'Bohemian Rhapsody' movie reviews & impressions

Also, the guy playing Roger has a pretty deep speaking voice, which we KNOW is wrong, lol. They even have him complaining about singing the high "Galileo"s! It really felt like he was just an actor playing a role. There didn't seem to be much of an attempt to be Roger...which, is very Roger-esque if you think about it. He must have been channeling his spirit. ;D

Can't wait for the deleted scene of Paul Prenter laughing manically as he books the sun city dates and Brian tells the band they can't cancel because it's their duty not to let the "mixed race crowd" down.

This thread is funny. Queen fans are bigger bunch of OCD geeks than Star Trek fans, and that is really saying something.

I enjoyed the film, Malek was great, but I thought the actor playing Brian put on the most convincing study of their character. He really was just spot on.

I did think there seemed to be a little bit of B & R airing their grievances against Freddie, but only at a few moments.

Obviously I noticed the shifting around of the timeline, but really who gives a fuck, they were trying to make an entertaining and comical drama, not a historical document. I really enjoyed the overall production, thought Freddie's personal life was dealt with well enough, they didn't shy away from his sexuality at all, making it the main thrust of the plot, but also it was supposed to be a fun and triumphant movie, so I am glad they didn't dwell on what went on in his party years too much. They could have made a really harrowing, brutally honest movie, that would have been a mistake IMO.

Loved the in studio segments, and was wowed by the brilliant Live Aid recreation.

A solid attempt to bring Freddie to a new generation, which seems to have succeeded as this movie is rocketing to one of the best genre box office performances of all time.

IMO the timeline changes are hit and miss. FBG worked, I can understand the WWRY change even though setting it then had no real reason, Prenter's entry would've worked later and signalled the start of the Freddie spiral - also allowing them to show the band as a solid unit of pals. As it was, there was no evidence they actually achieved much and then suddenly we have to believe they are big. The pacing was bad and showing them develop could've been better.

Should have used 'Stone Cold Crazy' instead of FBG!

Pingfah: yeah, I'm also one of those 'Star Trek' OCD people;-) To a degree.

Couple of points: yeah, it would have helped to have brought Prenter in much later. Why not show the band laughing more in the studio, having fun on the road together in hotels or pools or whatever. Save the marked contrast for later.

From a comment I made months ago as to the 'stash and WWRY: if you do a Beatle pic, you don't have them with mustaches on 'Ed Sullivan' or full beards during 'Sgt. Pepper'. I'll add on.....imagine making 'Let It Be' (Get Back) as a total joint studio and writing effort after 'Abbey Road', having Brian Epstein die, and then John brings in Phil Spector.

We KNOW the history, so why toy with it so much? Now, don't get me started with sports movies and their BS endings!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Sports film is a good comparison - film football sequences in films is usually as successful as filming staged live sequences in rock films.

It’s funny how the reaction to this movie is similar to the reaction to Queen. Critics are not impressed; people are going wild for it. Ha ha! It’s a hit!

Things will be better when the Brian May biopic gonna be made, in decade or two...

I loved it.

Every casual Queen fan I know personally loved it.

People that I know who don't like Queen enjoyed it.

Care to expand?

If you didn't know the history of Queen, after watching this film you would go away thinking they hated Freddie and constantly argued

However if you ignore the inconsistent partsthen it was mostly enjoyable, i would give it a 7/10

Would prefer a movie going from the beginning of Queen right up to the Made in heaven album but I guess we have to take what we are given

Truly I thought I thought the movie was reasonably well done...there were some slow sections and we know the inaccuracies but Hollywood at some point takes over and makes it about core themes rather than an accurate factual account. Obviously an average of 8.4 stars out of 10 based on the 43 million or more that watched it feel it was a worthy night out.

I also understand the critics and media types with their agendas....remember critics never liked Queen until Adam Lambert of all people.

In some ways I am suprised by the reaction on here. ok maybe not.

The themes they got right were:
First and foremost Freddie was an amazing performer, singer and songwriter - that is his legacy!
Freddie was part of a talented band, not just a artist with some hired musicians
Freddie was far more complex than a one dimensional promiscuous gay guy which includes his love for Mary
He had different ancestry and more obstacles to overcome
He did have bad influences which affected his relationship with the band and Hollywood needed a villaneous storyline

I think Hollywood, Brian. Roger and Jim Beach did well to convey a story while preserving and respecting his legacy. I’d say they know him better than anyone on this forum and have the utmost respect for him.
Making it like a tabloid of sex and drugs would just take away from him and I know some social interest groups may be disappointed that he is portrayed somewhat as bisexual - those are his words...and to take Mary out of his story would be totally in accurate as she was there for him from the beginning to the end

Btw I think him coming back to the band in that way is pure Hollywood fiction...having said that they all probably had to apologise to each other at some point

Having said all that...there were parts I wish were included but you can only do so much in 2 hour plus....I could only wish for a Bohemian 2

Trying to get a record deal in the beginning and recording in the middle of the night
The first management company that they went to war with
The session with the sex pistols
Crazy Little Thing
Michael Jackson’s influence on Another One Bites the Dust release
The Saturday Night Live session Freddie’s fight before it
That they were the biggest band in the world in 1980 but then Freddie wanted to do dance music
The Sun City Issue

Note: Freddie comes across strong willed early ie A Night At The Opera but less so later on until Live Aid

All my tough talk about not seeing this mess of a movie...I caved In on the first day...My Impression of the movie...My dislikes are The Brian ego, looking in the screen saying "I wrote That" some of that wasn't necessary, Freddie wrote Bo Rhap...Let It go Brian...Brian's facial expressions during live Aid was silly, like he never seen a great performance from Freddie before that...Disrespecting Deacy? "you could have the basement John" Inaccurate as hell, but we all knew that already...Telling the band he had Aids felt rushed and half assed....Missed some great songs like Stone Cold, and Tie Your Mother Down...

The Good points...The casting was spot on, what Malek lacked In appearance/fake look he made up for In acting, and he Got freddie's mannerisms and voice down...Song selection, Some songs that missed America like Love Of My Life and Don't Stop me Now got exposure...The Show Must Go on.The Freddie/Mary relationship was developed nicely...They didn't resent or blame Freddie for losing America like I heard, pointing out It was Roger's idea to dress In drag for Break Free and John wrote the song. Didn't shy away from his partying ways and sexuality... Even with all the negatives I mentioned I'll still give it a 7 out of 10...I also like the fact Jim Hutton wasn't disrespected.

^ Yes, the film has a hell of a lot of positives (many good moments, funny parts, emotional bits....and great music!!) and each member was apportioned blame for certain failings, but I feel the bad points outweigh all the positives. If that begging scene hadn't been there, I wouldn't be so pissed off - that's my main gripe. The "tweaks" can be discarded as artistic license and can be gotten used to. The begging scene is unforgivable.