Bohemian Rhapsody Review

Nov 9, 18 6:56

Post #1 of 25 (2981 views)

Not sure if this has been posted but took my bride yesterday to see Bohemian Rhapsody and we LOVED it - I grew up in UK and when I graduated from the Stones went towards Queen - Rami Malek is uncanny with his portrayal and the rest of the band give very credible performances as well. Freddy was a troubled lad and this is well portrayed in the movie - and of course the music is fantastic - ending with Live Aid gig in Wembley Stadium in 1985. Well worth seeing.. Two Thumbs Up... :-)

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Re: Bohemian Rhapsody Review [feman] [ In reply to ]

Nov 9, 18 7:41

Post #2 of 25 (2932 views)

I was totally blown away by the movie especially the Live Aid performance.

After you see the movie I recommend that you watch the YouTube performance from Live Aid, you would be hard pressed to tell the difference between live and the movie. Even the Pepsi's and beers were the same.

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Re: Bohemian Rhapsody Review [feman] [ In reply to ]

Nov 9, 18 7:47

Post #3 of 25 (2921 views)

2nd or 3rd the review. We thought it was really good.

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Re: Bohemian Rhapsody Review [feman] [ In reply to ]

Nov 9, 18 8:06

Post #4 of 25 (2889 views)

I really liked it as well. I know that there were some inaccuracies in the movie, but overall I really enjoyed it. Agree with the other poster that they totally nailed the Live Aid gig. And Rami Malek deserves an Oscar for that role.

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Re: Bohemian Rhapsody Review [Billabong] [ In reply to ]

Nov 9, 18 9:14

Post #5 of 25 (2841 views)

Quote:

After you see the movie I recommend that you watch the YouTube performance from Live Aid, you would be hard pressed to tell the difference between live and the movie. Even the Pepsi's and beers were the same.

Came here to say this. We really enjoyed the movie. The critics are pretty hard on it for some reason.

Re: Bohemian Rhapsody Review [JesseN] [ In reply to ]

Nov 9, 18 9:49

Post #6 of 25 (2811 views)

We loved the movie. I might even go see it a second time. Great story, well paced and well acted.

Re: Bohemian Rhapsody Review [feman] [ In reply to ]

Nov 9, 18 12:34

Post #7 of 25 (2744 views)

I'm thinking of taking my kids, 11 and 13, but was a bit worried about how deep they went into the 'off - color' stuff!

Any suggestions ?

thanks

Re: Bohemian Rhapsody Review [Dbeitel] [ In reply to ]

Nov 9, 18 12:52

Post #8 of 25 (2723 views)

I haven't watched it, but planning to tomorrow. But when my kids were younger I used Common Sense Media as a resource to understand what was in each movie before we went.

Their review.

Quote:

WHAT PARENTS NEED TO KNOW
Parents need to know that Bohemian Rhapsody is a fact-based drama about the rock band Queen, particularly its talented and charismatic lead singer, Freddie Mercury (Rami Malek). While there's quite a bit of drinking (including to excess), as well as characters taking cocaine, the movie isn't as edgy as you might expect for the subject and era. Sex is implied between a man and a woman (they kiss, lie in bed together, etc.), and men kiss and flirt with each other, but there's no graphic nudity. And language includes a use of "f--k," plus "s--t," "bulls--t," "a--hole," and some racial slurs (e.g., "Paki") but isn't extreme. Characters also fight, argue, and shout, and a rock crashes through a window. Like many musical biopics, the movie boasts a strong central performance and inspiring song performances, but the rest is pretty routine. But it should still please the band's fans.

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Re: Bohemian Rhapsody Review [Dbeitel] [ In reply to ]

Nov 9, 18 12:53

Post #9 of 25 (2723 views)

I am not sure I can answer this as our children much much older - there are a couple of scenes with him obviously naked - but covered so that should be OK - and the Aids and Gay aspect are covered with much respect. So I think they should be OK - but perhaps someone with children closer to your kids ages may shout out.

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Re: Bohemian Rhapsody Review [Dbeitel] [ In reply to ]

Nov 9, 18 13:01

Post #10 of 25 (2711 views)

Dbeitel wrote:

I'm thinking of taking my kids, 11 and 13, but was a bit worried about how deep they went into the 'off - color' stuff!

Any suggestions ?

thanks

My wife took our 10 year old. Maybe a little adult topics and language, but then, my daughter hears worse from me, especially when I take her to the bar to watch a Tottenham game. That said, my daughter liked the music scenes but found the rest of the movie boring.

Re: Bohemian Rhapsody Review [Dbeitel] [ In reply to ]

Nov 9, 18 13:11

Post #11 of 25 (2703 views)

It's a boarder line call. Depends on your sensibilities and what they have already been exposed to. For me I wouldn't when my child was that age. ( Specially the 11 year old.) I would see the movie first. It's the only way to be sure for yourself. Good opportunity to introduce them to some of their music though, even if they are not quite there age wise yet for the movie. Lot of good youtube videos you could share with them. Both concert and music video.

Re: Bohemian Rhapsody Review [Dbeitel] [ In reply to ]

Nov 9, 18 19:43

Post #12 of 25 (2608 views)

Dbeitel wrote:

I'm thinking of taking my kids, 11 and 13, but was a bit worried about how deep they went into the 'off - color' stuff!

Any suggestions ?

thanks

We just saw it this evening. I thought it was very good. Even better than I expected.

Not much in the way of off color really. Drug use is more hinted at than obvious. Same sex relationships are out in the open, not hidden. No nudity and light on off color language.

If you don't want your kids to see two guys kissing then don't take them. But this is about as kid friendly of an honest look at a rock band from the 70's as you are going to find.

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Re: Bohemian Rhapsody Review [Dbeitel] [ In reply to ]

Nov 10, 18 7:12

Post #13 of 25 (2509 views)

Dbeitel wrote:

I'm thinking of taking my kids, 11 and 13, but was a bit worried about how deep they went into the 'off - color' stuff!

Any suggestions ?

thanks

Haven't seen it yet either, but my wife and I were both surprised that it has a pg13 rating given some of the subject matter.

Re: Bohemian Rhapsody Review [chriskal] [ In reply to ]

Nov 10, 18 11:09

Post #14 of 25 (2471 views)

chriskal wrote:

Dbeitel wrote:

I'm thinking of taking my kids, 11 and 13, but was a bit worried about how deep they went into the 'off - color' stuff!

Any suggestions ?

thanks

Haven't seen it yet either, but my wife and I were both surprised that it has a pg13 rating given some of the subject matter.

I found it to be pretty PG.

Re: Bohemian Rhapsody Review [feman] [ In reply to ]

Nov 10, 18 13:17

Post #15 of 25 (2432 views)

Seeing it at 8:15 tonight.

This was probably the second band that I really go into (the first being ACDC). I loved Highlander, and their Its a Kinda Magic was the soundtrack for that movie. I later bought most of their tapes. My wife constantly says if we could go back in time and see one band live, this would be it.

Side note: I have a lot of metal musician friends and one asked, out of the blue, who's the best frontman ever. Freddie Mercury was almost a unanimous win.

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Re: Bohemian Rhapsody Review [BarryP] [ In reply to ]

Nov 10, 18 20:53

Post #16 of 25 (2361 views)

Just saw it. Non Queen fans may not like it, but I thoroughly enjoyed it. The concert at the end was awesome. Lots of tears were shed.

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Re: Bohemian Rhapsody Review [feman] [ In reply to ]

Nov 10, 18 20:57

Post #17 of 25 (2360 views)

Just saw it with my wife. We both loved it. Loved the casting of Mike Meyers too. Genius.

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Re: Bohemian Rhapsody Review [jkca1] [ In reply to ]

Nov 11, 18 7:56

Post #18 of 25 (2291 views)

"Loved the casting of Mike Meyers too. Genius. "

Spolier alert:

Best quote of the movie. "They're going to want something that you can listen to in your car and bang your head to it."

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Re: Bohemian Rhapsody Review [chriskal] [ In reply to ]

Nov 11, 18 8:57

Post #19 of 25 (2274 views)

I got around to seeing it last night with the kids. Thanks all for the spot-on recommendations. I did not think there was anything in the movie that they have not seen/heard already.

For me, being a Queen Fan, I thought it really showed some insight to the life of the Band.

And of course the Music brought back great memories.

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Re: Bohemian Rhapsody Review [feman] [ In reply to ]

Nov 11, 18 11:32

Post #20 of 25 (2238 views)

We saw it last night. I really liked it. It was a fun movie and it was hard not to get into the music... it felt like you were back stage at a concert at times. I had forgotten how much I like Queen's music.

Highly recommend, historical accuracy be damned.

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Re: Bohemian Rhapsody Review [feman] [ In reply to ]

Nov 19, 18 12:57

Post #21 of 25 (2077 views)

Saw it this weekend. Enjoyed it overall, but the chronological and factual liberties they took in order to make the story more interesting started to wear thin, especially the "We Will Rock You" scene, for some reason. My wife, who knows next to nothing about Queen, also turned to me during the band's reunion in Jim Beach's office and said "I never knew they broke up?"... Me: "They didn't."

Their set at Live Aid was one of only a handful I still remember from that day, and I was really impressed with how accurately the movie recreated it - even little things like Brian May's guitar flourishes, etc. I guess with as much available footage of the performance it would have been hard to fuck that scene up.

Re: Bohemian Rhapsody Review [spot] [ In reply to ]

Dec 7, 18 10:51

Post #22 of 25 (1886 views)

spot wrote:

And Rami Malek deserves an Oscar for that role.

and his teeth for Best Supporting -- Freddie had an overbite but these were crazy.

Whoever played Brian May was fantastic too.

My only beef was with the Wembley crowd CGI. Doesn't seem quite there yet.

Re: Bohemian Rhapsody Review [Dbeitel] [ In reply to ]

Dec 7, 18 12:04

Post #23 of 25 (1831 views)

"I thought it really showed some insight to the life of the Band. "

FYI, they took a lot of artistic license on that one. Example: every member in the band had a solo album, and Freddie wasn't the first......the drummer was (despite being portrayed as the one most pissed off by people going solo).

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Re: Bohemian Rhapsody Review [BarryP] [ In reply to ]

Dec 7, 18 13:00

Post #24 of 25 (1807 views)

BarryP wrote:

"I thought it really showed some insight to the life of the Band. "

FYI, they took a lot of artistic license on that one. Example: every member in the band had a solo album, and Freddie wasn't the first......the drummer was (despite being portrayed as the one most pissed off by people going solo).

Exactly. I got into Queen's music just before 'Radio Ga Ga' and 'The Works' were released, via an obscure Brian May solo project (with Eddie Van Halen and Alan Gratzer, among others) and had Taylor's "Strange Frontier" years before Mercury released either of his solo albums.

Edit: Here's the Brian May solo thing in its entirety. It was based around the theme song from a Japanese sci-fi show I watched on Saturday mornings. That EP was one of a whole collection of vinyl (including all kinds of Works-era 12" picture discs) I sold to a record store for about $35-40 right before I moved from the UK to the US, because I didn't want to deal with getting them to the US. Idiot.

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Re: Bohemian Rhapsody Review [feman] [ In reply to ]

Mar 24, 19 7:37

Post #25 of 25 (702 views)

I finally saw it last night. Yes, the music was great and the performances were excellent. All that stated, the movie itself was a bit of a mess. I'm not the biggest Queen fan or historian and even I knew they jumped around timelines and embellished a lot.

A+ music
A+ acting/casting
C- script

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