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Holistic Guidance - The Rocky Horror Picture Show (25th Anniversary Edition)
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List Price: $26.98
Our Price: $7.49
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Manufacturer: Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation
Starring: Tim Curry, Susan Sarandon, Barry Bostwick, Richard O'Brien, Patricia Quinn
Directed By: Jim Sharman
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Aspect Ratio: 1.66:1
Audience Rating: R (Restricted)
Binding: DVD
EAN: 0024543005742
Format: Anamorphic
Label: Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation
Manufacturer: Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation
Number Of Items: 1
Picture Format: Anamorphic Widescreen
Publisher: Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation
Region Code: 1
Release Date: 2000-10-03
Running Time: 100
Studio: Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation
Theatrical Release Date: 1975-09-26
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Editorial Reviews:
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Fasten your garter belt and come up to the lab and see what's on the slab! It's The Rocky Horror Picture Show Special Edition, a screamingly funny, sinfully twisted salute to sci-fi, horror, B-movies and rock music, all rolled into one deliciously decade
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Summary: How can the appeal be really explained???
Comment: The Rocky Horror Picture Show has been around for 33 years now, and I still hear people ask "What's the appeal to this? It looks dumb!!" Well, my friends, the only way to find out is to be willing to overlook the stupidity, and allow yourself to simply enjoy the ride for what it is...an iconic mosaic of insanity.
Back in 1981, I had the priviledge of seeing this movie for the first time...6 years after it's emergence. I was 16 years old, and knew absolutely NOTHING about it...with the exception that it was THE movie to see on a Friday or Saturday night. Pretty much everyone in my high school had seen it, and I wasn't about to be left out, so off I go, into the unknown. I didn't know about being called out as a "virgin", or being "lei-d" until I got there and one of my friends spied me (she turned me in to the "cast"). From the moment I was marked with that huge V on my forehead, I was hooked!!! What was to be just a movie experience turned into one of the wildest rides of my life!!
Now, it's 2008, and I STILL go to live shows of RHPS. I am proud of the fact that I know every word, both in the movie, and of what the audience says in return. I am proud (even if a bit dumb) that I've seen this movie in that way 34 times, and will be making that 35 this Halloween. I do dress up...I fully participate...and once again, I enjoy that wonder I felt from that day so long ago.
Perhaps it's a bit childish, but the originality of the whole story remains after all this time. Since there are plenty of reviews that explain the basic story plot, I won't bother you with all that. These days, most people have seen at least part of this movie, and the story line is out there for anyone wanting to learn more. And yes...to be honest, the story line sucks, and yet...it's wonderful at the same time. It's a spoof of old horror films, and that's it. Yet, this spoof has outlived some of the more classic films that have fairly good plot lines (The Exorcist, Rosemary's Baby), and it's done it BECAUSE it's a spoof. It's never been intended to be taken seriously, or to truely frighten. Au contraire...it's a complete farce, yet one that gives rise to the feeling that, if you don't pay close attention, you might miss something important.
The DVD allows those who, for whatever reason, haven't seen a live showing, to get the feel of what is meant by audience participation, and that alone gives it great value. Seeing this in the privacy of your home won't allow you to truely experience what RHPS is, but it WILL get you pretty close. For those who live in areas where you can't catch a live show, this video allows you to enjoy, not only the movie, but the hilarity of making fun of it.
Trust me...you won't go wrong with buying this one!!!
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Summary: The Power of Good Living
Comment: It's fantastic to revisit a movie decades later and still find delightful. It reaffirms one's faith in the power of good living...
ANYWAY, this is my favorite of three musicals. It is an ode to rock-and-roll. It is a passionate muezzin-call of joie-de-vivre rising to the very heavens and it is NOT some watered-down yuppie b.s., and/or pretentious imitation of a redubbed remake...
**Susan Sarandon's** name will forever be pronounced with respect & tenderest adoration because of her performance herein. **Tim Curry** became the Patron Saint of the Trans-DamnNearAnything because of his work herein. Tim O'Brien, Barry Bostwick and even Meatloaf never had to worry about getting a real job after this bronzed titan among cult flix let its freak-flag fly... If you ever even thought that you like 'indie' films, this was a turning point and is an uber-touchstone.
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Summary: Let there be Lips
Comment: A biazarre film and a work of genius. It pokes fun at virtually everything including old science fiction movies; horror movies; transvestites: homosexuals; incest; professional spokesmen; sexual innocence; UFO's; cannibalism and even Nazi Germany.
Franknfurter, or whatever his name is, has the qualities of a transvestite, bisexual Count Dracula and Dr. Frankenstein. He's also an "evil" person who seduces both Brad an Janet. He's also quite a scientist and has produced the perfect man--"I've made me a man with blond hair and...a tan to ease my tension." This has elements of Nazi racial theory. "It's a triumph of your Vill!!! an excited Magenta emotes [Triumph of the Will by Leni Raftenstein on the up-and-coming Adolf Hitler]. Unfortunately, this blond superman is used for Frank's carnal purposes, another slap at Nazi theory.
Anyway, it's all a lot of fun right up until the very end when the persecuted and Igor-like Riff Raff, dressed like a rather extreme Flash Gordon character, and Magenta, with white streaked hair reminiscent of the "Bride of Frankenstein", show up to blast Frank and his one-time girl friend Columbia, with absolutely ridiculous ray guns.
It's all unbelievably stupid which makes it a near perfect comedy.
Now I have a question for all those who read my review. A couple of years ago I saw a rather bad movie called "Return to the Valley of the Dolls" produced, I think, a year or two before "Rocky". It has many for the features of "Rocky" and I wonder if "Rocky" ripped off "Return" or vice versa. Does anybody have the answer?
Ron Braithwaite
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Summary: Wonderfully hilarious movie!
Comment: I will be totally honest, I'm 26 years old and I didn't watch this movie until I was 23, because I was skeptical and I didn't think I would like it. Boy was I wrong!! From the first musical number til the very end, I had a grin plastered on my face. This is a different sort of tale, but very exciting and I absolutely LOVE musicals so it's right up my alley. Tim Curry is incredible as Frankenfurter, Susan Sarandon SINGS in this movie, using her real voice! And Barry Bostwick is hilarious as Brad Majors.
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Summary: Awesome
Comment: You definitely would have to love strange movie plots to enjoy this movie. I happened to fall into the "cult" if you will, of this movie in my late teens, and enjoy to this day in my mid-forties.
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