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amberdreams ([personal profile] amberdreams) wrote2018-10-24 07:00 pm
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Don't stop me now...

I'm having such a good time...

Just got back from Bohemian Rhapsody and I'm exhausted! I feel like I was just at Wembley and actually there for Live Aid instead of what really happened, watching it on telly in our living room back in 1985. I am also so, so grateful they didn't play the credits out with either The Show Must Go On or Who Wants to Live Forever, because I'm choked up enough as it is. Either of those two songs would have reduced me to an ugly sobbing mess.

Suffice it to say - if you like Queen's music even a little bit, this was frigging excellent. If you like Queen a lot you will LOVE this film.

[identity profile] dizzojay.livejournal.com 2018-10-24 10:01 pm (UTC)(link)
I will SO be going to see this at some point soon!

[identity profile] amberdreams.livejournal.com 2018-10-24 10:02 pm (UTC)(link)
It was well worth it!

[identity profile] zara-zee.livejournal.com 2018-10-25 03:50 am (UTC)(link)
This comes our here 2nd November and I had been really looking forward to it. I LOVE Queen. And then it got terrible reviews in the newspapers over here (like, 2 stars) and I got worried. The film crits here did concede that Rami Malek was brilliant, but said he wasn't enough to 'rescue' the film.

Seeing this from you has cheered me up no end, as I trust your judgement more than some stuffy film crit! :)

[identity profile] amberdreams.livejournal.com 2018-10-25 12:23 pm (UTC)(link)
Really? Well I admit I'm not an expert Queen fan in the sense of having followed their lives, or even buying a lot of their albums but Freddie's death affected me a lot back in the 90s. Maybe if you know a ton about them and their history this film doesn't stand up? I don't know but I'm glad I didn't see any reviews beforehand, because I loved it. The music is fab and I thought the acting was convincing from everyone, not just Malik.

[identity profile] madebyme-x.livejournal.com 2018-10-25 01:08 pm (UTC)(link)
My brother and I have been mulling over whether to see this (we've been on a cinema roll the last few weeks; Venon, A Star is Born, and First Man). You've got me excited to see it now!!!

[identity profile] amberdreams.livejournal.com 2018-10-25 01:34 pm (UTC)(link)
Loved Venom, loved a A Star is Born but I think I loved this more. Hope you like it!

[identity profile] madebyme-x.livejournal.com 2018-10-25 01:49 pm (UTC)(link)
Ohhhh, I'll have a word with my brother, but I think it's a must see!

I adored all the movies I've been recently; all very different, but stellar in their own ways. We saw First Man on Tuesday, and I suspected it was going to be very good, but it still managed to be better than I thought.

[identity profile] amberdreams.livejournal.com 2018-10-25 05:34 pm (UTC)(link)
You're the second person to say First Man was really good - maybe I'll persuade my cinema buddy to go see it next week.

[identity profile] jj1564.livejournal.com 2018-10-25 08:00 pm (UTC)(link)
I'm so pleased you liked it, I can't wait to see it - Sam's gone today with friends and I'm sulking!

[identity profile] hugemind.livejournal.com 2018-10-25 11:30 pm (UTC)(link)
Ooo, I heard about the movie at some point but had no idea that it's starting appear in theaters now. I love Queen, so I need to keep my eyes open for this. :)

[identity profile] aerynsun5.livejournal.com 2018-11-06 09:11 am (UTC)(link)
Dying to see it. Maybe this weekend.

[identity profile] amberdreams.livejournal.com 2018-11-06 12:04 pm (UTC)(link)
Let us know what you think when you've seen it!