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| CATEGORY: | DVD |
| THEATRICAL RELEASE DATE: | 30 November, 2001 |
| MANUFACTURER: | Miramax Home Entertainment |
| MPAA RATING: | PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested) |
| FEATURES: | Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, Widescreen, NTSC |
| TYPE: | Movie, Musical Features, Musicals, Musicals & Cast Recordings, Musicals (Theatrical) |
| MEDIA: | DVD |
| # OF MEDIA: | 1 |
| UPC: | 786936219197 |
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Customer Reviews of Chicago (Widescreen Edition)
5 Stars because? Because although as some mentioned, the voices of the leads aren't "the best" in a traditional sense, that is what makes this musical fantastic. Rene pulls off Roxxie with such unique insight into her narcisism! <
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>It is strange for me to read reviews where people take a moral stance on this movie, because I think they are missing it completely. In our TV trial/celebrity worship culture, the story has MUCH to say, and it says it with passion, not to mention that the music stays with you for weeks afterward. <
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>Both the Chicago dvd and cd became all-time favorites in our home, especially due to the surprising, amazing, deeply moving performance of John C. Riley as Mr. Cellophane. I can't imagine a better performance or an actor more suited for it.
The Musical That Works
Bob Fosse's "Chicago" is a spectacular and naughty musical. Two Showgirls (Rene'e Zellweger and Catherine Zeta-Jones) are put in the slammer for each murdering their lovers. Their crimes of passion are presented as petty, but predictable in the Windy City during the Jazz Age. The only regrets they have are the gallows, and their only deliverance is a greedy and conceited lawyer (played by Richard Gere). Even though the women are desperate, they also crave the publicity that oddly gets them help from the papers if they know how to use it.
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>The drama moves from the prison to the stage where the singers unbear their souls for each key scene. The numbers and choreography are steamy and smooth, and the story is entertaining. The performances are good, but don't require any subtlety. Queen Latifah is particularly fun as the female warden. The scenes are interspersed well and flow at a good pace. There is some cynicism in the story, but the playful antics overshadow the darker elements of the movie.
Beautiful to look at.
While I think that they did an excellent job with this film, the voices of these Stars do not impress me for such a show. I feel like they have had a lot of training and are signing their best, but they do not compare to the talents of "Real Musical Theater Singers". With the exception of the song Mr. Cellophane which is superior! Amazing to watch though.