Bohemian Rhapsody?

[slip]

Just finished it. He did a great job as Freddie but I only give the movie an alright. Maybe because I wasn’t a huge fan. Freddie was a good performer but I have a pretty good list above him or Maybe it’s because I saw them live years ago but if you’re a huge Queen fan, I’m sure you will like it.

 

[sdbrier]

Wife and I saw it. Very enjoyable. For their place in rock history, Queen didn’t really receive critical acclaim while they were making great music. Though I’ve never relied on the intelligence of critics.

 

[dioxide45]

It was great movie and Rami Malek as Freddie Mercury was amazing. I didn't think he would be good, I had always thought that Sasha Baron Cohen would be a better Freddie but after disagreements with Queen band members, he dropped out. https://www.rollingstone.com/music/...departure-from-freddie-mercury-biopic-240616/


Rami disappeared and it was FM. Great and surprising performance.

Oddly, while the band and Cohen had creative differences, they actually listened to Cohen and incorporated his ideas in to the film. From another article, the band had planned for Freddie's death in the middle of the film and the remainder to be about how the band carried on. From an interview Cohen did with Howard Stern;

“They wanted to protect their legacy as a band,” Cohen explained. The actor went on to say that the members of Queen wanted the film to be about “how the band carries on from strength to strength” following Mercury’s death and less about the star singer himself. “I said: ‘Listen, not one person is going to see a movie where the lead character dies from AIDS and then you see how the band carries on.'”

We also saw the movie and enjoyed it. Based on other articles I have read, it seems the band wanted to create a feel good story about the band and Freddie and and Cohen was wanting to tell the story more along the lines of the raw reality that existed.

https://www.theguardian.com/film/2016/mar/09/sacha-baron-cohen-freddie-mercury-biopic-queen

 

[Phydeaux]

Just finished it. He did a great job as Freddie but I only give the movie an alright. Maybe because I wasn’t a huge fan. Freddie was a good performer but I have a pretty good list above him or Maybe it’s because I saw them live years ago but if you’re a huge Queen fan, I’m sure you will like it.

OK, I can appreciate that you weren't a huge fan; to each their own. I get it. However, suggesting Freddie Mercury was a "good performer" is a clear understatement. Please, share that 'pretty good list" of performers that were above his showmanship. And, if you've seen them live. Perhaps you could also include a few YouTube videos with audiences of 72,000 people going wild.

 

[bryanphunter]

Sadly, haven't found the time to see the movie yet, due to work constraints being on-call at the hospital. I spent one evening last week watching youtube videos of various Queen performances and documentaries. I went back to my childhood remembering how much I loved Queen and hated the song Radio Gaga. Rewatching a documentary and seeing the epic 21 minute Live Aid performance reversed my decision regarding Radio Gaga. It was a genius song that totally worked when played live in an arena. Watching the video shot of from behind Mercury extending his right arm toward the crowd as they responded in rhythm (All 80,000 of them!) was pure genius.

 

[slip]

OK, I can appreciate that you weren't a huge fan; to each their own. I get it. However, suggesting Freddie Mercury was a "good performer" is a clear understatement. Please, share that 'pretty good list" of performers that were above his showmanship. And, if you've seen them live. Perhaps you could also include a few YouTube videos with audiences of 72,000 people going wild.

Not getting into that. Obviously, he is either your favorite or one of your favorites. We disagree, that’s fine. There are plenty of videos out there of performers playing to huge crowds and the crowds are participanting or going wild.

 

[VacationForever]

We bought tickets for Wednesday and we are looking forward to it.

 

[Phydeaux]

Not getting into that. Obviously, he is either your favorite or one of your favorites. We disagree, that’s fine. There are plenty of videos out there of performers playing to huge crowds and the crowds are participanting or going wild.

Not getting into what? You're the one that posted "a good list above him". I simply asked that you share your list. Performer showmanship above Freddie Mercury? And you won't share who??

 

[bbodb1]

Not getting into that. Obviously, he is either your favorite or one of your favorites. We disagree, that’s fine. There are plenty of videos out there of performers playing to huge crowds and the crowds are participanting or going wild.

See Black Sabbath for example.....but only from a safe distance.
If such exists....

 

[slip]

Not getting into what? You're the one that posted "a good list above him". I simply asked that you share your list. Performer showmanship above Freddie Mercury? And you won't share who??

I’m not going to get into an argument with you about my opinion.

 

[Phydeaux]

I’m not going to get into an argument with you about my opinion.

Hmmmm, must be an interesting list. Would Barry Manilow or Milli Vanilli happen to be on it?

 

[slip]

Hmmmm, must be an interesting list. Would Barry Manilow or Milli Vanilli happen to be on it?

Nope

 

[Makai Guy]

Arguing about peoples' tastes in music? Really? Are we regressing back to adolescence?

 

[DrQ]

See Black Sabbath for example.....but only from a safe distance.
If such exists....

I'm a fan of Disaster Area, but my Sub-Etha Sens-O-Matic is broken so I can't get to a safe distance to listen.

 

[Tia]

Went and saw this yesterday after asking here about it, loved it! Got the other half to go, it's been years since got him to go w/me to a movie. Other half liked the movie also.

 

[Sea Six]

Now there's a "Flash Gordon" commercial on TV. We are being invaded by Queen!

Savior of the Universe!

 

[bryanphunter]

See Black Sabbath for example.....but only from a safe distance.
If such exists....

Hey I love Black Sabbath as well. My tastes are very varied. But Black Sabbath didn't play in front of crowds of 100,000 people. The shear number of people in unison is what makes the Live Aid video so cool. Only Micheal Jackson played more concerts of greater than 120,000 people (4 Times). Queen did it 3 times. Black Sabbath farewell tour only averaged 12,000 per concert.

 

[Phydeaux]

Resurgence in Queen for certain. I'm considering offering my concert photos on eBay, complete with shots of the correlative ticket stubs, and the stories behind each shot.

 

[geoand]

I knew about Queen & Freddie Mercury but never listened to them????? Reason: I only listened to “Golden Oldies”. My loss. I was in 7th heaven watching the movie

 

[Patri]

Resurgence in Queen for certain. I'm considering offering my concert photos on eBay, complete with shots of the correlative ticket stubs, and the stories behind each shot.

You'll get more $ if you sell the ticket stubs!

 

[Phydeaux]

You'll get more $ if you sell the ticket stubs!

Stubs not for sale

To be perfectly honest, I'd rather receive a 'cease' letter from Queen for selling the photos. I don't need the money, but the cease letter, framed next to my Queen photos, would look pretty cool.

Remember when cameras and video recorders were strictly prohibited from concerts? Heck, they wouldn't let you in with them!! I had to smuggle my 35mm SLR in to every concert. Now, the reverse is true.

(Loosen belt buckle 3 holes, feed camera in between the belt and body above a$$, lens facing down, tighten belt, cover with shirt).

Today, everyone in the venue has a hi-res camera/video in their pocket, and no one is asking that anyone refrains from photographing or video of their concerts. Contrary, the artists want you to live stream and record their concerts! Social media compensating for near zero record sales. Artists today make their money on the road.

 

[geoand]

I too would appreciate it if slip would post his list of better performers. I don’t want this to become an argument. As someone who knew about Queen but never listened, I’m sure I would learn about others I overlooked while listening to oldies.

 

[slip]

I too would appreciate it if slip would post his list of better performers. I don’t want this to become an argument. As someone who knew about Queen but never listened, I’m sure I would learn about others I overlooked while listening to oldies.

Heck, go onto YouTube and search for ‘70’s music, Tons of good stuff. My list has no secrets, just people I put above Freddie Mercury.

 

[VegasBella]

Saw it last night with my mom. We both enjoyed it but she LOVED it.

I have to admit, the teeth were distracting a little to me. The really look like veneers or fake teeth. They don't age in the movie and they look too white still near the end. And they didn't have the gaps either.

Also, I felt like the film could have told us a little more about other band members, not just Freddie.

But overall, very good. And definitely the kind of movie that's better in theaters on the big screen.

 

[Phydeaux]

Heck, go onto YouTube and search for ‘70’s music, Tons of good stuff. My list has no secrets, just people I put above Freddie Mercury.

And writing "I have a pretty good list above him" is an empty assertion when you choose not to support your assertion. Everyone is entitled to their own opinion; no one argues that. However, an empty assertion is just that, an empty assertion. Great way to toss away your credibility too. Personally, I dismiss such assertions.