The criticism of the likeness is fair and I can understand people having a problem with his eyes but movie magic (editing, angles, lighting) and a solid script can do wonders so I wouldn't discard the movie only on these grounds.
Most people don't know every inch of Freddie's face and will be able to suspend disbelief if Rami's acting is credible and the movie is good.
Silly fact: For years, in my teens and before seeing videos of The Doors and getting to know that band a bit I remember picturing Val Kilmer's face when I thought about Jim Morrison just because I used to seeing the movie poster everywhere back then.
felix ibex · Member since
[QUOTE] [b]Wiley wrote:[/b]
The criticism of the likeness is fair and I can understand people having a problem with his eyes but movie magic (editing, angles, lighting) and a solid script can do wonders so I wouldn't discard the movie only on these grounds.
Most people don't know every inch of Freddie's face and will be able to suspend disbelief if Rami's acting is credible and the movie is good.
Silly fact: For years, in my teens and before seeing videos of The Doors and getting to know that band a bit I remember picturing Val Kilmer's face when I thought about Jim Morrison just because I used to seeing the movie poster everywhere back then.
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yes i agree with you totally!
Invisible Woman · Member since
All right, he can't and doesn't have to be identical to Freddie.
But the actor should have something to remind the person which actor plays when he doesn't wear the mask and makeup for the movie.
It seems that it was the most important thing to have artificial teeth and mustaches and he could be right for playing Freddie.
Val Kilmer's eyes and lips don't differ much from Jim Morrison's.
Rami Malek without makeup and mask has no resemblance with Freddie.Not at all.
dudeofqueen · Member since
I can see people pelting their TV screens with rotten veg and no studio in their right mind is going to go anywhere near putting this out to cone,as.
noorie · Member since
Wiley, that is just it! We'll have a whole lot of people picturing Rami when they're listening to Queen! And that is so wrong!
It's like Freddie will be replaced by Rami in so many people's minds.
Day dop · Member since
Gollum Mercury.
Queenman!! · Member since
[QUOTE] [b]Day dop wrote:[/b]
Gollum Mercury.[/QUOTE]
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Gollem * the Frog/Rabbit* Malek
Wiley · Member since
For anybody to picture Rami when thinking about Freddie years from now that would mean that the movie was enough of a hit for average Joe to casually get into Queen but not enough for him to get to know Freddie better. That guy wouldn't have bought/downloaded/streamed Queen otherwise.
On top of that, some of those guys will end up becoming fans of Queen - a few, obsessive collectors like some of us here.
To me there is no downside to making a biopic...
UNLESS IT SUCKS!! (fingers crossed) :)
Makka · Member since
[QUOTE] [b]Day dop wrote:[/b]
I just realised there's a poster for the INXS album Listen Like Thieves in the window behind him in that photo. So that's supposed to be around late 1985 (that album was released in October), if they're being accurate about it the months.
Mr Bad Guy is also behind the window, but that was released in April.[/QUOTE]
Shit, I meant Russell Brand, not Adam. He has a lot of similar features to Freddie. A lot more so than Rami Malek.
Queenman!! · Member since
[QUOTE] [b]Wiley wrote:[/b]
For anybody to picture Rami when thinking about Freddie years from now that would mean that the movie was enough of a hit for average Joe to casually get into Queen but not enough for him to get to know Freddie better. That guy wouldn't have bought/downloaded/streamed Queen otherwise.
On top of that, some of those guys will end up becoming fans of Queen - a few, obsessive collectors like some of us here.
To me there is no downside to making a biopic...
That is a good point. Indeed for Joe Public the Freddie facial similarities arent't that important, but it simply doesn't match up with the utterly perfection Brian /Roger stand for with hiring a bucky Gollem
