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Epicurus.com - The Rocky Horror Picture Show (Widescreen Edition)
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List Price: $14.98
Our Price: $7.99
Your Save: $ 6.99 ( 47% )
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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
Brand: CURRY,TIM
EAN: 0024543051008
Format: Closed-captioned
Label: Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation
Manufacturer: Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation
Region Code: 1
Release Date: 2002-09-03
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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An \""ordinary\"" couple spend an unforgettable night at the castle of a mad-scientist from the planet Transexual.
Genre: Musicals
Rating: R
Release Date: 3-OCT-2000
Media Type: DVD
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Customer Rating:
Summary: Utter nonsensical tripe. Might as well use the DVD as a coaster.
Comment: If I could give this zero stars, I would.
The entirety of the movie is mindless, nonsensical tripe. It makes no sense WHATSOEVER and isn't even funny. Not once! I feel considerably dumber for having watched it and for having been swindled out of $7.50.
This is quite literally the WORST movie I've ever seen. And I've seen Plan 9 From Outer Space (that was at least humorous for its poorly filmed B-movie-ness)!
That people actually enjoy this movie or pay their hard-earned money to watch it makes me truly wonder about the future of our society...
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Summary: TRANSEXUALVANIA
Comment: ROCKY HORROR MAY BE OLD BUT ITS STILL GET MY FRIENDS UP AND DANCING.
PREPARE TO WHIP OUT YOUR FAVORITE PAIR OF UNDIES AND CORSETT AND PUT YOUR HIGH HEELS ON BECAUSE YOUR GOING TO BE DANCING AND SINGING TO THIS MOVIE IN NO TIME.
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Summary: Rocky Horror is as bad as films can get, and equally for the lot of folks who cant multiply by 5
Comment: In 1975, if memory serves, Rocky Horror was invented and the musical comedy, no doubt to your knowledge became a super-cult crave following all over the globe. Transients, drug users, queens and flamboyant lots, eccentric film buffs of all shady styles, cross dressing wall street stiffs, kids at heart, Parrotheads...that common bond that can make Rocky Horror have a very broad flavor of fans.
Perhaps I never grew onto the 12 midnight showings of this film during my early twenties, or the live stage shows, because well, its like Gallagher, why would anyone be interested? The groupies that abound RHPS type events are all whack-jobs.
I love musicals, I love nutty, insane, brilliant and not so brilliant films. Love Oliver!, Love the Sound of Music, even the sleeper Newsies, love the 'can't sing for squat', talented Rex Harrison in Dr. DooLittle, even sort of loved Moulin Rouge, not quite, but almost and of course Willy Wonka. (Wilder, not Depp)
Rocky Horror is the kind of movie that wants to sit next to films like 'Donnie Darko', 'Something Wicked This Way Comes', 'Almost Famous', perhaps even next to 'Queen's Live at Wembley Stadium', (for the cult appeal), however the only place it will find a spot in my heart for is a review on Amazon. Richard Obrien and Tim Curry's talent not withstanding, let the mess of this film have its bloodbath of rave reviews from gender-bending, egotistical, self centered, pompous jerks, who parade around like its Carnival in Rio; and the tacky, boring, mindless film can attest to that following and lend its hand onto perhaps a new, more accepting myspace, emo culture who will eat it up and ask for seconds almost immediately.
Customer Rating:
Summary: Excellent Review [ 5 Stars ]
Comment: Movie is the best out there, with 2 or more feautres and other hidden stuff unlocked once you put it and play it on your computer. This movie is the most greatest movie yet.
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Summary: Artful Tragedy With Energetic Music
Comment: If you are on this page, you probably already know that when this was released in 1975, it was pretty much a complete failure. In 1976, it was rereleased, and not only was the verdict reversed, but to this day has a cult following. This is an interesting work of art in that it combines music, comedy, horror, and tragedy. The movie starts with a wedding. And then we see that Brad and Janet decide to get engaged. The movie actually starts happy, but there are some bad omens as well. (Such as them singing of their love for each other in a graveyard, and when an empty coffin is brought into the church.) They then have some car trouble, and go into the castle for help. This is when the trouble begins. To make a long story short, they are introduced to different monster type characters like Magenta, Riff Raff, and Dr. Frank N Furter. Poor Brad and Janet find themselves in a 'hell on earth.' Brad and Janet are not often seen in a favorable light. But think about it! They had some car trouble; and all they really wanted was to borrow the telephone to call for help, and they end up corrupted and violated. The big tragedy here is that most of these characters are driven by their own pleasures and desires with no real moral brakes so to speak. (The boundaries of 'this far and no further' are most certainly crossed.) And even the innocent and sympathetic Janet becomes corrupted in this environment. One thing that makes this dvd so interesting is that we have an interesting paradox. We have characters who fall on tragedy, but music that is lively and energetic. The movie also ends with a major bang, but there is notable tragedy in that no one really gains any insight into human nature, and even the few characters who come out alive don't go through any real growth. The movie seems to be a hell on earth where the party eventually ends (in a very tragic manner for some) while the survivors just want to party more. The dvd has some interesting extras such as a commentary with Riff Raff and Magenta, and prompters if you wish to participate in the show. This is not only an interesting cult movie to follow, but it is a nice way to have a 70s night. It is also good if you want to see a tragic musical.
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