Since my last post talked a little bit about GLEE, I remembered The Rocky Horror Picture Show episode, and THAT caused me to ask what the hell that movie is even about?
What I mean by that is what is the point? Or maybe what I'm asking is how? Or maybe I'm even asking when did Transylvania become another planet? Pretty sure it's in Romania which is in southeastern Europe, which is on EARTH.
Or maybe I just really didn't understand at all what was happening in that film.
Here's what I DID understand though:
A couple, Brad and Janet, get a flat tire and due to that incident go to a castle they saw a little earlier. At said castle they are greeted by a "Sweet Transvestite".
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To be honest, that's all that really clicked plot-wise with me. I don't know about you, but they never really explain Eddy, nor is it explained why Dr. Frank-N-Furter was housing aliens or why Rocky was able to sing, but speaking english (or at all for that matter) was an impossibility.
Also, I have to ask what the hell happened at the end of that movie? First, everyone has been turned into stone, then they're all on stage in Dr. Frank's favourite get-up singing and dancing, then they have a giant orgy in the pool, THEN it turns out Riff-Raff and Magenta are aliens and they're pissed at Dr. Frank-N-Furter, then they shoo out Janet, Brad and Dr. Scott so they can go blast off back to Transsexual Transylvania, and then it all ends with Janet, Brad and Dr.Scott crawling around outside in the smoke.
LIKE WHAT THE HELL?!?!?!
Perhaps I wasn't following things the best because I was too distracted by... Well, a lot! There is a lot to get distracted by in that film!
I'm not going to lie, the second I saw Riff-Raff's hairstyle change, I couldn't keep my eyes off it. I mean it went from kind of creepy-weird to just straight up dumb! And Magenta looks dumb too (in case anyone was wondering my thoughts on her hairstyle).
All that being said, I think the only reason I was able to enjoy this movie is because of the songs, and the fact that Tim Curry is just absolutely ridiculous in it! Um, yeah. I guess that's really all I have to say... I'm not entirely certain I'd recommend watching it... But I'm also not entirely sure I wouldn't recommend it either.
But what I will do is leave you with this link.
http://vimeo.com/4833913
However, it's not really school appropriate, so I don't know if watching it at school would be the best idea, but if you're really itching with antici .... .... .... pation, then do what you want.
Just don't blame me if a teacher questions why you're watching a grown man dance in burlesque clothing and people stand awkwardly in their underwear.
Also, ignore the Portuguese subtitles. It was the best I could find on Vimeo.
P.S - Riff Raff is probably the funniest thing of life.
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