Bohemian Rhapsody

What a wonderful movie if your a Rock N Roller this is a must watch.Acting was the best truly amazing.

Great movie, just like I remember from going to the movie theater!!!!

Great movie

I wanted to see this movie when it was in the theater but did not get a chance to go so I bought the DVD on Amazon, years later may I add. I have watched it and watched it and watched it. Not just for the exceptional acting, but for the music. I love and appreciate Queen more now than even back in the '80s. I can't get enough of their music now. I am so glad the story was finally told! Not just about Freddie Mercury but the other members of Queen and their friends and families. What a GREAT story. Brian and Roger did a fantastic job getting all the facts and music and everything together for this movie. It showed how they actually made the song Bohemian Rhapsody. It is a masterpiece. It shows every strong point of every band member. Brian/ John /Roger all doing their part and when it came together WOW did it come together!! Freddie was so ahead of his time with ideas for writing lyrics and how to mix the music and harmony and fading in and out in stereo back and forth from one headphone to the other. All of QUEEN, EVERY MEMBER contributed to all of their music all of their albums, all of their ideas. So, take my advice. Get the movie. Watch the movie. I guarantee you won't watch it only one time and then you may also enjoy listening to the soundtrack from the movie on Amazon music!! Jane E VANN Live Aid was so important in 1985 and Queen made a monstrous impact on the money donated for those starving little mouths. Being an American I did not realize how much Queen contributed to that day until I saw this movie.

Queen... some words to describe the real band - unique, amazing, forever! This movie is remarkable. It portrays the band Queen from their humble beginnings to the heights of their meteoric popularity. They set records in the 70s and 80s and never compromised. Every member of the band wrote/composed and recorded number 1 hits – that has never been surpassed by any other band. Rami Malek's performance as Freddie Mercury is nothing short of astonishing. He didn’t just put on a costume have make-up applied and learn his lines oh no, this man throws his heart, soul and mind into every role he takes on, as Freddie Mercury - probably one of the most complex humans that has ever lived - is no exception. Rami took voice (dialect), movement, singing, guitar and piano lessons to ensure his portrayal of Freddie the legend was as accurate as possible. Rami immersed himself in everything that was Queen for 6 months. The rest of the cast that portrayed Queen - Gwilym Lee (Brian May), Ben Hardy (Roger Taylor) and Joe Mazzello (John Deacon) did likewise – they learned to play every song that was in the movie and were fortunate enough to have had tips and support from Roger Taylor and Brian May (the actual members of Queen). Their resemblance and portrayal of the band members Brian, Roger and John were uncanny. I grew up with Queen and I could not fault their performances. The climax of the movie is the 20-minute Live Aid performance in July 1985, at Wembley Stadium that held 100,000 people. Queen brought the house down and the actors portraying Queen gave an exceptional performance. The actual Queen Live Aid is available on YouTube so one can view the real performance from 1985. The movie itself shows a shortened version of Queen’s Live Aid appearance but don’t despair... joy oh joy... the Extras on the DVD has the full 20-minute segment that the cast played in one take before a crowd of Queen fan extras. It is outstanding, and it should have been in the movie but an extra is better than nothing. The only scene that should have also been included was how John Deacon become their bass player. Holding on to hope that there will be an extended version DVD released later that includes that scene. Joe Mazzello has mentioned in interviews that it was filmed but cut due to running time of the movie. There were a few scenes that brought me to tears. Rami Malek is deserving of an Oscar, fingers crossed the Academy will recognize the blood, sweat and tears that Rami shed for this performance of a lifetime. Get the movie, you won’t be sorry you did!

Love this Freddy Mercury /Queen movie! Music is awesome, story heartbreaking, powerful, warm and sweet. Recommend highly to anyone that loves Queen music! Learned a lot about their story I never knew before.

It's been a new time for biopics in the last year, but this is one that I recall hearing about ever since Rami Malek was even rumored for a Queen film. He doesn't look EXACTLY like Freddie Mercury as a civilian himself, but this has been a casting choice long debated about in forums due to his unique look. Then it actually happened, and Rami was going to play Freddie Mercury in a biopic about the career of Queen and subsequently its frontman who died of AIDS related complications in the early 90s. If you're like me and have only heard the hits and knew the basics of the story, you're still going to have a good time with Bo Rhap. I was surprised to see that critics actually were middle of the road on this film after I've heard so much about it and Rami's performance in the film. I guess I should say I'm not surprised really that critics didn't enjoy a movie that the common person did, but rather it was touted as one of the better films of the year with apparently very little critic support. While I did really enjoy this film, I think it's much to the credit of Malek's performance as Mercury. It's what I often call a 10/10 performance in an otherwise 7/10 film. If you're a fan of Queen though, you will most likely love this film. Bo Rhap plays as essentially a greatest hits re-enactment, fortunately blessed by the embodiment of Mercury by Rami Malek. I don't know a ton about Freddie Mercury but I've seen enough pictures and clips over the years to know that his physical presence on stage was not only incomparable, but also extremely pronounced. For an actor that usually plays more timid characters, thinking of Mr. Robot, Rami does an incredible job of doing everything short of actually being Freddie Mercury. The look is down pat, the awareness of his teeth throughout the film is a character unto itself, and the progression of his attitude throughout is captured so well. From the moment he joins the band, we get renditions of the classics through the years starting with Killer Queen. Then the titular song, and on down the list. An incredible scene with a cameo from a Queen-related actor sets up probably the best punch the film has, which is during the Live Aid performance. For a non-comedy, I laughed so hard at the clip during one of the songs. I had also never seen the original performance, but after watching the film I went back and watched it on YouTube. It gave me chills how accurate and exact they captured that performance, and it was the first thing they filmed! I was a bit worried prior to watching the film that they would gloss over Freddie's personal life for sake of avoiding controversy, and then even more so when I saw what looked like a Shakespeare play playing in the background in the opening scene of the family home. After that, the movie is not subtle in tackling the subject matter of sexuality, but it also doesn't take it to the edge of gratuity like most rock and roll biopics would. However, this does result in a lack of emotional range considering my lack of emotional attachment to the band prior. I expected to shed a tear or two by the end of the film, but really the most unexpected scene of him being confronted by his fiancee with his sexuality was the closest it got to sad, but it was because of his pride in the performance he'd put into the song that was made for her. Otherwise, I was a little disappointed in the film for that reason, because I think a little more emotional punch really would have rounded out the movie well. But then I was talking about it the next day and realized that this is likely what Freddie wouldn't have wanted. In the film (which of course is not reality, but all I have to go off of), he says that he didn't want to be the poster boy for AIDS, and he didn't want all of the "woe is me" over him dying. He tells the band he wants to still be the greatest performer that ever lived, and thus the movie was put into perspective by its own main character. The film serves as a 2+ hour performance within a performance, as Rami navigates the troubled life of Mercury and shows how he was constantly breaking out of himself with his very flamboyant style and attitude, but never felt secure with who he was. For a movie with a guy wearing goofy dentures, it really could have been a dud. Rami's performance carries this movie on his shoulders entirely, while wearing a white tank and the tightest pair of jeans with a studded belt you've ever seen. It would have been cool to have a commentary from the remaining band members present to assist with the film, and maybe even the director, but it seems that would have been troublesome considering the falling out of Bryan Singer. The 4K, Blu-ray, and digital copies were all included in this release, and the case has a really great colorful cover that suits the film well. If anything, watch it for the well-deserved Best Actor of 2018 because it's a performance you don't want to miss. Now excuse me while I go listen to the Queen discography, because now all I want to do is jam!

Excellent movie about Freddy and the biggest band of all time

All the songs played in live aid 10/10

Una buena película sobre Queen. Gracias

Ottima qualità video e audio

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Die zentrale Persönlichkeit des biografischen Filmdramas „Bohemian Rhapsody“ von Brian Singer (u.a. „X-Men,“ „The Gifted“) und Regisseur Dexter Fletcher ist der britische Musiker Freddie Mercury, der - am 5. September 1946 als Farrokh Bulsara in Sansibar-Stadt (heute Tansania) geboren und am 24. November 1991 in Kensington, London, verstorben - vor allem als Komponist und Leadsänger der Band „Queen“ einer der bedeutendsten Rocksänger der 1970er und 1980er Jahre wurde. Mit dem (fesselnd nachgestellten) sagenhaften Auftritt bei dem „Live Aid-Konzert“ im Juli 1985 in Wembley (der echte Gig gilt als Sternstunde der Band und eine der besten, je zu sehenden Live-Shows) als erzählerischer Klammer beschreibt „Bohemian Rhapsody“ wichtige Stationen und Menschen der (späteren) Rockband „Queen“ um Brian May (Gitarre) und Roger Taylor (Schlagzeug) sowie in Freddie Mercurys Leben von 1970 - 1985. Der Filmtitel verweist natürlich auf den 1975 von Freddie Mercury geschriebenen berühmten, mehrfachen Nummer-eins-Hit der Band „Bohemian Rhapsody“, was sich als „Künstlerschwärmerei“ oder „unkonventionelle Schwärmerei“ übersetzen lässt, und gibt die Intention dieses Films vor, eine Hommage sowohl an Mercury als auch an „Queen“ zu sein. Als solche bringt dieses faszinierend und furios inszenierte Musikdrama mit seinem fast ausnahmslos aus Original-Aufnahmen bestehenden, von Brian May und Roger Taylor produzierten Soundtrack (darunter einige der größten „Queen“-Hits einschließlich aller elf Stücke, die Platz eins der Charts erreicht haben) dem Zuschauer das „Phänomen Mercury“ und „Queen“ auf elektrisierende Weise nah, macht es für die einen erst begreiflich, ruft es für die anderen wieder in Erinnerung. Besonderes Augenmerk liegt dabei auf Freddie Mercurys Wesen und seiner immensen Ausstrahlung insbesondere bei Gigs. Rami Malek („Papillon“) spielt den Außenseiter Mercury, der oft als „Pak(k)i“ beschimpft wurde, und Design studiert hat, den Komponisten und Gänsehaut-Performer, der, wie es an einer Stelle des Films heißt, „den Menschen gibt, was sie wollen - ein Stück vom Himmel“, exzellent: einfühlsam und vielschichtig zwischen expressiver Exzentrik mit Hang zum Größenwahn, kraftvoller Hingabe und Rebellion einerseits, Zerbrechlichkeit, Einsamkeit, Leere andererseits. Er bewegt die Lippen zum Playback Mercurys sowie des Imitators Marc Martel und bewegt sich pointiert, aber nicht übertrieben. Zu Recht wurde er bei den „Golden Globes“ und der „Oscar“-Verleihung als „Bester Hauptdarsteller“ ausgezeichnet. Daneben kommen auch die anderen Schauspieler den Vorbildern optisch und was ihre Bewegungen angeht sehr nah, etwa Ben Hardy als Roger Taylor. Geradezu frappierend treffsicher mit mancher Pose und manchem Blick ist Gwilym Lee („Inspector Barnaby“) als studierter Astrophysiker mit Dauerlockenkopf Brian May. Feine Momente ergeben sich mit Lucie Boynton („Sing Street“) als Mercurys enger, treuer Freundin Mary Austin. Und dann wäre noch der Cameo-Auftritt von Mike Myers als (fiktivem) EMI-Plattenboss Ray Foster zu erwähnen. Zu bemängeln gibt es, dass „Bohemian Rhapsody“ historisch zuweilen ungenau ist und biografisch glattgebügelt sehr an der Oberfläche schürft. Die Zahnprothese, durch die Mercurys berühmter Überbiss nachgeahmt werden sollte, verleiht der Figur leider unbeabsichtigt etwas Lächerliches, zumal Malek immer wieder Probleme beim Sprechen hat und aufpassen muss, dass sie ihm nicht aus dem Mund fällt. Als Resümee ziehe ich: Dem Titel folgend ist „Bohemian Rhapsody“ eine rasante, vor Energie sprühende und trotz mancher Unschärfe oder gar Unrichtigkeit hinsichtlich geschichtlicher oder biografischer Daten stimmige Würdigung Freddie Mercurys und der „Band Queen“ sowie ihrer Mitglieder und vor allem ein flirrender, phasenweise rauschhafter Musikfilm, der dem Rock“N“Roll huldigt, den Zeitgeist der 1970er und 1980er umreißt und von Pointen erzählt, die die Musikgeschichte schreibt. Ich fand ihn mit 129 Minuten keine Sekunde zu lang und erlebte einige echte Gänsehautmomente - klasse! PS: Bei den „Golden Globe Awards 2019“ heimste „Bohemian Rhapsody“ außerdem Auszeichnungen als „Bester Film“ in der „Kategorie Drama“, bei der Oscarverleihung 2019 Auszeichnungen für den „Besten Schnitt“ (John Ottman), den „Besten Tonschnitt“ (John Warhurst und Nina Hartstone), den „Besten Ton“ (Paul Massey, Tim Cavagin und John Casali) ein. Im Dezember 2018 äußerte Brian May, dass es Bestrebungen gebe, eine Fortsetzung ab dem Live-Aid-Konzert bis zu Freddie Mercurys Tod zu drehen.