I'm just wondering if any one has gone to the moulin rouge to see a show when they have been in Paris, and if so, was it worth the cost? I'll be traveling to Paris w/my 3 best friends in June and thought it might be fun to go see.

I went to see Moulin Rouge in March and i thought it was kind of like disney for adults. you get in line they usher you to a seat, you get a cheap drink, the show is glitzy boarding on tacky and topless, it ends and they usher you out so the next group comes in.
My partner loved it, i could have done without it.

P. T. Barnum put it best...there's one born every minute.

Well, I'm sorry but i have to disagree with USNR especially for the passive-aggressive "you are a sucker if you go" routine and here is why:

We went to the show this past Summer. They have a dress code and unlike a lot of other places in Paris, they ENFORCE it..the Japanese folks who showed up in line ahead of us in their shorts were very firmly DENIED entry.

The show itself, from a theatrical point of view was well-lit, well-rehearsed, and tightly presented. It remains the obvious basis for all the Vegas review type shows which vegas has taken and run with.

There is only ONE way to know if it is worth it and that is to see it for yourself. I did not think it was cheap and tawdry..it was, and is, a theatrical event.

Some like it and some don't. To imply that you are some sort of stupid jerk because you wish to spend your money in "that" way is about as dirtball level as it gets IMO.

Agree with Intrepid that if you like the Las Vegas-style shows, then you will probably like the Moulin Rouge. If you don't, you probably won't. Different strokes for different folks--and just because you like entertainment that differs from what I like that doesn't make you a sucker.

So, this thread can be a platform for determining which are the more offensive terms: "sucker"? (not explicitly used); "dirtball"? Nazi? tyrant? TravelerToGo?

Curious minds want to know.

Best wishes,

Rex

"There's one born every minute." "PT Barnem." Can't mean anything but sucker.

I think Nazi is worse. Though for many people "American tourist" seems to be the ultimate insult.

Others have recommended just seeing the show, and not having the dinner/show combination. The dinner portion was just OK for the price. Have dinner before or after the show.

I saw the show last year and was surprised that I really liked it. I agree with everything that Intreipd1 says.

"Well, I'm sorry but i have to disagree with USNR especially for the passive-aggressive "you are a sucker if you go" routine"

I don't get the passive-aggressive linkage above.

BTW, the show is a rip off - tacky and expensive. You can find much better things to do with your time and money.

Hi SP,

Most people agree that the dinner is not worth the money.

As for the show, you will like it, if you like that sort of thing.

Honestly before I saw the show I felt like Cato and didn't think I'd 'like that sort of thing'. But to me it wasn't a tacky topless show; it was a pretty good variety show instead.

It's up to you to decide from these mixed comments if it'll be 'worth it'.

Thanks everyone. It sounds like the dinner isn't worth it. I think we'll go see the show though. I've never been to a show like this before, so I think it'll be a new and fun experience and interesting if nothing else!

If you do go, do not wear anything that closely resembles a sneaker or tennis shoe -- they will not let you in.

I haven't seen the show so can't comment, but you might like to cross check prices for various Las Vegas shows to see how they compare, and also cross-check the prices for other Paris shows (Lido, etc.) It's the only objective standard I can think of to serve as a basis for comparison. I saw a similar type of show years ago, and frankly I thought I got as much out of watching old 'Busby Berkley' movies, but others have seen this show and enjoyed it, and perhaps you will, too.

"BTW, the show is a rip off - tacky and expensive. You can find much better things to do with your time and money. "


When did you see it, Cato?

Keith

I think Intrepid, et al are right -- this is just personal preference for entertainment, it's not some secret thing that one can be suckered into or that can be a ripoff. It's a tourist variety/entertainment show and people know what it is, you either like that kind of thing or don't. How can it be a ripoff if you are told the price in advance and willingly pay it?

Top Las Vegas shows cost between $75-100 and the big name entertainers or Cique de Soleil cost more than that. You can get a garden variety nothing show in LV for maybe $50, but there are tons of those in town to compete.

This isn't my cup of tea, either, but isn't not some secret ripoff of unsuspecting tourists who are promised something completely different and misled. I wouldn't go and it wouldn't be worth that money to me, but that goes for lots of things others care to spend money on, also.

I guess it's not worth it if someone paid for the show and went there with much higher expectations. What type of show they were expecting?

I've never been - not my cup of tea. But I would point out that it is in Pigalle - which is a grotty red-light area full of sex shops, blue movie cinemas etc. It's also not well served by restaurants (although there's a decent Irish pub near to the Moulin Rouge if you fancy a drink).

However it is also quite close (ie 5-10 mins walk) from Montmartre which does have many very good restaurants with many different cuisines on offer - so if you decide to opt out of the meal, you have plenty of good choices nearby.

Go to the Opera or Ballet instead.

Go to Vegas for the dancing girls.