6 Nov 2018

Movie Madness: the intensity of BlacKkKlansman and Bohemian Rhapsody

Oh wow! I mean... WOW!!!

I just got back from seeing the Queen biopic, Bohemian Rhapsody and man... they weren't kidding when they said "we will rock you"! I'm not sure there are words to describe the intensity of that film... of the music of Queen and their creation process. And those final 15' at Live Aid? DAMN!!!


The film's reviews might be kind of "meh" or "it's pretty tame, they took the 'safe' route in telling Freddie Mercury's story". IGNORE IT! Doesn't matter! Could there have been a more in-depth look at the band's hard partying life? At the choices Freddie makes? Sure, of course. But ultimately the music is what matters. And they are pretty damn insane! Their creative process is unbelievable. And their musical style, abilities for interpreting it, vocal range... you name it, they've got it! 

So go watch it, and I dare you to walk out at the end and not want to walk right back in to another screening... (I might go back on Sunday!) Oh, and someone give Rami Malek the Oscar for best actor right now and be done with it. 


And the thing is... that's not the only awesome movie I've seen this week. Yesterday my dad and I (he also came tonight) went to see Spike Lee's BlacKkKlansman and we were equally (but differently) blown away by it! 

I remember going in thinking "ok, how is a black cop going to infiltrate the Klan?!" and came out going "with the help of a Jewish cop?!?!?" The story is so surreal, it could only be believable when you remember it's TRUE!!! Pretty insane! The whole film keeps the tension so tight you could cut it with a butter knife before the end, and yet at the same time it has some absolutely hilarious moments! We couldn't help cracking up laughing time and again (starting with that absurd phone call to the KKK's recruitment number that's shown in the trailer). I'm not surprised this took the Grand Prix du Public at Cannes last Spring!

After a couple of months of movie-drought, I've been blown away several times this past month (these, A Star is Born...). If the awards season is starting out this strong, I can't wait to see what comes next! And am happy I don't have to vote to choose a "best" from among them. 😜

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  1. I'm so glad you reviewed this - I can't wait to see BR!

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    1. Just make sure it's not a late show... there's no way you can go straight to bed right after watching this, you'll have too much energy to burn off! ;)

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  2. I agree with you! A Star is Born and BR are two of the best I have seen in a long time. If you haven't seen The First Man yet, make sure you do on the big screen. The moon landing experienced like that is worth the price of admission.

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    1. Saw it. Loved it! Even knowing how it was going to end (and the result of the particularly tense moments in the middle), it had me at the edge of my seat! Really good movie. :)

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  3. I enjoyed BlacKKKlansmen and A Star Is Born very much. I haven't seen the other. But if you get a chance to see Free Solo, don't miss it! :-)

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    1. Free Solo? I haven't heard of that one! Just checked it out in IMDB. Looks good! Unfortunately doesn't have a release date for Spain, so I don't know if/when it will make it over here, but I'll keep my eye out for it! (or on the airplane! I catch up with a lot of films that don't get released in Spain when I fly long-haul!) :)

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