Back in the early 90s, I went down to the local independant cinema pretty often. And back then, they were playing the Rocky Horror once every two months. And even though I never joined in with the floor show, I was one of many who dressed up as characters from the flick. Most often . . . and I can't believe I'm about to admit this . . . as Frank-N-Furter. It's not a terribly good movie, but it became insanely popular because of the audience participation. And even though the DVD people tried, I'm not convinced that one can truly experience the Rocky Horror with a DVD. You have to go to your local indie cinema when they've scheduled a midnight showing. You have to have the crowd all around you, yelling at the screen, throwing toilet paper, squirting their squirt guns -- you need this stuff to be happening all around you, not happening in the rear speakers and in print on the screen. If my first experience with the Rocky Horror had been the DVD, I'd have thought What's the point? This is frickin' STOOPID; put a GOOD movie on! If your first experience with the Rocky Horror is live, you'll realize that it's the sense of community and silliness that keeps it going. It's about a whole theatre packed with people, all having fun. Give it a try, but don't be surprised if someone lipsticks a big V on your face to indicate to everyone else that you're a Rocky Horror virgin!
cheers,
supervij
