I'm a fan of 'Rocky Horror Picture Show' but not so much 'Repo!'. Both are outrageous rock musicals with campy B-movie style and dark humor. Three reasons why I prefer 'Rocky': 1) the playful sexuality, 2) the surreal story twists and 3) the 70's aesthetic.
There's no Tim Curry or Susan Sarandon here, no Meat Loaf and no Time Warp. What we get is the charismatic Anthony Steward Head, who we know from 'Buffy the Vampire Slayer' and who delivers some nice singing performances in that show as well. Here he steals the show at every turn: his character is the only one who's actually compelling and his singing voice is pleasant and warm. Other characters include the aging CEO of an evil corporation, his depraved and moralless children (one of whom is played by none other than Paris Hilton) and an angsty teenage girl who wants to escape her sheltered life. Actually I liked her angsty teenage rock song 'Seventeen'! It reminded me of 'Cherry Bomb' by The Runaways.
The songs are more hard rock than the classic rock of 'Rocky' - there are pounding drums and scathing guitar riffs straight out of a 90's Metallica record. The story is fun and campy, and of course extremely dark and filthy, but it gets a little muddled at the end.
There's no Tim Curry or Susan Sarandon here, no Meat Loaf and no Time Warp. What we get is the charismatic Anthony Steward Head, who we know from 'Buffy the Vampire Slayer' and who delivers some nice singing performances in that show as well. Here he steals the show at every turn: his character is the only one who's actually compelling and his singing voice is pleasant and warm. Other characters include the aging CEO of an evil corporation, his depraved and moralless children (one of whom is played by none other than Paris Hilton) and an angsty teenage girl who wants to escape her sheltered life. Actually I liked her angsty teenage rock song 'Seventeen'! It reminded me of 'Cherry Bomb' by The Runaways.
The songs are more hard rock than the classic rock of 'Rocky' - there are pounding drums and scathing guitar riffs straight out of a 90's Metallica record. The story is fun and campy, and of course extremely dark and filthy, but it gets a little muddled at the end.