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Summary: 25 Years Later, the DVD is Great
Review: Possibly one of the best DVD presentations I've seen recently. This DVD is definantly a must-have for Rocky Horror fans, or anyone who can appreciate good DVDs. With an entire disc of supplementary features, including interviews, music videos, theatrical trailers, as well as the games, trivia and commentary available on the first disc, this DVD is well-presented with a great sound and video quality, and very tasteful packaging. The selection menus are easy to use, and the different versions of the movie are great. On a personal scale of one to ten, the 25th Anniversary RHPS DVD rates at probably a 9 or 10.
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Summary: What A Blast!!!!!!
Review: I saw this movie for the first time back in the 70's at a theater where everyone dressed up and actually did what you see some of the "Participating Audience" does in the movie and let me tell you it was a blast!!!! Kids today forgot how to live and I think they could learn how to have fun by doing "the time warp."
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Summary: Finally an "old" movie that takes advantage of DVD
Review: When I read that this was to be a 2 disk set, I wrongly assumed it was just a way to inflate the price. That said, now I cannot believe they crammed all those goodies onto two disks. The price very reasonable at Amazon.comHaving been a fan of the movies since 1981, and having memorized all the soundtrack since the same time, I was very excited to be able to see the deleted "Superheroes" number. The other extra stuff was fun too. The audience participation audio track was a dream come true. Sadly, in the past, I actually tried to sinc up the VHS copy and the Audience Participation audio CD. Having the subtitles with the props was also a nice touch. I always considered myself a "props pro" but I clearly missed out on some of the "required" props. This is a perfect example of what happens when people that Love a film, get together to create a DVD product. It is truly exceptional. So many "old" movies often have nothing more than a trailer or two added. Sometimes an audio track is included. But this had just about every possible added feature you could want. All in all, if I lost this DVD or it broke, I'd not hesitate to buy it again. Hmm, maybe I better buy a backup copy in case it ever goes out of print.
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Summary: Don't dream it; be it!
Review: Whether you like the movie or not, the songs are addictive. My ultimate best pal HATES the movie with every fiber of his being, but is completely in love with the musical numbers. Writing a review of the film would be a waste. Just see it, sing along, and shout at your tv.
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Summary: Finally, ROCKY HORROR with the ORIGINAL AUDIOTRACK
Review: Finally, 20th Century Fox has done a great job of putting The Rocky Horror Picture Show onto video with this amazing DVD. I don't want to repeat all of the things that everyone else has said in the other reviews, so here is what I liked about this DVD. This is the first time that the original film audio track has ever been on a video of this movie in the U.S. It is selectable by choosing 'ENGLISH MONO'. The 'ENGLISH DOLBY 5.1' audio selection is a brand new stereo digital audio mix, with none of the lazy mistakes that you can hear on the earlier VHS releases. Of course, because most of the songs on the stereo track have been re-recorded from the soundtrack album (which is a little different in some places), the 'Transylvanians' (during the TIME WARP) sound more like a choir(on the stereo track) than 'munchkins' (on the mono track) like they are supposed to. But it sounds great. The only bad thing that I noticed was when you select the U.S. version to watch; Instead of actually using a U.S. print of the film, they just took the U.K. version of the video and cut out the song 'Superheroes'. In the U.S. Theater release, the music was remixed so that you couldn't tell that anything was missing, but on this video, you can actually hear the start of the 'Superheroes' music and then a drastic change in the audio where it has been removed. It is okay though, because the actual U.S. Ending with the properly mixed music is on the Second DVD in the menu under 'Alternate Endings'. The second DVD in the set contains most (if not all) of the bonus material that (I Believe) has only previously been available at the end of the U.K. Widescreen video of the movie. This DVD is the only video version of the movie that truly captures the film the way it was originally made and should be part of every Rocky Horror fan's video collection.
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Summary: Home Sweet Transexual Transilvania
Review: This is definatly the best, and most entertaining movie EVER Tim is so hot!!!!!
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Summary: Theres a light!!
Review: This is a masterful transfer of a classic piece of musical cinema. The songs sound wonderful including the never released Once in Awhile. The film looks fabulous and it certainly doesn't look 25 years old. Just an exceptional film turned into a truly remarkable DVD with loads and loads of extras. Get it this is something you need to own.
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Summary: An Excellent New VHS Edition
Review: The 25th Anniversary VHS release of "Rocky Horror" is almost everything any fan could hope for, and certainly the best representation of the film ever delivered to the mass market. This video was released to coincide with "Rocky"'s appearance on DVD, and the upgrade in quality is brilliant. First, the video transfer is stunningly gorgeous. The vibrantly-colored sets, costumes and makeup fairly leap off the screen. This is certainly the best I have ever seen "Rocky" look, even in the theater, which makes it all the more frustrating that Fox did not see fit to release a widescreen VHS version. This is, no doubt, a tactic to induce more fans to buy the DVD, as is the absence of even one of the "extras" delivered in abundance on the disc. Come on, Fox, you could at least have stuck a trailer on there or something - or how about the mini-documentary from the original 1990 release, for those who STILL don't know what it's all about? But no matter - the real excitement here is the music. Fox was wisely gone back to the original master tapes and re-mixed the entire soundtrack from scratch, in glorious THX stereo. I hope I will not be accused of exaggeration when I state that "Rocky" has never sounded as good as it does now. Not even the CD sounds this wonderful. "Frankenstein Place" is ghostly and majestic, "Time Warp" is stunningly loud, and "Sweet Transvestite" has re-gained the sleazy honky-tonk piano lost in the original stereo conversion. But wait, there's more - the guitar parts have been mixed forward, giving a wonderfully crunchy texture to "Hot Patootie" and "Floor Show." Even the much-neglected "Planet Hot Dog" reveals funky organ riffs previously lost in the mix. And, wonder of wonders, the little-seen "Superheroes" number has been re-instated at the end. On the whole, the picture and sound quality of this new "Rocky Horror" video puts the previous releases, even the widescreen edition, to shame. As a fan this is the version I would want a casual viewer to experience. Highly recommended!
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Summary: For absolute pleasure buy this DVD!
Review: This is a must buy for all fans of the Rocky Horror Picture Show. It has every extra you can think of including a track of the audience yelling all of their rants at the screen. ("Janet I love the way you beat the other girls [audience: with whips and chains]). The DVD really does all it can to recreate the actual movie going experience. If you already know the movie and enjoy it, stop reading and buy the thing. If you have never seen it or are curious to know what all the fuss is about, then buy or rent RHPS. This DVD is an excellent introduction to the whole RHPS phenomenon. I love this movie and have seen it live twice and listened to the old participation album dozens of times. The songs are great and catchy and the performances are excellent all around. Thank goodness this movie bombed in 1975 or it probably would have been forgotten, now it won't go away. Overall, a great DVD double set with more than enough extras to satisfy DVD phreaks.
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Summary: DVD REVIEW ON THE EXTRA BONUS STUFF INCLUDED
Review: They really did a top-notch job with this one- the menus alone are awesome with the freaky talking lips making comments. I haven't even covered everything yet, but from what I've seen it's great. The commentary is a lot of fun- two of the cast members Richard O Brian (guy who plays Riff-Raff also creator of Rocky Horror) and Patricia Quinn team up with lots of informative and fun information on the making of the film and the extremely tight budget. The other commentary boosts a real audience's taunts and insults at the screen- like watching Mystery Science Theater without the fun robots..., but most of the yelling is hard to make out, but when you DO hear it's friggen hilarious, especially during the musical numbers where the audience have some cruel verses of their own. In another feature you can actually watch the audience dancing in the theater and acting out the scenes with a click of the mousepad. You'll see- I'm trying to make this clear, but there's too many things to mention! Also have a prompter to cue you if you want to do the audience participation thing. The documentary is very good- the VH1 interviews are nice and lengthy- I really appreciated the honesty through the cast and how they'll admit that it wasn't THAT pleasant of an experience- a lot of the conditions were barely tolerable. The outtakes stink- pointless and boring- none of them slightly funny- they're just alternate takes they didn't use...oh well, everything else makes up for it. There's trivia, only 7 or 8 photos, but no big deal. Theatrial trailers. Alternate ending with the cut "Superheroes" song...I can see why they cut it, but it's nice to see anyway. Also another number that "Brad" sings, but it's also pointless and boring. They were smart to keep this stuff out and smart to put it on the dvd. Spanish subtitles, Anamorphic Widescreen (1.66:1) great sound and pic quality- didn't spot any serious or distracting flaws. DVD games too, which I haven't quite figured out yet, some trivia, cast filmograpies/biographies, a guide to audience participation, a nifty little Rocky Horror timeline, web links...hmm- probably forgetting something. The U.K. and U.S. version of the film are here too with the "Superheroes" number in the U.K. version...I guess that's it- need I say more? Great buy- I'm stoked!
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