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Theatrefan2 said: "
Actually there were plenty who didnt think it was fantastic in London. Theres just no point in saying it as you just get people shouting back at you.Same as when you dared say anything critical about Sunset."

Not buying this.

1) Even Sunset got it's share of naysaying posts here.

2) And Gypsy got comments that ranged from pro to con to in between.

I have trouble believing if "plenty" of people didn&

BJR said: "(Also, Molina's stubborn shallowness/vapidity is part of Puig's story, as it's self-protection.)"

I read an interesting interivew with Puig where he talked about not liking the 1985 movie because Molina was made into such a depressing character. He said, "In the book, the character of Molina is full of joy and life...Hurt created a neurtoic and tortured character who had nothing to do with Molina, who was a very joyful person, among ot

bwayobsessed said: "joevitus said: "Jeffrey Karasarides said: "BrodyFosse123 said: "I saw the original Broadway production with both Chita and Vanessa and will admit, though the musical is beautifully crafted, my only interest in the musical has always been, and remains, the Aurora sequences. I always zoned out during the rest of the show just waiting for the Aurora numbers. For this, I enjoyed the film adaptation. Didn’t have to slodge thru those end

EricMontreal22 said: "BrodyFosse123 said: "Heartbreaking to learn the film has only grossed $2M globally on a $30M budget (excluding the cost of promoting the film). After all the press interviews across the board and countless media coverage the film was completely ignored by the movie going public. Globally."

It's my understanding it hasn't opened yet in many international markets (there's some question if it will.) And there really was not

Bobster159 said: "joevitus said: "No, it's purely coming from a place on intolerance and offense, which has very little to do with discussion. There isn't much back and forth in an exchange of ideas, and apart from something like the Gary Coleman reference being dated, no one's explaining why the show as it was written can no longer work in performance."

Have you looked at the lyrics lately? Offensiveness is largely not the problem; it's

TheatreFan4 said: "Rentaholic2 said: "
Exactly. Like many other shows that were set in "present day" when they came out (Rent, Hair, Bye Bye Birdie, etc. etc.), it should be treated like a period piece now, because it's too rooted in that specific time and place. It's not just about changing a few lyrics - you'd have to change a principal character (whose lines and interactions are all very much specific to that particular real-life person), replac

Jeffrey Karasarides said: "BrodyFosse123 said: "I saw the original Broadway production with both Chita and Vanessa and will admit, though the musical is beautifully crafted, my only interest in the musical has always been, and remains, the Aurora sequences. I always zoned out during the rest of the show just waiting for the Aurora numbers. For this, I enjoyed the film adaptation. Didn’t have to slodge thru those endless non-Aurora numbers, which to this day, I can&rsqu

Scarywarhol said: "EricMontreal22 said: "Scarywarhol said: "She did pretty well with what she had. It was completely misconceived on a creative level as an adaptation and as a film, and it alienated what little existing audience there was without courting a new one. The obsessive vitriol aimed like a laser at Lopez is getting weird all over the place. Or got weird years ago."

It is weird, although I didn't find it completely misconceived (an

darquegk said: "It's in part a fetish thing (which is driven home by Shock Treatment, in which the dressup-fetish subplot is brought to the forefront repeatedly), and in part an act of transgression and rebellion. Remember, Tim Curry camped it up for the film, whereas onstage he played the role of Frank as a macho, aggressive rocker who just happened to be dressed in lingerie.

Remember what was going on in pop culture at the time, divorced from the show's nostalgia

CarlosAlberto said: "QueenAlice said: "I suppose there is a small niche audience who still sees ROCKY HORROR as cutting edge and / or embraces the show as a symbol for weirdopride that lives in us all - but - to get real - the show is 50 years old and as much a popular staple at regional and community theatres as Rodgers and Hammerstein is.

The show, like Grease was written in the 70s as a nostalgic parody of the 1950s -in the case of The Rocky Horror Show, the po