It’s the best movie you’ll see all year
I saw La La Land yesterday and saw Rogue One today. Yesterday I may have been the youngest one in the audience (and I’m fifty) and today I may have been the oldest one by far (not counting the parents).
La La Land is from the same writer/director as Whiplash and was, I thought, great. Really fun. Kind of modern and old-fashioned at the same time.
No. I have exactly zero interests in musicals.
How did Dewey Finn get away with seeing both if the rest of us are not allowed to?
And, also, why aren’t we allowed to see both?
Dude, it’s way better than any Star Wars movie.
But why are you pitting LaLa Land against Star Wars? Are they about the same things? In the same genre? Have the same actors? Really not understanding why Lala instead of Star Wars.
Was it a small theater you saw La La Land in? I saw it at a large multiplex to a packed theater and most people were in their 20s (like me and my friends), 30s and 40s.
I saw it in one of the smaller rooms at a twenty-screen multiplex. I may be exaggerating about the age of the audience, but it did seem to be mostly older folks. But then again, this was the 5:30pm showing on Friday. The younger crowd might have attended a later showing.
That said, I’d repeat that it’s really good. And it’s amazing to think how short is the resume of the writer/director. I hope he’s got more to give us.
Forget the either/or proposition. Just see La La Land. It’s really good.
And if it matters to you (although of course it should not), it’s very likely to be nominated for the Best Picture Oscar, if not to win (perhaps along with a bunch of other awards that night).
Don’t skip Rogue One, it’s an amazing movie.
I’ve seen the ads and heard the rave reviews. I have no doubt that it’s a good movie… if you’re into that sort of thing. Myself, like RikWriter, have absolutely no interest in seeing it. I just don’t like musicals. They idea of watching people sing or dance just bores me to tears.
And I’m sure there’s people out there who love musicals that feel the same way about sci-fi action movies. They would be completely bored by Star Wars. Why would I bother telling them to skip LaLaLand and go see Rogue One?
I was hyped up for The Force Awakens but somehow I’m ok with Redboxing Rogue One. Did get to see La La Land to see what that hype was. It’s a lovely film with two lovely actors. Though I was mixed about the ending, and wondered if the ending it had was cliché in irony! I did have me thinking, I knew Ryan and Emma had musical/singing backgrounds, but just found out Ryan learned how to play piano for this film WOW!
added: never seen Ryan and Emma in their previous flicks so went to utube to see their dirty dancing clip from 2011. Cute cute cute
You’re welcome to your opinion, but that’s ridiculous.
I’ll be watching Rogue One a second time next week, but La La Land won’t even see the inside of my NetFlix queue.
Can’t we see both? Is that allowed?
‘La La Land’ looks like a movie I could enjoy just fine at home.
I’ll be seeing ‘Rogue One’ at least a second time in theatres.
As with others, I’m not sure why it has to be a conflict. Couldn’t somebody see both?
Haven’t you heard? Congress passed legislation that permits you to see only one movie per year. So difficult choices need to be made.
That’s fine with me. I’m Canadian, so I’ll go and see as many movies as I like. 
Sorry. Similar legislation was passed by Canadian Parliament. So you’re stuck as well.
What!?!?!?
IMPEACH TRUDEAU!
I’m not big into musicals either, though I’m not against them. I love Singing In The Rain and that’s about it. I haven’t seen much.
You seem to be alone on that one. I’ve heard lots of talk from people who found it ok to good but were completely floored by the ending.
Why is that ridiculous? Which Star Wars movie is it not better than?
Actually it’s one of those movies I would see in the biggest, most crowded theater you can find.