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The film struggles with pacing issues that cause the first act of the film to move to fast. Not to mention a couple of inaccuracies that's is sure to bug queen fans like it did to me. Other than that the film is really fun and quite touching in other parts especially the live aid scene which was by far the best part. Queens music is fantastic as always but rami malek as Freddie mercury is insanely amazing. Halfway through the movie I forgot I was even watching rami but instead Freddie that's how good he was. The supporting cast is great as well every member of the band feels authentic and realistic. Overall I had an amazing and fun time with bohemian rhapsody despite its flaws. Remember this is a biopic and creative liberties were taken meaning it's not a documentary.
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OOps sorry. Killed that one and moved it over here. http://videosift.com/video/Star-Trek-THE-PILOT-Gene-Roddenberry-Biopic-1

I never thought they could find someone to play Williams if they did a biopic on his life, but after seeing this I stand corrected.

When they make a biopic about this kid, Michael Cera will inevitably be cast for the role.

I'm always amazed that anyone would even think that any biopic, movie, mini-series, or made for TV movie would be accurate. It's compressed, staged and artificial because that's the format that works for the medium. American pop culture eats its own feces, like when George Clooney made a movie about Chuck Barris (that great historical figure).

Awww Freddie. What an artist!!!

Slightly off topic, Sacha Baron Cohen is doing a Freddie Mercury biopic... Strangely, I can see it working.

>> ^probie:

Grew up watching Jim Varney. Dr. Otto and the Riddle of the Gloom Beam anyone? One of my favorite spots of his was an anti-smoking PSA he did, where he chided Vern for smoking. "I care about ya buddy! But if you keep going like this, the groundhogs will be deliverin' yer mail, know what I mean?"
If they ever do a biopic, I nominate Mike Rowe.


Mike Rowe is like Ernest's evil twin Nash. All that workin out in prison. It'd be interesting to see him behave with such... timidity? Ernest isn't what I'd call a man's man. His strength lies in his pure ignorance and ingenuity, such that he holds to antiquated notions of chivalry and, not realizing the true nature of his enemies, fear does not hold sway.

Ernest underestimates his enemies and is easily defeated, coming back with something so wacky it works. Like someone that doesn't know how to play chess throwing off a chess master. Mike Rowe would not underestimate the enemy and would create a more logical and less fantastical battle plan.

Upvote for the Shatner reference. That was a promo for a biopic starring The Shat as Gore Vidal's grandfather. The guy's been around forever, hasn't he?

Grew up watching Jim Varney. Dr. Otto and the Riddle of the Gloom Beam anyone? One of my favorite spots of his was an anti-smoking PSA he did, where he chided Vern for smoking. "I care about ya buddy! But if you keep going like this, the groundhogs will be deliverin' yer mail, know what I mean?"

If they ever do a biopic, I nominate Mike Rowe.

If you get the chance, check out Hardy in Bronson, the biopic of Charles Bronson (the psychopath, not the actor). Brilliant stuff.

I think the acting in the actual film is better in that it seems more alien. However, the test's script and especially costumes are a lot better, which doesn't say much as presumably the costumes where picked out in a couple of minutes, if not what the actors happened to be wearing!

So I guess the next one in the line would be Nicole Kidman for the Madeline Albright biopic.

Alas 'The Hours' triumvirate act-off will be complete!

No!

It's Tom Waits!

edit: I take that back.
@deathcow is right.. It's probably Nick Nolte, since he's the narrator for the Hunter S. biopic, "Buy the Ticket, Take the Ride."

>> ^ponceleon:

Is that Charlie Sheen narrating?

Like how he opens it up there towards the end--"High as you want to!"

Jim Carrey was born to star in this dude's biopic.

Turdley is a RAZZIE-WINNING, disturbing biopic about a bestiality-loving narcoleptic becoming uncoordinated during the bar mitzvah of his nephew, Chaim."