2. It's hard to
think of a pop star who lost their muse so comprehensively. He wrote all of
Queen's big hits during the 70s, and then none during the 80s. How do you go
from "Killer Queen" to "Man on the Prowl" in 10 years?
Conclusion: don't grow a moustache.
3. I can't believe
they didn't do the "Ah Mr Ferocious" scene with Sid Vicious.
4. I enjoyed the
scenes of them recording A Night at the Opera in the countryside. Somebody
should write a book about all the albums that were recorded at various
farmsteads during the 70s.
5. Gwilym Lee really
was Brian May. I don't think I've ever seen a better resemblance between an
actor and a character in a biopic.
6. But Ben Hardy
really wasn't Roger Taylor. Roger was a good looking guy, but in the film he
looks like a squad member of the 1974 West Germany World Cup team.
7. I have a slight suspicion that one of the
motivations of the band for making this film was to get back at Paul Prenter.
8. The film has John
Deacon as being about halfway between Derek Smalls and Balderick and I think
this is a bit unlikely. I can't imagine he took too much nonsense from the
others after "Another One Bites the Dust".
9. There's a scene
where Brian May is taking the band through We Will Rock you and Freddie walks
in. With a moustache. In 1977! This is madness. If you're going to be paying so
much attention to detail that you make sure that he wears the right brand of trainers,
you shouldn't be making these errors. 1977!
10. It's a pretty
good film, and I speak as someone whose heart sank like a stone when
I heard that they were making it.
