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I don't mean "aspect-ratio" (wide screen accomplishes this, yes, so we get to see the whole frame as it was filmed) . . . I mean the sheer size of this thing. Even a large screen television doesn't do this baby justice--it's meant to be BIG! I saw this in the theatre last summer and loved it then. I liked it again when I watched it on DVD the other night. This would be an interesting informal poll . . . does anyone LOVE it who saw it only on DVD? I think it's hard to get a good feel for magnitude and bravisimo of this film on a television screen.
In a more detached and critical way, though, I'll add that I don't think this is Luhrman's best work. Hopefully that is still to come. He is a talented film maker. But as the mixed reviews posted here so far atest to, he hasn't hit the nail on the head yet. He is experimenting with forms and I applaud him for that. But this is in no way a perfect film. And in my humble opinion, probably not deserving of "Best Picture."
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