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Earring72

Malek makes this movie. If you are familiair with the Queen history, you'll find nothing new....except stuff that doesn't match...….but great fun and 2 hours flew by

5 years 2 months ago

I've never been a big fan of Queen, but the good thing is that one doesn't have to be to be able to enjoy this flick. Found it more entertaining than I thought it would be, despite some of it's flaws.

5 years 3 months ago

kylescudder

Seriously? Zero character development. Zero emotional weight. Did Brian May actually endorse that this is how a band works or songs are written? Corny, lazy, and filled with every cliched biopic trope. Felt more like a VH-1 movie with slicker production. Did any viewers actually learn anything new about Queen? Blows my mind this film has positive reviews, let alone is considered by The Academy one of the best films of the year. If you like the performance at the end, just watch the actual Live Aid or Live in Montreal performances.

5 years 3 months ago

Michael12

I am a huge fan of Queen and classic rock, so naturally I was extremely excited for this movie. It was not a perfect film, and as far as biopics, or more specifically music biopics go, there are certainly better, however I thoroughly enjoyed Bohemian Rhapsody. Rami Malik gives the performance of the year, and for that reason alone you should check out this film. The concert scenes in this film are top notch, especially the Live Aid scene. See this movie on the biggest screen with the best sound system possible.

5 years 3 months ago

frankqb

What a joyful rollicking film replete with a jaw-dropping performance by Rami Malek. I would swear they also found a cryo-preserved body of Brian May from 1970 and thawed him out for this movie.

Yes, it’s still a formulaic music biopic like all others, yes there’s a thinly implied character arc that ties up too neatly, but dammit it’s a great time just the same.

Delightful from start to finish.
4.5 stars out of 5

5 years 4 months ago

csarica

And the Oscar goes to Rami Malek...

5 years 4 months ago

TheOnlyRogueAngel

Lots of facts and timeline events slightly askew with this, but it couldn't have been easy trying to pack all the relevant stuff into a movie that's just over 2 hours and do it the justice it deserved. Rami Malek is epic (should win a Best Actor award), at points it was eerily like watching Freddie back from the dead and I wasn't far from tears a few times. If you don't make too much out of the glossed over details, it's a brilliantly entertaining movie that comes highly recommended, with a great cast who take you where the movie wants you to go.

5 years 4 months ago

atomicelmo

This was a very powerfull movie. I dont know the accuracy of the story but it was entertain. The movement and gestures of the actor were a bit too much.

5 years 5 months ago

IgnacioM

How many more Galileo’s do you want?

5 years 5 months ago

elesay

Anyone who knows me knows that I just don't cry. I have never even cried during a movie (not even E.T.).

Well, we just saw Bohemian Rhapsody and I cried like I haven't cried in as long as I can remember. The memory of the first time I ever heard a Queen song (We Will Rock You/We Are The Champions) and the impact it made on me. The originality and largesse of Live AID. The magnitude and gravity of AIDS in the 80s. The power and magnificence that was the majesty of Freddy Mercury.

No. Purists will never be pleased. Honestly, if you want complete accuracy and every detail shown, there are several terrific documentaries that are available for streaming. For the rest of us, their is Bohemian Rhapsody.

5 years 5 months ago

Siskoid

I'll endorse what my neighbor Marty said about Bohemian Rhapsody - slather Queen music all over something, and it's going to be enjoyable no matter what (also looking at you, Highlander!). Like most biopics, it is a thing of parts. Historically relevant moments strung together to form some kind of movie-acceptable narrative. Some you like, some you don't care for, and only the very best bring out a cohesive central theme that makes it, for lack of a better term, literary. There are hints of it here, but they are self-defeating. Mainly, part of the film is about creating one's own identity vs. "passing off", as Freddie rejects his heritage and struggles to pass as white and straight. Is he wrong to do so? Because that's not the film's only concern, it's hard to say, especially given how time is collapsed, ignoring true events to better package the band's story as a movie. Is the legend over history approach part of the overall theme, then? While not very surprising on a plot level as a result, there's still a lot of entertaining razzmatazz on show, with lots of fun visual transitions (the film looks generally gorgeous), plenty of humor to balance the drama, and of course, that music. It's kind of ballsy to reproduce a large chunk of Queen's Live Aid set (I checked, they got the number of Pepsi glasses right), though again, it's a great scene regardless of what comes before and after, taken on its own. And the same is true of the Wayne's World bit with Mike Meyers. Is this a shocking, gritty tell-all? No. Is it a glossy set of tracks filled with energy, comedy and tragedy like one of their albums? Well... yeah!

5 years 5 months ago

BLJNBrouwer

"I pity your wife if you think six minutes is forever"

5 years 5 months ago

BlueSharkh

Crazy how press critics differ from viewers'. This film is absolutely amazing and I'm glad people get it.

5 years 5 months ago

tomsalad

The last 20 minutes were spectacular! To be there in person must’ve been something!

5 years 5 months ago

Falkhorn

Had some forced moments but it was a great movie overall. Shame they didn't mention the song "Made in Heaven" since it has a nice story to end the movie with Freddie's death. Would have loved to see Freddie singing Made in Heaven in one take giving it all before dying.

5 years 5 months ago