tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post6517415278777322426..comments2024-03-29T04:19:43.461-05:00Comments on F This Movie!: Review: La La LandPatrick Bromleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00771837625286775607noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-12116176608394267762017-01-01T18:32:14.164-06:002017-01-01T18:32:14.164-06:00Enjoyed La La Land as a collection of scenes and m...Enjoyed <em>La La Land</em> as a collection of scenes and moments and music and dancing and laughs and emotion and singing, but I wish the film as a whole was a little tighter; there's some unnecessary lag in there. For me it's Very Good, which is just shy of Great.<br /><br />Remember the scene in <em>Whiplash</em> where Miles Teller preemptively breaks up with his girlfriend, citing events that have not even happened yet? <em>La La Land</em> plays out that relationship instead of cutting it short. As if Gosling is the same character but (this time) chooses to stay in the relationship and we get to see what happens. I'll bet that's a theme we'll see in future Chazelle films: dedication to one's craft and its effect on personal relationships.SmartyManhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05799597526676287848noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-68412747808094416862016-12-30T22:48:24.280-06:002016-12-30T22:48:24.280-06:00Just saw it las last nigjt, and fell a little in l...Just saw it las last nigjt, and fell a little in love. Usually I don't like a movie or book that constantly throws emotion at you. But La La Land is like a big emersive warm hug of a movie. It wraps the emotion around you. So yeah I liked it also.Lindsay Wilkinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18418341720079552415noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-21422462078308745222016-12-24T14:29:15.854-06:002016-12-24T14:29:15.854-06:00I just saw this, and had not yet read your review,...I just saw this, and had not yet read your review, but the whole time I was watching it, I was thinking, "Damien Chazelle has been waiting to make this film his whole life, and it shows."Matt Lohrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01375007982506565056noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-41089127734656669132016-12-19T21:53:51.441-06:002016-12-19T21:53:51.441-06:00Just saw it earlier today and I really liked it, t...Just saw it earlier today and I really liked it, though the were times where I wish it would have stayed as a straight narrative instead on going full on musical. But everything else was great!Luke Cianciohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13341348650523272729noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-71060548973893721932016-12-17T18:43:18.539-06:002016-12-17T18:43:18.539-06:00Great review, really pegged what I felt watching i...Great review, really pegged what I felt watching it as well. Just aces!Will Bensonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-90822244766939775992016-12-17T16:41:30.639-06:002016-12-17T16:41:30.639-06:00So excited to see this!So excited to see this!Kino Notabihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15852233217962741446noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-48389713070995524752016-12-16T19:41:45.825-06:002016-12-16T19:41:45.825-06:00Just tried to go and see it but there was only one...Just tried to go and see it but there was only one seat left in the row so I opted out. I guess I should have showed up earlier. Luke Cianciohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13341348650523272729noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-90955101813608193382016-12-16T13:40:34.295-06:002016-12-16T13:40:34.295-06:00k how am I supposed to wait until 7:30 tonight to ...k how am I supposed to wait until 7:30 tonight to see this after reading this review. #teemingKelly Sheahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07386293362513200439noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-64619195222837422132016-12-16T10:14:43.722-06:002016-12-16T10:14:43.722-06:00My God - I love when you write about exploding hea...My God - I love when you write about exploding heart movies. My heart explodes all over again. #schmoopy <3Erika (The Wife)noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-12585945691525265192016-12-16T08:07:08.720-06:002016-12-16T08:07:08.720-06:00I went into watching this just expecting a fun, be...I went into watching this just expecting a fun, beautiful, and well-acted movie that would make me smile. I got all that but I wasn't prepared for the barrage of emotion I'd experience throughout the course of the movie. I'd say this movie hit me in deeply personal ways, but then in some respects I feel like a lot of what it has to say is so universal that most people should be able relate to it on some level (for instance there's a lot in here about the path not taken).<br /><br />I also really need to mention that I know that Emma Stone is cute and charming in just about every movie she's in, but my God does she take that to such an incredible level here. She's a leading lady in the mold of those from the Golden Age of Cinema. And while I've always appreciated Gosling as an actor, this year he's managed to star in two movies that I hope to be rewatching for years to come. <br /><br />Whiplash is a movie that I really love in the moment, but doesn't completely hold up for me when stepping back and looking at what it's trying to say (which isn't to say I dislike Whiplash, I still really love watching it). La La Land absolutely does not have that problem for me and I'm really looking forward to whatever Chazelle does next.Rosshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05129602094443434975noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-79152977810041842372016-12-16T07:59:30.447-06:002016-12-16T07:59:30.447-06:00Saw it last night and was blown away with how amaz...Saw it last night and was blown away with how amazing this movie is. I knew what it was going into it and it still surpassed my expectations. I straight up loved this movie, I know I loved it after the opening number. <br /><br />What's interesting too is the different takeaways from the movie. My wife is a modern dancer and had to move on from her dreams so while she also loved the movie it was more heartbreaking to her than hopeful. On the other hand, we're at a point in our lives were we're about to make some big changes and this movie inspired me to make the best of them. It made me hopeful and that's exactly the kind of movie I think we all need right now.Ryan Heintzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06639285554615067000noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-1972669158341596372016-12-16T07:50:37.715-06:002016-12-16T07:50:37.715-06:00I live in Jacksonville and we don't get it unt...I live in Jacksonville and we don't get it until January 6! We're a big enough city for an NFL team but not big enough to get movies until they open everywhere lolWilliam L.noreply@blogger.com