La La, La La, La La Land

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Who's stayin up to watch the Oscars ?

I hope la la, la la, la la, la la Land doesn't land as many Oscars as is predicted. I love films but I abhor all musicals without exception. It couldn't possibly be as good as ppl are sayin, someone is lying. I think the academy figured that since they didn't have a huge movie blockbuster this year they would just pretend they had knowing that most folk wouldn't know whether LLL was any good or not.

I'm not too sure about that Kimmy Kimmel presenter but I suppose he couldn't be mush worse than Seth Mac Farlane.

The_Valeyard

learn_more wrote: »

Who's stayin up to watch the Oscars ?

but I abhor all musicals without exception. .

The Book of Mormon is brilliant.


edit: Musical that is.

murpho999

How can you judge La La Land if you haven't seen it in all fairness?

red ears

No way i'm staying up for the democratic convention media wing. A bore-fest of anti trump rants at what is supposed to be movie awards no thanks.

Sam Kade

murpho999 wrote: »

How can you judge La La Land if you haven't seen it in all fairness?

My wife and daughter went to see it and said it was way over hyped in promotions, nothing new in todays world. Have you seen it?

judeboy101

Watching Aliens instead

Gen.Zhukov

The fact that it's a musical and called 'La La Land', is enough to keep me well away from it.

The_Valeyard

1.618 wrote: »

The fact that it's a musical and called 'La La Land', is enough to keep me well away from it.

I keep picturing this:

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Looking forward to seeing the A-list placard wavers giving away their '$100k Oscar swag bags' to the many good causes and new arrivals.

Harry Palmr

Stopped having any interest in the Academy Awards about 35 years ago.

How can anyone hate musicals? They've given us some timeless cinema, from Mary Poppins to The Wizard of Oz, to West Side Story or Grease or The Sound of Music!

When I was a baba my favourite movie (apart from Who Framed Roger Rabbit) was Singin' In The Rain!

Sam Kade

Candie wrote: »

How can anyone hate musicals? They've given us some timeless cinema, from Mary Poppins to The Wizard of Oz, to West Side Story or Grease or The Sound of Music!

When I was a baba my favourite movie (apart from Who Framed Roger Rabbit) was Singin' In The Rain!

I hate them with a passion.

SEPT 23 1989

I turned it off after 5 minutes

You've no soul.

Sam Kade

Harry Palmr wrote: »

Stopped having any interest in the Academy Awards about 35 years ago.

Jodi Foster and Michael J Fox spent the day yesterday moaning about Trump, who cares? Even though Jodi wasn't a bad looking woman in her day

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Candie wrote: »

How can anyone hate musicals? They've given us some timeless cinema, from Mary Poppins to The Wizard of Oz, to West Side Story or Grease or The Sound of Music!

When I was a baba my favourite movie (apart from Who Framed Roger Rabbit) was Singin' In The Rain!

Uggg, I can't stomach any of those. Top of the list would be anything with Julie Andrews in it. Uggggh.

D0NNELLY

So no one has..
Well i have and it's deadly.

Sam Kade

Candie wrote: »

You've no soul.

I like walk the line but that wasn't a musical. Maybe with one exception Cat Ballou

lertsnim

A night of political speeches and multimillionaires patting each other on the back. I think I will go to bed this year.

Osmosis Jones

So you hope a movie you haven't seen doesn't win because you don't like musicals, which means it's a bad movie?

athtrasna

I love musicals but la la land is the biggest piece of crap I've ever endured. Means it will probably sweep the boards tonight

BabysCoffee

learn_more wrote: »

Who's stayin up to watch the Oscars ?

I hope la la, la la, la la, la la Land doesn't land as many Oscars as is predicted. I love films but I abhor all musicals without exception. It couldn't possibly be as good as ppl are sayin, someone is lying. I think the academy figured that since they didn't have a huge movie blockbuster this year they would just pretend they had knowing that most folk wouldn't know whether LLL was any good or not.

I'm not too sure about that Kimmy Kimmel presenter but I suppose he couldn't be mush worse than Seth Mac Farlane.

I've watched La La Land 3 times in the cinema. Hope it wins

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Candie wrote: »

You've no soul.

Christ almighty, ya take your musicals seriously don't ya

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BabysCoffee wrote: »

I've watched La La Land 3 times in the cinema. Hope it wins

I hope it wins too, 'best musical', and thats all

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learn_more wrote: »

Uggg, I can't stomach any of those. Top of the list would be anything with Julie Andrews in it. Uggggh.

Do you know what you need? A spoonful of sugar.

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Candie wrote: »

Do you know what you need? A spoonful of sugar.

Oh well it's off to the Willy Wonka Chocolate Factory with me then is it ?

Marje

I'm hoping Manchester By The Sea or Moonlight win Oscars tonight. Both are far better movies than La La Land.

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Sky news presenter just now: Stars are making their way to the Oscars ceremony. The awards are expected to be dominated by la la land swipes at president Trump !

Should be fun.

Capt'n Midnight

Candie wrote: »

How can anyone hate musicals? They've given us some timeless cinema, from Mary Poppins to The Wizard of Oz, to West Side Story or Grease or The Sound of Music!

When I was a baba my favourite movie (apart from Who Framed Roger Rabbit) was Singin' In The Rain!

Grease was made in 1978 , neither today nor yesterday.

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Candie wrote: »

Do you know what you need? A spoonful of sugar.

OUCH !

Capt'n Midnight

Capt'n Midnight wrote: »

Grease was made in 1978 , neither today nor yesterday.

Yesterday, all my troubles seemed so far away.

Didn't the Beatles make a musical?

mzungu

Sam Kade wrote: »

I hate them with a passion.

Ah now, old school musicals are great.

Always liked Seven Brides for Seven Brothers. This scene is just absolute class.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TygmMPbwfjA

mzungu

mzungu wrote: »

Ah now, old school musicals are great.

Always liked Seven Brides for Seven Brothers. This scene is just absolute class.

That's one I watched many times in my Grandmothers house.

I like your taste in musical cinema, as well as your Bantu name.

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Sam Kade wrote: »

I hate them with a passion.

All my siblings hate musicals. When we were kids we'd start watching a movie and then someone would start singing we'd all collectively go 'oh nooo' and proceed to go outside and play in the rain. ( no singing though ).

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learn_more wrote: »

Uggg, I can't stomach any of those. Top of the list would be anything with Julie Andrews in it. Uggggh.

You take that back!!

Autosport

Not a fan of musicals.

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mzungu wrote: »

Ah now, old school musicals are great.

Always liked Seven Brides for Seven Brothers. This scene is just absolute class.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TygmMPbwfjA

That would turn you soft that would.

One I watched only recently:

mzungu

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That would turn you soft that would.

:pac:

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Erm, just like to say my OP wasn't meant to be an attack on musicals, or ppl that like them (I believe in being tolerant), but was just an attempt at kicking off a chat about tonight's Oscars, of course.

If I had intended to just have a swipe at musicals my post would have looked a little bit more like this:

Remember CHICAGO - what a load of shyte that was !

maudgonner

mzungu wrote: »

Cartman Meme

:pac:

Now there's a lad who knew how to star in a musical!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HTYJi37EKpk

Tigger

best actor and best film should be manchester by the sea
but its probably gonna be the ridge

enfant terrible

Is this streamed live anywhere?

Zaph

Candie wrote: »

How can anyone hate musicals? They've given us some timeless cinema, from Mary Poppins to The Wizard of Oz, to West Side Story or Grease or The Sound of Music!

Just add in Willie Wonka and you pretty much have a list of my most hated films. At least you didn't include the one good musical there - The Blues Brothers. :cool:

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enfant terrible wrote: »

Is this streamed live anywhere?

if your on android you can watch on <snip>, it's on ABC channel

Zaph

enfant terrible wrote: »

Is this streamed live anywhere?

Not legally to the best of my knowledge.

Remember folks that posting links to, or the names of illegal streaming sites or apps is not permitted on Boards. Thank you.

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Denzel has aged !

Hope that's the Meryl Streep bit out of the way for the rest of the night.

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A coloured person wins the first oscar. Although he was playing a black person so it doesn't really count as equality.

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Zaph wrote: »

Not legally to the best of my knowledge.

Remember folks that posting links to, or the names of illegal streaming sites or apps is not permitted on Boards. Thank you.

Sorry I din't know that app was illegal.

I'm off now to the station to turn myself in.

PARlance

Marje wrote: »

I'm hoping Manchester By The Sea or Moonlight win Oscars tonight. Both are far better movies than La La Land.

Haven't watched La La Land but I've seen the other two and don't really know what the fuss is all about. Do we just need a moderately sad storyline to be in contention for an Oscar nowadays.

I was glad when both movies ended.

JP Liz V1

La La Land director looks very young, it is likely to be the big winner