Look, I realize the cultural significance of this movie. I have gone to midnight shows no less than 50 times. I love the events, the silliness, the costumes, the partici............PATION. It's all very enjoyable and I will probably never stop going to and joining in. If I rated it solely on that, no doubt....solid 10
BUT....
When it comes right down to it, this is really a horrible (and horribly made) movie. The script is bad, the music is bad, the story is bad, the special effects are BAD, All the "artistic" aspects of a movie are, for the most part, bad and even the moments that are good are done in such a cheap, amateurish way that it is difficult to compliment them. And no, I'm not going to concede that it is all intentional.
The acting is really bad (perhaps this part actually is intentional) with the only performance of any note being Tim Curry and that is only because he completely invests himself in it.
I also realize that we're talking 45 years ago, when it was still quite common for studios to produce crap - see Bog (1979) - but I have to ask how this ever got green-lit as a theatrical production. No, I never have seen a stage production, but I can't help but wonder why anyone would have thought it would make a good adaptation to film.
Nevertheless, that this is a culturally significant movie cannot be ignored. After 45 years of nightly midnight showings across the globe and countless home video viewings as well, its impact is incalculable. Not bad for a lousy film.
BUT....
When it comes right down to it, this is really a horrible (and horribly made) movie. The script is bad, the music is bad, the story is bad, the special effects are BAD, All the "artistic" aspects of a movie are, for the most part, bad and even the moments that are good are done in such a cheap, amateurish way that it is difficult to compliment them. And no, I'm not going to concede that it is all intentional.
The acting is really bad (perhaps this part actually is intentional) with the only performance of any note being Tim Curry and that is only because he completely invests himself in it.
I also realize that we're talking 45 years ago, when it was still quite common for studios to produce crap - see Bog (1979) - but I have to ask how this ever got green-lit as a theatrical production. No, I never have seen a stage production, but I can't help but wonder why anyone would have thought it would make a good adaptation to film.
Nevertheless, that this is a culturally significant movie cannot be ignored. After 45 years of nightly midnight showings across the globe and countless home video viewings as well, its impact is incalculable. Not bad for a lousy film.