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Locke · 11-04-2018, 08:41 AM

So I saw A Star is Born last night.

I get why people liked it, especially if they're Lady Gaga fans because it was basically a 2 hour long Lady Gaga commercial.

The writing and acting was excellent but the story is pretty unoriginal and very forced;

(not really a spoiler but a vague and sarcastic synopsis but I'll spoiler-tag it anyways)

Spoiler!

You know when you watch a movie about musicians, they have to perform and they go on stage and you get the highlights and then the story moves on? Yeah no. Not here. You're in a movie theater and they're performing full tracks. Over and over again. A third of that movie is Lady Gaga signing and another chunk is Bradley Cooper singing. So a solid at least half of that movie is people singing, it basically qualifies as a musical.

It was a good movie overall, especially if you're a fan of Bradley Cooper or Lady Gaga and in fairness it was a well done film, but it was nothing exceptional.

The story itself is basically a half-step above Mark Wahlberg's 'Rock Star.'

And if you're a fanboy/fangirl of neither of Cooper nor Gaga and are not an enormous fan of Lady Gaga's singing or you just loathe hearing the same song repeated over and over again like you're Christmas shopping at The Bay, you will get bored quickly.

It does have its emotional moments, but you can generally see them coming from a mile away. I will admit, there was one that got me near the very end, but I wont spoil that.

I'll repeat, overall good movie, I'd say okay. But if you love musicals, repetition, Lady Gaga or Bradley Cooper and arent bothered about a fairly plodding and predictable story then this is the film for you. The one thing I cannot impugn was the acting, there was not one weak character, the acting was solid.

And my final comment, which is Bradley Cooper in 2018's 'A Star is Born' and which is Cullen BoHannon played by Anson Mount in 2011's AMC's 'Hell on Wheels?'

Spoiler!

11-04-2018, 08:41 AM	#245
Locke Franchise Player Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Income Tax Central Exp:	So I saw A Star is Born last night. I get why people liked it, especially if they're Lady Gaga fans because it was basically a 2 hour long Lady Gaga commercial. The writing and acting was excellent but the story is pretty unoriginal and very forced; (not really a spoiler but a vague and sarcastic synopsis but I'll spoiler-tag it anyways) Spoiler! Ageing rocker meets young talented girl based on pure chance and luck, they fall in love because of their mutual love of music, he makes her a star, she sells out much to his chagrin, his star is falling due to forces beyond his control just as hers is rising but as a sellout, he cant take it, alcoholism, deus ex machina, and fin. You know when you watch a movie about musicians, they have to perform and they go on stage and you get the highlights and then the story moves on? Yeah no. Not here. You're in a movie theater and they're performing full tracks. Over and over again. A third of that movie is Lady Gaga signing and another chunk is Bradley Cooper singing. So a solid at least half of that movie is people singing, it basically qualifies as a musical. It was a good movie overall, especially if you're a fan of Bradley Cooper or Lady Gaga and in fairness it was a well done film, but it was nothing exceptional. The story itself is basically a half-step above Mark Wahlberg's 'Rock Star.' And if you're a fanboy/fangirl of neither of Cooper nor Gaga and are not an enormous fan of Lady Gaga's singing or you just loathe hearing the same song repeated over and over again like you're Christmas shopping at The Bay, you will get bored quickly. It does have its emotional moments, but you can generally see them coming from a mile away. I will admit, there was one that got me near the very end, but I wont spoil that. I'll repeat, overall good movie, I'd say okay. But if you love musicals, repetition, Lady Gaga or Bradley Cooper and arent bothered about a fairly plodding and predictable story then this is the film for you. The one thing I cannot impugn was the acting, there was not one weak character, the acting was solid. And my final comment, which is Bradley Cooper in 2018's 'A Star is Born' and which is Cullen BoHannon played by Anson Mount in 2011's AMC's 'Hell on Wheels?' Spoiler! __________________ The Beatings Shall Continue Until Morale Improves! This Post Has Been Distilled for the Eradication of Seemingly Incurable Sadness. The World Ends when you're dead. Until then, you've got more punishment in store. - Flames Fans If you thought this season would have a happy ending, you haven't been paying attention.