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They could have passed for twins!

I watched Bohemian Rhapsody for the first time last week and although I have a lot of respect for how Rami plays Freddie with such vigorous passion and plays the sporadic mental breakdowns very well, I did feel it was more a biopic of QUEEN itself than of Freddie.

I guess they had to do that to appeal to the masses who enjoy musical sing-alongs more than dramatic heaviness. I understand that but I still prefer the docudrama I saw of Freddie's last days which really dug deep into his hospital appointments and his most intimate relationships.

Bohemian Rhapsody still felt too Hollywood-ish to me with its emphasis on the Live Aid concert (right after Freddie's diagnosis reveal scene, which is dealt with far too swiftly) and the overly dramatic arguments with his boss and bandmates

But it exceeded my expectations. It was a respectable effort by all.

CatFoley16

I'm glad you were overall pleased with Bohemian Rhapsody Gwen. I agree they did a sort of Hollywood hype to a lot of the story and glamorized certain parts or made certain parts too easy. The part that they went into LiveAid after Freddie revealing his illness is not actually true. He didn't tell them of his condition until around they were recording an album in the late '80s called The Miracle.
If I want the full story of Freddie and/or the guys I definitely would lean more toward a documentary like you mentioned. I'm glad Queen got back into the limelight though and it was such joy last year to hear how many people re-discovered their music. I was worried how their movie would go over and I was pleasantly surprised too.
This turned out to be a longer post than I intended, sorry. :/

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Yes I recall Brian May confirming this He also said that Freddie's foot was badly affected/destroyed by the disease.

Don't apologize! Your views are highly appreciated.

The 2012 TV movie Drew Peterson: Untouchable is really good. I watched it 2 days ago. Rob Lowe is excellent and Haley Cuoco does a decent job of playing the naive wife who tragically disappears.

CatFoley16

I remember Brian saying that about Freddie's foot too. Freddie was truly an inspiration throughout his life and right until its end.
I've not seen that Drew Peterson movie but Rob Lowe's definitely got the cocky attitude abilities to play him.

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he is very good in this film

Okay without intending to sound morbid, I would not be surprised at all if big film studios catch wind of this real-life event and turn it into a movie:



I mean, it has the makings of a horror/drama/sci-fi. Post-apocalyptic cash-in waiting to happen. Hollywood love to exploit things.

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If anyone is interested in the history of the TITANIC disaster (not the James Cameron movie, the actual event itself including specific people whether it be victims or survivors) -

Here's a recommend: Waking The Titanic, a lovely 1hr docudrama from 2012

I'll bring this over from the MOVIE REVIEWS thread to sum up my thoughts:

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Every Burt Reynolds fan should watch his last movie, The Last Movie Star

It's a Drama movie and doesn't advertise itself as autobiographical (his character is not named after himself), but there are several scenes in which he VISUALLY confronts his younger self as he played memorable roles in movies, and it all feels very real.

It also touches upon Burt's real life passion for football, his marriage, and his sense that his Hollywood career is coming to a close. It all feels very... Art imitating life.

I'm watching the end of it right now and it's very moving.

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I'm watching a documentary about OJ Simpson and it's covering the Rodney King trial (which reminded me of that whole arc influencing Edward Norton's character in AMERICAN HISTORY X) and it's so powerful.

I had never seen clips of the actual beating of Rodney until now... It's horrific to say the least.

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A docudrama into the behind the making of THE OMEN and POLTERGEIST -

canflam

Just about anything Poltergeist related I don't mind checking out. I found the Documentary "Crazy Love" on Tubi & Pluto T.V. Have you watched or heard of it?

atwoodsmariano

was watching this earlier today

it was interesting to hear from her longtime assistant who was there from the very beginning and the people on the record label about what Britney was like back then

Britney’s dad doesn’t sound like a good person at all even back then



I thought this video someone made back in May was really well done though

atwoodsmariano

Gwen - Have you been following this at all?

the paparazzi all need to burn in hell for what they did to her

ah the first video got taken down

well I like the Icon Ruined By Fame documentary I posted a YouTube video to more anyways

it’s just better made?

and the person who made it has amazing editing skills

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I haven't seen the documentary but I am aware of the subject matter it's been trending on twitter for days

I do love those songs you mentioned (Lucky/Everytime) and you're right about them being haunting and foreshadowing.

People seem to be giving Justin Timberlake hell for how he 'treated her'... I haven't seen the documentary but I'm confused, because I grew up thinking that his song 'Cry Me A River' confirmed that she cheated on him?

atwoodsmariano

I definitely recommend watching the video I posted though

the 2nd one

yeah it was never fully confirmed though

so it was just all speculation

people are upset because they’re saying that he built his solo career on shaming her

and there was a radio talk show? interview that he did where he was joking about having sex with her after they broke up

https://www.dexerto.com/entertainmen...pears-1509658/

while I agree that what he did was wrong I think this new documentary is making people put more focus on that when it should be about the conservatorship

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Ohhh yeah, that's not nice. Wonder if there's some tit-for-tat revenge thing that happened there? I recall so much drama playing out in the tabloids over their split. It was nasty.

Yeah the priorities are definitely warped Britney's fandom are a tad problematic at the moment, playing the blame game when Britney herself doesn't appear to be initiating any kind of argument with anyone (not Justin or Diane Sawyer, who is also receiving hate)