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Freddie Mercury - The Solo Collection Part VI (The Untold Story) ******************************************************************************* There are two different releases of this documentary for sale. The first was enclosed originally in the Freddie Mercury Solo Collection, and the second was released seperately, in the Lover of Life, Singer of Songs DVD. The main differences are the 30 seconds which open the second release, not available in the first, and the inclusion of subtitles. That's what made me choose the second release when completing the upload of this series. Therefore, you have here a subpack including subtitles in English, French, German, Italian, Spanish, Nederlands, and Portuguese. Enjoy it. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- This is intended to be played on a PC or a HTPC. If it works on your standalone player, good for you. You can always convert it to a regular DVD using tools as ConvertXtoDVD. Check you have installed the right codecs, as listed in this .nfo file, before trying to play it. VLC will play this file without having to install any codec. If you don't like the codec(s), container, resolution, file size, languages or any technical aspect on this rip, keep it to yourself and go and do your own. Serious feedback on quality will always be welcome. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- A REVIEW (from filethirteen.com) I don't know if VH1 has done a "Behind the Music" episode about Queen, but "Freddie Mercury: The Untold Story" seems to assume that they have or they will. This 68 minute video film includes some interviews with Mercury's bandmates and other musicians, but the real focal point here is Mercury's upbringing, his sexual life and his eventual death from AIDS in 1991. There just seems to be a huge chunk of the man's life; his rock star idol image as the frontman of Queen, mainly; left out. Of course, filmmakers Rudi Dolenzal and Hannes Rosacher are concentrating on the man here, not Queen. Jumping around in time and difficult to follow, this documentary covers Freddie's birth in Tanzania (where he was named Farrokh Bulsara) to his time in an Indian boarding school as a teenager. Much delight for fans can be gleaned when rare drawings by Mercury are shown. The flamboyant singer also flirted with fashion design and many of these images, including drawings and a few actual garments, are also shown. Some time into his late teenage years, Freddie formed a band at school called The Hectics and then later, when in London, joined the band Smile which eventually evolved into Queen. Again, there is some interesting recreations and recorded material used to tell this part of the story. But the real interesting stuff here is the interviews with Mercury's "wife," a female whom he lived with for 6 years and eventually came out to, and his final male lover whom Mercury often introduced as "my husband." The film does not get "seedy" and really delve into Mercury's sexual peccadillos, however it does show video footage of Mercury's debauched 39th birthday which apparently went on for weeks. Finally, mention must be made of the segment with opera diva Montserrat Caballe which shows Mercury's wonderful and imaginative musicianship. The interview with Caballe reflects her deep love for him and through her we are touched by Mercury's marvellous spirit and creativity. "Freddie Mercury: The Untold Story" brings forth images and interviews that the most diehard Queen fan will never have seen before. But at 68 minutes, the film only glosses over the man's life and legacy. Very little coverage of his wonderful musical work with Queen is really included and no mention of the "tribute" concert in his honor following his death is made. This, quite simply, is only a slice of the pie. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- General Format : AVI Format/Info : Audio Video Interleave File size : 1.37 GiB Duration : 1h 52mn Overall bit rate : 1 745 Kbps Writing application : FairUse Wizard - http://fairusewizard.com Writing library : The best and REALLY easy backup tool Video Format : AVC Format/Info : Advanced Video Codec Format profile : High@L5.1 Format settings, CABAC : Yes Format settings, ReFrames : 3 frames Codec ID : H264 Duration : 1h 52mn Bit rate : 1 287 Kbps Width : 720 pixels Height : 512 pixels Display aspect ratio : 1.406 Frame rate : 25.000 fps Resolution : 24 bits Colorimetry : 4:2:0 Scan type : Progressive Bits/(Pixel*Frame) : 0.140 Stream size : 1.01 GiB (74%) Writing library : x264 core 58 svn-736bm Audio Format : AC-3 Format/Info : Audio Coding 3 Codec ID : 2000 Duration : 1h 52mn Bit rate mode : Constant Bit rate : 448 Kbps Channel(s) : 2 channels Channel positions : L R Sampling rate : 48.0 KHz Stream size : 359 MiB (26%) Alignment : Split accross interleaves Interleave, duration : 40 ms (1.00 video frame) Interleave, preload duration : 500 ms ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- This is a part of the 10cd+2DVD box The Freddie Mercury Solo Collection Part I: The Albums CD01 Mr. Bad Guy CD02 Barcelona Part II: The Singles CD04 The Singles 1973-1985 CD05 The Singles 1986-1993 Part III: Rarities CD06 Rarities I (Mr. Bad Guy Sessions) CD07 Rarities II (Barcelona Sessions) CD08 Rarities III (Other Sessions) Part IV: Remixes, Instrumentals and Interviews CD03 The Great Pretender CD09 Instrumentals CD10 David Wigg Interviews Part V: The Video Collection (H.264/AC3 DVDRip) Part VI: The Untold Story (H.264/AC3 DVDRip) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sharing Widget |