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Post by Slinger on Oct 12, 2018 14:33:55 GMT
Does anyone fancy seeing this? Personally, I'm not touching it with a barge-pole. One reason is that it's a 12a certificate and Freddie certainly did not live a 12a sort of life so the whole thing smells of whitewash rather than biopic. Some critics have even accused the film of ‘straightwashing’ Freddie's story.
Another reason to avoid it is that every time I see a clip, or a trailer, all I can think of is Spinal Tap. Freddie, and John Deacon, are both played by Americans.
I think that's quite enough reasons for now. Here's the trailer, though, for anyone who hasn't seen it yet...
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Post by MikeMusic on Oct 12, 2018 14:37:18 GMT
Never a Queen fan
Saw them as support to Mott the Hoople a 'while ago'
Staggered how awful they were
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Post by julesd68 on Oct 12, 2018 15:40:03 GMT
I'll be passing on this too.
I liked Queen momentarily when I was 11 years old - 'Don't Stop Me Now' was actually the first record I ever bought, but I quickly stopped liking them soon after.
Even if the film was more true to life I'm really not interested in Freddie Mercury's rock star indulgences - all seems a bit old hat now ...
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Post by John on Oct 12, 2018 15:45:08 GMT
I quite like some of their earlier stuff before they went to pop for me But agree with Paul Freddie had a X rated life
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Post by MartinT on Oct 12, 2018 16:41:30 GMT
I would say that this song, one of the last he performed in the studio while very ill, best reflects the tragedy of his death. I prefer to listen to this than see that film.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 12, 2018 18:20:49 GMT
I wouldn't got to the cinema to watch this, but I might watch it when it arrives on Sky.
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Post by Tim on Oct 16, 2018 19:40:43 GMT
Why on earth would anyone pre-judge a film before seeing it?
I'll be going and I'll make my mind up AFTER I've seen it.
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Post by MartinT on Oct 16, 2018 20:20:42 GMT
We all pre-judge to an extent - how else can you decide what to go and see?
It may be a corker, but I don't think it'll be for me based on that trailer and I'm very careful what I spend cinema-priced tickets on.
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Post by Tim on Oct 16, 2018 20:51:28 GMT
OK, fair comment, maybe I should have elaborated further. I should have said pre-judge for the reasons given?
If you hated Queen then I guess fair do's, but I'd still go and see it as a music fan as they/him are part of rock history. Baffles me a bit that music lovers would dismiss it almost immediately based on a trailer, or it's BBFC rating.
Hey ho
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Post by MartinT on Oct 17, 2018 6:51:46 GMT
I am very likely to watch it when it comes to Sky Cinema, I just wouldn't go to the cinema to see it.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 17, 2018 8:29:22 GMT
There are certain films that come through that I would happily pay to watch at the Cinema, whereas there are others that I think, nope, I'd rather wait until they come through to Sky.
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Post by Slinger on Oct 17, 2018 12:53:23 GMT
I suppose I did come on a bit strong, but what's the point of a post that doesn't polarise opinion. I mean, we all love Marmite, don't we?  It's not just the points I mentioned though. I've seen more clips than just that one and none of them made me want to see the film itself. One of the clips has Brian showing the band "we Can Rock You" for the first time. In walks Freddie, (un)fashionably late, with a moustache. Freddie didn't have a moustache when they released that tune, let alone when it was being written. Sorry, I'm a fan, not a rabid ultra-fan who can quote fact and figures about the band, and I admit to having to fact-check myself, but the tache made its debut on the 1980 album, The Game, and We Will... was released in 1977. All I knew was that he shouldn't have had a moustache, and that sort of thing bugs me. My wife always used to give me the old eye-roll on a regular basis when we were watching a film, or a TV show, and I'd break into a chorus of "that's wrong" or "you can't do that on a computer" like (one I remember particularly) when Angela, in Bones, created a 'virtual Louvre' for a terminally ill child...in an afternoon. A year, or maybe two, would be closer to the mark. Sorry, that inattention to detail and, in Bones' case, utter bollox, bugs me. Back on topic. If people see the film and then tell me what a dick I am and how good the film is I'll give it a go. I don't have a closed mind, there's just absolutely nothing to recommend the film to me, so why would I want to waste time and money on it based on what I currently know? |
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Post by julesd68 on Oct 17, 2018 13:41:55 GMT
The job of a movie trailer is of course to promote the film and get you to watch it - you do that by putting in some of the best bits of the film and hopefully tell a good story in the process that viewers will connect with.
If the above trailer is properly representative of the film then it looks pants to me. The Spinal Tap characterisations that Paul mentioned look so clumsy and dated. At no point does it look like any new light will be shed on Freddy’s story.
Looks like one for the fans and I expect a lot of them will be disappointed.
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Post by Tim on Oct 17, 2018 16:19:41 GMT
I'm a marmite lover for sure, but to be highly critical of something without even trying it seems a tad silly to me, but that's just me. Choose not to see it yes, rip it apart without watching it . . . well?
So, as you were chaps.
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Post by julesd68 on Oct 19, 2018 0:24:47 GMT
Hope you report back when you've seen it Tim.
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