THRILLHO
ya ill need to skip anything that involves Axl Rose
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dysan
I re-watched both The Magic Years and the Days Of Our Lives (yep all 5 hours) and my findings are thus:
As said previously TMY is a lot more fun and seems to include the more interesting footage. It stops at 1986, so it all feels more innocent and rounded. There isn't a sad ending. It is a time capsule and I think that is it's strength. It's fair to say even though the footage is all familiar now, at the time most of it was new. Most posthumous documentaries stem from here. Time for a DVD release I think - Rare Live would make a great bonus.
DOOL was almost entirely new which for a Queen doc at the time was a breath of fresh air. It uses lots of alternate clips - low quality lost TOTP and video rushes which although very interesting and exciting at the time, I'm not sure they deserve re-watching. A shame they didn't cut in all the extra bonus scenes from the Bluray rather than having them as a dozen or so 90 second things on a separate menu. Having the interview cast 20 years older make it seem sadder somehow. And of course it tackles the decline and death in an unflinching way. I didn't really want to see it told like that.
The Magic Years wins hands down for me if I was to pick one, but of course both are available and I think there is room for both in your collection.
As said previously TMY is a lot more fun and seems to include the more interesting footage. It stops at 1986, so it all feels more innocent and rounded. There isn't a sad ending. It is a time capsule and I think that is it's strength. It's fair to say even though the footage is all familiar now, at the time most of it was new. Most posthumous documentaries stem from here. Time for a DVD release I think - Rare Live would make a great bonus.
DOOL was almost entirely new which for a Queen doc at the time was a breath of fresh air. It uses lots of alternate clips - low quality lost TOTP and video rushes which although very interesting and exciting at the time, I'm not sure they deserve re-watching. A shame they didn't cut in all the extra bonus scenes from the Bluray rather than having them as a dozen or so 90 second things on a separate menu. Having the interview cast 20 years older make it seem sadder somehow. And of course it tackles the decline and death in an unflinching way. I didn't really want to see it told like that.
The Magic Years wins hands down for me if I was to pick one, but of course both are available and I think there is room for both in your collection.
doughnut
I can't bear ones with that idiot who claims 'killer queen ' was about him . Forgotten his name but he really annoys me .
Also I'm a little fed up of hearing Paul gambaccini as he has nothing new to say on each different documentary.
It's like they wheel these people out who say the same old same old .
Also I'm a little fed up of hearing Paul gambaccini as he has nothing new to say on each different documentary.
It's like they wheel these people out who say the same old same old .
dysan
Yeah Gambo ruined DOOL