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Post by Jon on Jan 14, 2017 0:58:45 GMT
Having been to LA recently, it was really great to see it in La La Land especially the Griffith Observatory and the Warner Bros lot.
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Post by couldileaveyou on Jan 14, 2017 6:43:14 GMT
Really liked it, now let's hope some idiot won't make a stage adaptation of it.
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Post by Mr Snow on Jan 14, 2017 11:50:00 GMT
I was musing about the great celluloid couples
Tracy and Hepburn
Astaire and Rogers
Powell and Moy
Bogart and Bacall
who else?
The energy comes from the female and the male is more reserved. This pair have a while to go before they join that list, but the dynamic is the same?
In this way it’s very old fashioned because I believe in the couples above the male is somehow more …serious?…profound?…wiser? Whatever, they get their way in the end.
IN La La Land he follows his dream and she goes off to be a working mother.
(Please tell me if you think I’m reading too much into this.)
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Post by Deleted on Jan 14, 2017 13:36:40 GMT
Someone on Twitter mentioned that it feels like this film is embarrassed that it's a musical and I have to say I agree. There was no real reason for most of the vocals to be so wispy and indistinct. Also between this and Whiplash, I now have a very real fear of being trapped in a lift with the director, he strikes me as being an even bigger jazz bore than Ryan Gosling's already pretty dull character.
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Post by londonmzfitz on Jan 14, 2017 14:24:10 GMT
Started with great premise, visually exciting, great music, fabulous costumes.
It lost it along the way, from being utterly wrapped up in it my attention drifted as the relationship changed. I wanted more whimsy.
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Post by jaqs on Jan 14, 2017 17:46:48 GMT
I felt bad that while I loved the style and costumes it just bored me. Just disappointing as I expected to like it.
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Post by AddisonMizner on Jan 14, 2017 19:03:37 GMT
Well, this wasn't perfect. I agree about the singing. It was indeed very 'wispy' and I longed for a bit more 'oomph'. None of the singing really wowed me. Saying that, it didn't really take me out of the world of the film like "Les Mis" did. The songs weren't great though. Some were very 'samey' and blended in to one another. Perhaps that was the point? I can't make up my mind whether the opening number was a waste of time, or integral in setting up the world of the film.
However, I loved it! It looked stunning, and there were some absolutely beautiful moments/sequences in it. The way it set up Mia and Seb's initial story was really clever. I also loved the moment in the observatory and the end sequence. I had chills!
Emma Stone was the star. She was magnetic, and I couldn't take my eyes off of her.
Go, and decide for yourself.
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Post by crabtree on Jan 14, 2017 20:18:02 GMT
It's a clever title as La La Land obviously refers to a gentle fantasy world, and LA, but to all the 'wispy' style of singing.....at some points it really does seem as if they are just gently muttering la-la-la half heartedly. Not always a bad thing.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 14, 2017 20:20:04 GMT
The ending is definitely the best part of this.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 14, 2017 21:37:12 GMT
I really liked this - wouldn't say loved as I too thought the singing lacked power (it didn't need to always have it, but at some points like the opening sequence it would have helped). Pleasantly surprised by how good Gosling and Stone were at the dancing, and I generally liked the story and how it flowed.
This really is Emma Stone's movie though, she's electrifying.
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Post by Sue on Jan 14, 2017 21:38:30 GMT
I was musing about the great celluloid couples Tracy and Hepburn Astaire and Rogers Powell and Moy Bogart and Bacall who else? The energy comes from the female and the male is more reserved. This pair have a while to go before they join that list, but the dynamic is the same? In this way it’s very old fashioned because I believe in the couples above the male is somehow more …serious?…profound?…wiser? Whatever, they get their way in the end. IN La La Land he follows his dream and she goes off to be a working mother. (Please tell me if you think I’m reading too much into this.) Morecombe and Wise! |
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Post by Deleted on Jan 14, 2017 22:27:50 GMT
I really liked this - wouldn't say loved as I too thought the singing lacked power (it didn't need to always have it, but at some points like the opening sequence it would have helped). I noticed that in the opening number but I think it was actually down to poor sound mixing. The vocals weren't turned up loud enough over the music. |
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Post by showgirl on Jan 14, 2017 23:25:40 GMT
The ending is definitely the best part of this. I take it you are not a fan of whimsy, then, snutte? The ending was a disappointment to me as despite all the publicity, I had seen no mention of it being so sad. |
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Post by Deleted on Jan 14, 2017 23:39:15 GMT
The ending is definitely the best part of this. I take it you are not a fan of whimsy, then, snutte? The ending was a disappointment to me as despite all the publicity, I had seen no mention of it being so sad. I pretty much dislike happy endings in general, except in films meant for children. It can sometimes work but it usually just seems like a cop out and unrealistic. My favourite endings are what you would call bittersweet and that's what I classify La La Land's as. I don't see it as completely sad. They have no hatred towards each other, are both successful in their careers and had a relationship that taught them both a lot. She wasn't portrayed as unhappy in her relationship and he wasn't portrayed as lonely. But really when I refer to how great the ending is, I mean that incredible ending montage. A stunning visual marvel. |
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Post by Jon on Jan 14, 2017 23:42:09 GMT
The ending while bittersweet works because I think Mia and Sebastian know their dreams are incompatible, it would be wonderful
to see a happy ending but that doesn't always happen in reality I think the musical numbers work in context of the film, its sort of like a fantasy hence the title of the film. |
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Post by crabtree on Jan 14, 2017 23:56:45 GMT
thankfully, it's an antidote to rob marshall's frenetic musical film making
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Post by showgirl on Jan 15, 2017 6:06:51 GMT
Don't think I can risk trying to conceal a potential spoiler so will just say that I did read that the director, Damian Chazelle, had spoken of characters in both this film and Whiplash having to make hard choices when it came to careers and relationships. And yes, "bittersweet" is exactly the word for the ending of this film.
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Post by Mr Snow on Jan 15, 2017 7:40:02 GMT
between this and Whiplash, I now have a very real fear of being trapped in a lift with the director, he strikes me as being an even bigger jazz bore than Ryan Gosling's already pretty dull character. Hope you caught the intro to Graham Norton this week? Or perhaps you even wrote it! Well put me down as a bore as I loved Whiplash, not exactly a musical but as hard edged as they come. I did feel the Jazz edge to the songs in La La Land saved them from blandness. Thank God (or whoever) for diversity. Simon Cowell is not into Jazz! Damien Chazelle's first piece is only available on DVD at crazy prices, but it is currently on Youtube en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guy_and_Madeline_on_a_Park_BenchB+W - the guys authentic!!! |
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Post by showgirl on Jan 15, 2017 8:27:23 GMT
I liked Whiplash but I LOATHE jazz and cannot imagine ever even thawing towards it. Fortunately for me, there wasn't too much in the film and I did read that in any case, what there was had been chosen so as not to alienate non-aficionados.
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Post by Mr Snow on Jan 15, 2017 9:36:03 GMT
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Post by Mr Snow on Jan 15, 2017 9:38:22 GMT
Cant seem to get the post I want above. Needs following added
For a quick fix watch the number at 102 mins and the Tap at 19. Enjoy.
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Post by alece10 on Jan 15, 2017 13:47:43 GMT
I got up early after a late night yesterday at the theatre and went to see a 9.30am perfromance. Was expecting to be the only person there but it was about two thirds full.
What a lovely film. Right up my street and the music was great. Got the theme stuck in my head now. 2 leads were perfect together and loved the musical numbers. Especially the tap number in the Hollywood hills. I suppose in an ideal world I would have liked a happier ending but it wasn't sad I suppose.
It's a film if you want a couple hours of escapism.
I seldom go to the cinema as there is very little I want to see on a big screen but glad I saw this in a cinema rather than wait for the dvd.
Also £13.50 for a ticket compared to £14 last night to see a 2hr 50 min musical with with large cast and band. One reason I'd rather go to a show than a film.
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Post by Jon on Jan 15, 2017 13:51:57 GMT
This is off-topic but if you go to the cinema often, a Unlimited card from Cineworld or Limitless card from Odeon is really good value for money.
Back to La La Land, the group numbers are excellent but I really like Audition (Fools who Dream) the most,
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Post by showgirl on Jan 15, 2017 16:02:33 GMT
This is off-topic but if you go to the cinema often, a Unlimited card from Cineworld or Limitless card from Odeon is really good value for money. Back to La La Land, the group numbers are excellent but I really like Audition (Fools who Dream) the most, Off-topic: Annual Curzon membership is really expensive but I've used mine so much that with a quarter of the year still to go, I've reduced the individual ticket cost to the equivalent of about £6 - and it will continue to fall. Back to the film: I'd be interested in the soundtrack, but for the fear that it would include lots of jazz, as there seemed too few of the other numbers to justify a recording otherwise. Cinemas might be missing a trick by not offering merchandise, especially as it has been reported that some people are going back to see this several times. |
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Post by boybooshka on Jan 15, 2017 21:47:39 GMT
Watched this last night and loved it. If I could I would've happily stayed in the cinema and watched the next screening. Totally swoonsome!
Although I think he is an excellent actor I don't really get the Ryan Gosling as a heartthrob thing, however him and Stone make the perfect on screen couple and I was rooting for them throughout.
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