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This film is not for everyone. You may question its morality, and the second half lags, as if the scriptwriter had already exhausted all the really great ideas in the first half and decided, "Let's put on a show!" The floor show kind of doesn't fit with the plot, and the viewer is left wondering if Frank, the transvestite mad scientist who creates a studly boy toy for his absolute pleasure, was right or wrong. But let's face it, Brad and Janet were just TOO uptight to enjoy life before they met Frank, the songs are incredible, and Tim Curry's performance as Frank is nothing short of brilliant. The contrast between Frank, who looks disturbingly sexy in fishnets and a corset, is so far removed from Curry's usual masculine upper crust British characters that one suspects he might have a secret bisexual twin who stepped in to play the wild, uninhibited Frank N. Furter. Watching this film on DVD, you will miss all the audience comments, but that's not necessarily a bad thing. When you aren't getting soaked by water or pelted with hotdogs, you can concentrate on the movie, which is a great spoof of horror film cliches. SEE IT --- you will either hate it, or become a big fan.Read full review
Classic! In order to do Rocky Horror, you have to know Rocky Horror. The movie on its own is pretty boring, I have to admit. However, the cult phenomenon that was a night out at The Rocky Horror Picture Show, was once something not to be missed. Too bad hardly any theaters will let casts perform it anymore! This DVD features an additional soundtrack of various casts shouting various lines, which is a great idea on the surface. Unfortunately, they're never shouting out the same lines and talk over eachother so often that it gives me a headache. (and I'm a Rocky veteran)I got this so my own older children might be able to experience the show, and it almost works. I'd suggest downloading a few scripts (with shouted lines added) from the internet and picking your favorite before you watch this, though. After that, get a copy of The Time Warp and dance the night away with your kids. Good times will be had, I promise! (Just remember, don't fall down at the end of the song!!!) Oh, and in case you couldn't figure it out, I mean OLDER kids...this IS NOT for young 'uns.Read full review
The Rocky Horror Picture Show is a cult classic. Nice to finally have it on DVD. It's not quite the same as seeing the film in a small theater with a hundred or so of your strangest friends. I used to play the part of Riff-Raff in a weekly midnight showing in Atlanta, GA. This is a nice way to relive old memories and pass along the film to another generation so they can say, "Man! This film is BAD! But it's just so bad that it's hilarious." For anyone who has NOT seen the film, go see it first at a midnight showing show you can get the full effect. Then... come back and get it on DVD.
I saw Rocky Horror Picture Show in the Chelsea Theatre in Manhattan, and it was great. Actor/Fans dressed all the parts and acted out scenes in the front of the theatre. Fans seated in the audience screamed funny and obscure things at the screen. It was like being drunk without drinking. Live theatre for the poor (cost just a regular ticket to the movies $10). Ingenious. The DVD lacks the crowd mentality. It's always fun at a Halloween party, but I'd never sit and watch it myself alone. I'd feel I alone was talking to the screen, kind of cuckoo. I assume most big cities have a Rocky Horror showing with the live actors. Maybe not. If you can get to a showing, though, I fully reccommend it. It's not exactly life-changing, but its fun and inexpensive entertainment. If you can't get to a theatre showing, I guess the DVD is allright.Read full review
Its just a jump to the left. Time warp applies for the good memories this movie evokes thinking back to those late night midnight shows in the late seventies and early eighties. If there was a show close to where I live now, chances are there would be a group of us that would stay up late and go if the walkers fit in the isles. lol
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