1bassoon Posted January 22, 2009 Share Posted January 22, 2009 I've never seen the Rocky Horror Picture Show. I know, I know. I lived through the 80s! My friends were all punk/grunge/New Wave! They went all the time! How could I have missed The. Cultural. Event. of the Decade!?!!! I did. I think it had to do with the fact that my boyfriend through high school never wanted to go. :001_unsure: But I do know all the words to Time Warp. Can I still be in the club??? If it redeems me at all: I have all of the Holy Grail and Young Frankenstein memorized. I'm fun at parties. Pleeeeze let me stay! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colleen Posted January 22, 2009 Share Posted January 22, 2009 I've never seen the Rocky Horror Picture Show. Lucky you. Really. (Ooops...that was three words, wasn't it?:tongue_smilie:) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OH_Homeschooler Posted January 22, 2009 Share Posted January 22, 2009 Lucky you. Really. (Ooops...that was three words, wasn't it?:tongue_smilie:) :iagree: I saw it once in college. You're not missing much. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
klmama Posted January 22, 2009 Share Posted January 22, 2009 Two more words for you: Be thankful. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mommyof4ks Posted January 22, 2009 Share Posted January 22, 2009 Two more words for you: Be thankful. :iagree: Honestly looking back I really wonder why we HAD to stay up until midnight to see it at the BIG theater down town. We saw many movies then that I have to say ????? to now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jenny in Florida Posted January 22, 2009 Share Posted January 22, 2009 I've seen it more than enough times. So, I can just shove a few of my "credits" over into your log book. Sadly, I even have photographic evidence of my Rocky Horror phase. And, no, I won't post them. So, don't ask. What's worse is that I even know all of the lyrics to the songs from the sort-of sequel, Shock Treatment. Ah, youth . . . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laughing lioness Posted January 22, 2009 Share Posted January 22, 2009 I went because it was an assignment -I was a photographer for the college paper. You missed nothing. Still counting you in the club! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jenny in Florida Posted January 22, 2009 Share Posted January 22, 2009 You will likely be very disappointed if you ever see it. I think for some people it was an "experience", but the movie in and of itself is boopid (my 3 year old's word). You know? That was my take on it the first time I saw it, too. However, as the years have gone by, I've gained a new appreciation for it as a film. Tim Curry, in my opinion, probably deserved an Oscar nomination for throwing himself into that role. (I said that for years, by the way, before I read the same thing in Entertainment Weekly some time ago.) In general, I think there's more to the film than appears on the surface. And it helps if you've seen some of the types of movies of which it is a parody. The music is fun, too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frankie Posted January 22, 2009 Share Posted January 22, 2009 It wasn't the movie, it was the experience. Going to downtown Denver, the Ogden Theater, which wasn't in the best of neighborhoods, at midnight...freaked my Mom out more than me. I went to watch the people. That was what was so fun. They were crazy. We watched the movie last Halloween on TV. It was boring, it was stupid, and we didn't care for it--but it sure brought back fun memories. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OhM Posted January 22, 2009 Share Posted January 22, 2009 I was just thinking about RHPS the other day - specifically, WHAT WERE MY PARENTS THINKING??!! They must have *really* been clueless to let me go, at midnight, into the city, at 16, with a carful of teenage girls to see that show. (They were otherwise extremely strict.) I'm even a bit apalled at myself that I had the entire soundtrack memorized for more than a year before I was allowed to go see it. Geesh. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elegantlion Posted January 22, 2009 Share Posted January 22, 2009 I remember the movie more for the experience than anything else. Can you even get into a theater with props anymore? I love Tim Curry as an actor. The other day we were watching The Three Musketeers and my ds says "I know who that is!" My dh and I kind of snickered, then he says, "It's the guy from one of the Home Alone movies." "ah, yes dear, that's it." :lol::lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Free Indeed Posted January 22, 2009 Share Posted January 22, 2009 I saw it in a theater that had actors doing things during the show. Sometimes they were dancing at the front, sometimes they were throwing toilet paper, sometimes running and screaming. Another one that I went and watched that I thought was MUCH better (and still wonder what was I thinking) is Pink Floyd the Wall. I still have that cd and listen to it sometimes. ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H.S. Burrow Posted January 22, 2009 Share Posted January 22, 2009 I've never seen the Rocky Horror Picture Show. I've never seen it either. I'm not even sure that I know what the Time Warp is....a dance? I have seen The Holy Grail. My '80s education is not completely lacking.:lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JudoMom Posted January 22, 2009 Share Posted January 22, 2009 I never saw it either. Of course, I was born in 75, so I have an excuse :tongue_smilie:. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ereks mom Posted January 22, 2009 Share Posted January 22, 2009 -- apparently there was a theater somewhere here in Georgia that showed it frequently -- but I never went. Haven't regretted it though. :tongue_smilie: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Desert Rat Posted January 22, 2009 Share Posted January 22, 2009 I loved RHPS! But I went with groups of friends and brought the toast and rice and umbrellas, etc. We had fun. I think this movie falls under that cultural lingo heading. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elise1mds Posted January 22, 2009 Share Posted January 22, 2009 I have to agree that you didn't miss much. I have watched it, but eh... I'll pass on watching it again. Do love Young Frankenstein and Holy Grail (own them both) and also own The Wall CD set... ahhh, nostalgia! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kat19 Posted January 22, 2009 Share Posted January 22, 2009 I've never seen the Rocky Horror Picture Show. I have never seen it either :001_smile: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs Darcy Posted January 22, 2009 Share Posted January 22, 2009 I never saw it either. Of course, I was born in 75, so I have an excuse :tongue_smilie:. I was born in '77 and have seen it 4 times. So age is not an excuse. I've seen it on stage with live actors and at the movie theater with people acting it out as the movie plays behind them. Lots of fun. It's just a jump to the left..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Katrina Posted January 22, 2009 Share Posted January 22, 2009 It wasn't the movie, it was the experience. Going to downtown Denver, the Ogden Theater, which wasn't in the best of neighborhoods, at midnight...freaked my Mom out more than me. I went to watch the people. That was what was so fun. They were crazy. We watched the movie last Halloween on TV. It was boring, it was stupid, and we didn't care for it--but it sure brought back fun memories. That's where I saw it too! How funny! One of the "performers" (for lack of a better word) was an old friend of mine from jr high and saw me in line, so our plan of sneaking directly into the seats and not going through the ritual at the beginning of the movie was totally foiled. :glare: I'm totally laughing over here. I do think the actual experience of seeing the movie in the theater is completely different than renting it now. And, I'd probably think it was really lame today at the tender age of 38. I must admit though, it did give me a certain level of "coolness" at the time to be able to say I saw it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Krista in LA Posted January 22, 2009 Share Posted January 22, 2009 Here's another confession for you. I never saw it either, but if you asked my parents, they would tell you that I saw it many times. Since it usually showed at midnight, I would tell them that I was going to see it so that I could stay out later. Fortunately, they never actually asked me about it. :blushing: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnnetteB Posted January 22, 2009 Share Posted January 22, 2009 I'm shocked! :lol: I've never seen it either. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tracey in TX Posted January 22, 2009 Share Posted January 22, 2009 Me too. Tried to go, but always fell asleep before the midnight show. Oh well. Now it seems pointless to see the movie. Even though it is the Move. Of. The. Decade. LOL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dragons in the flower bed Posted January 22, 2009 Share Posted January 22, 2009 But have you seen The Spocky Horror Trek Show? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jane in NC Posted January 22, 2009 Share Posted January 22, 2009 Last summer my teenage son and I went to a community theater performance of the RHPS. There was a guy in the front row who had all of the lines that people shout during the movie memorized and thus "performed" as well, all to my son's complete astonishment. Families were there with all the props. The play ended with everyone in the audience dancing with the cast. It was fun, wacky, and created some interesting discussion on fan obsession. My son's opinion? The band was great, the storyline? Well, weird.... This may be the new way of seeing Rocky Horror although not all of the theater companies out there want people throwing rice, etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tracey in TX Posted January 22, 2009 Share Posted January 22, 2009 Me too. Tried to go, but always fell asleep before the midnight show. Oh well. Now it seems pointless to see the movie. Even though it is the Move. Of. The. Decade. LOL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dragons in the flower bed Posted January 22, 2009 Share Posted January 22, 2009 There was a guy in the front row who had all of the lines that people shout during the movie memorized and thus "performed" as well, all to my son's complete astonishment. Standard way to see the RHPS, and that's why I love it. It's not the movie itself. It's the fan reaction, the experience of re-enacting a movie with audience members in the theater. It's going in costume with a newspaper, squirt guns, rice, noise makers, and, most importantly, toast to toss into the air when they say, "A toast!", and playing the movie like it's an interactive community game. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Free Indeed Posted January 22, 2009 Share Posted January 22, 2009 I never saw it either. Of course, I was born in 75, so I have an excuse :tongue_smilie:. Nope no excuse, I was born in 75 as well. I must have been 12 going to see this! What were my parents thinking? :001_smile: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kalanamak Posted January 23, 2009 Share Posted January 23, 2009 I remember the movie more for the experience than anything else. It was the time, it was the place. It was a group experience and the show was the audience. Not sure if it is worth it if you are over 21. I particularly enjoyed my shy, retiring friend yelling things like "You have No Neck! Did your mother have a neck?" and my "guide" giggling non-stop while having me comb the house for the items I was to bring. Ah, youth. (I also remember Animal House in a college town with the audience in togas, doing food fights during the food fights, and someone brought an old guitar to smash, etc.). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frankie Posted January 23, 2009 Share Posted January 23, 2009 What a small world. I was thinking perhaps we saw it at the same time, but I'm 43 and saw it when I was in high school so I doubt you were there then. That's where I saw it too! How funny! One of the "performers" (for lack of a better word) was an old friend of mine from jr high and saw me in line, so our plan of sneaking directly into the seats and not going through the ritual at the beginning of the movie was totally foiled. :glare: I'm totally laughing over here. I do think the actual experience of seeing the movie in the theater is completely different than renting it now. And, I'd probably think it was really lame today at the tender age of 38. I must admit though, it did give me a certain level of "coolness" at the time to be able to say I saw it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beansprouts Posted January 23, 2009 Share Posted January 23, 2009 I have never seen it either. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Katrina Posted January 23, 2009 Share Posted January 23, 2009 What a small world. I was thinking perhaps we saw it at the same time, but I'm 43 and saw it when I was in high school so I doubt you were there then. No, I saw it around my junior/senior year as well. Ah...memories.:001_smile: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kewb Posted January 23, 2009 Share Posted January 23, 2009 RHPS is an experience. Without the audience participation it is just not as much fun. Although my youthful recollections are a bit fuzzy because there was a lot of alcohol involved. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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