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02/09/06
Xanadu (1980)
41 %
Reviews Counted: 22 Fresh: 9 Rotten:13 Average Rating: 4.5/10
Runtime: 1 hr 36 mins
Synopsis: Zeus, worried about the fate of a young painter, chooses one of the nine muses who preside over the arts to inspire the artist to greatness. So the lovely goddess Kira descends to earth and encourages her ward to open a disco roller skating rink. First, she locates a clarinet player whom she... [More]
Genre: Musical & Performing Arts
Starring: Olivia Newton-John, Gene Kelly, Michael Beck, John "Fee" Waybill, Tubes
Director: Robert Greenwald
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Look at Xanadu with an eye toward storytelling superiority and your head will explode. To appreciate the madness within, one must take in the blinding neon sights with an open heart and at least one nostril-coating line of cocaine.
06/29/08
While the movie is every bit as garish and overly shellacked as the other bomb musicals of its era, at least this one looks like irresponsible amounts of money were thrown around.
06/25/08
Kooky abandon and unembarassed chutzpah make it a movie nobody dared to love
07/20/07
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