Rocketman l May 31, 2019 l Paramount l Elton John biopic l Taron Egerton stars and looking sexy as h*ck

[TMP]

This had some really well cut trailers, but Bo Rhap made me incredibly cautious. Nice to see it being good. Also, wow, Richard Madden's definitely gonna have the best post-GoT career alongside Momoa/Pascal if he continues on this trajectory.

[TMP]

Also, remember when Tom Hardy was in talks for this? That would have been a sight to behold

[Eric Duncan]

36 minutes ago, TMP said:

Also, remember when Tom Hardy was in talks for this? That would have been a sight to behold

Elton was interested in Justin Timberlake for the role @MrPink

 

That woulda been a sight to behold

[TMP]

Just now, CoolEric258 said:

Elton was interested in Justin Timberlake for the role @MrPink

 

That woulda been a sight to behold

I read Justin Theroux by mistake at first and went 

Then I realized it was Timberlake and, hhmm... he would definitely fit the role better than Hardy though, Hardy's way too butch for young Elton John. Maybe he could have emaciated himself a bit I guess.

[filmlover]

The reception for this sounds on par or slightly better than Bohemian Rhapsody except it doesn't soften the dirtier elements for a PG-13 rating and it wasn't made by a controversial director (even if the guy who made this sorta kinda also made that lol). Should make an easy $100M+ at the box office and nab a Golden Globe nomination for Egerton (and maybe the movie too), but that's it.

[svetlana99]

Taron Egerton was an incredible casting choice for this film.

[tonytr87]

Reviews are more positive than Rhapsody but still pretty mixed. Expected after that last trailer made it look a bit paint by numbers. 

[Mulder]

Thinking mid 60s to low 70s for this on RT. I do think it won't be as mainstream and widespread as Bohemian was because of why it's R-Rated. Especially in the caveman areas bible belt and deep south regions of America.

[DAJK]

Damn. I loved BR, so the fact that this is "better" has me EXTREMELY excited

[DAJK]

ROCKETMAN

Alternate Title
Distributor	Paramount Pictures Entertainment Canada ULC
Distributor DBA
Time	122 min
Format	Digital Scope
Date Classified	2019-05-15
BC Copies	1
Classification	Parental Guidance
Advisory	coarse language; sexually suggestive scenes; drug use; violence
Saskatchewan Classification	Yes
Manitoba Classification	Yes
Decision Summary	The following were determinative to the classification decision: - Approximately 44 instances of coarse and/or sexual language; - Two sexually suggestive scenes; - Several scenes of drug use involving cocaine and/or pharmaceuticals; - Three scenes of violence depicting physical assault and/or self-harm. Classifiers also noted the following: - Scene of nudity, depicting breasts, in a non-sexual context.

 

 

Hmm, wonder if this means BC is just less conservative when it comes to depicting male-on-male sex (and the drugs and language that are obviously also in the film) or if I'm going to be watching a watered-down, 'more appropriate' version of this. 

[Mulder]

1 minute ago, DAJK said:

ROCKETMAN

Alternate Title
Distributor	Paramount Pictures Entertainment Canada ULC
Distributor DBA
Time	122 min
Format	Digital Scope
Date Classified	2019-05-15
BC Copies	1
Classification	Parental Guidance
Advisory	coarse language; sexually suggestive scenes; drug use; violence
Saskatchewan Classification	Yes
Manitoba Classification	Yes
Decision Summary	The following were determinative to the classification decision: - Approximately 44 instances of coarse and/or sexual language; - Two sexually suggestive scenes; - Several scenes of drug use involving cocaine and/or pharmaceuticals; - Three scenes of violence depicting physical assault and/or self-harm. Classifiers also noted the following: - Scene of nudity, depicting breasts, in a non-sexual context.

 

 

Hmm, wonder if this means BC is just less conservative when it comes to depicting male-on-male sex (and the drugs and language that are obviously also in the film) or if I'm going to be watching a watered-down, 'more appropriate' version of this. 

That's actually super confusing in the difference between that rating and the US'.

[DAJK]

14 minutes ago, Mulder said:

That's actually super confusing in the difference between that rating and the US'.

I've only known 1 other R-rated movie to get a PG in British Columbia (Mortdecai), so I'm concerned that they cut some stuff out for the BC prints. 

[That One Girl]

This is probably a super light R anyway

[filmlover]

3 minutes ago, That One Guy said:

This is probably a super light R anyway

That article on the previous page talking about how it's the first major studio release to really feature gay male sex hints otherwise.

[MikeQ]

51 minutes ago, DAJK said:

I've only known 1 other R-rated movie to get a PG in British Columbia (Mortdecai), so I'm concerned that they cut some stuff out for the BC prints. 

An American 'R' rating vs a 'PG' rating in BC does seem like a pretty significant difference. In Ontario, I find often enough that films rated 'R' in the US are only 14A here - and so Canada seems generally more relaxed with film ratings, I would say. But I don't think I've ever seen an 'R' in the US be only a PG here.

 

Peace,

Mike

[Krissykins]

2 hours ago, Mulder said:

Thinking mid 60s to low 70s for this on RT. I do think it won't be as mainstream and widespread as Bohemian was because of why it's R-Rated. Especially in the caveman areas bible belt and deep south regions of America.

It’s at 100% on RT (only 11 reviews) 

 

You already think it’ll fall right down to 60’s? 

[Mulder]

1 minute ago, Krissykins said:

It’s at 100% on RT (only 11 reviews) 

 

You already think it’ll fall right down to 60’s? 

I've heard some other mixed things on twitter and we've seen it happen before with festivals (Pet Semetary).

[lorddemaxus]

6 minutes ago, Mulder said:

I've heard some other mixed things on twitter and we've seen it happen before with festivals (Pet Semetary).

Cannes isn't SXSW lol. Closing films in SXSW (Pet Semetary was the closing film this year) especially get better reactions during the event. I'm pretty sure Life got really good reactions in SXSW when it premiered there two years ago. 

[Krissykins]

17 minutes ago, Mulder said:

I've heard some other mixed things on twitter and we've seen it happen before with festivals (Pet Semetary).

SXSW is a genre crowd though. Cannes is usually classy indie loving critics. 

[Mulder]

We'll see how it goes, I was just seeing a lot of more mixed takes on twitter. Definitely wouldn't be upset if this does stay above 80%.