A lot of them are bitter, resentful "Moulin Rouge" fans who are absolutely convinced "Chicago" would NEVER have been as successful as it was without "Moulin Rouge" being so allegedly great.

I love Moulin Rouge and generally do like a few musicals but still didn't care for Chicago

I don't think any one would have some sort of ulterior motive for disliking a movie. That seems stupid. You either like it or you don't, not dislike it because of what another movie did.

Is Nine the one with Day-Lewis? Because I wanna see that.

Uh, yeah. And Nicole Kidman, Penelope Cruz, Judi Dench, Marion, Cotillard, Sophia Loren and Kate Hudson

Re: "Chicago". I absolutely loved it in when I saw it in the theater. But have to admit it didn't hold up well the second time for me when I saw it on DVD. Still, a great film. Just a one time thing for me.

Love it (but hated Hairspray).

God Moulin Rouge is terrible. I can see bad karaoke for free down the street. They didn't need to make a movie out of it.

I love the musical version and all the songs, but only like the movie version because it could've been a better adaptation (such as not cutting out some great songs from the musical and having less overdone editing).

So my view is:
Chicago (the musical): excellent
Chicago songs: excellent (Kander and Ebb were an incredible songwriting team)
Chicago (the film): very good


(As for the other musicals mentioned, I like "Hairspray" but think "Moulin Rouge" was nearly unbearable to watch mainly due to its ADD-style editing and overly silly and cartoonish attempts at humor)
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