La La Land

[coppice]

Wonderful film - souffle light to begin with but gets better and better, culminating in a simply wonderful climax .Very , very meta (spot the references) , neither can dance, Gosling is not going to break new ground in his acting ability - but it doesn't matter a jot. Emma Stone is inspired - those bloody eyes ! -the camera work and direction is stunning and the last film I saw which was quite so feel good was The Artist . And I don't even like musicals !

Go and see it - a joy.

[FourWheelDrift]

It's got 14 Oscar nominations. A Hollywood film about Hollywood, they are bound to get it over the other films.

[coppice]

Plenty of films about Hollywood and very, very few are this good .

[p1stonhead]

Saw it the other day. Fantastic film and (as many others have said) I dont like musicals.

I thought it was stunning.

Itll sweep the Oscars I think.

[4Q]

I've seen it three times now, first two on TV via Kodi and then went to see it at the cinema on Saturday. It gets better each time you see it as the songs are definately growers and there are lots of little subtleties that you miss the first time. Btw I've never watched a film repeatedly in a short time before. I can't get the tune out of my head now either

I also loved whiplash, it really grabs you and takes you on the journey.

[p1stonhead]

4Q said:

I've seen it three times now, first two on TV via Kodi and then went to see it at the cinema on Saturday. It gets better each time you see it as the songs are definately growers and there are lots of little subtleties that you miss the first time. Btw I've never watched a film repeatedly in a short time before. I can't get the tune out of my head now either

I also loved whiplash, it really grabs you and takes you on the journey.

Whiplash is astonishing.

I used to drum (a bit!) and the skills those jazz guys have is insane. Goes to show just how far someone can go in terms of skill.

[4Q]

coppice said:

Emma Stone is inspired - those bloody eyes !

Have to agree, especially when she's doing the auditions, such emotion and feeling in her expressions.

[Dr Doofenshmirtz]

Saw this last night.
For the first hour I thought it wasn't my cup of tea and I'd wasted my money, but it did get better towards the end.
Acting is superb, nice old school feel, great camera work etc.
I left thinking 'yeah that was pretty good'. But it's not amazing...it's been hyped up to make you think it has to be amazing.

The board of Toyota Prius car keys was amusing.

[z4RRSchris]

its pretty 'meh' i thought. Nicely shot, well acted but meh.

i could have left at any point and not really wondered what the ending was, not exactly gripping.

[Dr Doofenshmirtz]

z4RRSchris said:

its pretty 'meh' i thought. Nicely shot, well acted but meh.

i could have left at any point and not really wondered what the ending was, not exactly gripping.

Agreed.

[Eric Mc]

I do like musicals and will be seeing it tomorrow.

On that basis I will report on how it holds up as an actual "musical" as opposed to film with music.

[hyphen]

Dr Doofenshmirtz said:

z4RRSchris said:

its pretty 'meh' i thought. Nicely shot, well acted but meh.

i could have left at any point and not really wondered what the ending was, not exactly gripping.

Agreed.

[coppice]

The fact that some of us love it isn't hyping up - just an honest expression of an opinion which , oddly enough in the case of opinions , is not universal . They are like that, and not to be confused with facts , except if you live in the White House anyway...

[Challo]

Watched it last night with the missus. Really enjoyed and it's such a feel good movie. As many have said it's beautifully filmed.
I didn't realise that Gosling learned the piano from scratch to play the role.

[The Hypno-Toad]

I no longer have the need to see this film.








But only because of the stupid, ignorant, fking bh who was in the same restaurant as me on Saturday and insisted on telling her friends IN A VERY LOUD VOICE the entire plot of the film and her opinion on it.

[Dr Doofenshmirtz]

The Hypno-Toad said:

I no longer have the need to see this film.








But only because of the stupid, ignorant, fking bh who was in the same restaurant as me on Saturday and insisted on telling her friends IN A VERY LOUD VOICE the entire plot of the film and her opinion on it.

I doesn't matter that you know the plot at all. It's not that sort of film.

[Eric Mc]

That is true for musicals. I can watch "Singin' in the Rain" over and over (and have) and enjoy it every time.

A musical is more akin to a "concept album" than a straight play or film.

[CalNaughtonJnr]

Challo said:

Watched it last night with the missus. Really enjoyed and it's such a feel good movie. As many have said it's beautifully filmed.
I didn't realise that Gosling learned the piano from scratch to play the role.

He didn't!!

[Robertj21a]

I saw it a week ago. Really nothing special at all, just a few better bits throughout. Could have dropped the first hour entirely and not noticed any difference. Struggling to see why it got awards, the other films must be absolute rubbish.

[Eric Mc]

Watched it yesterday and really enjoyed it. The story is fairly light but not awful by any means. The music was pretty good and some of the songs will no doubt become fairly well known as the years progress.

Nice to see Hollywood revive a style and genre that has been neglected for decades.

It might help revive decent jazz as well.