The Rocky Horror Picture Show Event Offical Thread- Page 14

[Jane2]

Posted: 10/21/16 at 1:15pm

"and then yes it did develop a cult following, mainly by people who loved to make fun of it."

Incorrect, Patash. The cult following was made up of those of us for whom the message of the film resonated, and NOT to make fun of because it was "so bad."

the message of RH was to be who you are and want to be. Those of us who felt outside the norm of conventional society, whether it was because we were LGBT, fat, skinny, shy, ugly, short, tall, artistic, you get the drift, were told we were ok, and just like everyone else we wanted to be loved and accepted. We received love and acceptance in our cult community, and getting together every weekend was our "home." Nothing meant more to us than this comfortable feeling. 

That the film had Tim Curry made it all the more attractive, and the songs didn't hurt either! 

Last night's tv version couldn't do the same thing, of course, but I liked it only because it was entertaining. I would never sit here and nit pick and compare it to the original. How silly. 

[QueenAlice]

Posted: 10/21/16 at 1:33pm

Interesting to note that (per the official Rocky Horror Picture Show website) the original film is STILL playing regularly in around 100 cinemas each week. That's a pretty impressive limited release. I assume the film studio is still making money from these screenings?

[LizzieCurry]

Posted: 10/21/16 at 4:14pm

Pretty damning:

http://www.themarysue.com/rocky-horror-remake-is-straight/

[gypsy101]

Posted: 10/21/16 at 4:38pm

TheatreFan4 said: ""I'm not questioning it for believability, but because the reasoning it happened was because had they actually shown a wound and blood they would of been dinged by the FCC."

No they wouldn't have, FOX is the network that shows Scream Queens which shows and says pretty vulgar things on a weekly basis.

[CarlosAlberto]

Posted: 10/21/16 at 5:24pm

QueenAlice said: "Interesting to note that (per the official Rocky Horror Picture Show website) the original film is STILL playing regularly in around 100 cinemas each week. That's a pretty impressive limited release. I assume the film studio is still making money from these screenings?


Yes they are Queen Alice. 20th Century-Fox is making money from all of those screenings, add to that home entertainment sales (DVD/Blu-Ray/Streaming services) and licensed merchandising and "Rocky Horror" is a nice revenue stream for Fox.

Worldwide box office for film rentals are over $140 million and most of that is domestic gross revenue from those screenings.

[ArtMan]

Posted: 10/21/16 at 5:43pm

Jane2 said: ""and then yes it did develop a cult following, mainly by people who loved to make fun of it."

Incorrect, Patash. The cult following was made up of those of us for whom the message of the film resonated, and NOT to make fun of because it was "so bad."

the message of RH was to be who you are and want to be. Those of us who felt outside the norm of conventional society, whether it was because we were LGBT, fat, skinny, shy, ugly, short, tall, artistic, you get the drift, were told we were ok, and just like everyone else we wanted to be loved and accepted. We received love and acceptance in our cult community, and getting together every weekend was our "home." Nothing meant more to us than this comfortable feeling. 

That the film had Tim Curry made it all the more attractive, and the songs didn't hurt either! 

Last night's tv version couldn't do the same thing, of course, but I liked it only because it was entertaining. I would never sit here and nit pick and compare it to the original. How silly. 

 

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Hi Jane.  Welcome back.  Missed you.  I forgot this was on last night.  So I missed the first half hour.  As someone who only saw the original movie once (and that was enough for me).  Don't hate me.  I wasn't expecting to be hit in in the face with a piece of toast minutes into the movie.  The girl l was dating (I know???) at the time was in the live cast of the theater showing it.  We brought buttered garlic toast with us  and I threw it right back into the face who tossed their's at me. Butter just dripped down their face.  Anyway I didn't think last night was that bad.  I didn't watch all of it.  But I liked how they included the audience yellbacks.

[ArtMan]

Posted: 10/21/16 at 5:43pm

double post

Updated On: 10/21/16 at 05:43 PM

[Jane2]

Posted: 10/21/16 at 6:05pm

Thanks Artman. I don't post here any more, but when I read the RHPS thread, a topic which is close to my heart, I had to jump in.

[timrobb1414]

Posted: 10/21/16 at 7:30pm

Did they leave out the song, Once in a While last night?  

[CATSNYrevival]

Posted: 10/21/16 at 7:46pm

They did but it looks like it will be included with the DVD.

[timrobb1414]

Posted: 10/21/16 at 7:52pm

one viewing was more than enough - lol! :)

[Call_me_jorge]

Posted: 10/22/16 at 12:00am

There was a dip in the ratings compared to the grease live telecast, but I would blame that on the subject of the show rather than the quality of it. Maybe they will do another live telecast https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/UPDATE-Ratings-for-FOXs-ROCKY-HORROR-Drop-60-from-Grease-Live-20161021

[uncageg]

Posted: 10/22/16 at 12:53am

I was part of the cult following in the late 70's and 80's and not to make fun of it.

I just turned it off. Had it On Demand. Just couldn't watch after  Sword of Damocles. Actually turned it off in the middle of the song. 

[Patti LuPone FANatic]

Posted: 10/22/16 at 6:21pm

I purposely didn't watch it.  At some point, I may get curious about it.  One particular casting choice was a big disappointment to many Rocky Horror fans.  

[MikeInTheDistrict]

Posted: 10/22/16 at 6:53pm

Ivy Levan's "Science Fiction/Double Feature" was actually lovely, and the only part of this that was worth watching.

Everything that followed was misguided and terrible.

Updated On: 10/22/16 at 06:53 PM

[Jane2]

Posted: 10/22/16 at 6:58pm

 I thought Science Fiction was long and drawn out, and boring. Remembering back to the first time I saw the original film, and the second those lips appeared on the screen, I was hooked.

[MikeInTheDistrict]

Posted: 10/22/16 at 7:05pm

I'm personally grossed out by close-ups of body parts (I also despise hearing people chew/slurp/eat in food commercials), so I could only stand to look at the lips in the original for about two seconds, though I can understand why it worked theoretically. 

[Jay Lerner-Z]

Posted: 10/22/16 at 7:06pm

Worldwide box office for film rentals are over $140 million and most of that is domestic gross revenue from those screenings.

 

Richard O'Brien saw none of that, though. If this re-make helped correct that wrong even a little, I guess it was worthwhile. I have no idea if that's the case.

Updated On: 10/22/16 at 07:06 PM

[Jane2]

Posted: 10/22/16 at 7:38pm

"I'm personally grossed out by close-ups of body parts (I also despise hearing people chew/slurp/eat in food commercials), so I could only stand to look at the lips in the original for about two seconds, though I can understand why it worked theoretically." 

hmm, how long was that usherette singing? seemed like an hour. I had a hard time looking at the closeups of her lipstick outside her lip line and teeth for that long. Her mouth is what bothered me the most about the song!

[Jane2]

Posted: 10/22/16 at 7:49pm

Updated On: 10/22/16 at 07:49 PM

[Scarywarhol]

Posted: 10/22/16 at 8:00pm

Jay Lerner-Z said: "Worldwide box office for film rentals are over $140 million and most of that is domestic gross revenue from those screenings.

 

Richard O'Brien saw none of that, though. If this re-make helped correct that wrong even a little, I guess it was worthwhile. I have no idea if that's the case.

 

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He publicly criticized it well in advance, so if he got anything, he wasn't exactly paid off! 

[MikeInTheDistrict]

Posted: 10/22/16 at 8:02pm

Jane2 said: hmm, how long was that usherette singing? seemed like an hour. I had a hard time looking at the closeups of her lipstick outside her lip line and teeth for that long. Her mouth is what bothered me the most about the song!

Shrugs. Fair enough. I liked her...

 

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Updated On: 10/22/16 at 08:02 PM

[Jane2]

Posted: 10/22/16 at 8:21pm

lol, I thought I did too, when I saw the trailer of her singing it. But I changed my mind after seeing it again. oy

[Mr. Nowack]

Posted: 10/23/16 at 1:23am

I believe I read somewhere that O'Brien has zero control over film productions due to technicalities when he sold the rights, that's why this was allowed to be created clearly against his wishes.

[artscallion]

Posted: 10/23/16 at 8:52pm

What a tone deaf waste of time. They just didn't seem to get it. At any rate, there was absolutely no need to remake this. The original was perfect as is. Why try to outdo perfection?