Saturday, March 14, 2009

Repo! The Genetic Opera

NEW CULT CLASSIC!!! Organ transplants! Rock Opera! Creepy costumes! Paris Hilton singing! This is a fantastic film that I've heard a lot of little things about but never understood why it was getting so much buzz. Now I know, it's because its a bona fide new classic! The music was amazing, the costumes phenomenal, the art direction impeccable, the cast was crazy awesome, go see this movie! Rent it, have a party, make some jello in a brain mold like you used to for middle school Halloween parties.

In a dystopian future, everyone's bodies are failing, but luckily you can get a quick and easy transplant and little upfront cost, just sign a contract for the payment system. Unfortunately, if you can't make your payments, you'll be getting a visit from the repo man to repossess your organs. Bad news. Sarah Brightman (the woman who inspired Andrew Lloyd Weber to write "Phantom of the Opera" for her) plays an ex-blind opera singer (thanks to some new eyes), Alexa Vega from "Spy Kids" plays a secluded young woman, Anthony Stewart Head from Buffy plays her dad, and oh yeah Paris Hilton plays pretty much herself. That's all the story you need to know, go see it for yourself. The director called it a rock opera mix of "Rocky Horror Picture Show" and "Blade Runner", a fair assessment!

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