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'La La Land,' 'Beauty' may herald new era for musicals

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La La Land did not quite have the panashe of Sound of Music where the dialogue often moved seamlessly into the song (eg. Maria: ... [what should I do Mother Superior?]; Mother Superior: You should - .climb every mountain ... Instead, once it was at the look out, Emma Stone's character actually has to stop, sit and change from her party shoes to her tap-dancing shoes - Ryan was always wearing his. Les Mis with Crowe and Jacko was not so clunky like that though.

Musicals are going to come and go, as they have since the 1960s. Not so many rock operas or even hip hop ones though. I wonder if Fame, Flashdance, Footloose, or even 9-Mile could be considered musicals.

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I just don't get it. Why was this melba toast movie nominated for even one oscar?

There are no memorable songs at all, Ryan Gosling is meh, and the story is dull as dishwater. Seriously, Disney movies have much better music than this one did. Chicago was muuuuuuuch better than Lalaland (I'm really reaching for a comparable movie here), with much catchier tunes and great dancing. Renee Zellweger, Catherine Zeta-Jones and Richard Gere were all wonderful, and so was their dancing.

I wish Roger Ebert was alive today, because I'm sure he'd agree with me. Lalaland, no thumbs up.

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