History Buffs: Bohemian Rhapsody Part Two
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- Опубліковано 30 жов 2020
- Here is Part Two of my Bohemian Rhapsody review! Enjoy!
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For those of you who keep asking, "Why does it say Part Three at the begining of this video?" that's because this is Part Two of my Bohemian Rhapsody review. It's a continuation of the same review. Come on guys! Lol
Can u do hacksaw ridge
When I saw that I thought I missed a video somehow, then I realized part 2 was part of part 1... er, video 1. Apparently I wasn't alone.
That kinda threw me off on the first video.
Not gonna lie, it got me for a second too.
Also, please do Hacksaw Ridge. I think the story of Desmond Doss is definitely an interesting one, especially the historical parts I’ve heard. Plus, just his time in Okinawa is really impressive and I feel deserves a lot of recognition.
Hahaha!
The fact that Freddy got to see the Bohemian Rhapsody-scene in "Waynes World" before he died, and that he loved it, is just the kind of heartwarming information I need right now.
Me too man me to
It's a great ending to a great video series.
Lovely!
I wonder what he would have thought of Araki’a tribute in Jojo part 4? I think he would have liked it.
Waynes world came out in 92’. Freddie died in 91’. And plus it was almost a 3 months difference.
And so History buffs fades away into the mist for another 6 months
_and so, it happens..._
It's "Into the midst"
“Mr. Stark I don’t feel so good..”
wait so he can be bothered to read another wikipedia page that has "historical accuracy" section
When the six months comes, he alone shall emerge from mist and deliver us from boredom, amen.
The fact that Michael Jackson was so weird that even Freddie Mercury called for an adult is... wonderful.
It does make people wonder things, so yes, wonderful
Elton John recalls something similar in his autobiography. He noted that Michael Jackson left the formal dinner to play video games with some kid. Elton noted that Michael Jackson seemed to feel more comfortable in the company of a kid.
@@jamesdean9183 Obviously he was a Kid at heart! he never was weird! Adults are really judgy just like you and the others who constantly just judge and judge. A kid doesn`t , hell he/she doesn`t give much importance to all the fame, money, riches etc. Just the minimum requirement of attention and love. He is a Legend and always will be!
There was nothing wrong about, everybody has somethings they like or dislike MJ liked kids so spent his time with them, nurturing them, teaching them, learning from them and most of all having fun! and sharing his love!
@@dreamsandhonour3319 Dude when did I judge MJ, I was quoting someone else's words, I didn't even offer my own opinion, chill out man
Especially since MJ left the collaboration over Freddie's drug use yet MJ himself was eventually killed by his addiction to prescription drugs.
Honestly, imagine how amazing the film would've been if it actually ended with Freddie watching Wayne's World? That would've been a seriously amazing scene to end on
The movie came out after Freddie died.
@@voyagerkamen1386 But Freddie did watch the 'demo' tape Brian brought him, could be that in the final scene
@@chylimzbydzi ahh, I see
Whats waynes world
@@TOKEREAPER454 A movie from the 90s
Freddie Mercury calling Sid Vicious "Simon Ferocious" is the funniest thing ever
Nice pfp
@@ancient_technique nice nick too
Me being more a pro wrestling fan than a punk fan made it for an interesting mental image...
Its humorous sure but my dude there are funnier jokes in the world
Freddie was more punk than Sid
It’s funny how a movie so inaccurate can also have one of the most painstakingly accurate scenes I’ve seen in a movie (live-Aid scene)
have you seen the side by side? jfc its eerie
It’s not hard when you have video of it. If you got it wrong there is no hope lmao
They couldn't fuck that scene up. It's too iconic
Just like saving Private Ryan.
It's like they made a long 80 minutes background for just a 10 minute scene
You also forgot that the band weren't to sure of adding "Another One Bites the Dust" to "The Game" album since they thought it was going to be a failure, but when Michael Jackson heard it, he somehow convinced the band to release it. "Another One Bites the Dust" is also an influence to the creation of the "Thriller" album and pop all together
I read somewhere that MJ was inspired by Hot Space when writing Thriller.
I think it was more that the song was always going to be on the album, but Jackson heard it and suggested that the band had to release it as a single as it would be a huge hit. Freddie had been enthusiastic about it from when John brought the song to the band, really pushing his voice on it to do justice to how it should sound.
I have mash up of Another One Bites the Dust & Bad on my playlist.
Didn’t know that Freddy got to see the Wayne’s World sketch. Glad he liked it.
Its spelled freddie, freddy is a horror movie icon in nightmares
@@jaxsienplays9884 or it's just a normal name in general lol
@@jaxsienplays9884 you can really tell whos a fan and not 🤣
It's ironic and really sad that Fred said 'don't make my music boring' then they went and made a movie when he's toned down and kinda dull
the memes were better
hopefully we'll get the movie Freddie deserved one day. One that isn't afraid of showing him as he really was..... aka.... not boring.
for anyone who wants to see a tv movie documentary of Freddie's life that pretty much picks up where 'bohemian rhapsody' ends? there was one made several years ago called "The Freddie Mercury Story Who Wants To Live Forever" and on ze 'tube there's a full version up by a user named "A Queen Of Magic". It's well done and the actor who plays Freddie is pretty damn good at impersonating him. Def worth watching. (sorry i'd post a link but it'll just get deleted...)
Great observation
The movie Bohm Rhap was a ‘mess’ of misinformation & backward timelines. Though it was approved by Roger & Brian, likely because it did him positive justice, it wasn’t fair to allow “new fans” to believe the story as it was told. On the flip side; it gains millions more when it’s shown & that’s worth it. And Rami was amazing with his acting. Such a humble, comical guy. Thank God they didn’t use AL to do it. 😖
ive said it before and ill say it again: the actor playing young brian may looks more like brian may then brian may did back then lol
Yes , this movie had great casting. Good actors too. The script was just horrible. It felt so rushed
The casting was spot on. It’s just too bad the writing and accuracy, as well as editing, were the complete opposite.
Let’s all dream about Sacha Baron Cohens version that was a rated R and an actual reflection of Freddy’s life.
Then again, they wanted the movie to appeal to all ages since Queen was such a big band and had fans of all ages
@@trentoninnewjersey Queen's fans who were children are now all adults. Moot point.
@@maximsavage clearly you don’t understand what I meant. You are right on that point, but I was trying to say that even still nowadays, Queen has younger fans as well. And the movie wanted to try to get modern day kids into the music of Queen. Sorry if I made it unclear
@@trentoninnewjersey Fair enough, but even then, if you're trying to pay tribute to a man who lived like Freddie, it's dishonest to keep it child-friendly. I'm sure he loved his younger fans, but he simply did not live a kid-friendly lifestyle, and in trying to whitewash it, they made him look almost boring.
@@maximsavage true. Then again the reason they did it was cause Queen’s music is loved by millions.
Not saying it was a good decision, but still
There is a certain irony, in a movie that shits all over the EMI-producer for being afraid of taking a risk, but dosn't take a risk in presenting Freddie, like the person he really was.
Edit: spelling
*Freddie
It was a great movie experience for the average joe.
It was a great movie experience for the average joe.
that last story with wayne world brought tears to my eye. here a man who dying who fried has died , hounded by the media and not being left alone. Then comes a little movie to remind him of why he was a musician. i am sure he had laugh for days after watching the clip
I am glad I am not the only one thinking the exact same thing.
Can you put it in english
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well...not days
Michael also encouraged them to release "Another one Bites the Dust" as a single
And thanks to that we got one of the weirdest stand abilities.
In turn, Michael saw the potential for the mix of funk, heavy metal,rock into what would become thriller
@@pacoramon9468 Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap.
@@pacoramon9468 haha no waaay.. it's just a remote bomb, that's pretty low on the list of weird stands
Baby face? Beach boy? Paisley park? Tusk? Weather report? Or hell, bohemian Rhapsody hahaha
@@pacoramon9468 Fantastic reference.
So fortunate that I got to see Queen in concert at Madison Square Garden in 1980. Best rock concert ever. Got to meet the band at a record store signing a couple years later. Got my concert program signed by all 4 and shook hands.
what are you 70?
I'm jealous of you
Man, thanks for including those fun Freddie stories at the end!
no problem
Hey, your that one guy with a beard. You have good taste.
Love that Freddie got to see that scene from Wayne's World ...🥰🥰🥰
Fact Fiend has a few stories about Freddie Mercury in some of their videos.
Fancy seeing this guy here :D
Freddie referring to Sid Vicious as "Simon Ferocious" is fucking hilarious.
Your logo is the very definition of whats wrong with the world
@@Wilhelm4131 ?
@@Wilhelm4131 ಠ_ಠ
Bless Mike Myers for bringing a little joy into Freddie's last days.
I wish they included John Deacon's and Freddie's friendship in the movie
I'm tearing up with the Waynes World story, I love that scene-
Now every time I do that with friends I'm gonna think on this. Fuckin' awesome they both had his blessing to use it, but also made him happy during the end of his life on a deep level with it.
This should have been in the movie, clubbing with Princess Diana should have been in the movie.
I understand there would be changes made, and I was more ok with some than I expected knowing they got the Live Aid leadup wrong... but seriously Queen had amazing real life stories that was pushed to the side for some manufacuted drama when there was no need for that.
The happiest of tears at that story.
Me too
"I used to be a roadie for the Rolling Stones".
OMG I am so fucking happy to hear that Freddy got to see that scene before he died! I legit teared up at the end of this video. Music is such a wonderful gift for us all.
I'm tearing up from both the story and remembering the times that song reminds me of past friends and family. Just glad it was done.
The fact that you could probably watch this movie with your entire family and not have it be too awkward sums up just how much they toned down Freddie.
Don't know if that necessarily a bad thing. I grow up loving Queens music, and so did my homophobic father, and now we got to watch it with my sisters daughter, aged 13. We all love the music. :)
It's still hinted at in the movie, Freddies promiscuity, drugs and parties.
@@Nikenik2001 Yes, exactly, hinted but nothing else, there is no single scene where you see him taking any sort of drug (except for one pill that he took from Paul Prenter's character in the car scene where Freddie outrageously fires and kick out the manager Aidan Gillen) or having any sexual intercourse with a man or even kissing and touching other men (except for touching his boyfriend Jim Hutton's ass at the party lol). Just some short glimpses or stares at other men and that's it. And don't you find ridiculous and extremely moralizing and condescending that the movie implied that his homosexual relationships almost caused Queen to split up and ruin any good and positive relationship that Freddie had with other people?
@@Nikenik2001
It’s not like the movie would still be PG-13. It’d be like making a film about David Bowie and only subtly bring up his androgyny (which was a big part of his character in the ‘70s).
I did watch this movie with my entire family before I was super big into Queen so I just assumed that’s what he was like 👁💧👄💧👁
Just insane how much they toned him down. It’s really disrespectful; these are the things that made Freddie Freddie but they don’t even attempt to tell those stories. For a biopic it’s hilariously skimpy on actual recorded history.
I remember seeing Wayne's World in the theater when it came out. When that scene played, everybody in the theater all started banging their heads at the same time, and then cheered, laughing at how the characters on screen were doing the same. It's one of the most memorable times at a movie, ever. It's cool to hear that Freddie liked it.
I f-ing love this channel! Some of the best, most entertaining, and informative content on any platform, anywhere. Good job, Mr. Hodges. Damn good job.
Me too. What a meta-film that would be if there was footage of audiences watching. The last track, the theme rockin harder, is fabulous, left the theatre singing "So we will surrender and become Amish... NOT!"
To this day if Bohemian Rhapsody comes on the radio and me and my friends are in the car we always headbang to it
Not gonna lie, that last story made me cry a bit. It's nice that Freddie knew that he and his band were still appreciated before his passing and that he got to have a laugh near the end.
One of the musicians who refused was Frank Zappa, he believed it was gonna be the biggest Cocaine heist in history.
Michael Jackson and Prince were in the middle of their own tours at the time and had to say “No”.
The Kinks volunteered to play, but Geldof, being the oxygen thief he is, told them that they weren’t famous enough... while he gave his own Z-rate band a whole 20 minute segment.
I watched The Who performance and I don’t know what the complaints were about, but it was fantastic.
It would have been weird if the Boomtown Rats didn't play. As I recall wasn't Geldof's mic turned off for the start of his performance?
tbf i really don t think Frank Zappa's music would fit in that well with the rest. Bit too experimental and "odd" for an audience of 1bil people
@@OBL1997 Hearing "Bobby Brown Goes Down" would've been a fuckin' trip on Live TV.
@@TheAzureNightmare or watch him do the barking from Stink-foot haha
Thats actually heartbreaking hearing the Kinks were denied
That part about Wayne's World making Freddie laugh as he lay dying got me right in the feels. Dam!
The story of "Bohemian Rhapsody" should've been a mini-series on the streaming services to use the added time to tell the an accurate story of Queen. Malik nailed the part of Freddie Mercury, thus deserved to Oscar. Thanks for the review
Absolutely, a mini-series would be able to capture more.
Man! I'd love to see a mini series on Rush, not a document, but a biopic with no playing loose on the facts@@vee8648
Nick, your last story paying homage to who Freddie really was brought tears to my eyes. The fact that Freddie enjoyed that scene of Wayne's World just as much as the rest of us makes me feel like we all shared something with him. Thank you.
I wanted to reply for no reason
I never knew Freddie saw that scene from Wayne's World. I'm about to cry , you guys. I am so glad he saw it and it brought him joy as it did to many of us.
I teared up as well, I never knew that, just to think he was at his end and was able to see one more time how much his music meant to people... 😭
My favourite story is the creation of 'The show must go on'. Freddy was coming to the end and they were worried that he wouldn't be able to do it so he did a shot of vodka and said "I'll fucking do it darling!" And nailed the entire song in a single take.
I was really hoping someone would mention this thank you
@@md79melissa It's really quite amazing but perfectly in character for Freddy
Considering the vocal range covered in that song and the fact that it's pretty much sing to perfection, that more than most other achievements shows how amazing a singer Freddie was. One take, one chance, no problems.
This story is also why that is my favorite Queen song
It's a nice story but completely false. He did not do all of the song in one take. I think it was the last high pitched part that he nailed in one take.
I still to this day sing Bohemian Rhapsody out loud every time I hear it, and it's because I remember watching Wayne's World with my friends when I was a teenager.
My older brother was a metal fan and one of my earliest memories is him and his friends and his gf teaching me to headbang to that scene and introducing me to maiden and slayer.
I felt like replyim
Wayne's World anecdote was absolutely perfectly joyous & heartwarming. Small moment but definitely significant. Made me so happy.
My daughter is on the autism spectrum. At a year and a half old she wasn't talking, or smiling, barely making eye contact.
Bohemian Rhapsody came on the radio and I sang along, head banging included. She was in her highchair having lunch and completely lost it, laughing hysterically. It was the best thing I'd ever heard.
Thank you, Queen, and thank you Mike Meyers and Dana Carvey.
That's a beautiful story.
Thank you for sharing it here!
Cute
I'm on the Spectrum as well. I had those same issues as your daughter, and I used to listen to Queen so many times, blasting their songs at full volume through my headphones and just singing to myself. Reading your comment really made me feel so much better. Thanks!!!
I'm 31 years old, was born in '89, and autistic. Queen was one of my favorite bands growing up. There's just something about the extravagant sound that really speaks to autistics. :)
@@JeffreyDeCristofaro You're welcome, Jeffrey. I was happy to share it. ❤
Great video. Now can you do Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter next? I feel it's a very accurate depiction of my life.
How accurate 😳
Yes.
Unironically a really good movie tbh
LMAO
True.
The way Live Aid is shown being organized here reminds me of the Fyre festival for some reason.
Sacha Baron Cohen's R-rated biopic is the greatest rock movie never made.
I'm feeling a bit slow on the uptake here. Which movie is that?
@@seasidescott he was supposed to be the one playing as Freddy in this movie
shame he had a disagreement on the project with the surviving members of queen though i would've loved to see that movie as apparently he could hit freddie's notes
@@markrichmond8026 my god he would've been excellent. :o
could you imagine Radio Ga Ga but it's Borat rocking live aid instead of Freddie
"I think that by censoring the man, you take something from the man." That is the problem of every single biopic ever made. First Man suffers from the same issue. Armstrong comes across as a broody guy, when in reality he was a pretty funny guy. He just had a dry sense of humour.
During the whole phase of celebs singing "Imagine" he made his own video singing "Getting down with the sickness" and then started to show his Donkey by the pool.
Arnold is fucking hillarious.
If there's anything First Man needed, it was humor 🤦
@@gustavoroman2214 They were going to the moon, and in the movie it felt as if they were going to a funeral. Not at all how things happened or how the people involved behaved. The movie tried too hard to be dark and broody by editing Armstrong real-life character to fit into the movie script instead of the other way around.
@Michael Harvey Its Austrian Humor~
@Michael Harvey lol. That's funny
Mike Myers as Ray Foster saying kids will never jam in their cars to bohemian rhapsody...i just put that together i never caught onto that when i initially saw the movie. Bravo👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
Holy shit, I missed that. 😂😂
Party on Wayne 😂
Pulled a sneaky on us
I laughed my ass off when I saw that scene for the first time in theaters.
The laziest joke in the movie.
My mom was pregnant with me at the time watching Live Aid on t.v. and when I asked her if Queen really was the best act that day she said absolutely yes.
One of my favourite Freddie stories that perfectly incapsulates the strength, power and pure gay energy of his character is during his final days. When recording the song ‘The Show Must Go On’ for his final album with the band, ‘Innuendo’, he was feeling particularly ill that day, Brian May says that he was taking naps to recuperate himself in between takes for the album. He got to a point where he thought he just couldn’t do it anymore. But Brian brought something out of him when he said “Fred I don’t know if you can sing this” (I’m paraphrasing that fyi). Freddie got up, slammed a shot of vodka and exclaimed, “I’ll fucking do it, darling!”. He then proceeded to smash the song out in apparently one take!
I love that this two part series ended with Wayne’s World.
Fun fact: Mike Meyers, who wanted to headbang to Bohemian Rhapsody in WW, wasn’t comfortable headbanging in filming. His neck hurt whenever he tried to headbang too hard and that’s how Wayne is seen doing herky-jerky motions with his neck.
Similarly, Dana Carvey (another SNL great) who plays Garth, didn’t know the words to Bohemian Rhapsody. You can tell by reading his lips and watching as he just randomly sing words ending in A and O in an attempt to sing along with everyone else.
Party on Wayne, Party on Garth!
Freddie didn't tell the band-members that he had aids until 1989, two years after he was tested.
Best reaction I've ever witnessed to Bohemian Rhapsody just watch "Green Day crowd sing B.R."....
Gives me tingles!
Fun Fact: Bob Geldof also played Pink in the movie for Pink Floyd’s the Wall. And when asked to play the role the first time he called Pink Floyd’s music “Fucking inane trite” (paraphrasing here)
and yet they're still played and loved and Boomtown rats aren't
Another funny story about Bob and Pink Floyd: When his manager pitched the movie to Bob while they were in a taxi, Bob refused with strong words about the whole idea. It just so happened that the driver was bassist Roger Waters' brother, who told Roger what he heard.
@@MrTheBaron The entire creation of the Wall’s movie, album, and the tour deserves a mini series of some kind, so hectic
Yeah. This movie without the music, it would put me too sleep. And yeah, this movie was so...neutered. PG-13, just doesn't feel right.
Damn it! What I wouldnt give for a remake of this movie, a true biopic.
They didn't care about who Freddie was, with all of his interviews and home videos, you'd think they'd catch his essence...but no. Money is better.
I guess they do need money to pay for the use of those songs.
Yeah it’s like trying to make a move about Stalingrad with a PG-13 rating. It’s either gonna be a neutered bastardized version of real events or a complete fabrication.
It's a difficult line to walk - a painstakingly accurate movie would be more true to real events, but would reach a much smaller audience.
A movie that tried extra hard to get every detail right would please the superfans (well, except for the hipster types who just can't bring themselves to like anything that somebody _else_ likes . . . ), but would go right over the heads of everybody else - all those who _haven't_ read every biography and watched every documentary and know every fact wouldn't know the difference and wouldn't care.
There were a lot of things I liked about the movie, and a lot of things I wasn't so keen on - I personally would have liked a lot more attention to be paid to the later part of the band's career, and the end of Freddy's life.
I'm happy enough with what we got though - for it's faults, it reached a *_huge_* audience, got a *_ton_* of attention and generated a lot of new interest in the band and their music.
I'm hoping that, now this movie has shown that the interest is still there, and that Queen projects _can_ still generate big money, that the way will be opened for more in depth portrayals.
What I'd *_really_* love to see is something like a ten (or more?) part miniseries, with a Hollywood budget, that tells the story in a similar vein to "Somebody To Love," by Matt Richards and Mark Langthorne - it relates the history of Freddy and the band, while also following the spread of AIDS around the world, interleaving the two stories together in a way that almost makes it seem like the disease is _stalking_ him. Pretty chilling in places, but I can't recommend it enough.
The problem is the living members of the band had all the say in what went into the movie. Which makes it worse to know that they basically demonized their own friend, and forgetting the fact that nobody gives a s*** about Rodger or the rest of them. Freddy was Queen.
@@shindean Well, even Freddy said that they weren’t really “friends” just coworkers or business associates. But yeah still pretty scummy.
"GIVE ME YER MONAY NAO" - Bob Geldof
I never realized Freddie knew about Wayne's World! That just made my day. :)
History buffs: Walk the line (2005)
I first saw Bohemian Rhapsody, and then a few months later I saw Walk the line, and was amazed how you could put the two side by side and see how walk the line made almost every single thing better than Bohemian Rhapsody. However that is judged as a movie, I have no idea how historically accurate it is.
“A member of the band - I won’t say who - said: ‘You know, this is such a great movie because it’s got such an amazing thing that happens in the middle.’”
“And I go: ‘What happens in the middle of the movie?’ He goes: ‘You know, Freddie dies.’ ... I go: ‘What happens in the second half of the movie?’ He goes: ‘We see how the band carries on from strength to strength.’ Sacha Baron Cohen on why he left Freddie Mercury's biopic.
It seems he wanted a close to reality film while the band wanted to protect themselves. Anyway saying that Freddie dying was such an amazing thing shows how out of reality that band member was, maybe the whole band are out of their minds seeing how they treated Freddie on his biopic.
Absolutely, and supremely ironic considering how that’s the Bohemian Rhapsody film ended. SBC version would have been miles better.
It sounds like something Brian May would say
Thanks for this video. For someone like me, a massive Queen fan, while overall I liked the film and it has it's moments, mainly the Live Aid Scene and the brilliant casting and acting (Rami Malek in particular), it does not do full justice to the story of Queen and I feel that it was a missed opportunity. The film is good in bringing more people to Queen, but the true story of Queen is far more fascinating and complex than the film portrays it to be.
A lot of people hate on Rami Malek’s performance.
@@jordanianchristian8387 and a lot of people loved it - enough for him to get an Oscar. All the same, Sasha Baron Cohen would've been dynamite.
@@lilymarinovic1644 and he deserved that Oscar. Rami could have been a 10x better actor in this movie however if they wrote him better
I also heard a version of the Sid Vicious story where it wasn't in the control booth but the studio itself, and that while they were rehearsing he got onto his hands and knees, crawled his way into the recording room towards Freddie's piano, peeked over the top and said 'Allo Freddie'. To which Freddie then replied back calling him Mr. Ferocious and then it devolved into an insult match and fight from there!
It could be that these were two seperate incidents of course.
Johnny rotten crawled in and got really close and said hello and then crawled out to be funny. He loved Freddie and thought Queen was dope. Sid came and complained they were being too loud n got up in Freddie face and the story goes that Freddie picked him up and threw him into a wall. Before that it was words and he called him Simon ferocious. Two separate days and rotten was playful and sid was the one that for hemmed up
Oh that last bit made me cry. Wayne’s World was actually my introduction to Queen (rock isn’t popular in my country) and I think I fell in love with the band after watching that movie as an adult. It’s pretty cool that the whole thing is a bit full circle as well. Really cool fact to learn
Wayne's World gets so much credit for bringing Queen to the masses. But Highlander is a 1 hour, 50 minute Queen music video that still brings fans to Queen to this day. (And, to a lesser extent, there is also Flash Gordon)
Have both on video and I'd often have one of them on in the background while doing things, pretty much like you normally have a record on, just to listen to the music. Sadly I don't have a video player that works anymore.
hellz yea!!! someone else gets it.... THERE CAN BE ONLY ONE!!!!!
Highlander/A Kind of Magic was their next step after Live Aid. Track #1 of that album (One Vision) watching s from yet another movie: Iron Eagle.
No matter how accurate or not. During the final Live Aid concert scene I teared up.
Happy Halloween, guys.
In real life freddie was often late but he said he was "fashionably late" x
Agreed the movie could've taken a different turn but at the same time this was the movie that had introduced a whole other generation to Queen. Even me - i had heard their songs once as a little kid and knew who they were but never fully appreciated them, Freddie or their songs until i saw the film. I didn't know he had cats, i didn't know Elton John's manager managed them, I didn't know he had a girlfriend/fiance who he would've easily married had he not be homosexual, i had no idea he boxed as a kid, i didn't know his name was Farook Bulsara - but after all that, i became the biggest fan of Queen ever!!!!
History Buffs: Hacksaw Ridge
You have to do this! a historical movie by Mel Gibson! A perfect match!
Excellent suggestion.
Nick Hodges: ♫ Hello, darkness, my old friend... ♫
Hell yeah
Yeah I wanna see him rip into this movie
Lol. You know how much the man hates Mel Gibson and his "historical movies", don't you?
One of my favorite Queen-related moments was the time there was a recording of Bohemian Rhapsody playing for a stadium full of Green Day fans, and they all sang along, headbanging at the guitar solo. As the comments put it, that day, Queen rocked Wembley without even being there.
Reminds me of the time when they used Freddie's warm up routine at the 2012 Olympics. Thirty years after his death, he still had people singing along to something that wasn't even a song!
You know you're a legend when you can command an audience from beyond the grave.
I knew the movie was going to be picked apart here for historical accuracy, and I appreciated the ‘real life’ behind the scenes. I don’t really ever expect bio-pics to be particularly accurate, but I do enjoy it when they are well done, and I loved this movie. I own it, have watched it a zillion times…and I’m a huge Queen fan. Rami Malek was brilliant, the Live Aid was just incredibly well done, and I feel happy for 2 hours. So, the movie worked for me. Quite frankly, the fact that it made Brian and Roger happy is all I really care about.
This is really interesting. I know nothing about the band outside their major hits (which are obviously hard to avoid) and Freddy's AIDS diagnosis, but seeing those huge concert shots, that bit about the crowd singing to him, to his wife, that was intense. The showmanship, and presence , someone has to have to command that many people to a common course, it's impressive.
8:19 the 80’s montage is too damn good
8:29 Karate Kid
Yes, that makes it perfect.
This wasn't a movie about Freddie Mercury and his relationship to Queen, but a movie about Queen and their relationship to Freddie Mercury.
Brian May wanted to push the movie in a family friendly direction.
Wanted to push the movie is a politically correct direction.
@@HDA_III I think they wanted to leave out the nightly parties he had they mentioned it a little but they didn't go full force.
It was a crock of shit made for money and nothing else.
so literally the exact same fucking concept but worded differently? you're a fucking smart one :>
I thought one huge gaffe in the movie was that Freddie's eyes aren't brown! With colored contacts available as well as digital effects, it's utterly insane they didn't change Rami Malek's eye color to brown. When they show that tight close-up of Rami's face at Live Aid, I couldn't believe it!
I read recently that Malek tried wearing colored contacts for the part, but the contacts were very uncomfortable and he couldn’t get used to them.
reasons why Micheal wouldn't record with freddie: Freddie was doing coke
reasons why Freddie wouldn't record with Micheal: a llama made him *very* uncomfortable
oh geez haha
It's Michael.
These 2 parts were awesome. Always a fan of your work. :)
same
The Amistad is an incredibly underrated historical movie.
"He got his singing down"
Rami didn't sing.
He did he had to go all out had to learn piano had to learn how to sing and sound like Freddie he put his whole heart into this movie. I mean it would be dumb to learn how to sing for a roll just to not do it.
@@sekaicraig2098 well from.what I heard and read it was a mixture of Rami, Freddie, and a Freddie Mercury impersonator
Marc Martel actually did
Freddie’s singing voice because he sounds just like him.
@@sekaicraig2098 Rami has said he didn't do the singing. It was Marc Martel who did the singing.
@@sekaicraig2098 rami just did the piano since he's the actor. He sang nothing from the movie . It was Freddie's raw voice and Marc Martel's recorded voice
Honestly the way they condensed everything into the one day of Live Aid you’d think it was one long epic day. Complete fiction
Is this a joke or.. (Sometimes sarcasm doesn't read well online.)
@@alysiamerdavid-wasser9165 no he described the movie plot .
@@natalkumar6132
So, it's sarcasm, then?
After you've finished with Queen, I humbly suggest a review of Operation Valkyrie, the Tom Cruise movie about the July 20 plot to kill Hitler.
Grey tie, dear.
I second this.
Or even better, Der Untergang
HELL! YES!!!
So I literally just watched an interview with Dexter Fletcher today. He was the one that was brought into direct/put together what was already completed with Bohemian Rhapsody after Bryan Singer was fired. He said they thought about adding more of Freddy’s lifestyle and everything they did behind the scenes. But the reason they didn’t, and I really respect this, is the fact that Freddy isn’t here to defend himself I think that’s really important. For Rocketman, Dexter Fletcher said they were able to go so hard because Elton John came out and said yeah, I did all of that.
So that’s really the reason why. It was more to be respectful of Freddy but I agree with you, it does really make the film lack the edge it needed which is why, in my opinion, Rocketman is a WAY better movie.
I LOVED the Live Aid scene though. I was singing along in the theater. They got that so perfectly, I’ve watched that performance so much. My biggest problem with the Live Aid recreation though was the crowd looked like they had just gotten there. Not that they had been baking in the sun and dancing all day. The audience looked WAY too polished!
This is great work (both videos) and pretty much reflects my feelings on the film. Why, if you're making an authorised biopic, do you green light a script that makes the lead so small, so selfish? Never mind historical inaccuracies, it didn't capture Freddie the man at all. One of my favourite stories is one Elton John told: the Christmas after Freddie died, there's a knock at the door and there's a mutual friend holding a painting inside a pillowcase. And a note from Freddie (or 'Melina') saying he'd seen it at an auction and thought Elton ('Sharon') would like it. Would that man walk out on his band for the pittance of $3 million? Not bloody likely.
One little detail that I noticed that I'm surprised you didn't mention was this: in the movie when they are in the trailer backstage before they go on at Live Aid you can hear the song Sultans of Swing being played. Initially I thought it was just something cool the filmmakers put in (it's my favorite song) but when I looked up Live Aid I found out that Dire Straits was on right before Queen and the last song they played was in fact Sultans of Swing. Really cool little accurate bit I thought.
Also think you'd be interested to know (which you probably already do) that this was not the first time Rami Malek and Joe Mazzello (John Deacon in the movie) have worked together. They alwo appeared together in several episodes of the HBO mini-series The Pacific (which would make for a great next episode btw)
Wish Sacha Baron Cohen got to make his Queen movie, he would never of held back.
Absolutely. This is why he left the production - he wanted the Freddie Mercury story not the sanitized Queen story.
i dont think i would trust that man with any kind of historical accuracy
@@OlEgSaS32 you'd be surprised at his intellect behind his characyers. Watch that out of character speech he did, changed my mind about him
@@stahppls2293 i have seen him talk normally and in interviews before, and he just sounds your basic 12 year old edgelord, like someone who would drop a bowling ball from a skyscraper while doing some bad foreign accent if it means atleast one person would laugh at him for doing so, ive seen him in only one decent role and that was as Eli Cohen in The Spy and thats probably becasue he wasnt the guy in charge
It would have been interesting to see his ideas put to screen, but it absolutely wouldn’t have worked with Cohen as Freddie.
As a coffin dodger, I remember watching the Live Aid performance first time around. Even as a boy, it was phenomenal
What I found with Bohemian rhapsody is the time line, when Queen did soundtracks etc. But you are right Fox kept this story too family friendly
It's so sad that Freddie's bandmates would allow this movie to portray him in such an inaccurate light.
Who says that they where in a position to allow or deny anything?
@@Henrik_Holst they are public figures, they are always in a position to at least give a public statement.
@@Henrik_Holst they were the lead consultants of the movie, they basically gave the nod to the way Freddie and then were depicted in this film
@@Henrik_Holst Sasha Baron Cohen was planning a much edgier and more accurate of version of Freddie's story, but Taylor and May throttled it. Instead we got this milquetoast biopic.
@@agustinrico3304 Being lead consultants just means that they got paid to be available if the writers or the actors had any questions.
Then the studio goes ahead and makes the movie they want to make, totally free to ignore any and all input from consultants if they so like.
*This movie is basically Dewey Cox*
> movie length flashback before the final concert framing device
> *very* humble beginnings (janitor/baggage handler)
> previous lead singer removed so protagonist to prove themselves
> the musician is kinda shy/unconfident but finds the courage as they continue performing in their very 1st concert
> which they ABSOLUTELY nail btw
> the musician, despite his humble origins, proves everyone wrong and wows the audience
> instantaneous rise to fame
> despite all the lovers the protagonist had, they still have that one meaningful love interest _(though this seems to be true in Freddy’s case)_
> the musician starts selfishly prioritizing himself over the other band members
> they’re no longer being true to their “real selves”
> I’m going solo/having my own artistic vision drama
> band breaking up fight
> the sentimental get back together scene
> the climactic iconic final concert
> the credits that recaps the rest of the musician’s life
Mind you cliches are not inherently bad, but when they’re being played so straight, with so many jam-packed in one whole movie, and you already have older musician biopics that pulled off these cliches better than your current film, I think we’ve got a problem here
BTW check out Dewey Cox if you can it’s really underrated and deserves more love and attention
Hello First
I love Dewey Cox so much
that movie was so bad
@@paulatreides6711 Dewey Cox or Bohemian Rhapsody?
@@alisonschwab7842 you don’t want none of this Dewey!!
It's been six months, the history fiends are roaming the streets like the walking dead, food, food, feed us, foooooooooodddddd.. Seriously tho, we need a new episode for the sake of humanity. Love the channel and the work you put out, take care and hope you're doing well.
You got it now
My Dad is a huge fan of Queen, he watched this movie several times just to point out what was wrong and how off the dates are for most things. My parents saw them live a few times and loved it. This movie just doesn't do it the justice it deserves. Thank you for this deep dive, im becoming a huge fan :)
Never realised how significant Live Aid was before seeing this. Inaccuracies aside, I was blown away watching that scene for the first time, much like my parents said they did when they saw it themselves.
You missed something on Live-aid they weren't neverves becuase it was daylight hours, Queen wanted that time slot, because it put them in Prime time in the UK
I love Queen. Wish I could have seen them live. It never panned out. On the bright side, I did get to see The Electric Light Orchestra live with the big spaceship stage in 78.
I enjoyed all 7 parts of this Queen documentary! My favorite by far was part 11 by far!!! Awesome!
History Buff Uploads Part II
*"Is This Real Life, Is This A Fantasy."*
Literally the same bit as used in the video itself.
Also why is it so amazing and surprising that part 2 followed part 1?
@@Jayfive276 probably because HB went mia for 6 months and just randomly uploads two videos in the course of a week. And I’m sure he’s gonna go mia for another 6 months for whatever reason
@@mikeyadams9764 "for whatever reason" dude editing and fact checking takes time cmon
Movies I’d like to see done:
The Imitation Game
The Irishman
The Last Emperor
The Right Stuff
Flags of Our Fathers
Valkyrie
Milk
Moneyball
Invictus
American Gangster
Sully
Zero Dark Thirty
Munich
Argo
Seven Years in Tibet
I also wouldn’t mind him doing Hoodlum, Boardwalk empire, Ali, And Ghandi as well.
I would loooove to see The Irishman and Seven Years in Tibet done!
Sithethile Sgwentu He’s reviewed Goodfellas and Casino. The Irishman only feels right.
@@andredavila3731 exactly!
Flags of Our Fathers is a great movie and it was accurate at the time it was made but now it's more akin to historical fiction because since it came out in 2006 the Marine Corps has concluded that neither Doc Bradley (whose son wrote the book the movie is based on) nor Rene Gagnon was actually in the picture of the flag-raising. It makes me just a little sad but to me, not being in the picture it doesn't take anything away from what those guys did and saw (which was the whole point of the movie anyway)
Subbed!! And I agree they went WAY TOO VANILLA with how they portrayed FM. It would've been so much better if they showed him how he really was. There's was nothing wrong with what he was. Trying to get a PG13 rating in a biopic that focuses on him is just nuts!
I was just into my mid to late teens when Queen was playing at the L.A. Forum all those years ago... the first time I saw them it was my VERY FIRST concert EVER, and of course, it was Queen! I loved them then, I LOVE them now!!! God, I miss them all (these recent concerts really don't count if Freddy isn't there to belt out the music, right?) and the unbridled joy they gave me and to all of us in attendance those nights so long ago! The best part of it was when right after the concert ended (the Game Tour) our local radio station (KLOS) kept playing Queen songs for over an hour and a half NON-STOP without any breaks for commercials, all just to keep us in the mood as nobody really wanted the music to stop! Queen will ALWAYS rule in my book... PERIOD!!!
20:50
Me: "Where's Freddie?"
(Then he speaks)
Me: o.O "That's the most normal shit I've ever seen him wear."
Thank god I wasn't the only one looking for him there
Wish they could have shown a scene of Freddie recording The Show Must Go On in one take.
thank you for this. I love the movie, bought the movie, and i am delighted to learn more factual information about the film and the band. Your presentation is most enjoyable. I only discovered History Buffs yesterday, and i have watched over a dozen reviews and have enjoyed and learned from all of them. Thank you. I am very pleased to have discovered your site.
In Pursuit of Honor: 1995 HBO film starring Craig Sheffer, Don Johnson, and Rod Steiger. about a seemingly trivial incident in 1932 regarding the end of horse cavalry and the transition to mechanized army......and what happened to the army horses. I would be most grateful if you would consider reviewing it. The title says it all. (I own this one too, and will be getting Midway soon. Great review of that one, as well.) Thanks again for all the energy and effort you put into these.
I'm going to say this. Watching a film that is based on a true story and expecting it to be 100% accurate is just as rare as finding an American NBA basketball player that is a 6 ft 9 albino.
Yeah, no biopic is going to be 100% accurate, but the only thing that was true about this one was their music.
History buffs: out of innocence.
A film based on the true about a woman in co. Kerry Ireland accused of the murder of an bady which no one knows were it came from.
My dad knows the woman who was accused and he would really like it if you did an episode on that.
This sounds very interesting! I hope this does become a video.
But never forget...
Queen did the unforgettable soundtrack of Highlander.
*There can be only one!*
RIP Sean Connery😥😥
there can be only one
@@michaelkeaton5394 thanks batman.
They also did Flash Gordon's, which is better than the movie itself
They also did Iron Eagle soundtrack
dude, you okay ? 5 months of no new vids has me worried ! so... sup m8 ?
He does this all the time
That grain of information of Freddie laughing his darling arse off on the brink of demise was a new fact for me. I was wondering and trying to remember the name of the actor. Mike Myers, you devil!
Movies I want you to review:
1. Midway (2019)
2. The Crossing (2000)
3. Martin Luther (1953)
4. Secretariat (2010)
5. Sergeant York (1941)
6. The Lost Battalion (2001)
7. Greyhound (2020)
Mini episode idea:
1776 (1972)
What are those about?
@@MASTEROFEVIL "Midway" is about the battle of Midway and the events leading up to it.
"The Crossing" is about the Battle of Trenton and is VERY good.
"Martin Luther" is about the life of Martin Luther and how he created the spark that caused the Protestant Reformation. (We watch it around Reformation Day every year).
Secretariat is about one of the greatest racehorses in History. (This is my sister's pick). Secretariat was the first horse in decades to win all three races of the Triple Crown. The last race was just pure jaw breaking. The movie is very accurate, and most of the inaccuracies are from the story being simplified to fit into and 1 1/2 hour movie. Bonus fun fact. In the second race, Secretariat plays himself! (They used the footage from the actual race).
"Sergeant York" is another movie that is very accurate. It is about the first conscientious objector to win the Medal of Honor. York was drafted in WWI, and since his church was a non denominational church, it was not listed as a church that forbade war. York ended up single handedly taking out several machine gun nests, killing at least 20 Germans, and capturing over 100 others.
"The Lost Battalion" is another WWI film that is about a battalion that was surrounded by the German army. They were given 2 choices. Surrender, or die. They picked a third option.
Although I have not watched it, I have heard that "Greyhound" is a very good movie. It is really a compilation of many true events that happened to destroyer captains during the battle of the Atlantic. It follows a new captain as it escorts ships to England and is stalked by a U boat.
1776 is a musical and is a fun version of the battle in Congress to declare independence. It should be a mini since the movie is not pretending to be accurate, but is just a fun retelling of the story. However, the movie does have some good historical accuracy in parts. My favorite part in the movie is when the delegates are signing the Declaration of Independence. Right before the signing, they received a message from Washington saying how the British have come to New York with overwhelming odds, and he fears how many men he will lose before the fight is over. This sets up the ending perfectly. The music is somber and anything but joyful. It gives the feeling that the Empire is striking back and these men are signing their death warrants. You almost expect a "To be continued" to pop up when the movie ends.
Hope this helps : )
@@charlessapp1835 Adding these to my list
"For those of you who don't know who Bob Geldof is..." Thanks for making me feel a hundred years old, Mate:)
He's the guy who played Pink in The Wall. Don't know if he's done anything else, though. :^)
Ugh I know
I want History buffs to make Glory The legendary 54th massachusetts the 1st black men regiments
What a great series! Thanks!!
Freddie looks bad and the other band mates look good?? Must just be a huge coincidence that Freddie was the only band member not to have his input into the movie then...
I'm not sure John had input, either. His character was kind of kept in the background of the movie
Well, there dead can't defend themselves can they.
@@NoahMiller13579 I read that each of the surviving band members characters had to have exactly the same amount of time on screen.