The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975)

Yawn. Poorly Filmed Snooze Fest.

This movie was so-so. It had it's moments, but wasn't the greatest.

It's an amazing and heartbreaking story.

This is one of the best movies I’ve seen in a very long time. You have to go and see this on the big screen.

The Rocky Horror Picture Show is a fantastic and unique movie in every aspect, and a musical with not only wonderful songs but a wonderful message, the celebration of life, the celebration of being different.I not only like the super transsexual whatever genius Dr. Frank N. Furter but even the conventional Brad Majors, all figures are well defined and with their weaknesses and merits likable, understandable.All those left-liberal minds that fill nowadays the media with mediocre and redundant works should watch and learn from this movie - to like the weird outsiders of this movie is easy, and easy it is to like the conventional characters too - in this movie, there is no judgment but sympathy. I personally am fed up with all those whiny mediocre minded and weak-hearted minorities depicted in modern movies, characters who always complain about life being unjust, being not understood etc. pp. - life is always unjust, every single man and woman on this planet has a burden to bear, no matter if one is a heterosexual or whatever-sexual, no matter if one is white, black, yellow, pink skinned, two- or three-legged.The Rocky Horror Picture Show: a great plea for acceptance and a strong defender for "being different". A mind- and heart opening experience. A must-see.

The Rocky Horror Picture Show is regarded as a cult classic movie. It was directed by Jim Sharman and it stars Tim Curry. The movie has many genres. First of all, you have to call it a musical because it is a platform that this movie relies on. Other than that, you can call it a comedy, drama, romance and some say even a horror movie. I think that has something to do with the fact that the word 'horror' is in the title of the movie. Of course, it has some horror-ish moments but I wouldn't call it a horror movie or even recommend this movie to hardcore horror fans. Although, I think that watching The Rocky Horror Picture Show was very interesting but I have some mixed feelings about it.To begin with, I want to say that I have never seen a movie like this before. That is a plus for the movie because I understand how hard it is to achieve something original in film. Obviously, originality is not always a plus, but in The Rocky Horror Picture Show's case, it has definitely worked in movie's advantage. I believe that this is of the main reasons why this movie has such a cult following.To be honest, I don't really like musicals. In my opinion, they are much more suited for theatre than film. However, this film is one of the examples which can argue against this statement. The Rocky Horror Picture Show has some great tracks which obviously makes the movie better. My favorite song was Don't Dream It, Be It which featured towards the end of the movie. I think it perfectly describes the message of the film.One of the things I did not like was that there was too much music. I understand that this is a musical but one of my favorite scenes in the movie were the ones where the characters didn't sing. For example, the scenes where Dr. Frank is making love with Janet, and later with Brad were very hilarious. Maybe, it is just me but overlong singing scenes in movies often take me out of the film.Anyway, you have to praise The Rocky Horror Picture Show for the things it shows. It is hard to imagine how the movie about transvestite was released in 1975. Even nowadays, you don't see these kinds of things in movies. It is really amazing how 40 years ago Jim Sharman managed to pull off the film like this.All in all, as I said I have mixed feelings about the film. I am not the biggest fan of musicals but this one really deserves the appreciation it gets. It is not my kind of movie but I understand why people love it. I don't hate it either and I had a really interesting time with it. Probably, I won't be revisiting The Rocky Horror Picture Show any time soon but I am glad I have finally seen it because it has been in my watchlist for a very long time.

Possibly the most infamous cult movie ever made, THE ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW was specifically designed to be a camp, cult film. It's full of odd characters in even odder situations and every few minutes everyone starts bursting into song. Now I don't know about you but watching men run around in suspenders and stockings definitely isn't my idea of fun and I'm afraid to say that this film really isn't my cup of tea.For one, I'm not really too fond of cult films like this which try to be cult films - I prefer the sort of film from the '50s which doesn't realise that it's destined for obscurity. However, there are some interesting scenes throughout the film, mainly the take-off of RKO pictures, the creation of Rocky Horror, and the scene where singer Meatloaf is murdered and cannibalised by the aliens.The actors and actresses are an assorted bunch. Susan Sarandon wanders about in her underwear for much of a film, the award-winning Hollywood actress has certainly gone on to better things since this early role in her career. Tim Curry has also gone on to star in such diverse productions as LEGEND and CONGO, receiving lukewarm responses after his astonishing debut here. The Rocky Horror creation himself, Michael Hurst, really didn't go on to much and instead starred in an obscure Australian horror film DEATH WARMED UP and then became the second lead in HERCULES: THE LEGENDARY JOURNEYS.Richard O'Brien is also on hand (he wrote the original musical), more familiar to British audiences now for being the one-time host of THE CRYSTAL MAZE, where he used to run around in snazzy clothes, shout and get excited a lot. Also on hand, strangely enough, as the narrator of the story is actor Charles Gray, primarily known to horror fans for his role as Mocata in Hammer's masterpiece, THE DEVIL RIDES OUT. This was popular enough (audience participation played/plays a big part in the success of this item) to warrant a sequel, SHOCK TREATMENT, which I thankfully haven't seen.

Rocky Horror Picture Show honestly just seems like someone's strange porn fantasy. Though it is brilliantly executed. The characters, costumes, and songs carry the film; the plot is barely there, but this seems intentional. The oddness is entertaining for its entirety, and not used only for shock value.However, if one ignores the presence of well-known actors/actresses, and the catchy musical segments, it's difficult to see why this film is so popular in mainstream media. It's a good film, of course, but just plain odd. It was probably wildly controversial at the time of release; even some of the gags now are a bit risky. Even so, Rocky Horror deserves the praise it so often receives.