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[QUOTE="nwhoopfan, post: 3138258, member: 7894"]
Finally saw A Star is Born (the latest version...although I never saw any of the earlier versions).  I really liked the first half, then it got difficult to watch.  Impressive directorial debut by Cooper.  Gaga pulled off acting and Cooper pulled off singing seamlessly.  Good chemistry between them as well.  The career arc that Gaga's character went thru didn't ring true to me.  Went from a nobody, blue collar person to an overnight sensation because of her authentic, soulful singing.  So a producer turned her into a generic pop singer w/ backup dancers?  And she went right along with it?  That didn't feel right to me.  (I realize this probably happens all the time in reality but it just didn't seem like Ally would be down with it)

Did not expect Dave Chappelle and Eddie Griffin to pop up in this movie.  It was like an Undercover Brother reunion with those two.

Nice cameo by Brandi Carlile singing during the Roy Orbison tribute.  One of a kind voice.

Right at the end Gaga was standing in a hallway with a bunch of framed posters.  The camera was focused on one that said Washington State Fair Puyallup 2011.  Not far from my neck of the woods.  Try saying that name.
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