The Legend Lives On
Okay, I'm writing about a movie that has become a part of my life in more ways than one for the better part of the past 16 years!

As a performer in two of the role-playing casts in the Boston area (check www.teseracte.com), I've had my share of experiences through Rocky Horror. Most of them good, and needless to say I got exposed to a lot more about life and other things than I'd ever imagined!

What makes people go back again and again? A lot of things, but the fact that this film and the theaters that run it are the one place for many that they can go and be accepted for who they are, and without reservations. Usually.

The film itself is the offshoot of the successful London production, and while it did not translate to the screen immediately, it found its way.

It's really just not the same watching it at home (if that's all you've ever done, you're still a virgin!). The send up of a long line of bad horror, sci-fi and other flicks that Richard O'Brien was raised on in the 50's were the catalyst, and they've led to a phenomena that cannot be accurately explained.

All I can say is, no matter how bad a film it may seem, it is a classic and a great work to us.

Don't Dream It, Be It!

A wild and an untamed thing...
This video is far more deserving than any other review the rocky horror picture show could get. I like to think of this version as perfect for halloween kareoke. The video has interviews with cos players at the theater about their performance mimicking the movie. After the movie is over, we are shown just how much fans love the time warp at the theater performance. Also, the words are silenced at "Oh brad" (as in when they also say janet), "Creature of the night" (all the characters except rocky at the end) Riff Raff's dazzling "it's all over" song thingy, and the music at the beginning of the floor show (as frank is prepping the performers) is lowered significantly.

Each Rocky Horror video has it's own charm, everything in a certain place. The 25th anniversary, for example, has the two songs that were cut. As for the dvd's, the basic grey covered one I've noticed is exactly the same as disc one of the two disc set, so as far as dvd's go, the two disc set is the way to go (although the dvd version of the movie sucks because the audio tracks are different, it just doesnt seem right, but the extras are great) If you're a newcomer to the Rocky Horror Picture Show, and you need other people to tell you just how great it is, this video is for you (it does include the movie by the way).

THE BEST MOVIE EVER!
This movie is the best ever! I'm only 14 but I love the movie just as much as any fan who got to go at midnight and see it in full costume! Lucky people! I can't keep my love for the movie inside me. In school I sing and dance with my friends to the tunes of the movie. I've seen more times I can remember and I know it word for word. I'm starting a new generation of Rocky Horror lovers at my school in Connecticut. I love the message it sends, that you can be whoever you want to be and do whatever you want, make your dreams reality,DON'T DREAM IT , BE IT! It stands the test of time and will remain a cult classic forever!

So quake with fear you tiny fools!!!!
I honestly enjoyed this picture. It ain't great cinema, but it's worth the viewing. Since they don't make musical movies, anymore, "Rocky Horror" should be treasured as one the few existing "rock musical" films and if the music in the film weren't so catchy, I'd probably dislike this film altogether. Yet it's funny, spoofing science fiction B-movies and becoming one itself. Tim Curry IS Dr. Frank N Furter, and I'd have a hard time imagining that role to someone else. This film is so weird, it's bad and so bad it's good. Transylvania awaits you.....

Not For Everyone, But Definitely for Me!
So maybe this isn't exactly award-winning material. So what? "Rocky Horror" isn't meant to be some uptight, emotional, stuffy piece; in fact, it goes out of its way to be just the opposite. It's a satirical piece that makes plays on corny sci-fi late night flicks, drippy musicals, and corny Frankenstein-type horror [ex. Doctor Frank N. Furter, for example?]

The movie is packed with get-up-and-dance rock tunes, overdone acting that seems just right, and a wildly ridiculous plot. Tim Curry is simply brilliant; from his authoriative-yet-plaintive cries of "Oh Rocky!" to his flashy and utterly corny performance of "Sweet Transvestite." The best scene for me is right after he transduces Janet, Brad, Doctor Scott, Rocky, and Columbia, sighing heavily, "It's not easy having fun...even smiling makes my teeth ache.." before biting his finger in melodramatic anguish. Other good performances include that of Susan Sarandon, who scores high as the naive and inexperienced yet curious Janet.

"Rocky Horror" isn't for everybody. Some may write it off as "sick" while others may view it as pointless. True, it took me a while to realize the whole point of the movie and piece together bits of the plot for myself, but this movie is all in good humor. So, to all you people out there who
a) refuse to see "Rocky" after hearing 5 or 6 people complaining about its disgusting content
b) have seen it once and, after deciding that it was "pointless," and turned the movie off immediately...

This I say to you...
"Maybe Rocky Horror isn't really to blame. So, I'll remove the cause..... But NOT the symptom!"