The Rocky Horror Picture Show

Halloween movie night, part 2 of 2



Data
Title: The Rocky Horror Picture Show
Year: 1975
Length: 100 minutes
Director: Jim Sharman
Writer: Jim Sharman & Richard O'Brien, based on O'Brien's musical
Starring: Tim Curry, Susan Sarandon, Barry Bostwick, Richard O'Brien, Patricia Quinn, Nell Campbell
Music: Richard O'Brien (songs); Richard Hartley (incidental music)

My reaction
Synopsis: a glam-rock musical satire of B horror movies
How I saw it: on video many times (have on DVD), most recently yesterday
Concept: Good? I guess? Maybe?
Story: Bad. But it has to be.
Characters: Bad. But they have to be.
Dialog: Good. Enough of it's great to make up for all the bad (which is deliberately bad).
Pacing: Great.
Cinematography: Good. Actually, genuinely good. What the hey?
Special effects/design: Terrible. But it has to be.
Acting: Bad. A mixed bag here, but when it's terrible, it's iconic.
Music: Great.
Subjective Rating: 9/10 (One of my favorites).
Objective Rating: 6/10 2.4/4 2.5/4 (Okay).