Roger Ebert on Rocky Horror (in not so many words): Rocky Horror is not really a movie; it's a “social phenomena.” No one noticed Rocky Horror, even its die hard fans, until it was aired as a midnight cult movie. Rocky Horror saw its zenith in the eighties with fans lining up in front of theaters hours before the movie aired. Inside the show the fans recite the movie line for line while dressed up as key characters in the movie. Rocky Horror cultists are dysfunctional in an interesting way. The fans make this movie more than the movie. The movie isn’t as good if you don’t have the fans. It will probably be forgotten.
Bruce Wayne on Roger Ebert (lol) on Rocky Horror (oh, that got interesting): Ok, Ebert, I know you’re still fighting the cold hand of death to keep making bad movie reviews, but why so dull? Ebert couldn’t be more right about stating that the movie is made by the fans, but I think he missed the point. However, Ebert’s a professional, and I’m just a student trying to get by. To me, Rocky Horror wasn’t just watching a movie, it was an experience. If people can not watch it with an élan point of view, the movie appears juvenile, perverse, and dumb. A person seeing Rocky Horror for the first time, or even watching it at all, can’t simply watch it to watch it. It’s like attempting to participate in Christmas when you’re dressed in a Halloween costume. What I disliked about Ebert’s criticism of Rocky Horror more than anything was how dull and disinterested it was. It’s obvious he took no pride in watching the movie, or even cared to. I had a feeling he would have this approach on the movie, so I chose him to compare and contrast to. I also believe Ebert’s the perfect person to get a contrasting opinion from about anything that could be fun.
http://rogerebert.suntimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/19750101/REVIEWS/501010356/1023
3 comments:
Jack Skellington had no problem dressing for Christmas in a Halloween costume . . .
How can he say that The Rocky Horror Picture Show isn’t as good as if you don’t have the fans? When I first saw the movie, I liked it. I was the only one in the house when I watched it. If the fans make the movie better, why do the fans love it? Has Rocky Horror been forgotten? I do not think so. The only reason why a lot of people have not seen it is because Hollywood keeps giving us too many over-hyped dreadful romantic comedies and less than mediocre horror remakes. And our generation goes along with it. When it comes down to your viewing pleasure and why you liked something, YOU are the only one that matters.
Ah, yes, you've cought the Nightmare reference! Jack learned that his place wasn't in christmas town. He left it for whome it was meant, Sandy Claws =D. (Ebert isn't the type of person that should watch Rocky Horror.)
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