Bohemian Rhapsody

[Kazanne]

I went to see this tonight, with a friend as she is a massive Queen fan,has anyone else seen it? I have to say what a fantastic film it is and I really enjoyed it. Although i did think at first the guy who played Freddie looked more like Mick Jagger at first ,but whoever it was played the part excellently.

[smudgie]

I went to see this tonight, with a friend as she is a massive Queen fan,has anyone else seen it? I have to say what a fantastic film it is and I really enjoyed it. Although i did think at first the guy who played Freddie looked more like Mick Jagger at first ,but whoever it was played the part excellently.

From what I have seen in the trailers it looks fantastic.

[Kazanne]

From what I have seen in the trailers it looks fantastic.

One of the best films I've seen for ages Smudgie and very sad in parts .

[Nancy.]

I've heard lots of good things about this film and quite looking forward to it.

What songs is in it, Kaz?

[LaLaLand]

Critics hate it but everyone I know who has been to see it have loved it. One said it made him "ugly cry" too!

[Nicky91]

the actor who plays John Deacon, is the same actor who played the one kid Tim Murphy in Jurassic Park, and also had a role in The Pacific

:love:

[Nancy.]

the actor who plays John Deacon, is the same actor who played the one kid Tim Murphy in Jurassic Park, and also had a role in The Pacific

:love:

Omg, So it is. I had no idea he was in it.

[Kazanne]

I've heard lots of good things about this film and quite looking forward to it.

What songs is in it, Kaz?

Most of their hits it,shows how Bohemian Rhapsody was created and Queens journey until Freddie died, wasn't a massive fan but loved the movie and the music.Go see it Nancy, you will love it.

[Kazanne]

the actor who plays John Deacon, is the same actor who played the one kid Tim Murphy in Jurassic Park, and also had a role in The Pacific

:love:

He was excellent, good film all round

[Kazanne]

Critics hate it but everyone I know who has been to see it have loved it. One said it made him "ugly cry" too!

Must admit I had a few tears:laugh:

[Alf]

I see a little silhouette of Kazanne

[Nicky91]

apparently Sasha Baron Cohen was first rumoured for the role of Freddie Mercury

[Cherie]

Going to see this next week, the stage show was great as well, it's not in the West end any more though so may be touring the country

[pontyboi]

Reviews have been poor from critics saying how they skip over the main issues about Fred's sexuality/aids as its only rated a 12 so had to be pretty pc not to offend the kids.

I have heard nothing but good things from the people who have gone to see it though even non Queen fans so im really looking forward to it.

Though I will forever be scarred by "Its a kind of magic" which was playing when I walked in on my parents having sex :(

[Cherie]

Reviews have been poor from critics saying how they skip over the main issues about Fred's sexuality/aids as its only rated a 12 so had to be pretty pc not to offend the kids.

I have heard nothing but good things from the people who have gone to see it though even non Queen fans so im really looking forward to it.

Though I will forever be scarred by "Its a kind of magic" which was playing when I walked in on my parents having sex :(


:joker: what a great story to tell the grandkids

[Tom4784]

I'm looking forward to watching it.

[Tom4784]

Reviews have been poor from critics saying how they skip over the main issues about Fred's sexuality/aids as its only rated a 12 so had to be pretty pc not to offend the kids.

I have heard nothing but good things from the people who have gone to see it though even non Queen fans so im really looking forward to it.

Though I will forever be scarred by "Its a kind of magic" which was playing when I walked in on my parents having sex :(

I've heard reviews saying the opposite actually, that the controversy about them 'straightwashing' Freddie's life is just bull****.

I don't think we need to see him balls deep in a man in order for him to be presented as a bisexual character, and from what I've heard, he has lovers of both genders in the film so that should be enough.

[LaLaLand]

Omg the guy who plays Roger Taylor was Peter Beale in Eastenders I've just twigged.

[pontyboi]

I've heard reviews saying the opposite actually, that the controversy about them 'straightwashing' Freddie's life is just bull****.

I don't think we need to see him balls deep in a man in order for him to be presented as a bisexual character, and from what I've heard, he has lovers of both genders in the film so that should be enough.

I don't want to see him balls deep in another dude but from the reviews ive read is that it doesn't show off how extravert Freddie was or even show the wild parties he was famous for but instead focuses on the concert aspects and they wanted it to be more of a behind the scenes biopic.

It currently holds 50% on rotten tomatoes so reaction seems to be split.

Ill be watching it anyway Queen are legends :dance:

[Kazanne]

I see a little silhouette of Kazanne

:hehe:That sounds good Alf.

[Kazanne]

Omg the guy who plays Roger Taylor was Peter Beale in Eastenders I've just twigged.

Oh thanks Johnny,I have been racking my brains as to who he was, I knew I had seen him before.:wavey:

[Kazanne]

I don't want to see him balls deep in another dude but from the reviews ive read is that it doesn't show off how extravert Freddie was or even show the wild parties he was famous for but instead focuses on the concert aspects and they wanted it to be more of a behind the scenes biopic.

It currently holds 50% on rotten tomatoes so reaction seems to be split.

Ill be watching it anyway Queen are legends :dance:

There really are no sexual scenes in it at all, just a bit of kissing.

[Toy Soldier]

We're just back from seeing it, I thought it was great. Though the Live Aid crowd made me feel physically ill :umm2: (I am not a fan of crowds, or being hemmed in by people, and I was imagining myself stuck in the middle :bawling: )

I also think it was a much better and much more respectful tribute by not needlessly showing sex scenes, or going all Philidelphia and showing his decline. To be honest, I can't really get my head around WHY people would want that. Everyone knows that he died young from AIDS... what more is there to say? Why would we want to WATCH it happen? It was perfect to end it on one of their career highs.

[TomC]

GORGEOUS film. Really beautiful and moving on a lot of levels. The scene where he saw the guy in the clinic, and the last concert had me tearing up

[Nancy.]

Most of their hits it,shows how Bohemian Rhapsody was created and Queens journey until Freddie died, wasn't a massive fan but loved the movie and the music.Go see it Nancy, you will love it.

Finally watched it tonight, Kaz and I can honestly say I thoroughly enjoyed it.
The guy who played Freddie did look more like Mick Jagger, lol but he had his mannerisms down to a T. He was brilliant. The soundtrack was also great, but I was surprised they didn't really include much from their "A kind of Magic" album onwards. I actually cried during the Live Aid bit. :laugh:

[Matthew.]

I saw it the other day, best film I’ve seen in ages :clap1:

[Beso]

Is it about queen or Freddie mercury?

[Underscore]

I loved this film

[Nancy.]

Bohemian Rhapsody is now available to download (Digitally).
Go watch it, it's amazing. :cheer2:

[Kazanne]

Bohemian Rhapsody is now available to download (Digitally).
Go watch it, it's amazing. :cheer2:

It really is Nancy ,I was never a major Queen fan, but I love this movie and that Live Aid performance was second to none.:wavey:

[Nancy.]

It really is Nancy ,I was never a major Queen fan, but I love this movie and that Live Aid performance was second to none.:wavey:

Hi Kaz, Lovely to chat to you again
Yes, like yourself I wasn't a massive fan of them, but their 70's / early 80's music was wonderful. A shame the movie stopped at the Live Aid performance and didn't show anything afterwards. I would liked to have seen more, but oh well. Great movie all the same. Thanks for recommanding it. :hee:

[Nancy.]

Oh wow. Rami Malek also won Best Actor at the SAG awards...

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:worship:

[Niamh.]

I went to see this tonight, with a friend as she is a massive Queen fan,has anyone else seen it? I have to say what a fantastic film it is and I really enjoyed it. Although i did think at first the guy who played Freddie looked more like Mick Jagger at first ,but whoever it was played the part excellently.

The first guy? I thought it was Rami the whole way through?

anyway I really enjoyed the film and I love Queen but It kind of made me like Freddie less, he was a bit of an arsehole, putting all the blame on that one guy is a bit weak I think. I did love his relationship with Mary though :love:

ETA Sorry Kaz I misread your post, at first you thought, not the first guy :laugh:

[Kazanne]

The first guy? I thought it was Rami the whole way through?

anyway I really enjoyed the film and I love Queen but It kind of made me like Freddie less, he was a bit of an arsehole, putting all the blame on that one guy is a bit weak I think. I did love his relationship with Mary though :love:

ETA Sorry Kaz I misread your post, at first you thought, not the first guy :laugh:

Yes it was Rami Nimah but I didn't know his name then,lol ,I just thought in parts he looked like Jagger,yes his relationship with Mary was lovely and didn't he leave a lot of his will to her ? I did enjoy the film,it's a shame it has now been marred with this producer whoever being called out on some shady stuff, I read it had been pulled from some award.

[Niamh.]

Yes it was Rami Nimah but I didn't know his name then,lol ,I just thought in parts he looked like Jagger,yes his relationship with Mary was lovely and didn't he leave a lot of his will to her ? I did enjoy the film,it's a shame it has now been marred with this producer whoever being called out on some shady stuff, I read it had been pulled from some award.

Yeah he left her 3 quarters of his estate and the house aswell. I did enjoy it yeah, there was alot of stuff I didn't know eventhough I've always been a fan of their music. My favourite character from the film was Miami Beach :laugh:

[Niamh.]

Seems like they took a lot of liberties with the truth actually :laugh:

https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/freddie-mercury-queen-biopic-bohemian-rhapsody-movie-fact-check-746195/

[Jake.]

Just got back from watching this. I thought it was phenomenal and I’m so glad I went.
Seeing the Live Aid performance on anything but a cinema screen wouldn’t have done it justice.

[Nancy.]

Well done to Rami for winning best actor. He was phenomenal in B.R.

[iRyan]

The film was very entertaining and Rami Malek did an incredible job. However, there were some significant gaps in truth that you will find if you read up on it. I also found the portrayal of his sexuality to be problematic. It seemed like everything tied to his lifestyle as a gay man was portrayed negatively. This article puts it best:

The movie reduces queer identity to a series of promiscuous sexual encounters, which it consistently frames as sordid, shameful, illicit, and corrupting. It also builds a whole annoying subplot around the “predatory gay villain” trope, which is a tired, obnoxious cliché that in Bohemian Rhapsody is even more problematic than usual because it’s used to imply that Mercury, a real-life gay man, was somehow corrupted into becoming queer by an opportunistic music industry parasite who doesn’t really care about Freddie at all.

Bohemian Rhapsody also refuses to depict gay men having meaningful and deeply emotional relationships. The emotional development of Mercury’s romance with Jim Hutton, his partner of seven years, is relegated to a single conversation. Their entire loving, monogamous relationship is reduced onscreen to a single kiss and a brief hand squeeze.

This minimization makes it an even worse offense that the film does take the time to depict Mercury having a series of promiscuous sexual encounters, which it paints as sordid and shameful. Because Bohemian Rhapsody only equates queerness with sex, and because it frames his queer lifestyle as bad, Mercury’s subsequent AIDS diagnosis is inherently set up and portrayed as a punishment for his queerness.

https://www.vox.com/2018/11/16/18071460/bohemian-rhapsody-queerphobia-celluloid-closet-aids

[Niamh.]

Yeah Ryan, I looked it up afterwards and loads of it was untrue which was disappointing. On the other hand I watched Green Book just recently and it was pretty much all accurate

[Brother Leon]

Biopics are almost always played around with. Especially with timelines. It’s still supposed to be a movie after all.


Yeah Ryan, I looked it up afterwards and loads of it was untrue which was disappointing. On the other hand I watched Green Book just recently and it was pretty much all accurate

Not if you ask DR. Shirley’s family...

[James]

One of my favourite recent(ish) films was The Social Network, and that was based on a book which was said to be only 50% inaccurate. When you listen to the screenwriter's commentary track he states clearly that the film is the movie-version of Mark Zuckerberg and Facebook.

[Tony Montana]

Apparently there are talks for a sequel

https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/news/bohemian-rhapsody-sequel-queen-rudi-dolezal-a8818256.html

[Toy Soldier]

Apparently there are talks for a sequel

https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/news/bohemian-rhapsody-sequel-queen-rudi-dolezal-a8818256.html

Wh... :think:.

[Tony Montana]

Wh... :think:.

My thoughts exactly TS

Seems like they're milking the films success. Watch the sequel flop

[Beso]

A equal will be good with that actor playing freddie through until his ending