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Story is good, but cheesy at times. Effects pretty good for the day. Worth the watch.

Yes Chicago is a decent story and has excellent dancing, so-so singing and great production values, but it ain't no Moulin Rouge! It just goes to show the pro-American bias Oscar judges have. Watch Moulin Rouge and see. It is fantastic in every way: decors (a lot of eye candy), costumes, signing and acting - it has an interesting story.

When I saw the low rating on this movie, I knew I had to submit a vote because, in my opinion, it make discourage many others from watching one of the funniest movies ever. The plot is very original, a knight and his servant, who were supposed to return in the past only several hours to correct a fatal error in judgment, mistakenly get zapped to modern times. Imagine medieval eyes seeing asphalt and a horse less steel chariot (a car of course) rolling towards them. The men, used to witches and sorcerers, believe it is some sort of devil machine. When the car stops, they promptly attack it. A black man exits and the medievals yell: "A Saracen, a Saracen!". I saw this movie in its original language: French. If you can understand French, I very strongly recommend it. This is slapstick at its best. You will want to buy the movie and watch it over and over because you will always discover something else you missed. It is a jewel!