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    I just saw the shadow cast of this movie last night (for those that don't know, this is when actors act out the play in front of the movie screen) in LA, and it was absolutely amazing. Anyone else a fan of the movie?
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    It was ok. I think I may have been expecting too much from Giles in it though.

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    Well I've heard from a lot of people that it's a much more enjoyable experience live. Maybe that's what made it better for me, I don't know.
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    No one else? Really?
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    I just discovered the movie a few weeks ago and i loved it, but most people i know were thrown off by it being an opera. They kept thinking musical when i told them about it. I've never seen it live but i would guess that that makes it much better.
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    I watched it, loved it, and showed it to my friends. We all get a kick out of the random Joan Jett cameo.

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    Well. I've seen it a lot on TV Tropes and now that someone has actually said it's good, I'll go get a copy and see if you're being honest.
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    I was told it was the funniest movie ever.

    But it turns out the jokes were actually gore. But my friends couldn't stop laughing.

    If I had been told it was a gory and shocking movie I could have prepared myself for it, but no, I was told it was purely a comedy.

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    Saw it a few months ago, and thought it was pretty good. The ending was a bit stupid, but the soundtrack is phenomenal.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Vaynor View Post
    I just saw the shadow cast of this movie last night (for those that don't know, this is when actors act out the play in front of the movie screen) in LA, and it was absolutely amazing. Anyone else a fan of the movie?
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    I and all of my friends of big fans of Repo! There's going to be a shadowcast sometime in the fall in the city I live. I'm totally going to go.

    *currently playing the Repo! soundtrack*

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    Quote Originally Posted by Glug View Post
    I was told it was the funniest movie ever.

    But it turns out the jokes were actually gore. But my friends couldn't stop laughing.

    If I had been told it was a gory and shocking movie I could have prepared myself for it, but no, I was told it was purely a comedy.
    It has its moments, but it is far from the funniest movie ever.
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    huh, what? What sick person told that Repo is the funniest movie ever? It's a great opera and I like it, but it's not really a comedy.
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    Yeah, the movie's good.

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    Um...
    So, I watched it.
    It's both fantastic and disturbing all in one.
    I'll be listening to the soundtrack for the next three days.
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    Sounds like the general reaction. I have a few friends who refuse to watch it on principal, a Hilton sister in it and all. Which is a shame since this movie actually got me around to respecting her.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Dragonus45 View Post
    Sounds like the general reaction. I have a few friends who refuse to watch it on principal, a Hilton sister in it and all. Which is a shame since this movie actually got me around to respecting her.
    It was the perfect role for her, honestly, she plays a stuck up rich kid, slutty and addicted to cosmetic surgery. She played herself (one of the only things she's good at).

    Also, I think Alexa Vega's performance made up for it.
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    I love this movie. Campy, dark, macabre and a soundtrack that kicks more the move 'surf' in Blain's Gym.

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    I saw the movie Saturday, and I'm listening to the soundtrack now (Skipping over Shiloh's songs, don't like her voice, I can stand her in a duet but not just her).

    I really like the concept, the way it was filmed, the acting, the visual style of the movie, the songs (most of them anyway).
    I have no complains with this movie, even Shiloh, who I don't like her voice is perfectly cast to present a inmature young teenager.
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    So, I finally saw this movie, and I was totally excited about it, because all of you had praised it so highly, and the last time I had watched something you all raved about, Dr. Horrible, I was very, very pleased.

    I have to say, Giant, I payed thirteen dollars for this movie, and I was disappointed.
    It seemed very poorly stuck together to me, and the music was awful, especially the lyrics. Many of the characters hardly contributed to anything, and I felt let down by Anthony Head and Sarah Brightman.


    That said, I fell in love with the Graverobber.
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    Quote Originally Posted by RabbitHoleLost View Post
    So, I finally saw this movie, and I was totally excited about it, because all of you had praised it so highly, and the last time I had watched something you all raved about, Dr. Horrible, I was very, very pleased.

    I have to say, Giant, I payed thirteen dollars for this movie, and I was disappointed.
    It seemed very poorly stuck together to me, and the music was awful, especially the lyrics. Many of the characters hardly contributed to anything, and I felt let down by Anthony Head and Sarah Brightman.


    That said, I fell in love with the Graverobber.
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    I agree, the movie could be quite terrible if you don't enjoy the music. The music is something like 5/6 of the movie. I think most people that like it liked the music (I know I did, I still listen to the soundtrack). It's a very love-it-or-hate-it movie.
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    I take it back.
    I watched it again, and while it isn't fantastic, its a pretty decent movie.

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    I <3 this movie.
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    Quote Originally Posted by RabbitHoleLost View Post
    So, I finally saw this movie, and I was totally excited about it, because all of you had praised it so highly, and the last time I had watched something you all raved about, Dr. Horrible, I was very, very pleased.

    I have to say, Giant, I payed thirteen dollars for this movie, and I was disappointed.
    It seemed very poorly stuck together to me, and the music was awful, especially the lyrics. Many of the characters hardly contributed to anything, and I felt let down by Anthony Head and Sarah Brightman.


    That said, I fell in love with the Graverobber.
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    The thing about the music is that its an opera, not a musical. the differences are subtle but they both have a different feel to them.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Dragonus45 View Post
    The thing about the music is that its an opera, not a musical. the differences are subtle but they both have a different feel to them.
    The thing is, I go to actual operas.
    Like, you know, old school, Italian operas. And even rock operas.

    And the music is hardly the same between Repo and those.

    The music-genre does not change whether or not the lyrics were awful and poorly thought out.
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    Err...where does it says it's an opera? i thought the "genetic opera" was a reference to the opera that's performed in the musical, rather than what the movie itself was.
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