Hugarian Rhapsody

I'm at the theatre in Toronto, 20 minutes till showtime. Sold out show! (Canadians love Queen!) There's a whole row in the theatre marked Reserved, and a concierge with a guest list out front to check in some "special" attendees. No idea who they are, but hopefully this means they have taken extra steps to ensure the sound and picture will be great!

same in Portsmouth. after 3 or 4 complaints, the volume was turned up but was then very 'hissy'. very poor. the documentary sound (music) was SO loud, it hurt! very disappointing. i'd rather have watched my VHS.

also, what the HELL happened to Crazy? i thought this was the complete concert now? not bloody Live Magic!

same in Portsmouth. after 3 or 4 complaints, the volume was turned up but was then very 'hissy'. very poor. the documentary sound (music) was SO loud, it hurt! very disappointing. i'd rather have watched my VHS.

also, what the HELL happened to Crazy? i thought this was the complete concert now? not bloody Live Magic!

Well, one of the special guests is Jeff somebody, co-founder of Eagle Rock. He's introducing the film. He says Eagle Rock has taken over the Queen film archive from Hollywood Records as of Sept 1 and they have more concert film planned.

Same problem at the Savoy in Dublin...the sound lacked ooooomph.......

Also they never bothered to show the documentary before the concert.

Same in Portugal.

The documentary audio? Loud.

When the concert itself began, very low volume. At some point it went loud. I saw two or three people walk out the room, so i assume they complained. They got back, and after a while the sound was ok, but we couldn't almost hear John.

At some point the sound went low volume again, but before it went down, the sound turned off completely two times in a row, and volume went down again, i think on Hammer To Fall. But i think it was on WWRY the volume went loud again.

I thought the problem was on the cinema itself. But now, seeing everyone complaining, all cinemas got a screwed up copy.

The visuals? Stunning. And with the RIGHT COLOURS.

For example: Bohemian Rhapsody. Check the VHS version http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d1OxNccvEkk where's the pink (pinkish) colour on Freddie? You see it here in the new version. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r27rWqh6kN0&feature=plcp

Do you still think the new verson is wrong? See Bohemian Rhapsody in Wembley http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VNeNRG3FpCg

So, the VHS is wrong. Although in Wembley the stage is bigger, Budapest uses the same lights, but on a smaller scale. But the ambience the lightning rig gives is the same.

But for example on WATC Budapest VHS, Freddie has pink lights on him, and we see them on Wembley, and the new HD version we saw tonight. But why there are pink lights on Freddie on Bohemian Rhapsody, but these are not on VHS, but on WATC VHS they appear?

For me, it's the VHS Budapest that's wrong. Now we see it as it should be seen.

I didn´t watch it, but it´s very sad that this things happen to those who atended the screening.
Even though this could be a fucked up copy of the concert, shouldn´t people in cinemas check if everything is OK BEFORE screning the show?
Because i find it strange that it´s happening across the globe without anyone noticing first. If Queen people don´t receive the feedback there´s nothing they can do to fix the error in the first place. This is very strange. Let´s wait for some clarification from QP, wich i´m surre will happen soon.

Am supposed to go on Sat. How disappointing! Just now I phoned the theater to ask about attendance and sound. Spoke to the manager and he said the sound seemed ok and no one had complained...not one of the 20 people had complained. Twenty?! Geez. He added that he had stepped in a couple of times and it sounded good to him. ?? Also, instead of Sat, they are showing it on Sun then again on Thurs eve.

I just watched it here in America. Not many people were there, but I didn't care. The theater had a problem getting it started, but we finally got started. The sound was good, but expected better in a cinema. However, I had a great time and cant wait to get this on DVD and CD!

By the way, our screening sound was fine. The audio in the documentary was soft, but not the concert. I found the live stuff on the documentary interesting...following the Magic tour.

Just got back from the theater here in Ottawa.
The documentary audio was at a decent volume and the concert was good and LOUD from the start.
I thought the picture quality looked great and I had forgot how good a performance it was.

Here in America - our theater had problems at the beginning with the audio. We didn't have any...then we'd have bursts of 30 seconds before cutting out. Finally they fixed it and restarted the film. The documentary volume was a *bit* low, the concert itself though was PERFECT volume.

Of course there were seven people in the theater :( Four of which were myself, my sister, and my two daughters.

ah well..

Here in Toronto... Documentary quiet. Concert loud, but movie theater loud, not rock concert loud. And, as someone said, only the front speakers were used so no surround sound.

The film sold out so they switched us to a larger theater at the last minute. The audience was mostly quiet, though there were laughs at funny Freddie moments in the documentary and the concert. After Under Pressure, the lady next to me and I started clapping then realized, oops we're at a movie not a concert. I heard similar scattered claps after other songs, so it was like the audience wanted to get into it but were just to polite and reserved to let go haha.

When Brian's guitar solo started, several people got up and left the theater -- they came back later so I assume it was a bathroom break. LOL!

So I had a great time, loved the film, and can't wait for it to come out on DVD so I can watch it again!

So it appears that the sound issues are only in UK/European theaters and North American theaters are fine? How very strange...

Just saw it here in the Washington, DC area. Documentary sound was soft but completely audible. Concert sound was fine. Loud, but not too loud. Not in 5.1. What a fantastic concert. All the guys were in great form. John's shorts made me thankful it wasn't in 3-D. Really glad we went. Go to one of the upcoming shows at your local theatre if you can.