This is one of those cult films.
OK the actual story of the film isn't really that original as it's very similar to Frankenstein
Couple break down Couple enter creepy house Couple find some mad doctor doing mad experiments Doctor creates human being Doctor goes mad and kills his new creation and attempt to kill everyone else Doctors servants turn on Doctor and kill him
However the music in the show is really good and catchy. Some of the tunes aren't too good like the Sword of Damocles but there are certainly more good songs in it than bad.
Also the main thing that makes the Rocky Horror special is going to see it in a theatre or cinema. If you've never done this - do it! the film is only just about all right when you watch it in your own home.
But turning up to a theatre or cinema and finding most people in some kind of cos-play dress from the show - loads of frank-n-furters in stockings and suspenders, people dressed as Brad and Janet, and many others. It really does add to the effect.
The whole show is geared around audience participation, which there isn't any other film I know of that expects the audience to shout words out at the characters, or decorate the theatre in rice, confetti, water. Forget Dolby 5.1 in the theatre when you see this you get full interaction, the feeling of rice going over you at the wedding scene, the rain and the newspaper to protect you, the noisemakers when Frank is about to unleash his creation, the party poppers for when Frank-n-furter is coming, and of course the chance to get up and dance around to the Time Warp.
It really does make this film unique.
OK the actual story of the film isn't really that original as it's very similar to Frankenstein
Couple break down Couple enter creepy house Couple find some mad doctor doing mad experiments Doctor creates human being Doctor goes mad and kills his new creation and attempt to kill everyone else Doctors servants turn on Doctor and kill him
However the music in the show is really good and catchy. Some of the tunes aren't too good like the Sword of Damocles but there are certainly more good songs in it than bad.
Also the main thing that makes the Rocky Horror special is going to see it in a theatre or cinema. If you've never done this - do it! the film is only just about all right when you watch it in your own home.
But turning up to a theatre or cinema and finding most people in some kind of cos-play dress from the show - loads of frank-n-furters in stockings and suspenders, people dressed as Brad and Janet, and many others. It really does add to the effect.
The whole show is geared around audience participation, which there isn't any other film I know of that expects the audience to shout words out at the characters, or decorate the theatre in rice, confetti, water. Forget Dolby 5.1 in the theatre when you see this you get full interaction, the feeling of rice going over you at the wedding scene, the rain and the newspaper to protect you, the noisemakers when Frank is about to unleash his creation, the party poppers for when Frank-n-furter is coming, and of course the chance to get up and dance around to the Time Warp.
It really does make this film unique.