The
Rocky Horror Picture Show: 40th Anniversary
Edition (1975/Fox Blu-ray)
Picture:
B+ Sound: B+ Extras: B Film: B
It's
been four decades since the cult favorite Rocky Horror Picture
Show was released to low fanfare but now is considered one of the
most outrageous films ever made, captured here in all its glory with
several different versions of the film to choose from (the US or the
UK versions) and even an alternate Black and White opening that is
very much inspired by The Wizard Of Oz. I didn't grow up with
the film and have never been to a screening of it but it is a fun
ride with a great cast and great musical numbers.
While
driving home during a rain filled night, straight-laced lovebirds
Brad and Janet (Barry Bostwick and Susan Sarandon), by chance, end up
at the castle of one Dr. Frank-N-Furter (Tim Curry) and his strange
and bizarre entourage, and find that he's having a party. This is no
ordinary party, no ordinary night. This is the unveiling of the
Doctor's latest creation: Rocky (Peter Hinwood), a man-made Adonis
that will give... absolute pleasure. This is an exceedingly grand
visual and musical camp satire of the golden days of the B-movie
horror and science-fiction genres. Projected along with a musical
soundtrack to give "audience participation" a new meaning
in dimension, time and space, this shall be a night that both Brad
and Janet will remember for a very, very long time in the sexually
kinky, rock 'n roll rock-opera world of a gender-bending
scientist...and his time warped plans.
Presented
in 1080p with a widescreen aspect ratio of 1.85:1, the film has been
re-mastered and looks and sounds better than ever (the last Blu-ray
edition looked good, but fans found it overly cleaned; were only
looking at outright fidelity) with an English DTS-HD MA (Master
Audio) 7.1 track, a Dolby Digital Mono track, and lossy Dolby Digital
5.1 tracks in Portuguese and French.
Special
Features include featurettes highlighting past celebrations and
midnight
screenings, deleted musical scenes, 11 outtakes, alternate endings,
commentaries by Richard O'Brien and Patricia Quinn (Magenta), photo
galleries and more!
Rocky-oke:
Sing It! - which includes 18 show-stopping musical numbers from the
hugely popular soundtrack: ''Touch-A, Touch-A, Touch Me,'' ''Sweet
Transvestite,'' ''The Time Warp'' and more! The Blu-ray also
features incredible HD featurettes, as well as a photo gallery from
Rock 'N' Roll's seminal photographer Mick Rock, which dives deeper
into Rock's experience capturing the moment on-set and
behind-the-scenes of the 1975 film.
If
this is your cup of tea then this is definitely the edition to get.
Affordable and packed with extras, this is the version to own, but
try our coverage of the previous Blu-ray for more information on the
film...
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