XANADU
XANADU
Mary_Ethel
Broadway Legend Joined: 10/6/04
#0XANADU
Posted: 10/24/04 at 5:54pm
Per Leonard Maltin's MOVIE AND VIDEO GUIDE: "Flashy but empty-headed movie designed as a showcase for star whose screen charisma is nil. 1 1/2 Stars."
Let's discuss.
"I say YOU'RE the CUTEST one. No, I say YOU'RE the CUTEST One. And we go on like that from dawn to three."
NYadgal
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/18/04
#1re: XANADU
Posted: 10/24/04 at 5:55pmuh oh...where's Marquise??
"Two drifters off to see the world. There's such a lot of world to see. . ."
#2re: XANADU
Posted: 10/24/04 at 5:56pmhey... Gene Kelly, Olivia Newton-John, ELOs music??? what's not to love about Xanadu??? well, except that lead actor guy, who has apparently returned to obscurity...
#3re: XANADU
Posted: 10/24/04 at 5:56pm
I think that Xanadu it's one of the worsts movies EVER.
But I love it 
and Olivia Newton john it's a sexual icon of my childhood!
Nobody expects the spanish inquisition!
Mary_Ethel
Broadway Legend Joined: 10/6/04
#4re: XANADU
Posted: 10/24/04 at 5:58pmHe's RIGHT ONLINE, Mar--I mean, Addy.
"I say YOU'RE the CUTEST one. No, I say YOU'RE the CUTEST One. And we go on like that from dawn to three."
Marquise
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/1/04
#5re: XANADU
Posted: 10/24/04 at 5:58pm
opinions are like @ssholes...everybody's got one. 
"you've got to believe, we have maaaaaaaagic" ::roller skates away, and trips Mary_Ethel on the way out::
Updated On: 10/24/04 at 05:58 PM
Mary_Ethel
Broadway Legend Joined: 10/6/04
#6re: XANADU
Posted: 10/24/04 at 6:00pmBut some opinions are LARGER than others, Marquise. :)
"I say YOU'RE the CUTEST one. No, I say YOU'RE the CUTEST One. And we go on like that from dawn to three."
NYadgal
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/18/04
#7re: XANADU
Posted: 10/24/04 at 6:00pm
off-topic for a moment..
M_E - Boobs made me put on a Halloween costume. So, I went with one of my all-time favorite movies
ok - back to Xanadu...
"Two drifters off to see the world. There's such a lot of world to see. . ."
#8re: XANADU
Posted: 10/24/04 at 6:02pmstill off-topic... mine is a representation of what my costume would be...
Marquise
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/1/04
#9re: XANADU
Posted: 10/24/04 at 6:02pm
...as opposed to brains?
::wonders if Mary Martin and Ethel Merman ever "got it on" in real life::
Updated On: 10/24/04 at 06:02 PM
Mary_Ethel
Broadway Legend Joined: 10/6/04
#10re: XANADU
Posted: 10/24/04 at 6:03pmI also admire Newton-John's "work" in GREASE. She played an Australian but she's BRITISH--what a "stretch" for her! :)
"I say YOU'RE the CUTEST one. No, I say YOU'RE the CUTEST One. And we go on like that from dawn to three."
Marquise
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/1/04
#11re: XANADU
Posted: 10/24/04 at 6:05pm
umm no Mary_Ethel. anyone who is ANYONE knows that ON-J is Australian. She was born in Australia and moved to England at an early age. She's AUSTRALIAN.
:: throws an ON-J bio in M_E's direction ::
"inform yourself before posting"
Updated On: 10/24/04 at 06:05 PM
Mary_Ethel
Broadway Legend Joined: 10/6/04
#12re: XANADU
Posted: 10/24/04 at 6:05pmAre you implying I have a large brain? THANK You! :)
"I say YOU'RE the CUTEST one. No, I say YOU'RE the CUTEST One. And we go on like that from dawn to three."
Marquise
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/1/04
Mary_Ethel
Broadway Legend Joined: 10/6/04
#14re: XANADU
Posted: 10/24/04 at 6:10pm
Marquise,
Per the Internet Movie Database, Newton-John WAS born in Great Britain.
Please see:
http://imdb.com/name/nm0000556/
UNLIKE others (no names please!), I THOROUGHLY CHECK ALL MY FACTS PRIOR TO POSTING.
"I say YOU'RE the CUTEST one. No, I say YOU'RE the CUTEST One. And we go on like that from dawn to three."
Marquise
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/1/04
#15re: XANADU
Posted: 10/24/04 at 6:13pm
i stand corrected, she was born in England. one of my better characteristics is to admit when i'm wrong. another one of my better characteristics is to know better not to KNOCK what other people like.
Mary_Ethel
Broadway Legend Joined: 10/6/04
#16re: XANADU
Posted: 10/24/04 at 6:18pm
...Oh...so THAT'S why you said Vivien Leigh was a nymphomaniac! It all makes PERFECT SENSE now.
BTW, your comment about Mary Martin and Ethel Merman wasn't exactly a "friendly" one either.
"I say YOU'RE the CUTEST one. No, I say YOU'RE the CUTEST One. And we go on like that from dawn to three."
Marquise
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/1/04
#17re: XANADU
Posted: 10/24/04 at 6:20pm
okay, whatver...life's way too short for all this back and forth. i have better things to do with my time. let's just agree to disagree and move on. i'm not in the mood to "entertain" anyone today.
i'm off this thread. have fun.
Updated On: 10/24/04 at 06:20 PM
Mary_Ethel
Broadway Legend Joined: 10/6/04
#18re: XANADU
Posted: 10/24/04 at 6:24pm
Okay.
:: Shakes Hands ::
You're a good man, Marquise, and I REALLY mean that.
I'm glad you're here with all of us at BWW.
Best Regards,
M.E.
"I say YOU'RE the CUTEST one. No, I say YOU'RE the CUTEST One. And we go on like that from dawn to three."
#19re: XANADU
Posted: 10/24/04 at 6:33pmHated the movie loved the soudtrack.
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