by cofty 33 Replies latest social entertainment
Been to see the new film (movie) tonight. Outstanding! Brought back lots of memories. Live Aid reconstruction was brilliant.
I never knew Freddie had a life-long girlfriend.
Go see it.
That's three good films in a row; First Man, A Star is Born and Bohemian Rhapsody.
What have you watched recently?
I remember when Bohemian Rhapsody was re-released after Freddie Mercury's death in 1991 and became the Christmas number one of that year.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fJ9rUzIMcZQ
What have you watched recently? - Blue Velvet (1986) & IT (2017), both on DVD.
The first is a surreal film noir by David Lynch, the other is a very good adaptation of Stephen King's novel of the same title.
I saw A Star is Born and was probably expecting too much because of all the hype I already heard about it and was somewhat let down (somewhat). I suspect the woman sitting next to me would strongly disagree as she would begin sobbing from time to time leaving me to wonder what it was that I wasn't seeing.
Even so, I have to say Bradley Cooper and Lady Gaga Gaga did a good job overall and will likely win awards for their performances. The music was good but there were a few times when I wished they'd have finished the song they were singing before cutting to another scene.
A few of the scenes were slow and the story got lost a bit. Bradley Cooper seemed at times to be mimicking Chris Christopherson's performance of the same character in the 1976 version but I didn't care, he was doing a good job of it. Thankfully Lady Gaga didn't mimic Barbra Streisand's overly permed hairdo from the 1976 version of this movie....that would have been a deal breaker. Andrew Dice Clay played her father and his performance was a welcome departure from anything else I've seen him in. I guessing he'll be nominated for something.
Looking forward to seeing Bohemian Rhapsody and Rocketman.
What have you watched recently? - Blue Velvet (1986) - LUHE
Ha! I recently watched that again myself! Crazy shit.
Wait, there are movies being made with non-Marvel-superhero characters? When did that happen and is it allowed?
I'll probably watch it when it's on TV or Netflix - Freddie Mercury was an amazing performer and who didn't have at least the Queen Greatest Hits CD but I don't know much about him or them really.
Apparently there's talk of a Bob Dylan biopic covering his Blood on the Tracks recording years (bootleg versions of the album released this week). I hope that is done and done well.
I know the ending. Sounds like a tear jerker. I will probably wait until its free to watch. Some where in the corner of my bed with a box of tissues.
I went to see Bohemian Rhapsody and was expecting pleny of Queen music but not much more. I was blown away by Rami Malek (MrRobot) He was beyond awesome as Freddie Mercury. Best film I've seen in ages.
We have tickets too; I was a late fan of Queen and now I listen to my CD of the best hits once a month.
