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War & Peace (1972)
True to the Book
I read the book, saw the Hollywood and Russian versions and was very impressed with this version. Though it was made in the 70's it is on DVD and I was able to rent it from Netflix. Anthony Hopkins was believable as Pierre, Dobie's portrayal of Prince Andrei was also excellent. Morag Hood, the Audry Hepburn look alike's portrayal of Natasha was so much better than the Hollywood version. Anthony Jacobs deserves lauds as Nicholas Bolkonsky. The first episode may seem a little dry or slow but be patient as this is an epic, not a simple plotted movie. Hang in there and watch it. If reading War and Peace (1400 pages) is too much of a task (I used cliff notes as I read the book-- it helped me enjoy it more) view this version first then attempt to read the book.
Moulin Rouge! (2001)
A Movie I Stopped Early
I had some expectation of a decent movie when I rented this but was still very disappointed. I shut it off after about a half hour as I could not follow the plot. There was Music and Singing but the actors were not good at musicals in my opinion. Couldn't they get real singers to play in the movie? The costumes and actions were busy and disconcerting and did not keep me hanging on long enough to see the movie through. Since this movie, I realized that Nicole Kidman's acting and/or movies are not worth watching. The only one I would recommend is the one where she lives in the haunted house. Next time producers would hopefully use singers to sing and actors to act.