‘Burlesque’ reminds me of the movie ‘Cabaret’, one member of our group commented. Yes, I agree, Cabaret without all those nasty Nazis, and the underlying plot. Instead of worrying about anti-semitism, police brutality, censorship and the collapse of western civilization as we know it, Cher was behind on her mortgage payments and being foreclosed. The villian (gasp, better sit down for this) was going to tear down her burlesque club and build a 20-story office complex. And we thought Liza Minnelli and Joel Grey had problems. But plucky Iowan Christina Aguilera comes to the rescue; saves the club, and gets the cute guy.
Ok, if you’re upset that I just spoiled the ending, then don’t go see Titanic either. The ship sinks in every movie of that name.
All seriousness aside, everybody enjoyed this movie despite the lack of plot, character development or acting. The pajama strip tease of Cam Gigandet is worth the price of admisson. What a cute tush and we want some of his Famous Amos Cookies. Cher is, as always Cher. But Christina Aguilera made this movie. She’s so adorable and what a booming powerful voice.
Overall, there are some cute scenes and the soundtrack is awesome, the Plot was predictable, but again, everyone liked the movie.
We had 11 guys show up at the Gateway to see the movie and a few more went to Coral Ridge. Eight of us went out to Peter Pan afterwards to grab something to eat.
Cher on Gays; “I think gay men either love you or they don’t even notice you’re alive on the planet. And if they do love you they kind of stick with you through thick and through thin, even when you’re not popular. They recognize kindred spirits that don’t really fit into socitety, either. And of course, there’s sequins.”
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