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How do you make prime time Elton John seem dull, tame, and sort of dim?...

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Make a film called Rocket Man!

What a bore and mishmash of timelines, songs and reality.

Not nearly as compelling as the recent Bohemian Rhapsody (which we just thought
OK though RM makes it seem a masterpiece), nor, it seems, intended to really be a
biopic so much as the template for what will likely be a long running Broadway
Musical that will be hellaciously expensive to see. Even with the Senior discount.

Elton John was MAGNIFICENT during the years RM covers- it wasn't until after that
timeframe that the dullness set in, the music lost it's luster, the story became as null
as this movie. Besides having to hear ANYONE but Elton sing his songs is a drag,
the acting is fair at best and the script a bad joke that seems Sir Elton used as a rather
indulgent therapy session.

AND a blueprint for Broadway.

(It isn't like he HASN'T already seen his name in lights for five decades, hell, he used to wear it on his face!)

"Once this was all Black Plasma and Imagination"-Michael McClure

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Elton John can take his candle out of the wind, I wouldn't care - beach cruiser 02:07:26 09/22/19 (0)
I go to a lot of movies, but never considered going to a semi bio pic about elton john. He is a fantastic showman, from the reports, and can make a good record, I own a few.
But i never considered the guy particularly interesting , again an opinion from reports. to me he is just a performer of another guy's thoughts, and a ton of people can do that just as well. He is just a top showman to me, and I prefer another style in most cases.
There is a movie about paul butterfield, a straight biography, no pun intended, that I read will make it into commercial release next year.
I saw it on limited release, and would like to see it again, it is a fine work. I mention this to give understanding to the type of musicians I consider interesting enough to carry a movie.
A white blues harmonic player out of south chicago, works his way up in the clubs to where howlin wolf's band is now his band , and then goes on to be the top rock band in the world for a short while, then loses everything to booze. His guts are all chewed up by the end, but he could still play, that was all he had left, his wife, child, wealth, health and singing voice had all split by then.
of course, it could be that i enjoy butterfield more then elton has created a bias I can't get past. After all, john attended one of the top music schools in the world, he should be accomplished, even as a drop out.

Edits: 09/22/19
Eggsy said it was a fantasy not a biography . . . - Billy Wonka 11:16:48 09/11/19 (0)
I didn't see it and thought it wouldn't come close to BR based on the trailers. Sounds like it was a good miss for me.
RE: How do you make prime time Elton John seem dull, tame, and sort of dim?... - Mike B. 14:56:16 09/10/19 (0)
Sorry to read this. I saw Elton back in the 1970's. I was not a fan and a buddy bought me a ticket to try and change my mind. It worked. One of the better concerts I have ever seen.
I liked it better than you did but agree with your observations. - volunteer 03:41:48 09/10/19 (0)
BR was a better film with much stronger performances. The muddled timeline was the most irritating flaw for me.

-Wendell

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