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I remember repeatedly trying to get my mom to watch this movie when it came out, she thought it was a full on musical until I actually got her to watch it. She became a Freddie Mercury stan that day lol. The Live Aid scene still gives me chills
Mike Myers played the record producer who didn’t want to release Bohemian Rhapsody. He also played Wayne in Wayne’s World. So the line about how teenagers won’t bang their heads in the backseat of a car is a nod to a famous scene in Wayne’s World.
Y’know, with all the biopics about dead musical legends, they at least made one that represents the one that means the most to me. Freddie Mercury was my killer queen. 😢
As a huge queen fan, I look at this movie two ways. As a movie, and as an actual account of history. It really messes with things that actually happened. Freddie Mercury was friends with Brian and Roger - was actually roommates with Brian.. Freddie was NOT confident at first. He actually sang with this back to the audience at first. A lot of songs were changed where they came out etc. Freddie mercury's performance of Live AID had NOTHING to do his aids. He wasn't diagnosed until a couple years afterwards. They did show well how Live AID impacted everyone though... Queen never broke up in any way. Freddie Mercury did do solo work in the mid 80's but Roger Taylor had already done an album before that so that wasn't a problem. The sex drugs rock and roll thing was with all the band numbers equally. Freddie was never ostracized. Just a quick explanation of years of Queen - Bohemian Rhapsody 1975, somebody to Love 1976, We Will Rock You 1977, Don't Stop Me Now 1978, Another one bites the dust 1980 Under pressure 1981 (the album came out 1982), Hammer to Fall 1984... Also, Rami Malek doesn't sing pretty much at all here - Its as much as possible Freddie but when it's not, it's Marc Martel. Ok, I'm done LOL. I do really enjoy the movie but not as a true biopic, just as a movie. If you want some more Queen but with more truth, there a couple GREAT documentaries about them.
Fun fact: For that one scene where Smile is performing "Doin' Alright," they actually got the real Tim Staffell to come back and record vocals to dub the actor over. Also, the actor who played Paul Prenter was apparently so good in the role, both Brian May and Roger Taylor were very uncomfortable, with how much he reminded them of the real Paul (who coincidentally died about three months before Freddie, also from complications from AIDS).
I have to tell you, this was the first movie i have ever seen where i sat through the credits. It's amazing when you realise by the end that this guy was real and this band was real. Through this film, i found new respect for Queen
If you’re looking for more biopics to watch and definitely recommend Rocketman, which is about Elton John, I actually enjoyed it even more than Bohemian Rhapsody despite the fact I like Queen more as musicians
Hey, Timm, since you said you said you haven’t watched many biographical movies about singers, I HIGHLY SUGGEST AND RECOMMEND that you watch the tribute movie “Selena”, starring Jennifer Lopez. It’s very good, but the ending, I won’t tell you what happens, but I will warn you that the ending is very sad.
That is the film that introduced me to Selena and loved every second of it except Yolanda. I always feel bad for actors who play real evil people because that is how they are seen as afterwards. Hopefully not all the time. I think Jennifer Lopez did a wonderful job bringing the character to life and I enjoyed hearing Selena’s voice on each song.
@@gabrielleduplessis7388 Same. I watched it in my high school Spanish class when Day Of the Dead was coking around the corner. My teacher had an offrenda set up on a table, below the projector, and we watched the movie, and even though I loved it, the ending SHOCKED me. I do agree that Jennifer Lopez did a good job portraying Selena herself, and the fact that they got almost everything EXACTLY right, and even though we couldn’t understand the Spanish lyrics, no offense to anyone who speaks Spanish, we still enjoyed listening to her music. Some of us still do to this very day. R.I.P. Selena Perez. You are dearly missed.
I went to see queen in concert this year with Adam lambert they still include Freddie with ay -oh and love of my life and bohemian rhapsody and stuff it’s so magical
As someone who’s been a Queen fan all his life, this did both the band and Freddie Mercury justice!! It is on my list of top 3 favorite movies of all time next to Rocketman and Ready Player One!
one of my favorite bits of trivia about the Live Aid show was the fact Queen outdid all performers that day. When they finished their set, David Bowie, who was set to perform after them and was Freddie's best friend looked at Freddie after the show and said jokingly "You bastard" because he had to follow that.
Great reaction! 😊 I really like this movie! I thought that Rami Malek did a fantastic job portraying Freddie Mercury. There's a really good video that you can find here on RUclips. And it's a side-by-side comparison video of the original Live AID performance by Queen and the part of the Live AID performance that was from the movie. And the movie did a good job recreating that moment. Looking forward to your next reaction. 😊
As a Queen aficionado the inaccuracies bothers me quite a bit, but I still love this movie. Saw it at the cinema two nights in a row. If you want a true documentary, go find ”Queen - Days of our lives” from 2011. That’s a damn masterpiece! That was a nice reaction, by the way. 🤟
Not sure if you know this but "Show must go on " was recorded 9 months before Freddie's death. He was incredibly weak, could barely stand and according to the band members when he was asked if he was up for it, he slammed the whisky glass he was holding on the table and said "I'LL F***ING DO IT DARLING!!". He did the whole song in one take. He died 9 months later. This was his literal swan song. This man is and always will be a legend.
This isn’t entirely true. Freddie didn’t do the whole song in one take. What everyone is referring to is a line at the end of the song where he goes all out. Brian was concerned Freddie couldn’t do it, because he was so sick at that point that he could barely even stand, but Freddie threw down a couple of vodkas and said “I’ll fucking do it darling,” and recorded that line. I know it’s not as impressive as the whole song, but it’s still pretty impressive considering how sick he was.
No matter how historically inaccurate the movie is, I can't say that I didn't have a fun time. Queen for the win! Queen forever! Freddie Mercury lives on!
Id sell my soul to see them in concert! Damn shame I wasn't born back then 😂 You know a band is great when people of this generation still love them. Queen is a band that will stand the test of time.
While it's an amazing movie, and I do enjoy it, it DOES take some "creative liberties" with the facts. Still, I enjoy the movie, because I already knew this. I love Queen's music, and I'm glad I was alive for when they were on top.
HI Tim I had to take some time to muster up some courage to watch this again. Thank you so much for your reactions and comments for "Bohemian Rapsody" here.... this movie was brilliantly made and I have to say I enjoyed it more watching this in your channel Tim. I had to fight back the tears a few times watching this the first time ; your humor here really did help . This is not a movie I will watch often but once in a while.... it deserves to be recognized . I appreciate this very much.... this movie touches my heart more than I ever thought it would.
12:38 and 12:50 if this doesn't make it any clearer to people that Freddie was bisexual, idk what will. it grinds my gears that people are always saying he was gay when he clearly wasn't considering his relationship with Mary and him flat out saying it. hot tip: when someone tells you who they are, believe them. thanks for the reaction Tim ❤
because rami malek said it in a movie? i won't pretend i know every bit abt Freddie's personal life, but he himself said quite a few times he was "gay as a daffodil". and many who knew him and Mary say he went by gay, not bisexual; may have been strongly fond of Mary, but in the end, shit didn't work out, and she repeatedly spoke ill of his and Jim's orientations.
The biggest issue that critics, and people who really knew the history of Queen (which did not include me) is that it apparently wildly embellished the timeline of events, and demonized some people that the band had incredible relationships with. It also made up some events entirely. I still loved the movie tho.
Also, please watch rocketman. Such a fantastic biopic and like this one, it uses each song in an interesting way. They help tell the story in each phase of Elton John’s life. It is one of my favorite biopics.
I'm SO happy you watched this! I've loved Queen since I was a kid and this movie was PERFECT! I was in tears by the end. Rami Malek more than earned the 8 awards he won from this role. He morphed into the Freddie persona flawlessly. Especially if you watch the shot-for-shot comparison.
this film is such a gem !! i grew up listening to queen, so i did know a few things about the band and about freddie, but this film just further solidified my love by showing me the parts i didn't know. my dad first showed me live aid when i was around 11 years old, and since then we would ever so often watch it. seeing the live aid scene in the film was so amazing, from the acting performance to the small details i remember from the actual performance. i definitely recommend you watch it if you haven't !!
My biggest issue with this movie is at one point in the movie their manager says that no radio station is going to put on a song that is six minutes long. The movie then spends 2 hours and 15 minutes without once playing the song in full. They play parts of the song several times, but never beginning to end
I wonder if that was done to make the Live Aid scene more impactful. I know the full version wasn't played there either, but it would've been overkill to play Bohemian Rhapsody so much in the movie and it gave other songs a chance to shine first.
there are so many biopics out there that you could watch here is a list of some that i watched and remember : -The Doors biopic (1991) - The Temptations (1998) - Get On Up (James brown biopic 2014) - Walk The Line (johnny cash biopic 2005) - Jersey Boys (Frankie Valli & The four seasons biopic 2014) -Nashville Lady (Loretta lynn biopic 1980) - Factory Girl (Eddie Sedgwick biopic 2006) - The Dirt (mötley crüe biopic 2019) -Elvis (2022) - what’s love got to do with it (Tina Turner 1993) -The jacksons: an american dream (1992) -Stoned (2005) it’s a Brian Jones biopic, if you don’t Know him he was The founder of The Rolling Stones, he died in 1969 he was 27. it may not be the best film in the world and there would be a lot of things to improve but i recommend it because it helps to tell a little more about his story and i really think that brian jones deserves more recognition for what he was and helped to create, he is in himself a part of history. Also : -The rose (1979) Written in 1973 by Bill Kirby, the first screenplay was a biopic about American singer Janis Joplin, Bette Midler then refuses it, asking that almost all references to Janis Joplin be removed, to keep only the character of a rock'n'roll singer. As Mark Rydell wanted her as an actress, he had to completely rewrite the screenplay. it is therefore not at all an adaptation of the life of Janis Joplin but i still recommand it cause it’ a beautiful movie that you should watch. and then there is also Studio 54 (1998) the movie is about the legendary club of the late 70s in new york where all the celebrities of the time went, everyone dreamed of entering it, it's like a myth. that's all i hope you watch some or at least one of them.
The little boy from Jurassic Park played John Deacon. It's funny as soon as you mentioned you never saw a biopic they mentioned Elton John. Rocket man was a good one. I love Taron Egerton
they only show critics hating Bohemian Rhapsody the critics hated everything they did! they thought Rock you was facist! Bo Rap was their first no 1 for 9 wks! and the first music video of that type
Brian May, guitarist for Queen is also a astrophysicist, and once played God Save the Queen on top of Buckingham Palace for the Queen's Jubilee about 5 years ago, and all of the Live-Aid concert scenes the crowd is pretty much CGI, but still stunning nonetheless
The scene with Ray Foster degrading the song “Bohemian Rhapsody” in his office is a callback to “Wayne’s World”. Both Ray Foster and Wayne are played by Mike Myers and when Ray says about teens turning up the volume in their car and bang their heads, Wayne did exactly that!!!
when Freddie did the 86 concert he realised something was really wrong and said he was done with touring he did his solo and told the band if after a set time they really wanted to carry on they would carry on making albums but do everything differently inc shared credit
Freddie was 24yr when they started Queen he had been Freddie since he was a kid at boarding school in India his sister is 6 years younger and pronounces his name differently to his mum so I think they called him Freddie when he chose that name they came to Britain in 1964 when he registered for British citizenship he added Frederick to his name and introduced himself as Fred
I was coming here to suggest the same thing if some one hadn’t but you beat me to it. It’s amazing how well they did that and the amount of work that must have gone into analyzing the bands every move then rehearsing with the actors to recreate it almost exactly.
Good Biopics: I Tonya, Amadeus, My Immortal Beloved (Beethoven), Control (Joy Division), The Doors, Dragon: Bruce Lee Story, Mask, The Girl Next Door (True Crime).
Just to correct two glaring mistake in the film Freddie did not know he had Aids or at the time HIV it progressed a few years later to Aids and the band never broke up if anything they stayed with him to the end aside from that I loved the film one of the best Bios.
when he was doing his solo he was living with Winnie in Munich Geldolf approached them about Live Aid when they were at an award show 85 but didn't confirm
I read a review where the author was upset that they did not focus more on Freddie’s sexuality, but I think that missed the intriguing part of the film. I loved it because it focused on the band and their friendship. It also showed similar themes with Rocketman on not only discovering your sexuality, but themes on wanting to be loved and having a family but eventually trusting the wrong people before you go back to the ones that were there for you in the beginning. I like how this and Rocketman are so similar but not copies of each other.
@@アキコ2003 maybe the reviewer just wanted that and the band to not be there. Who knows? I am just glad it wasn’t his whole identity, if that makes sense. They also focused on his creativity when it came to his music, separating himself from his family’s traditions, etc.
Nothing againts Aidan Gillen, who plays John Reid in this, but I think this is the only movie where he doesn't play a complete jerk? But Rocketman's John Reid is an absolute git. Which you should definitely watch, by the way! Made me fall in love with Elton's music.
Freddie started doing his solo then recorded the works with Queen then toured but they didnt do US so he finished his album and released it during the tour Roger had released two albums
This is a very "vanilla" version of Freddie Mercury's life. Buuuuuuuuuuut! I'm still glad this film reintroduced an entire new generation to Queen's music!
You should definitely watch Rocketman if you like biopics. For me, it was on the same level as this movie. Fun fact too: While Freddy was at the truck stop, there was a guy that was panned on camera. That’s Adam Lambert!
Tim staffel the singer in Smile and bass player knew Freddie in college since 68 he then met Brian and Roger. he moved in with Roger and they ran a stall that didn't work out so he worked in a shoe shop
I’ve just looked it up so Freddie left Jim his partner and Freddie’s PA peter freestone and ex boyfriend joe fanelli all £500,000. In 1991 this was huge money. But thing is he left Mary the entire West Kensington mansion where he lived with Jim….he also left his entire fortune , minus bequests to family and other friends and staff….on top of that he left Mary half of all his future earnings from his share in queen royalties…the other half was split between his family and sister. She had kids and got divorced but after Freddie died it all changed and as they said they believed in each other. Freddie always saw it as a marriage. She still loves him he was godfather to both her kids.
Don't take this movie as gospel; a lot of it didn't happen. For instance, Freddie never had a falling out with Queen. Yes, he recorded some solo stuff, but with the support and blessing of his bandmates.
You should definitely check out more biopics particularly music biopics and even documentary type ones Such as - Elvis (2022) - Beatles: Get Back (2021) the Disney Plus Beatles documentary by Peter Jackson that uses archive footage from the making of their last album Let It Be - Rocket Man (2019) about Elton John - Mystify: Michael Hutchence (2019) a documentary film about INXS lead Singer Michael Hutchence which uses music from his career and tells a story through photos, footage, interviews, home videos and narration by people in the industry, friends and family of Hutchence and by Michael Hutchence himself and was directed by his friend Richard Lowenstein who directed a lot of INXS’ music videos - Walk The Line (2005) about Johnny Cash - Ray (2004) about Ray Charles - The Doors (1991) about Jim Morrison and the Doors however the film isn’t amazing and isn’t entirely accurate to the real life people or events - Almost Famous (2000) not a biopic but a really great movie about a fictional band in the early 1970s (but it so much more) - Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story (2007) a comedy film that parodies film such as Ray and Walk Hard and just the music industry and it’s figures
I know I recommended it before but saw this video and it reminded me of it...would love to add La Bamba to a list in the future as ones to see. It's a great film
The guy who plays Freddie was actually with person who plays Mary…Freddie left everything pretty much in his will to Mary. He kept his private life private but he loved Mary so much more than anyone
Joe Mazzello, who plays John Deacon in this movie, asked his mother if there was something she wanted to tell him when he saw how much he looks like the real John Deacon. That was Mike Myers playing the record exec who didn't want Bohemian Rhapsody. Mary Austin was always the love of Freddie's life. Rami truly deserved the Oscar for this. He absolutely killed it. He actually sang. You should watch Queen's performance at Live Aid. Freddie had the huge crowd in the palm of his hand.
I think he only did that bit of singing in the house alone with the cats the rest of the singing was Freddie Marc martel vocals blended in if the had lost the audio or they were making something up that Freddie didn't sing like singing the wrong words scene
it wasn't Brians idea to interact with the crowd that was very much Freddies idea when they were still with smile Freddie critiqued them to have more of a show, performance and include and interact wwith the crowd Brian admitted he didn't like it but got used to it Freddies first deliberate attempt at a participation song was in the lap of the Gods revisited then he wrote champions and Brian wrote rock you
Yo Tim, I haven’t seen people react to this movie, it’s called Juno (2007) and it’s about a Social misfit who protects herself with a caustic wit, but her unplanned pregnancy has the teen getting more involved in the lives of her baby's adoptive parents than she expected. An Abortion Comedy Drama Directed By Jason Reitman. It’s from Fox Searchlight so it’ll be on Disney Plus…
I GOT TO SEE this IN THEATERS WHEN IT WAS NEW! It automatically was 100% what I largely thought it would be! Its frankly a 9/10 OR possibly a 10/10 to me, period! ...my ONLY issue?! YEAH, it would in fact be incredible for A SEQUEL showing what goes on: before and after Mercury's death, the MEMBERS OF QUEEN when they were older after his death AND even when they were gradually getting into EVEN THE distant IDEA OF EVEN FORMING a band! I'm 100% serious. NOBODY is automatically: paid when having a career, having the career lifestyle and otherwise just EPIC constantly- almost everyone just GRADUALLY starts having THEM. EXCELLENT movie, about EPIC people- despite SOME inaccuracies that even former members have said. Decon himself even did a couple videos where he says that the movie is mostly accurate.
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I remember repeatedly trying to get my mom to watch this movie when it came out, she thought it was a full on musical until I actually got her to watch it. She became a Freddie Mercury stan that day lol. The Live Aid scene still gives me chills
There was a saying about that concert. Not every one in the audience was a Queen fan when they arrived, but they all were Queen fans when they left.
@@QuayNemSorr That's honestly so beautiful
@@QuayNemSorr That concert was the band's best moment, if you ask me.
Mike Myers played the record producer who didn’t want to release Bohemian Rhapsody. He also played Wayne in Wayne’s World. So the line about how teenagers won’t bang their heads in the backseat of a car is a nod to a famous scene in Wayne’s World.
Y’know, with all the biopics about dead musical legends, they at least made one that represents the one that means the most to me. Freddie Mercury was my killer queen. 😢
You’re watching Bohemian Rhapsody?!?! That’s awesome and can’t wait for more biopic movies like Rocketman and ELVIS.
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RIP
Freddie Mercury
(1946-1991)
As a huge queen fan, I look at this movie two ways. As a movie, and as an actual account of history. It really messes with things that actually happened.
Freddie Mercury was friends with Brian and Roger - was actually roommates with Brian.. Freddie was NOT confident at first. He actually sang with this back to the audience at first. A lot of songs were changed where they came out etc. Freddie mercury's performance of Live AID had NOTHING to do his aids. He wasn't diagnosed until a couple years afterwards. They did show well how Live AID impacted everyone though... Queen never broke up in any way. Freddie Mercury did do solo work in the mid 80's but Roger Taylor had already done an album before that so that wasn't a problem. The sex drugs rock and roll thing was with all the band numbers equally. Freddie was never ostracized. Just a quick explanation of years of Queen - Bohemian Rhapsody 1975,
somebody to Love 1976,
We Will Rock You 1977,
Don't Stop Me Now 1978,
Another one bites the dust 1980
Under pressure 1981 (the album came out 1982), Hammer to Fall 1984...
Also, Rami Malek doesn't sing pretty much at all here - Its as much as possible Freddie but when it's not, it's Marc Martel. Ok, I'm done LOL. I do really enjoy the movie but not as a true biopic, just as a movie. If you want some more Queen but with more truth, there a couple GREAT documentaries about them.
Freddie may have died but his music will live FOREVER
Fun fact: For that one scene where Smile is performing "Doin' Alright," they actually got the real Tim Staffell to come back and record vocals to dub the actor over.
Also, the actor who played Paul Prenter was apparently so good in the role, both Brian May and Roger Taylor were very uncomfortable, with how much he reminded them of the real Paul (who coincidentally died about three months before Freddie, also from complications from AIDS).
Fun fact; Joe Mazzello (who plays John Deacon) is also little Tim from Jurrasic Park!
I have to tell you, this was the first movie i have ever seen where i sat through the credits. It's amazing when you realise by the end that this guy was real and this band was real. Through this film, i found new respect for Queen
If you’re looking for more biopics to watch and definitely recommend Rocketman, which is about Elton John, I actually enjoyed it even more than Bohemian Rhapsody despite the fact I like Queen more as musicians
Ooh, yes! Rocketman is SO good!! Love that one, too!
Normally I don't think it would be a good choice, but I actually loved that Taron Egerton sang all the songs in that
Came here to comment this too! No shade (I love BoRhap) but Rocketman is just a masterpiece - top five favorite movies
Yess!!! Rocketman and What's Love Got To Do With It are my favourite biopics!
Hey, Timm, since you said you said you haven’t watched many biographical movies about singers, I HIGHLY SUGGEST AND RECOMMEND that you watch the tribute movie “Selena”, starring Jennifer Lopez. It’s very good, but the ending, I won’t tell you what happens, but I will warn you that the ending is very sad.
That is the film that introduced me to Selena and loved every second of it except Yolanda. I always feel bad for actors who play real evil people because that is how they are seen as afterwards. Hopefully not all the time.
I think Jennifer Lopez did a wonderful job bringing the character to life and I enjoyed hearing Selena’s voice on each song.
@@gabrielleduplessis7388 Same. I watched it in my high school Spanish class when Day Of the Dead was coking around the corner. My teacher had an offrenda set up on a table, below the projector, and we watched the movie, and even though I loved it, the ending SHOCKED me. I do agree that Jennifer Lopez did a good job portraying Selena herself, and the fact that they got almost everything EXACTLY right, and even though we couldn’t understand the Spanish lyrics, no offense to anyone who speaks Spanish, we still enjoyed listening to her music. Some of us still do to this very day.
R.I.P. Selena Perez. You are dearly missed.
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Ooooh yes! Good idea!
@@Midnight_BlueSky Yeah
If you’re starting on watching biopics, I highly suggest watching Rocketman about Elton John and the new Elvis movie! Both are really great movies
I fell in love with Freddie because of this movie , watch out , you may fall down the rabbit hole and become obsessed with watching Freddie videos
I don't think any performer owned the stage and the audience the way Queen did at Live Aid. Legendary performance.
MICHEAL JACKSON
I went to see queen in concert this year with Adam lambert they still include Freddie with ay -oh and love of my life and bohemian rhapsody and stuff it’s so magical
As someone who’s been a Queen fan all his life, this did both the band and Freddie Mercury justice!! It is on my list of top 3 favorite movies of all time next to Rocketman and Ready Player One!
Queen forever. You are loved and missed Freddie.
one of my favorite bits of trivia about the Live Aid show was the fact Queen outdid all performers that day. When they finished their set, David Bowie, who was set to perform after them and was Freddie's best friend looked at Freddie after the show and said jokingly "You bastard" because he had to follow that.
Great reaction! 😊
I really like this movie! I thought that Rami Malek did a fantastic job portraying Freddie Mercury.
There's a really good video that you can find here on RUclips. And it's a side-by-side comparison video of the original Live AID performance by Queen and the part of the Live AID performance that was from the movie. And the movie did a good job recreating that moment.
Looking forward to your next reaction. 😊
I second that. It's a really cool edit with the 2 performances side by side! ❤️
As a Queen aficionado the inaccuracies bothers me quite a bit, but I still love this movie.
Saw it at the cinema two nights in a row.
If you want a true documentary, go find ”Queen - Days of our lives” from 2011.
That’s a damn masterpiece!
That was a nice reaction, by the way. 🤟
Not sure if you know this but "Show must go on " was recorded 9 months before Freddie's death. He was incredibly weak, could barely stand and according to the band members when he was asked if he was up for it, he slammed the whisky glass he was holding on the table and said "I'LL F***ING DO IT DARLING!!". He did the whole song in one take.
He died 9 months later. This was his literal swan song. This man is and always will be a legend.
This isn’t entirely true. Freddie didn’t do the whole song in one take. What everyone is referring to is a line at the end of the song where he goes all out. Brian was concerned Freddie couldn’t do it, because he was so sick at that point that he could barely even stand, but Freddie threw down a couple of vodkas and said “I’ll fucking do it darling,” and recorded that line. I know it’s not as impressive as the whole song, but it’s still pretty impressive considering how sick he was.
No matter how historically inaccurate the movie is, I can't say that I didn't have a fun time. Queen for the win! Queen forever! Freddie Mercury lives on!
As a fan of Queen, I really enjoyed this film.
You have to see the actual Live Aid concert footage on RUclips. Tons of people react to it all the time. It’s a perfect performance. Great reaction!
Yes!!!
Bohemian Rhapsody: how Freddie Mercury became a worldwide sensation and LEGEND. 🏆
Id sell my soul to see them in concert! Damn shame I wasn't born back then 😂 You know a band is great when people of this generation still love them. Queen is a band that will stand the test of time.
I was lucky to see them in concert in 1979. They were one of the best live performing bands I ever saw - and I saw a lot 😀
I'm so happy you did a reaction ! I love watching reaction videos on movies because it's so entertaining
While it's an amazing movie, and I do enjoy it, it DOES take some "creative liberties" with the facts. Still, I enjoy the movie, because I already knew this. I love Queen's music, and I'm glad I was alive for when they were on top.
HI Tim I had to take some time to muster up some courage to watch this again. Thank you so much for your reactions and comments for "Bohemian Rapsody" here.... this movie was brilliantly made and I have to say I enjoyed it more watching this in your channel Tim. I had to fight back the tears a few times watching this the first time ; your humor here really did help . This is not a movie I will watch often but once in a while.... it deserves to be recognized . I appreciate this very much.... this movie touches my heart more than I ever thought it would.
12:38 and 12:50 if this doesn't make it any clearer to people that Freddie was bisexual, idk what will. it grinds my gears that people are always saying he was gay when he clearly wasn't considering his relationship with Mary and him flat out saying it. hot tip: when someone tells you who they are, believe them. thanks for the reaction Tim ❤
because rami malek said it in a movie? i won't pretend i know every bit abt Freddie's personal life, but he himself said quite a few times he was "gay as a daffodil". and many who knew him and Mary say he went by gay, not bisexual; may have been strongly fond of Mary, but in the end, shit didn't work out, and she repeatedly spoke ill of his and Jim's orientations.
Brilliant movie absolutely loved it
The biggest issue that critics, and people who really knew the history of Queen (which did not include me) is that it apparently wildly embellished the timeline of events, and demonized some people that the band had incredible relationships with. It also made up some events entirely. I still loved the movie tho.
Also, please watch rocketman. Such a fantastic biopic and like this one, it uses each song in an interesting way. They help tell the story in each phase of Elton John’s life. It is one of my favorite biopics.
I'm SO happy you watched this! I've loved Queen since I was a kid and this movie was PERFECT! I was in tears by the end. Rami Malek more than earned the 8 awards he won from this role. He morphed into the Freddie persona flawlessly. Especially if you watch the shot-for-shot comparison.
this film is such a gem !!
i grew up listening to queen, so i did know a few things about the band and about freddie, but this film just further solidified my love by showing me the parts i didn't know.
my dad first showed me live aid when i was around 11 years old, and since then we would ever so often watch it. seeing the live aid scene in the film was so amazing, from the acting performance to the small details i remember from the actual performance. i definitely recommend you watch it if you haven't !!
My fav band is Queen!!!! And Freddie is idol!!!! Thanks Tim!!!! For reacting to this!!!
Sorry, I meant to write: my idol**
My mom has been a Queen fan since she was a child, but even she was surprised by some of the facts in Mercury's biography.
a lot of it was false or exaggerated
My biggest issue with this movie is at one point in the movie their manager says that no radio station is going to put on a song that is six minutes long. The movie then spends 2 hours and 15 minutes without once playing the song in full. They play parts of the song several times, but never beginning to end
I wonder if that was done to make the Live Aid scene more impactful. I know the full version wasn't played there either, but it would've been overkill to play Bohemian Rhapsody so much in the movie and it gave other songs a chance to shine first.
@@crystalsnow1138 maybe, but why not play it 1 time in full and make the movie just a few minutes longer.
there are so many biopics out there that you could watch here is a list of some that i watched and remember :
-The Doors biopic (1991)
- The Temptations (1998)
- Get On Up (James brown biopic 2014)
- Walk The Line (johnny cash biopic 2005)
- Jersey Boys (Frankie Valli & The four seasons biopic 2014)
-Nashville Lady (Loretta lynn biopic 1980)
- Factory Girl (Eddie Sedgwick biopic 2006)
- The Dirt (mötley crüe biopic 2019)
-Elvis (2022)
- what’s love got to do with it (Tina Turner 1993)
-The jacksons: an american dream (1992)
-Stoned (2005) it’s a Brian Jones biopic, if you don’t Know him he was The founder of The Rolling Stones, he died in 1969 he was 27. it may not be the best film in the world and there would be a lot of things to improve but i recommend it because it helps to tell a little more about his story and i really think that brian jones deserves more recognition for what he was and helped to create, he is in himself a part of history.
Also :
-The rose (1979) Written in 1973 by Bill Kirby, the first screenplay was a biopic about American singer Janis Joplin, Bette Midler then refuses it, asking that almost all references to Janis Joplin be removed, to keep only the character of a rock'n'roll singer. As Mark Rydell wanted her as an actress, he had to completely rewrite the screenplay. it is therefore not at all an adaptation of the life of Janis Joplin but i still recommand it cause it’ a beautiful movie that you should watch.
and then there is also Studio 54 (1998) the movie is about the legendary club of the late 70s in new york where all the celebrities of the time went, everyone dreamed of entering it, it's like a myth.
that's all i hope you watch some or at least one of them.
OMG, I've been searching for people who reacted to this movie and omg you're a legend! (For me) yeah... HAHAHAH
The little boy from Jurassic Park played John Deacon. It's funny as soon as you mentioned you never saw a biopic they mentioned Elton John. Rocket man was a good one. I love Taron Egerton
the scene of the audience singing love and my live at the time was in Brazil my country
You should absolutely do both Rocketman and Elvis next. You'll love Rocketman!!!
they only show critics hating Bohemian Rhapsody
the critics hated everything they did!
they thought Rock you was facist!
Bo Rap was their first no 1 for 9 wks!
and the first music video of that type
Brian May, guitarist for Queen is also a astrophysicist, and once played God Save the Queen on top of Buckingham Palace for the Queen's Jubilee about 5 years ago, and all of the Live-Aid concert scenes the crowd is pretty much CGI, but still stunning nonetheless
The scene with Ray Foster degrading the song “Bohemian Rhapsody” in his office is a callback to “Wayne’s World”. Both Ray Foster and Wayne are played by Mike Myers and when Ray says about teens turning up the volume in their car and bang their heads, Wayne did exactly that!!!
I'm so glad u watched this movie, I was able to see this in theaters on my bday
when Freddie did the 86 concert he realised something was really wrong
and said he was done with touring
he did his solo and told the band if after a set time they really wanted to carry on they would carry on making albums
but do everything differently inc shared credit
The most amazing thing is the final concert. I don't even know if there will be such super legends in the future?!
Freddie was 24yr when they started Queen
he had been Freddie since he was a kid at boarding school in India
his sister is 6 years younger and pronounces his name differently to his mum so I think they called him Freddie when he chose that name
they came to Britain in 1964
when he registered for British citizenship he added Frederick to his name and introduced himself as Fred
You should watch the side by side comparison with the real Live aid concert. It’s extremely alike!
I was coming here to suggest the same thing if some one hadn’t but you beat me to it. It’s amazing how well they did that and the amount of work that must have gone into analyzing the bands every move then rehearsing with the actors to recreate it almost exactly.
Please watch the actual concert!! They recreated the Live Aid performance so accurately it almost scary.
Mike Myers is a voice actor known for voicing Shrek, and Three Blind Mice.
Good Biopics: I Tonya, Amadeus, My Immortal Beloved (Beethoven), Control (Joy Division), The Doors, Dragon: Bruce Lee Story, Mask, The Girl Next Door (True Crime).
R.I.P. Freddie Mercury
Just to correct two glaring mistake in the film Freddie did not know he had Aids or at the time HIV it progressed a few years later to Aids and the band never broke up if anything they stayed with him to the end aside from that I loved the film one of the best Bios.
I remember the first time I saw this movie. I flat out loud said “I didn’t know Freddie Mercury had cats.””, when I watched it in college.
Freddie**
@@luciaortiz6409 Oh yeah. My bad.
@@luciaortiz6409 I fixed it.
@@morganspider-manmarvelfan6110 it's okay!!!
@@morganspider-manmarvelfan6110 okay!!!
when he was doing his solo he was living with Winnie in Munich
Geldolf approached them about Live Aid when they were at an award show 85 but didn't confirm
Love this movie. Got my mum to watch it and she loved it. Really enjoyable film and reaction thanks Timothee ❤️👍
You should consider the movie Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy, it's a comedy classic.
I read a review where the author was upset that they did not focus more on Freddie’s sexuality, but I think that missed the intriguing part of the film.
I loved it because it focused on the band and their friendship. It also showed similar themes with Rocketman on not only discovering your sexuality, but themes on wanting to be loved and having a family but eventually trusting the wrong people before you go back to the ones that were there for you in the beginning.
I like how this and Rocketman are so similar but not copies of each other.
There's literally a whole plot of the movie dealing with his sexuality
@@アキコ2003 maybe the reviewer just wanted that and the band to not be there. Who knows?
I am just glad it wasn’t his whole identity, if that makes sense. They also focused on his creativity when it came to his music, separating himself from his family’s traditions, etc.
Somebody to love is a great song it is a very catchy song. And this movie is fantastic.
night at the opera- Bohemian Rhapsody was their 4th album
Brian and Roger are my best member in Queen history.
now when you have watched Bohemian Rhapsody you should watch the elton john biopic rocketman
Mary was not pregnant in 85 but 89 and Freddie was not selfish about it
he had been with Jim for years
Freddie was God Father and Jim made the crib
Fun Fact. The Actor who plays John is the same who played the Child in Jurassic Park 1 😂😂
And he was the one who was watching Barney.
Nothing againts Aidan Gillen, who plays John Reid in this, but I think this is the only movie where he doesn't play a complete jerk? But Rocketman's John Reid is an absolute git. Which you should definitely watch, by the way! Made me fall in love with Elton's music.
Freddie started doing his solo then recorded the works with Queen then toured
but they didnt do US so he finished his album and released it during the tour
Roger had released two albums
This is a very "vanilla" version of Freddie Mercury's life. Buuuuuuuuuuut! I'm still glad this film reintroduced an entire new generation to Queen's music!
I'm not crying.
Yes Wayne's world 😆
Rip Freddie Mercury
You should definitely watch Rocketman if you like biopics. For me, it was on the same level as this movie. Fun fact too: While Freddy was at the truck stop, there was a guy that was panned on camera. That’s Adam Lambert!
Even though a lot of this movie isn’t accurate to the real life story I still enjoyed it as a Queen fan.
I recommend watching the biopic “Love and Mercy” about Brian Wilson from the Beach Boys. An amazing film!
Cheer for Timothee if he should react Peter Rabbit 2018! Or Home!
Tim staffel the singer in Smile and bass player knew Freddie in college since 68 he then met Brian and Roger.
he moved in with Roger and they ran a stall that didn't work out so he worked in a shoe shop
I’ve just looked it up so Freddie left Jim his partner and Freddie’s PA peter freestone and ex boyfriend joe fanelli all £500,000. In 1991 this was huge money.
But thing is he left Mary the entire West Kensington mansion where he lived with Jim….he also left his entire fortune , minus bequests to family and other friends and staff….on top of that he left Mary half of all his future earnings from his share in queen royalties…the other half was split between his family and sister.
She had kids and got divorced but after Freddie died it all changed and as they said they believed in each other. Freddie always saw it as a marriage. She still loves him he was godfather to both her kids.
Freddie loved his kitties so much too.
Don't take this movie as gospel; a lot of it didn't happen. For instance, Freddie never had a falling out with Queen. Yes, he recorded some solo stuff, but with the support and blessing of his bandmates.
The movie Live Aid audience has a large number of them who had 1985 bought a ticket to the original Live Aid consert. They show some of them.
You should definitely check out more biopics particularly music biopics and even documentary type ones
Such as
- Elvis (2022)
- Beatles: Get Back (2021) the Disney Plus Beatles documentary by Peter Jackson that uses archive footage from the making of their last album Let It Be
- Rocket Man (2019) about Elton John
- Mystify: Michael Hutchence (2019) a documentary film about INXS lead Singer Michael Hutchence which uses music from his career and tells a story through photos, footage, interviews, home videos and narration by people in the industry, friends and family of Hutchence and by Michael Hutchence himself and was directed by his friend Richard Lowenstein who directed a lot of INXS’ music videos
- Walk The Line (2005) about Johnny Cash
- Ray (2004) about Ray Charles
- The Doors (1991) about Jim Morrison and the Doors however the film isn’t amazing and isn’t entirely accurate to the real life people or events
- Almost Famous (2000) not a biopic but a really great movie about a fictional band in the early 1970s (but it so much more)
- Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story (2007) a comedy film that parodies film such as Ray and Walk Hard and just the music industry and it’s figures
god i love this movie so so much
yo i opened yt and first saw this video and i SCREAMED BCS I LOVE QUEEN SO MUCH AAAAAAAAAA
I know I recommended it before but saw this video and it reminded me of it...would love to add La Bamba to a list in the future as ones to see. It's a great film
The guy who plays Freddie was actually with person who plays Mary…Freddie left everything pretty much in his will to Mary. He kept his private life private but he loved Mary so much more than anyone
Deacy was in a Spielberg movie called "Jurassic Park" he was Tim.
Thanks, Timothée! 👑 #TimotheeReacts #BryanSinger #BohemianRhapsody
Joe Mazzello, who plays John Deacon in this movie, asked his mother if there was something she wanted to tell him when he saw how much he looks like the real John Deacon.
That was Mike Myers playing the record exec who didn't want Bohemian Rhapsody.
Mary Austin was always the love of Freddie's life.
Rami truly deserved the Oscar for this. He absolutely killed it. He actually sang.
You should watch Queen's performance at Live Aid. Freddie had the huge crowd in the palm of his hand.
I think he only did that bit of singing in the house alone with the cats
the rest of the singing was Freddie
Marc martel vocals blended in if the had lost the audio or they were making something up that Freddie didn't sing like singing the wrong words scene
‘You can do whatever you want with my legacy, just never make me boring’.
Well, I’m sorry we failed that request for you Freddie, with this film.
I recommend you also watch Rocketman it tells the biopic of Elton John
it wasn't Brians idea to interact with the crowd that was very much Freddies idea
when they were still with smile Freddie critiqued them to have more of a show, performance and include and interact wwith the crowd
Brian admitted he didn't like it but got used to it
Freddies first deliberate attempt at a participation song was in the lap of the Gods revisited
then he wrote champions and Brian wrote rock you
Yo Tim, I haven’t seen people react to this movie, it’s called Juno (2007) and it’s about a Social misfit who protects herself with a caustic wit, but her unplanned pregnancy has the teen getting more involved in the lives of her baby's adoptive parents than she expected. An Abortion Comedy Drama Directed By Jason Reitman. It’s from Fox Searchlight so it’ll be on Disney Plus…
I Remember Watching This Movie Like 5 Times A Day lol
he started using mercury in 72 when he wrote fairy king for their first album
As for the dirt made me a fan of Motley Crüe , Bohemian raphsody made me discover Queen again
I GOT TO SEE this IN THEATERS WHEN IT WAS NEW! It automatically was 100% what I largely thought it would be! Its frankly a 9/10 OR possibly a 10/10 to me, period! ...my ONLY issue?! YEAH, it would in fact be incredible for A SEQUEL showing what goes on: before and after Mercury's death, the MEMBERS OF QUEEN when they were older after his death AND even when they were gradually getting into EVEN THE distant IDEA OF EVEN FORMING a band! I'm 100% serious.
NOBODY is automatically: paid when having a career, having the career lifestyle and otherwise just EPIC constantly- almost everyone just GRADUALLY starts having THEM. EXCELLENT movie, about EPIC people- despite SOME inaccuracies that even former members have said. Decon himself even did a couple videos where he says that the movie is mostly accurate.