Queen is undoubtedly one of the most magnificent bands to ever exist. When it comes to many music legends, there is often a golden decade or two, but Queen is something quite different, they’ve had many golden eras throughout their long and very majestic career. The most important event was their spectacular 1981 concert in Montreal, Canada. Now, for the very first time, one can get a glimpse of the memorable gig as if they were part of the audience, as rock superstars perform some of their greatest hits on the biggest screens in the UK in this worldwide release, only in IMAX – for four days starting January 18.
The legendary musical band Queen consisting of members Freddie Mercury, Brian May, Roger Taylor and John Deacon was already known and established in the music industry in 1981 due to several hit albums in their portfolio. They were back in UK after a long span of tours for almost 2 years but had two special engagements in Canada. According to Brian May during the press screening, Queen was not happy at all about going on tour again Joyce. Getting their crew back so soon after such a huge tour was a massive task and Brian admits that they were all somewhat irritated owing to the postponement in the month of November, ‘81. Nonetheless, this anticipation led to what would be one of the band’s key events infused with energy and a sense of attitude that would go on to characterize the bands personality and their overall music.
Saul Swimmer was in charge at all times directing a film encompassed of two well-attended performances of Queen las nighs in Montreal. Queen Rock Montreal Essay fresh ideas focused on in that work and that certainly can be seen in this film. They are just ahead of their time. The members of Queen decided to host a large-scale outdoor presentation of their performance in the form of a movie, which was to be attended on demand throughout the tour to provide fans with a lively atmosphere while not traveling with the actual concert, this was what the Queen Rock Montreal was intended for. The finished product is a “rockumentary” and is hysterically effective in several different ways.
First, and most significantly, it channels the spirit of every single member of the band seamlessly as if this is the ultimate point of the performance. ‘Queen Rock Montreal’ is unique in that this performance did not have any guest stars or musicians on the stage except for the four members of the band (which is always the case in large concerts). This film indeed proves the punch offered by Queen as a 4 man team, and the captivating personalities of Genius Freddie Mercury, Brian May, Roger Taylor and John Deacon (who all mastered their trades by 1981) through stunning close-ups.
It’s understandable that at that time, the effort that went into shooting the film was not picked up but there was always a larger than life ideology that guided the work of Saul Swimmer. It is unfortunate that he died in 2007, but his dream of photographing the spectacle that was the band has come true something that would have been complicated at the time with large format cameras and an active camera crew trying to squeeze onto the stage without disturbing the busy action of the band. ‘Queen Rock Montreal’ is definitely an excellent step forward in terms of technologies; one that belonged in an era that was yet to come and fabulous in its execution. The onset of the motion picture begins with the camera fixed to the audience seated around halfway back on the ground floor and the excitement is infectious as the Queen come onto the stage engulfed in a blaze of lights and sound.
Then there are the band members as well. It pretty much is a concert of greatest Queen hits. However, they are so upbeat band with so many great songs that they could have easily performed a separate gig of all greatest hits made after 1981, and it would still be regarded as a greatest hits performance. That is the number of excellent songs that the band has, and the reason why they will always be regarded as greats. Their back catalog has been amazing, being 24 songs in length featuring songs such as ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’, ‘Another One Bites the Dust’, ‘Under Pressure’, ‘Somebody To Love’, ‘We Will Rock You’ and ‘We Are The Champions’ off ‘Queen Rock Montreal’ to mention only a few.
You know how devoted I am to the IMAX experience dear constant readers. It is practically unmatched in the cinema universe as it provides its audience with such an all-encompassing experience when it comes to movies. The concert, “Queen Rock Montreal,” has now been remastered digitally and transformed into the IMAX Experience for the very first time, giving viewers a staggering and incomparable viewpoint of the band. We encounter extraordinary scenes of the band where they seem larger than life, and their performance is nothing short of amazing. The incredible talent and energy of Freddie Mercury in the spotlight demonstrate how passionate and commanding he was as a performer and why he is regarded as one of the finest frontmen in history. Brian May’s electric guitar makes the sight of him perform a mesmerizing one, Rob Deacon’s bass can be felt by every member in the audience and the energy of Roger Taylor’s drums are nothing short of divine.
‘Queen Rock Montreal in IMAX’ possesses lots of epic essence, it has become both a ‘within the greatest live concert movies ever made’ type of film. It combines great storytelling and beatifully remastered footage that records goose-bump inducing moments which we can remember for centuries. The film also does justice to the band in their popular music thieving, as they are The documentary also puts you into the crowd. However, in contrast to a lot of contemporary concert movies which I think have too heavy of a focus on the audience, ‘Queen Rock Montreal’ makes sure that emphasis is placed on the members of the band and their magic – because that’s what people are interested to see on film. A breathtaking and do not miss event of real rock icons.
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