La La Land

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loafer123

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15,658 posts

221 months

Friday 13th January 2017
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Saw this last night - fantastic movie.

If this doesn't get a clean sweep at the Oscars, with Emma Stone particularly as Best Actress, I will be amazed.

Vocal Minority

8,582 posts

158 months

Friday 13th January 2017
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Have to say, from the trailers it looks rather charming and old school

(as an aside the picture of Emma Stone and Ryan Gosling dancing they are using on all of the promo stuff is a cracking image in its own right)

tankplanker

2,479 posts

285 months

Friday 13th January 2017
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They have done a fantastic job of marketing this film as both my kids asked to see it and I would not have expected that. Its unusual for Hollywood to put so much effort behind what could be seen as a niche film, see Manchester by the Sea's comparatively smaller marketing and distribution. Hopefully La La Land will be a big success and we'll see more films like this so we have an alternative to the endless Super Hero and Action films that are dominating the mainstream cinemas.

FredAstaire

2,348 posts

218 months

Friday 13th January 2017
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looking forward to seeing it, but it'll have to be when its available to stream/dvd as with two little boys we never get to the pictures.

stew-S160

8,006 posts

244 months

Friday 13th January 2017
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Saw this last night. Utterly fantastic. Amazing performances by Emma and Ryan. Those two have a great chemistry in all their co staring roles.

Definitely an old school feel to it. Definitely a show. And definitely worth seeing.

Shakermaker

11,317 posts

106 months

Friday 13th January 2017
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My review from the other thread:

"Wife and I saw this last night at a preview screening at the cinema. (Sunday evening)

The wife didn't believe me when I said it would be a musical, she was very keen to see it and then was disappointed with it overall.

I however, enjoyed it overall. Personal scale probably a 7/10 film but I was able to see why it has won all its Golden Globes - all the dance scenes were one-shot so no edits in them, and the filmwork was excellent.

Odd storyline though, but nothing you haven't seen before in Hollywood.

Probably not the most PH worthy of films I would say."


Biker 1

7,879 posts

125 months

Friday 13th January 2017
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Oh god - not a fking musical........
Can't stand them!

Eric Mc

122,789 posts

271 months

Friday 13th January 2017
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Don't watch it then - it's not compulsory.

I do like musicals - and therefore I am delighted that a mainstream musical is having such a big impact. Until the 1960s, nearly all the most successful Hollywood films were musicals and Hollywood's biggest stars were often singers as well as actors.

As an added bonus, my stepson is a financial controller with Lionsgate - so he and the company are ecstatic with the response to the film.

Bullett

10,962 posts

190 months

GCH

4,052 posts

208 months

Friday 13th January 2017
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Saw it last week (it opened earlier in the US) and is very good. Shot in cinemascope too, which adds to the old skool feel.

Biker 1 said:
Oh god - not a fking musical........
Can't stand them!
Its not a traditional musical as such.. bar the opening scene, in which my heart sank as I thought it was setting the tone for a whole Grease style massive singalong thing, which thankfully it did not turn into.
It is interspersed with 'normal' movie in a good way. Go see it , you may be pleasantly surprised.


Edited by GCH on Friday 13th January 15:48

marcosgt

11,088 posts

182 months

Friday 13th January 2017
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Bullett said:
From that I noted :

"grief drama Manchester-by-the-Sea. It really is as awful as it sounds.”

I guess that's slightly better than Manchester, as at least it has the sea to enjoy biggrin

M.

Shakermaker

11,317 posts

106 months

Friday 13th January 2017
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tankplanker said:
They have done a fantastic job of marketing this film as both my kids asked to see it and I would not have expected that. Its unusual for Hollywood to put so much effort behind what could be seen as a niche film, see Manchester by the Sea's comparatively smaller marketing and distribution. Hopefully La La Land will be a big success and we'll see more films like this so we have an alternative to the endless Super Hero and Action films that are dominating the mainstream cinemas.
As I understand it, a lot of the reason it has been made was because Damien Chazelle was the director of Whiplash, which started quietly but then won a bunch of awards a couple of years ago. That film, on a much smaller budget, paved the way for Chazelle to be able to push forwards this idea that he had been working on for 6-7 years and then eventually got the funding for it.

MattyB_

2,053 posts

263 months

Friday 13th January 2017
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Shakermaker said:
tankplanker said:
They have done a fantastic job of marketing this film as both my kids asked to see it and I would not have expected that. Its unusual for Hollywood to put so much effort behind what could be seen as a niche film, see Manchester by the Sea's comparatively smaller marketing and distribution. Hopefully La La Land will be a big success and we'll see more films like this so we have an alternative to the endless Super Hero and Action films that are dominating the mainstream cinemas.
As I understand it, a lot of the reason it has been made was because Damien Chazelle was the director of Whiplash, which started quietly but then won a bunch of awards a couple of years ago. That film, on a much smaller budget, paved the way for Chazelle to be able to push forwards this idea that he had been working on for 6-7 years and then eventually got the funding for it.
I f**king loved Whiplash. Barely anyone I know has seen it, despite me insisting on how fantastic it is.

Halb

53,012 posts

189 months

Saturday 14th January 2017
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Emma and Ryan were on a chat show tonight, I like their style.

57 Chevy

5,415 posts

241 months

Monday 16th January 2017
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Just got back from seeing this, loved it well worth going to see. Wasn't sold on all the songs but they might be growers.

Eric Mc

122,789 posts

271 months

Tuesday 17th January 2017
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I've heard the songs aren't that remarkable but you can never tell with songs. Some, on first hearing, don't leave much impression but sometimes you can develop a liking for a song you didn't originally rate that highly.

Challo

10,779 posts

161 months

Tuesday 17th January 2017
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Halb said:
Emma and Ryan were on a chat show tonight, I like their style.
Saw them on Graham Norton as well and you can see they work well together. The OH wants to see it so will potentially go this week.

HTP99

23,241 posts

146 months

Tuesday 17th January 2017
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The wife is going to see it on Friday with her mates; I'm not interested, however a few of her friends have seen it already and universally they hated all it.

As for Ryan Gosling on Graham Norton, I thought he was dull, Emma Stone was OK though, she always is on chat shows.

57 Chevy

5,415 posts

241 months

Tuesday 17th January 2017
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Eric Mc said:
I've heard the songs aren't that remarkable but you can never tell with songs. Some, on first hearing, don't leave much impression but sometimes you can develop a liking for a song you didn't originally rate that highly.
I think the problem is when I've watch a musical like this during the last 30 years it's ones I've already seen and know the songs. I've listen to the soundtrack twice this morning and the songs definitely grow on you. For me the weakest is the opening number "another day in the sun" which doesn't really add to the story either. I think on a second viewing it would work a lot better.

GCH

4,052 posts

208 months

Tuesday 17th January 2017
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Eric Mc said:
I've heard the songs aren't that remarkable but you can never tell with songs. Some, on first hearing, don't leave much impression but sometimes you can develop a liking for a song you didn't originally rate that highly.
I have been humming (and on occasion, whistling) 'city of stars' for almost a week now hehe