June 10th: Thr Rocky Horror Picture Show

Okay, so there is always a movie that when you see the actor or actress playing the part, you'll never imagine them as any other character the right way again. For instance, after Jack Black did Kung-Fu Panda, it was hard for people to take anything he did that was more serious (Yes, he has done some) seriously without thinking of Po, the lovable awkward panda.

For me, I can never imagine Tim Curry the same after seeing him as a singing Transvestite scientist like he is in The Rocky Horror Picture Show.

The film came out in 1975 after being a successful musical on the stage. The hilarious part of the movies success is the story, which was written by a man who was venting his sexual confusion. The story follows Janet (Susan Sarandon, the evil witch in Enchanted) and her finance Brad as they decide to go visit a friend. These two are serious innocent squares. If they've ever heard of sex it was in a textbook they weren't aloud to read. The movie is a musical, and the first two songs are very traditionally cheesy, but then they get suck at a dead end road with a flat tire. The couple ends up walking to a castle for help. (Typical. "Go to the eerie castle and ignore the 'enter at your own risk' sign you crazy stupid kids"). So they go up to thee door for help and maybe to use a phone (poor seventies people without cells ) but end up getting thrown into this weird castle thats flooded with people who think they are aliens from the planet Transsexual in the Galaxy of Transylvania. (The wasn't a snide remark, they really do think exactly that). So the two squares are forced into different shapes with all the weird things that happen to them in this place to steal their innocence. (Oh yeah, and the music got way better the second they got in that place, starting with The Time Warp that is now a classic).

There are some fun things to know about this film. It was a serious flop until they started showing it at mid-night, then it became a classic. When your in the theater to see it, the audience participated in 4-D affects that you can look up online, because you do need to do a little shopping and cooking beforehand. The Castle is an actual place, and the writing of the story owns it. You can tour the building very cheap. Admission: Doing the Time Warp dance in public.

The movie is ridiculous and nearly completely about sex, but its hilarious the same way Psychomania was in a way. It's deffinatly rated R; no kids. trust me.



The Chick Of Flick, Signing off