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**MahiMike** · 11-15-2018, 08:18 PM

I'll always remember when I went to go see a Billy Squire concert and Queen was the other act. Never heard of them. Freddie and the group blew me away. I was hooked.

**Nzoner** · 11-16-2018, 07:15 AM

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Originally Posted by MahiMike

I'll always remember when I went to go see a Billy Squire concert and Queen was the other act. Never heard of them. Freddie and the group blew me away. I was hooked.

That's an incredible story,I mean at that time frame of popularity Queen was no doubt the headliner.

patteeu · 11-16-2018, 07:48 AM

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That's an incredible story,I mean at that time frame of popularity Queen was no doubt the headliner.

I assumed MahiMike must have been pretty young at the time for him to know Billy Squire, but not Queen.

Fishpicker · 11-16-2018, 10:04 PM

I thought this was about as good as a music career biopic could get. I'm so glad Ali G turned this role down. I'm also happy he forced the issue and told the band that their script wouldn't work. The film does really well showing Freddy in decadence but spares the audience from graphic depravity.

**mikeyis4dcats.** · 11-18-2018, 09:54 AM

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Originally Posted by Fishpicker

I thought this was about as good as a music career biopic could get. I'm so glad Ali G turned this role down. I'm also happy he forced the issue and told the band that their script wouldn't work. The film does really well showing Freddy in decadence but spares the audience from graphic depravity.

I think Sasha wouldn't have been right either, but you're backwards. he quit because Queen wanted THIS movie, not a more salacious one.

**DaFace** · 11-22-2018, 10:28 AM

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Originally Posted by Fishpicker

I thought this was about as good as a music career biopic could get. I'm so glad Ali G turned this role down. I'm also happy he forced the issue and told the band that their script wouldn't work. The film does really well showing Freddy in decadence but spares the audience from graphic depravity.

Yeah, I agree. I'm kind of puzzled by the criticism I'm reading from some (not here necessarily) that it didn't go far enough into the darker side of his life. I guess I don't feel the need to know all about the details of Freddie's life of "sex, drugs, and rock and roll."

I do kind of wish they had stuck with the true history when it comes to when he was diagnosed with AIDS, breaking up the band, etc., but if their main goal was to just give people a way of understanding what Freddie was like, I think they did a fantastic job.

And, as others have said in the thread, Rami's performance was fantastic. I also really liked how they blended in Freddie's vocals so seamlessly. I expected that to be more jarring, but you almost couldn't tell when it was Rami singing and when Freddie's voice came in.

Frazod · 11-18-2018, 06:29 PM

At the theater waiting for it to start.

Frazod · 11-18-2018, 09:25 PM

Well, that was awesome. Definitely lived up to expectations. Malek was amazing.

Didn't realize that Joe Mazzello was in it - he played John Deacon (bass player).

Malek and Mazzello on the right:

Malek and Mazzello as Snafu and Sledge in The Pacific:

DeepPurple · 11-19-2018, 03:52 PM

I saw Billy Squier in '82 and he was blown away by the opening act, but it was only Saga doing the World's Apart tour. I was suppose to see Queen in St. Petersburg at the Sunshine Speedway May14, 1975, but when I was getting ready to go they announced the concert was cancelled because the stage wasn't big enough and strong enough to support the band's equipment, per the Fire Marshall. Our local Tampa/St. Pete rock station played Queen's first album a lot, especially the song "Liar" so they would of had a good size crowd. I gave the movie 10 Stars!

**Nzoner** · 11-20-2018, 10:26 AM

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Originally Posted by Frazod

Well, that was awesome. Definitely lived up to expectations. Malek was amazing.

Didn't realize that Joe Mazzello was in it - he played John Deacon (bass player).

Malek and Mazzello on the right:

Malek and Mazzello as Snafu and Sledge in The Pacific:

Hoping Malek is in the conversation come awards time.

Frazod · 11-20-2018, 11:00 AM

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Hoping Malek is in the conversation come awards time.

I'd wager that Malek wins best actor and Lady Ga Ga wins best actress. She was amazing in A Star Is Born.

displacedinMN · 11-22-2018, 01:14 PM

Saw it last night. Great movie. Felt like it was more about FM than Queen. But that is ok.

**Dartgod** · 11-22-2018, 02:29 PM

My wife and I saw this last weekend. Great flick, loved it, loved it, loved it!

EPodolak · 11-24-2018, 01:58 AM

Just saw the movie a little while ago. Came home in a much better mood than I left, it was a lot of fun.

Most everyone in the theater weren't born at the time of Live Aid, but pretty sure they experienced Freddie's charisma and the excitement of the music. Or so I like to think.

I'm ready to quit my job and start a band.

**BigRedChief** · 11-27-2018, 09:48 PM

Finally saw this movie. Fantastic movie. Excellent writing, acting and direction. Avoided being cliche. Highly recommend.

11-15-2018, 08:18 PM	#1
MahiMike He's Mahomie! Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Jax, FL Casino cash: $10023443	I'll always remember when I went to go see a Billy Squire concert and Queen was the other act. Never heard of them. Freddie and the group blew me away. I was hooked. __________________ 99.9%
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11-16-2018, 10:04 PM	#4
Fishpicker On one quarter Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: I play all day Casino cash: $3217111	I thought this was about as good as a music career biopic could get. I'm so glad Ali G turned this role down. I'm also happy he forced the issue and told the band that their script wouldn't work. The film does really well showing Freddy in decadence but spares the audience from graphic depravity. __________________ A person who has been [ideologically] demoralized cannot assess true information. the [demoralization] process is complete and irreversible. -Yuri Bezmenov on Soviet Subversion
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11-18-2018, 06:29 PM	#7
Frazod WE ARE THE CHAMPIONS Join Date: Aug 2000 Casino cash: $2985085	At the theater waiting for it to start.
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11-18-2018, 09:25 PM	#8
Frazod WE ARE THE CHAMPIONS Join Date: Aug 2000 Casino cash: $2985085	Well, that was awesome. Definitely lived up to expectations. Malek was amazing. Didn't realize that Joe Mazzello was in it - he played John Deacon (bass player). Malek and Mazzello on the right: Malek and Mazzello as Snafu and Sledge in The Pacific:
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11-19-2018, 03:52 PM	#9
DeepPurple I could of gone pro Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: The Villages, Florida Casino cash: $10005676	I saw Billy Squier in '82 and he was blown away by the opening act, but it was only Saga doing the World's Apart tour. I was suppose to see Queen in St. Petersburg at the Sunshine Speedway May14, 1975, but when I was getting ready to go they announced the concert was cancelled because the stage wasn't big enough and strong enough to support the band's equipment, per the Fire Marshall. Our local Tampa/St. Pete rock station played Queen's first album a lot, especially the song "Liar" so they would of had a good size crowd. I gave the movie 10 Stars!
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11-22-2018, 01:14 PM	#12
displacedinMN It was not a fair catch Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: Correcting papers Casino cash: $2802630	Saw it last night. Great movie. Felt like it was more about FM than Queen. But that is ok. __________________ #investigatecarlcheffers
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11-22-2018, 02:29 PM	#13
Dartgod Wasted away again... Join Date: Aug 2000 Location: in Margaritaville Casino cash: $7270000	My wife and I saw this last weekend. Great flick, loved it, loved it, loved it! __________________ If you shed a tear for me, please make it a tear of joy. -Joe Tracy (Nzoner) . .
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11-24-2018, 01:58 AM	#14
EPodolak Spooky Action Join Date: Dec 2003 Casino cash: $2502558	Just saw the movie a little while ago. Came home in a much better mood than I left, it was a lot of fun. Most everyone in the theater weren't born at the time of Live Aid, but pretty sure they experienced Freddie's charisma and the excitement of the music. Or so I like to think. I'm ready to quit my job and start a band.
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11-27-2018, 09:48 PM	#15
BigRedChief Has a particular set of skills Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: On the water Casino cash: $2999627 VARSITY	Finally saw this movie. Fantastic movie. Excellent writing, acting and direction. Avoided being cliche. Highly recommend. __________________ Time is worth more than money.
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