Rocky Horror REMAKE?
From: Stop the Remake
God damn it. Nothing is sacred. MTV (which hasn't been relevant in years and has given us such cultural milestones as The Hill's) has announced it will be remaking The Rocky Horror Picture Show.
Was anyone asking for this?! I mean the original is no cinematic masterpiece but it has retained a sort of dirty do-it-yourself charm. There are no great special effects, there are cheesy sets and a cheesier script. But that's its charm.
That's why people of all ages keep turning out in theatres in the place I now call home and just about everywhere else in the world. This isn't a re-invention for the masses of teens unfamiliar with the original. Whenever I go to see Rocky in a theater or on stage most of the audience is teens. So why!? Money would be the obvious answer. No surprise there. MTV has always been about exploiting the youth market and now it's about packaged nostalgia. A low even VH1 wouldn't have stooped to. Disgusting.
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And worse yet. They say in this new imagining there will be new songs. Jesus Fucking Christ!!! This abortion will be worse than the usual shit they pour down on our throats. Prepare for the 'High School Musical' version of Rocky ... or worse yet, the 'Hairspray The Musical' version of Rocky. You know the toothless version of John Waters' most family friendly fair? They took all the bite out of that one. And padding out this Rocky, and no doubt updating it with references to ******* and Youtube and Leave Brittney Alone and Emo and whatever else is current, they'll drive a cult classic which achieved that by not being a very good film but having a lot of heart into the shitter.
From: undercover.com.au
Rocky Horror Show creator Richard O`Brien is horrified by plans to remake his classic movie musical.
Sky Movies announced this week that they will remake the Rock Horror Show and said that O`Brien was going to be a co-producer.
O`Brien says that not only is that rubbish, he is not giving his support to the production.
"I have no view on whether it should be remade but it doesn`t have my blessing," he told the BBC.
The original movie starred Tim Curry and introduced Susan Sarandon. It is now considered one of the all-time great movies and stage-shows.
O`Brien first learned of the new production and his involvement in the movie when a friend sent him a press clipping.
`I`m not co-producing it and I won`t be involved in any way,” he told the BBC.
He however agrees with and supports the current production of the Australian musical that is coming to Melbourne soon.
The new Australian production of the Rocky Horror show will open in Melbourne at the Comedy Theatre on September 18.
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~K
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