la la land (2016)

[madisen622]

i was just curious if anyone has seen the movie listed in the title La La Land, every song on the soundtrack makes me stim. i've read movies can be considered special interests and i definitely can agree La La Land is mine if so.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/La_La_Land

 

[Luca]

I saw the movie when it first came out, and I cried uncontrollably at the ending. I am a huge crybaby at movies. Lol

 

[Fino]

I didn't find anything interesting about it. Actually, I can't even say for certain that I saw it. But I feel like I did.

 

[Richelle-H]

I saw La La Land in a theatre the week in opened in Los Angeles. That said, I must preface my opinion of it with some background.

I have had a special interest in musicals from a very early age, both on stage on on film. I remember seeing a stage production of musical "Pickwick" staring Harry Secombe (most famous as a member of the Goons) with Davy Jones (later one of the Monkeys) as Sam Weller. It's big hit number was "If I ruled the World". I was 19 when I saw that and I have enjoyed many more stage productions since.

I also have seen practically all of the MGM musicals on film and many adaptions of Broadway shows (those are always different than the original source material). I continue to see many, if not all, film musicals that cross my path.

All of this background is a filter for any filmed musical I see. I try to be fair and keep an open mind as every musical number is presented. I also assess how those mesh with the story. So here we go with my reaction to La LA Land.

I found it grating for a number of reasons. I could not engage with the story, as I found it trite and somewhat cliched. That's just me, I guess as it won many accolades and awards. As for the songs and the staging (i.e. choreography and camera angles), they too pushed me towards the edge of a meltdown. I did not connect with a single one. Oh, and that dance number with the two stars out on the road was some of the worst choreography I have seen on film (admittedly neither star is much of a dancer and I guess that figures into it but I thought the whole film was an absolute mess with the dancing). For reference purposes, the composer and lyricist did much better work on The Greatest Showman. That movie musical is one that I actually like and have seen more than once. It had an actual song and dance man in the lead with Hugh Jackman (I highly recommend his "Oklahoma" as it is the only Rogers and Hammerstein production that I can still enjoy on repeated viewings).

After all that, I guess I could have just written "NOT IMPRESSED", but where is the fun in that and you did push one of my buttons, so to speak. The film did that a number of times as well but not the same one that you pushed. Yours put me in stage and film musical encyclopedia mode . La La Land shut me down right from the start with that dance number on top of the stalled freeway vehicles, however I have never walked out of a film so I literally suffered through it. I had completely shut down by the end.

My sincere apologies to anyone that I may have offended. If you have seen and participated in the number of musical productions that I have, you might verge on agreeing with me. But the above is my opinion and I stand by it even though I am well aware that a majority of people actually found it entertaining. It won many Oscars, but I also do not think it deserved any of them. That's life and I accept it. It is just not a film I could ever bring myself to see again.

However, I am pleased if you find it enjoyable. If you truly dive into film musicals you might find many more that might bring you a bit of fleeting pleasure. All the best!

 

[Aspychata]

I saw La La Land in a theatre the week in opened in Los Angeles. That said, I must preface my opinion of it with some background.

I have had a special interest in musicals from a very early age, both on stage on on film. I remember seeing a stage production of musical "Pickwick" staring Harry Secombe (most famous as a member of the Goons) with Davy Jones (later one of the Monkeys) as Sam Weller. It's big hit number was "If I ruled the World". I was 19 when I saw that and I have enjoyed many more stage productions since.

I also have seen practically all of the MGM musicals on film and many adaptions of Broadway shows (those are always different than the original source material). I continue to see many, if not all, film musicals that cross my path.

All of this background is a filter for any filmed musical I see. I try to be fair and keep an open mind as every musical number is presented. I also assess how those mesh with the story. So here we go with my reaction to La LA Land.

I found it grating for a number of reasons. I could not engage with the story, as I found it trite and somewhat cliched. That's just me, I guess as it won many accolades and awards. As for the songs and the staging (i.e. choreography and camera angles), they too pushed me towards the edge of a meltdown. I did not connect with a single one. Oh, and that dance number with the two stars out on the road was some of the worst choreography I have seen on film (admittedly neither star is much of a dancer and I guess that figures into it but I thought the whole film was an absolute mess with the dancing). For reference purposes, the composer and lyricist did much better work on The Greatest Showman. That movie musical is one that I actually like and have seen more than once. It had an actual song and dance man in the lead with Hugh Jackman (I highly recommend his "Oklahoma" as it is the only Rogers and Hammerstein production that I can still enjoy on repeated viewings).

After all that, I guess I could have just written "NOT IMPRESSED", but where is the fun in that and you did push one of my buttons, so to speak. The film did that a number of times as well but not the same one that you pushed. Yours put me in stage and film musical encyclopedia mode . La La Land shut me down right from the start with that dance number on top of the stalled freeway vehicles, however I have never walked out of a film so I literally suffered through it. I had completely shut down by the end.

My sincere apologies to anyone that I may have offended. If you have seen and participated in the number of musical productions that I have, you might verge on agreeing with me. But the above is my opinion and I stand by it even though I am well aware that a majority of people actually found it entertaining. It won many Oscars, but I also do not think it deserved any of them. That's life and I accept it. It is just not a film I could ever bring myself to see again.

However, I am pleased if you find it enjoyable. If you truly dive into film musicals you might find many more that might bring you a bit of fleeting pleasure. All the best!

I have to agree here. I love great musicals. However the dancing and sets left me yawning and bored. Some of the songs were good.

And l also don't want to offend anybody watching their first musical.