What film did you watch last night?

[AndyRM]

Loving - 7/10

Really well filmed, great score but overlong, though I do appreciate this was necessary to give the story space to breathe: while it's still a tragic story it's not your typical fiery take on racism in America as the Lovings just want to get on with life but end up becoming accidental heroes.

 

[Profpointy]

La La Land.

Not worth 15 nominations, but perfectly nice escapeism that will leave you feeling satisfied except for the flying dancing bit which will never make sense.

I quite liked that bit, although found the film as a whole a bit disapointing. The music was so so and the singing terrible, especially the bloke. Visually great and acting good to be fair

 

[MontyVeda]

I'm wondering when the last great musical film* was... possibly Grease I reckon. I do have a soft spot for Earth Girls are Easy, but that forgets it's a musical after half an hour.

*not disney style musical cartoons.

 

[TVC]

I quite liked that bit, although found the film as a whole a bit disapointing. The music was so so and the singing terrible, especially the bloke. Visually great and acting good to be fair

I'm glad I'm not the only one who thought the singing was weak in places. I can definitely see it being rewritten for the stage and being on Broadway in a couple of years, it had the structure of a two act musical.

 

[John the Monkey]

I'm wondering when the last great musical film* was... possibly Grease I reckon. I do have a soft spot for Earth Girls are Easy, but that forgets it's a musical after half an hour.

*not disney style musical cartoons.

Little Shop of Horrors? Les Mis?

 

[MontyVeda]

Sweeney Todd?

 

[AndyRM]

Dancer in the Dark?

 

[Tin Pot]

I'm wondering when the last great musical film* was... possibly Grease I reckon. I do have a soft spot for Earth Girls are Easy, but that forgets it's a musical after half an hour.

*not disney style musical cartoons.

Easily Mama Mia whether you like it or not

 

[John the Monkey]

Easily Mama Mia whether you like it or not

Pierce Brosnan squeezing out SOS like a man in fear of his life was the highlight for me.

 

[Drago]

Silent Running. 10/10. A wonderfully intense performance from Bruce Dern, and a painfully prescient script. The Missus cried when he topped himself and the crippled robot though.

 

[stephec]

I'm wondering when the last great musical film* was... possibly Grease I reckon. I do have a soft spot for Earth Girls are Easy, but that forgets it's a musical after half an hour.

*not disney style musical cartoons.

Showboat.

Ava Gardner, mmmmm!

 

[stephec]

Pierce Brosnan squeezing out SOS like a man in fear of his life was the highlight for me.

Next door's cat has squeezed out better things than Mama Mia.

 

[cosmicbike]

A film from my younger years. 'You, Me & Marley', a tale of joyriders during the troubles. Found on youtube having searched for it a few times.

 

[MontyVeda]

Showboat.

Ava Gardner, mmmmm!

erm... that's hardly the last great musical... there's been loads of great ones since then.

 

[stephec]

erm... that's hardly the last great musical... there's been loads of great ones since then.

Now that's just personal opinion, after all Showboat was made in 1951.