Repo! The Genetic Opera
2008 Directed by Darren Lynn Bousman
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Not Your Parent's Opera
A worldwide epidemic encourages a bio-tech company to launch an organ-financing program similar in nature to a standard car loan. The repossession clause is a killer, however.
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I quite like musicals but I loathe most rock operas. Repo! The Genetic Opera has been tagged as a cult classic in the making, and I’m sure it will find a dedicated and vocal following of fans, but frankly I found it hideous from start to finish. Slathered in Goth chic and attempting to become this generation’s Rocky Horror Picture Show, it’s a film that fails in almost every department bar Anthony Head’s cheesy but underutilised turn as an organ harvester.
First and foremost for a musical to stand any chance of working it needs good songs be they clever, memorable or preferably both. Repo! is the embodiment of everything that is awful about rock operas. It’s a screeching ear-fuck…
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The 21st Century's answer to The Rocky Horror Picture Show, Repo! The Genetic Opera does exactly what it says on the tin. It is a fast paced, cyberpunk, camp B movie opera with lots of blood. If you don't like the sound of that, then look away now.
In a dystopic future where there has been an epidemic of organ failure, GeneCo miraculously offer surgeries to save people's lives. Their transplant organs come at a high price though, and for those who can't afford the fees, the cost of not paying is a messy death. Repo Men scout the streets in search of GeneCo property, cutting people open in back alleys to repossess their body parts. One such Repo Man…
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For some reason, the Saw franchise just can't seem to let me go. After suffering through it earlier in the week, I smacked right into a movie by Saw writer/director Darren Lynn Bousman, a man who did more harm than good to the franchise. So when I saw his name pop up in the opening credits, my spider-sense started to tingle. And yet again, it proved to be right.
Repo! The Genetic Opera is a rock opera that tells the story of how the World came to be overcome by the necessity of harvesting healthy organs to keep the human race going. A large (and corrupt, of course) corporation supplies these organs for the people in need, but if you…
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DADDY'S GIRL IS A FUCKING MONSTER!
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I was expecting to completely hate this which is why I had not seen this to date. And... it's a complete mess, largely horribly acted and sung... so why the fuck did I enjoy it anyways?
There was something so ramshackle, innocent and high school misfit about it, like being a Marilyn Manson Spooky Kid in 1995, that made it go over just fine for me. I think the true point where I decided that on the whole I liked it was when Sarah Brightman showed up and stabbed out her eyeballs before impaling herself on a fence.
I wouldn't expect anyone to dig this or stand up for it. It either hits a sweet spot of forgiveness or it doesn't.
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This review reportedly contains spoilers. I can handle the truth.
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This is a seriously terrible film. It works its ass off to try and be a cult phenomenon (which is ridiculous - you can't sell your film as "cult" - it's something that happens organically) yet lacks the memorable songs or endearing characters it would need to make it endure over time. Some may argue that a rock "opera" wouldn't contain catchy music but in fact, famous rock operas like Jesus Christ Superstar, Tommy, Quadrophenia or The Wall all do. Repo just isn't very accomplished musically.
What we get instead is a bunch of actors chewing the set to pieces and screaming at one another over interchangable funeral dirge-like guitar riffs. One of the few bright spots (along with the… -
Un universo enorme que podría haberse explotado más, pero que da como resultado un musical maravilloso, entretenido y totalmente disfrutable. Anthony Stewart Head y Sarah Brightman destacan sobre los demás.
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Un soplo de aire fresco en el musical cinematográfico. Ideas originales, estilo impactante y Anthony Stewart Head.
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Awesome musical! Nice plot, though the ending is weird....
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This is one of those films that is very much an acquired taste. On one hand, there are many parts of Repo! that could be too gory/morbid/just plain weird for some viewers. On the other hand, the soundtrack is amazing, and it is actually a lot more pivotal to the film than with the average movie; so much so that I find myself coming back to it for the music more than anything.
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Crap. With a soundtrack.
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I've owned a blu-ray copy of these since the day it was released. It's now 2013 and to the day it's still sealed.
No, it's not because I wasn't interested or whatever you can come up with. Honestly, I just couldn't make myself watch a musical at home.
Finally, I was given the opportunity to watch this in a theater with a shadow cast and a bunch of die hard fans.
How the fuck did Lionsgate not want to release this!? I get that the content is a little nische, but this was legitamately good and I'm not even into this stuff.
This is the point where I say more, but just go watch the movie or download the soundtrack dammit!
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Peor todavía de lo que recordaba, no tienen ni pies ni cabeza. En fin, un desastre.
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For some reason, the Saw franchise just can't seem to let me go. After suffering through it earlier in the week, I smacked right into a movie by Saw writer/director Darren Lynn Bousman, a man who did more harm than good to the franchise. So when I saw his name pop up in the opening credits, my spider-sense started to tingle. And yet again, it proved to be right.
Repo! The Genetic Opera is a rock opera that tells the story of how the World came to be overcome by the necessity of harvesting healthy organs to keep the human race going. A large (and corrupt, of course) corporation supplies these organs for the people in need, but if you…