moulin Rouge still exist. I walk oast it about nonce a month. The dancers are still there, but contrary to popular belief, most are Australian, not French.
One of my fave movies of all time! I'm going to see the touring stage version soon! I'm sure other people have said, but if you're interested in Baz's style, check out "Strictly Ballroom" and "Romeo + Juliet" by him. This movie and those two make up his "Red Curtain" trilogy. He said Strictly Ballroom told the story through dance, R+J through word, and Moulin Rouge through song ❤
Strictly is VERY Australian haha I think he'll enjoy it. I was obsessed with R+J as a 15yo when it came out, I can still quote that entire balcony scene.
I do not usually watch reaction channels but bro you are so entertaining and make me laugh with you the whole time. Really perks me up on bad days, just binged your whole Harry Potter series and love the Snape skits and your vitriol for Dumbledore lol. This one was great, and old favorite of mine, thanks for the laughs.
I've seen this movie many times and when you said "Whatever his name is, I just keep calling him Ewan" I realised that I couldn't remember either... lol. Great flick, I really enjoyed Baz's "Red Curtain Trilogy" (Strictly Ballroom, Romeo + Juliet and Moulin Rouge!). All excellent films.
Okay firstly YAY for Chicago, I would be highly excited to see you react to that one! Also, for a Marilyn Monroe movie, I would say to do Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (the song is actually from that one) or Some Like It Hot. And I am pretty sure this movie made me realize pretty young that I was bi from Nicole Kidman and Ewan McGregor lol so no judgement on the bit of thirst
Thanks for including part of the Queen cover in your edit. It's one of my favorites from the film and just fits so well. For a Marilyn Monroe film, I recommend Some Like It Hot. Tony Curtis, Jack Lemmon and Marilyn lead a wild and fun ride. You'll have a blast with it.
This is one of my favorite musicals (along with Rent and Sweeny Todd). If you want to see a very xrated movie with Nicole Kidman, try Eyes Wide Shut. Otherwise some other good Nicole Kidman movies are The Others, Bewitched, and Stepford Wives. I agree with other people commenting that you should check out Strictly Ballroom and Romeo + Juliet (a really young leonardo di caprio). Its my favorite version of R+J. I went and saw it 5 times in theaters when it came out. Skipped school one of those times just to see it again.
Okay I feel like you will get this reference. There was a parody of "The Sunscreen Song" from that soundtrack released in Australia when this movie came out. Look up John Safran - Not The Sunscreen Song It's a riot
Loved your reaction and had a blast watching along with you! If you're interested in seeing some Marilyn Monroe movies, give Some Like it Hot a watch, so funny and Marilyn is absolutely wonderful in it.
Personally I would recommend Some Like it Hot for a Marilyn Monroe film. It's a comedy with Tony Curtis and Jack Lemmon, and honestly one of my favourite films of all time. Diamonds are a girls best friend is from Gentlemen Prefer Blondes.
Four essential Marilyn Monroe performances are 1) Some Like it Hot, which is hilarious 2) Gentlemen Prefer Blondes, which is also hilarious and 3)The Misfits, very dramatic and 4) Niagara a thriller.
@@AdamfromFWCI If you never watch another Marilyn movie, it has to be Some Like It Hot, which is in my opinion, the funniest American movie, along with Chaplin's Modern Times, of all time.
Great Duke impression! Love this movie and Ewans voice in it ❤ Also Some Like it Hot is an unmissable Marylin Monroe film! It was a predecessor to white chicks
Marilyn - The Prince and the Showgirl - I haven't seen many, but this one made me fall in love with her when I was a kid. Baz - if you like his super-creative style of mixing famous songs into traditional stories, Romeo + Juliet is also very, very good and featured 2 young superstars who would have long and illustrious Hollywood careers. Musicals in general I tend to loathe with a passion because (ironically) typically the music is just plain terrible. Yet you have already done 2 of the 5 I actually like (DWL & MR). 🤯 Chicago is another one that is good, so I echo that suggestion. I think this is peak Kidman. She was already past the prime of her youth by MR, but she (a lot like Marilyn) was now finally a very-good-to-great actress after having started her film career as a pretty face only. You killed me with your Hamilton comparisons where you seemed to imply Baz copied Miranda...instead of completely the other way around... (hot take: Hamilton is the most overrated 'musical' of all time) And most stunning of all, nobody in the comments has mentioned that MR is a modernization of Verdi's La Traviata, the most popular opera of all time (still sells out regularly 170 years after being written). The genius of updating the centuries old (and widely known) story was the songs/music combined with the stunning and rich visuals. Baz Luhrman was the Wes Anderson of his era (with probably David Lynch before that) - the director with the most unique and easily identifiable style that fans adored but lots and lots of people never really "got." I say Thank Goodness that there are at least some directors with creative minds that don't bow to the soul-sucking mindlessness of the Big Studios.
I thought this movie was brilliant and romantic and tragic when I was a girl. Now, like you, I'm just very confused and overwhelmed and weirded out lol
6:54, the reason why Baby Doll looks like she wants to fight is because John O'Connell actually choreographed the Can Can to look like a battle between two groups of Can Can dancers. The extended version of the dance is posted on UA-cam and it would be nice to see you do a short reaction of that.
Fun facts: Toulouse Letrec was a real person in history (John Leguizamo's character). He had a condition, and when he was young broke a leg and it stopped growing, and ended up breaking the other a different time which is the cause of his short stature. He also was the artist for the Moulin Rouge posters.
Two actors in Moulin Rouge are also in Van Helsing, but you'd never recognize them. The Duke is the same actor that plays Dracula, and Audry is the monk sidekick (Also plays the narrator in 300).
Funny fact: you kept asking when the characters took acid, but back in 1900 the beverage Absinthe (the bottle with the green Kylie Minogue fairy) was thought to be a hallucinogenic substance! So the movie was playing around with that idea - they drink the green drink, and then everything goes BONKERS. :)
Tbh its not far off lol
Gotta say if you can stand to drink enough Absinthe you’re gonna have a very fun very strange experience 😂
@@ajandrianjafymusic yeah, if you're like me and hate that taste of black licorice, you're not going to be able to get very far with an absinthe bottle. 😅 That stuff is disgusting.
@@busimagen That's really interesting! You'd think you'd like absinthe too, I didn't realize it was a bit more bitter tasting.
In that time there was a lot of different drinks sold as absinth, and some of them made people a bit grazy. There are stories about horrible things and people getting poisoned, so absinth was banned for long time.
The original version of Lady Marmelade came out in 1974 and was by the group Labelle. Diamond Dogs is a reference to the David Bowie album of that name also released in 1974.
Most people don't recognize that this movie is a satire. With the frenetic movements, sound effects, and the tragic ending that ends with a death.❤
fun fact, it was shot at fox studios Sydney, my father was a key builder and that bloody elephant was in my backyard for YEARS! good to see this movie is finally catching the algorithm. this movie Romeo and Juliet and strictly ballroom are all intertwined, with sets, actors (Romeo and Juliet has a very young Paul Rudd and Miriam margoyles) the mum in strictly is Marie in this film, and the "lamour" coke sign is in all 3, there were only 2 made, full billboard size signs, 1 is in fox studios, and the other (from this but only the lettering was used outside christians room) is still in my backyard...
lol thats amazing! My dad drove a bus lol
Thankyou for sharing this
Harold Zeigler is professor Slughorn! Always cracks me up
Same! 😅
I JUST noticed that, he weirdly has sort of the same social vibes?!
I think you’d love The Seven Year Itch and Some Like It Hot with Marilyn. They’re fabulous films. I’ve always felt Nicole is very like Marilyn in this film, the mix of comedy and drama and just wonderfulness🥰Edit Richard Roxburgh is miraculously nuts in this, soooo funny as the Duke!
Omg, this is one of my favorite movie musicals ever, and no one ever does reactions to it, thank you! ❤️
I love this film and your enthusiasm is so infectious. Thanks for always cheering me up.
Thank you! I had a great time with this. While not my usual genre, I definitely saw the quality and appeal of this movie
Come what may was robbed at the Oscars for best song as it was technically written for Romeo + Juliet, but this is still one of the top movie musicals!
I love "Some Like it Hot" in regard to Marilyn Monroe movies. lol Also the version of Roxanne "El Tango de Roxanne" is one of my favorite songs of all time. Listen to it almost daily. lol
Moulin Rouge is actually a live musical both in the US and the UK. The set and the energy match the movie and its really good
Boy George is playing Ziegler on broadway in nyc right now. I can’t imagine how wonderful that show is!
Love this movie. I've all always loved absurdism. On a different note, can't wait for Chicago. It is one of my favorite musicals (The Last 5 Years, Chicago, Into the woods and Ragtime).
I've loved this one since it came out. Such a fun soundtrack. ❤
"can we go to the Hospital Rouge?" lmao I feel bad for laughing but I fckin cackled
Well easiest one to check out for Marilyn Monroe is ‘gentlemen prefer blondes.’ That one is the movie diamonds are a girls best friend is from.
As for the acid like scenes, well proper absinthe made people hallucinate, among other things. So the reason why it’s so weird and chaotic is they are infact tripping out lol. The entrance of her kind of slows it all down so it’s possible he just ended up falling for her so quickly not only cos he was out of his mind but she brought some relief from the crazy trip he was having lol.
I think the only one I've seen is some like it hot but it's a good film. It's always on at Christmas, it has nothing to do with Christmas though.
@@goonyougoodthing That's the only MM movie I've seen too, I remember enjoying it.
The Moulin Rouge still exist. I walk oast it about nonce a month. The dancers are still there, but contrary to popular belief, most are Australian, not French.
One of my fave movies of all time! I'm going to see the touring stage version soon!
I'm sure other people have said, but if you're interested in Baz's style, check out "Strictly Ballroom" and "Romeo + Juliet" by him. This movie and those two make up his "Red Curtain" trilogy. He said Strictly Ballroom told the story through dance, R+J through word, and Moulin Rouge through song ❤
Strictly is VERY Australian haha I think he'll enjoy it. I was obsessed with R+J as a 15yo when it came out, I can still quote that entire balcony scene.
I do not usually watch reaction channels but bro you are so entertaining and make me laugh with you the whole time. Really perks me up on bad days, just binged your whole Harry Potter series and love the Snape skits and your vitriol for Dumbledore lol. This one was great, and old favorite of mine, thanks for the laughs.
Cheers mate! I'm really honored to hear that I can bring some joy into someone's life when they need it the most.
Glad to have you on board!
I've seen this movie many times and when you said "Whatever his name is, I just keep calling him Ewan" I realised that I couldn't remember either... lol. Great flick, I really enjoyed Baz's "Red Curtain Trilogy" (Strictly Ballroom, Romeo + Juliet and Moulin Rouge!). All excellent films.
6:41 dude this scene was when the acid really did hit me and my friend 18 years ago in college. We had to turn it off bc we were so overwhelmed 😂
Nicole is super funny! I was shocked when I saw she was on Saturday night live even
Okay firstly YAY for Chicago, I would be highly excited to see you react to that one! Also, for a Marilyn Monroe movie, I would say to do Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (the song is actually from that one) or Some Like It Hot. And I am pretty sure this movie made me realize pretty young that I was bi from Nicole Kidman and Ewan McGregor lol so no judgement on the bit of thirst
Thanks for including part of the Queen cover in your edit. It's one of my favorites from the film and just fits so well.
For a Marilyn Monroe film, I recommend Some Like It Hot. Tony Curtis, Jack Lemmon and Marilyn lead a wild and fun ride. You'll have a blast with it.
This is one of my favorite musicals (along with Rent and Sweeny Todd). If you want to see a very xrated movie with Nicole Kidman, try Eyes Wide Shut. Otherwise some other good Nicole Kidman movies are The Others, Bewitched, and Stepford Wives. I agree with other people commenting that you should check out Strictly Ballroom and Romeo + Juliet (a really young leonardo di caprio). Its my favorite version of R+J. I went and saw it 5 times in theaters when it came out. Skipped school one of those times just to see it again.
Okay I feel like you will get this reference.
There was a parody of "The Sunscreen Song" from that soundtrack released in Australia when this movie came out.
Look up John Safran - Not The Sunscreen Song
It's a riot
Also for context, Greg Matthews is a former cricket player who was the face for a dodgy male hair treatment company in the 90s.
Enjoy!
I'm familiar with that song/video already. Too funny! @@AdamfromFWCI
The Duke plays the lead in an excellent Aussie show called Rake. Worth watching definitely, not worth reacting to though.
"Poetry listening outfit" 😂
This movie is full on madness and it’s wonderful 😂
The Moulin Rouge is actually a real Cabaret in Paris
When i was googling background images for my edit, I got nothing but pictures of the real life Moulin Rouge lol
omg i agree completely nicole in this and practical magic is peak!!
I love this movie. It's so crazy and so wondeful.
Loved your reaction and had a blast watching along with you! If you're interested in seeing some Marilyn Monroe movies, give Some Like it Hot a watch, so funny and Marilyn is absolutely wonderful in it.
Some Like it Hot is so much fun. It never fails to make me laugh.
My favourite Marilyn Monroe movie is "Some like it hot" with Jack Lemmon and Tony Curtis!
Personally I would recommend Some Like it Hot for a Marilyn Monroe film. It's a comedy with Tony Curtis and Jack Lemmon, and honestly one of my favourite films of all time. Diamonds are a girls best friend is from Gentlemen Prefer Blondes.
Now you need to watch Chicago! :)
Check out Strictly Ballroom! Another Baz Lehrmann that is especially Aussie.
Four essential Marilyn Monroe performances are 1) Some Like it Hot, which is hilarious 2) Gentlemen Prefer Blondes, which is also hilarious and 3)The Misfits, very dramatic and 4) Niagara a thriller.
I have watched Gentlemen Prefer Blondes on the channel, and I also did Who Wants to Marry a Millionaire, i enjoyed both very much :D
@@AdamfromFWCI If you never watch another Marilyn movie, it has to be Some Like It Hot, which is in my opinion, the funniest American movie, along with Chaplin's Modern Times, of all time.
The moon is Luciano Pavarotti
Great Duke impression!
Love this movie and Ewans voice in it ❤
Also Some Like it Hot is an unmissable Marylin Monroe film! It was a predecessor to white chicks
Marilyn - The Prince and the Showgirl - I haven't seen many, but this one made me fall in love with her when I was a kid.
Baz - if you like his super-creative style of mixing famous songs into traditional stories, Romeo + Juliet is also very, very good and featured 2 young superstars who would have long and illustrious Hollywood careers.
Musicals in general I tend to loathe with a passion because (ironically) typically the music is just plain terrible. Yet you have already done 2 of the 5 I actually like (DWL & MR). 🤯 Chicago is another one that is good, so I echo that suggestion.
I think this is peak Kidman. She was already past the prime of her youth by MR, but she (a lot like Marilyn) was now finally a very-good-to-great actress after having started her film career as a pretty face only.
You killed me with your Hamilton comparisons where you seemed to imply Baz copied Miranda...instead of completely the other way around... (hot take: Hamilton is the most overrated 'musical' of all time)
And most stunning of all, nobody in the comments has mentioned that MR is a modernization of Verdi's La Traviata, the most popular opera of all time (still sells out regularly 170 years after being written). The genius of updating the centuries old (and widely known) story was the songs/music combined with the stunning and rich visuals. Baz Luhrman was the Wes Anderson of his era (with probably David Lynch before that) - the director with the most unique and easily identifiable style that fans adored but lots and lots of people never really "got." I say Thank Goodness that there are at least some directors with creative minds that don't bow to the soul-sucking mindlessness of the Big Studios.
I thought this movie was brilliant and romantic and tragic when I was a girl. Now, like you, I'm just very confused and overwhelmed and weirded out lol
6:54, the reason why Baby Doll looks like she wants to fight is because John O'Connell actually choreographed the Can Can to look like a battle between two groups of Can Can dancers. The extended version of the dance is posted on UA-cam and it would be nice to see you do a short reaction of that.
is the best musucal i see i my life!!!!!!!!!!
The others is a great movie with her in it too
Watch Gentlemen Prefer Blondes
how does this have anything to do with hamilton?
Recurring lyrics used in different songs by specific characters
Can you please react to the horror movie Stigmata Starring Patricia Arquette Please ❤
Must see marilyn monroe in Some Like It Hot and Niagra
You should watch Some Like it Hot with Marilyn Monroe
Some like it hot
Some like it hot!
Must see marilyn monroe in Some Like It Hot and Niagra