Miscellaneous Movie Musings

[€uroMeinke]

Saw Rocky Horror Picture Show last night, for what must be the first time in 15 to 20 years. After getting over the personal Horror of realizing that I first saw the film when Morigoon was 1, I was amazed at how it has evolved over time.

Back in the day, we just saw the movie, threw rice, toilet paper, toast, and bantered with the film. Nowadays, there's an elaborate pre-show. Last night included a band, an animated short, previews for the Princess Bride, not to mention complete choreographed announcement and virgin ceremony all with their own sets of scripted call and responses. (honestly, this old-time was starting to wonder if they still watched the film) It seems the film now has every pause filled with some comment of other, many completely new to me. I'm still also not used to the on stage actors, which result in rules about throwing things on stage, though I did enjoy the stripper for the credits.

All in all still a fun show/experience, though the abundance of scantily clad 16-year olds did make me feel like a bit of a pederast, it's still something one should do at least once to see what all the fuss is about.