Rating: *****
Plot: Spoofing classic horror films, Brad Majors (Bostwick) and his fiancée Janet Weiss (Sarandon) come across eccentric people called Transylvanians after their car broke down on their way to meet Dr. Scott to announce their engagement. Among the Transylvanians is Riff Raff (O'Brien), a spoof of Igor and the master's assistant, his sister Magenta (Quinn) with whom Riff Raff is having an incestuous relationship, swinger Columbia who's love is Eddie (Meat Loaf) and Frank N' Furter (Curry), the master and mad scientist who creates a tanned and blonde Frankenstein-like creature, Rocky. As Frank N' Furter's seduces both Brad and Janet and kills Eddie, their lives change during the bizarre events that come out to their strange adventure.
I must start with the songs for this film, which are incredible and unforgettable, with my personal favourites being Dammit Janet, Whatever Happened to Saturday Night? and of course, Time Warp and Sweet Transvestite! I love that a majority of the original cast from the stage show of Rocky Horror reprised their roles, which benefited everyone and helped Tim Curry become a household name in the acting industry. And I'm not afraid to say this: I am attracted to Frank N' Furter in a bizarre way (I think it's because of his legs and his costume)! Tim Curry is my personal highlight as the strangely seductive transvestite Frank N' Furter clad in lingerie and drag queen make-up! Barry Bostwick and Susan Sarandon are also interesting as the naive and uptight loved up couple, with Janet's transition from the latter, to sexually opening up with Rocky. Richard O'Brien, the creator of the show is hilarious as Riff Raff, accompanied with Patricia Quinn, who is also the iconic dismantled lips which sing the opening song Science Fiction Double feature which O'Brien provides the vocals for.
The plot is hilarious and strange, which the audience can either fully understand, not understand at all, or in-between like me, since I did not understand the purpose of the floor routine at all, as much as I love the songs and the eccentricity of the scene. One other thing confuses me: how did Frank put the costumes on if they were all completely frozen and unable to move?! Also, there's an array of continuity errors, but one may ask if they were put in on purpose just to show the quality of 30's B-rated movies? One example, Christopher Biggins (yes, the same one who won I'm a Celebrity!) clearly breaks the head off the Michaelangelo's David statue while moving away from Eddie on his motorcycle during Whatever Happened to Saturday Night? and clearly tries to put it back together. However, none of this stops me from enjoying the film and its hilarity and, is it OK to say charm or uniqueness? Anyway, the setting with the castle is perfect for the creepiness and Gothic style of the film.
Now, I think it's unfair of the rating being 18 (I'm 17 and got the DVD when I was 15!) here in the UK because the sex isn't explicit, only seen in silhouettes, there's no full frontal nudity except for statues and the violence isn't even seen and the killings of Frank and Nell and Eddie's dead body are clearly fake and are used for comedy, not horror! Still, it's an amazing film and is perfect for Halloween, as well as the film version of Sweeney Todd, Little Shop of Horrors, The Nightmare Before Christmas (I prefer to watch it at Christmas) and Repo: The Genetic Opera, of course!
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