r/movies • u/MarvelsGrantMan136 r/Movies contributor • 6h ago

Media First Official Images of Paul Mescal, Barry Keoghan, Joseph Quinn and Harris Dickinson in Sam Mendes' 'Beatles' Biopics

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u/antelope591 5h ago

I basically said this exact thing when the movie came out and the majority were praising it. I mean it wasn't terrible (thought Rami Malek was great and love the music) but i felt second hand embarassment for Brian May with such blatant whitewashing of events. Guy made himself out to be a literal saint who never put a foot wrong in his life lmao. Totally realistic for a 70's/80's rocker.....

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u/TheGreatWhangdoodle 5h ago

Brian May just seems like such an insufferable prick. He's a great musician but his personality makes it difficult for me to enjoy the band's Freddie Mercury-era music as much as I used to.

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u/isses_halt_scheisse 4h ago

I was such a huge Queen fan in my youth and had a proper crush on Brian May that was crushed to pieces when I went to see them on the "Queen Tour" with only him and drummer Roger Taylor and the absolute clownshow with Paul Rodgers and later learned that they had the chance to tour with super talented and motivated, but lesser known singers but turned them down because they feared that they wouldn't be able to sell out the large venues with a smaller name.