The Rocky Horror Picture Show

I didn't expect to enjoy the film very much. It's talked about too much as a cult classic, but in its case, it's absolutely deserved. Great performances in a brilliantly twisted script, dominated by Tim Curry, and of course, the songs that easily get under the viewer's skin. This is alternative beauty. (12/10/2015)

Transvestism, playing with bisexuality, fetishism, and voyeurism combined with 70s pop art and classic rock and roll, all in the form of a musical that looks like a parody of B-movie sci-fi horrors. However, any plot is purely secondary, and it can generally be said that looking for deeper meanings in it is a complete waste of time. In reality, it's more stupid than Flash Gordon from 1980, and that's really saying something. Basically, it's about having fun and provoking a bit, as it was projected as a big hit for late-night screenings for older teenagers. From my point of view, what saves it is the music - not that it's exceptionally great, but some of the melodies are quite catchy. Meat Loaf's rock anthem got to me so much that I played it four times in a row. The third star is for originality and overall craziness because something this bizarre is not often seen in movie theaters. Susan Sarandon stands out from the ensemble cast, and I think she had a great time during filming. She probably won't get another role like this in her career. When does an actress of her caliber get the opportunity to wear a skimpy corset like a girl from a brothel and act in such debauchery? Overall impression: 50%. (04/07/2010)

Even in an ordinary screening, without high heels, rattles and rubber gloves, The Rocky Horror Picture Show is endlessly entertaining and, during the existential songs, it is a touching defence of eccentricity and a tribute to the sci-fi and horror B-movies of Val Lewton and William Castle. Thanks to the tastelessness, affectedness and consciousness of its own decadence, every gesture, every prop and every deviant costume screams “camp”. The film dares us to despise it and dance with it. Both surprisingly happen at the same time, inviting us to experience it again and again, just like repeatedly listening to the soundtrack (I’ve had “Touch-a, touch-a, touch-a, touch me” stuck in my head for a few weeks). 90% (01/01/2012)

OK, another film whose cult status I can’t understand. The ear-shattering, awful 1970s music does highlight the depravity on screen, but it also made the film almost unwatchable. The Rocky Horror Picture Show is perverted in the exact awfully perverted fashion that I can’t understand, let alone like. On top of that, Tim Curry is almost unpleasantly convincing in the role of a sweet transvestite from the transsexual planet Transylvania… Overall, it was one of the least imitable film experiences I’ve ever had, and I’m giving it two stars for that, but my tastes are elsewhere. (15/02/2009)

What more can I say about the presumed musical legend, than that its humor, as well as the individual songs, were just not my cup of tea. And I respect the British humor as well as I respect a similar sounding music. Nevertheless, since I’ve heard endless stories of how people are dedicated to this movie, I will refrain from a more in-depth review. It will be for the better. (29/03/2016)