To ask about the film at star is born' and why I was sure...

[kitty120612]

Ok I've not seen the film fully, I've had it on in the background so I don't really know fully what happens but...

I was absolutely certain before it was out I saw a promotion/interview thing for it and it was said that it was a Barbara Streisand biopic, I would have absolutely bet everything I own in hearing that and thinking it was vaguely interesting they were doing that.

But after mentioning it to increasing amounts of people no one else has heard this, including the internet when I tried to look it up 🤷🏻‍♀️

What is going on? Did I just imagine it? I've never felt so sure about seeing something that it seems I can't have seen before!

Does anyone have an explanation why I would think this? Or am I right and everyone else is wrong?

I'm actually spending a big amount of time thinking about this and why I thought it! 😂

She was in the 1976 version of it, that’s probably why her name was mentioned relating to it.

Barbara starred in the original I think or at least one of the previous versions of this fil

I don,t think it was the original I think there was version before hers.

It's a remake

This is the 4th Star is born. Barbara was the lead in the 3rd, (1976). Same story ish different actors.

The best version has to be the James Mason / Judy Garland one!

I prefer the Judy Garland version.

We went to see it in the cinema- I'd been calling it 'the lady gaga film' to my DH. He turned to me at the end, tears in his eyes. "Poor Lady Gaga, I had no idea she'd been through so much". He thought it was an origin story. I've never laughed so much much in my life.

Oh my god thank god for that! I honestly thought I was going insane!

I must have heard her name and I think gaga has a look of her in it so I put the 2 things together!

Thank god for that! 🤓

Thank you ☺️

Barbra Streisand wouldn’t have starred in the original, nor did Judy Garland. The original film was released in 1937.

Pollock that is brilliant

It's more of a remake of the Barbra Streisand version than the others. It the same look/feel about it (it's very brown!) and was produced by Jon Peters, Barbra's ex, who produced all her films during the time they were together.

The ur Star Is Born was made in 1932 under a completely different title - What Price Hollywood.

Streisand is very much a Johnny Come Lately

What did you think of the film. I never saw the previous movies I was more excited to watch lady gaga and Bradley act. I didn't like the storyline at all, I thought it would be a better love story, I was thinking why would you be in love with him?

@JasonPollack 🤣

I imagine what happened is that as Judy Garland was in the original ASIB, then Barbra Streisand, and then the Lady Gaga remake came out around the same time as Judy, the Judy Garland biopic, you got in a muddle and imagined there was a biopic about Barbra Streisand who was also in ASIB.

If you can follow that you are doing well. 😁

@EmeraldShamrock
DH and I didn't like it at all and wondered what the heck all the fuss was about.
Very average, at best.

Yep. The Lady Gaga remake is very average. Glad I waited for it to be on Now TV rather than parting with cash to see it at the cinema

@Lovesabadboy We (DD and I) didn't like it either and wondered what all the fuss was about. We actually managed to watch the whole film in about 45 mins with help from the fast forward button.

@Lightofthephoenix and @CathyorClaire

I am so glad it wasn't just us. I was beginning to think I was missing something or totally devoid of emotion because it actually left me quite cold!

Maybe I should try an earlier version of it!

The first official version was the Janet Gaynor one (I love her!) in 1937. The Connie Bennett film is a very similar story though.
Haven't see the last two, anything made after about 1957 is way too modern for me.
Unfortunately I was born in the 1990s!