I can get to the first boss.. He shoots out the 2 lasers and I'm good with that.. Then he lets out a load of bullets and I die every time.. I am the worst SHMUPS player ever.. I fly into bullets.. I don't know why.. There will be 2 on the screen and I'll fucking fly into one.
Viewpoint is actually an "easy" game, the problem is that you need to find and memorize a specific pattern for *each* moment, otherwise it is likely to end pushing start button more than A.
My experience is that you can individuate two kind of patterns, a "good" one and the "perfect score", but not middle-ways.
Unfortunately, as each step is highly conditioned from the precedent, moving from good to "perfect score" requires a almost complete rebuild of your patterns.
First boss has a safe spot where you can rest letting pass the bullet storm ,usually it is right/bottom wide area.
This way it will take longer to kill it, as you skip a turn of offense, and probably won't be the best in order to demolish the two cannons before the main body.
Right approach is to stay in line while shooting and dodging bullets , destroy first the cannons, then the main body, without "resting" in safe spots.