Edited by Steef - July/06/2008 at 1:30pm

i definitly love this movie....and i haven't even seen it yet....but ive been following it since i think saw 3 or 4.....hmmm

It looks awesome, I will be going to see it.

It was worth every penny, every minute, every ounce of love and passion poured into it

I was lucky enough to get tickets to the Orlando showing of Repo! The Genetic Opera as the last stop of the first Repo Road Tour. For those who aren't aware, the director Darren Lynn Bousman and co-creator/friendly neighborhood graverobber Terrance Zdunich paid out of pocket to take Repo! on tour around the country. Seven cities in seven days with the tagline "It's not just a movie... it's an EVENT".

And it was.  We showed up at the Enzian Theater at 4pm and sat at the Eden bar, prepared to enjoy ourselves for six hours while we waited for the movie to start. We met people who were members of the discussion forums (www.repo-opera.com/board), and we met people who didn't know the boards existed. We talked it up with several people and helped others secure their standby tickets. (standby tickets were handed out so that if there was room after the actual ticket holders were seated, they could purchase a ticket to get in.)

Oh, that's something I forgot to mention. The show was sold out 2 1/2 weeks prior to the show-date.

I walked into the theater knowing only 2 things for certain:

1) I love the soundtrack.
2) I've been waiting for this film for months and was very active in promoting it. I hoped like hell that I didn't talk a bunch of people into spending $15 to see a truly crappy movie.

I didn't have to worry about point number two - Repo is FAR better than "the worst movie of the year" *cough*tropicthunder*cough*

There are so many things I could talk about, but you don't need a novel. You need to know what to expect without getting details... so here's the deal. The ONLY thing you really need as a potential audience member is an open mind.  The following are some items that can help you open it, just in
case.

What Every Person Interested in Repo Should Know

Repo is NOT a musical. It cannot be accurately described as "Rocky Horror meets Blade Runner." I'm sorry, but whoever said that did this film a serious disservice. (Darren, if it was you, I'm doubly sorry)  It's nothing like Rocky. I don't think there's anything wrong with Rocky Horror - I love that movie too, but it is known for the oddities, the sexually taboo (well, at least for the times) and so on.

Repo is, as the name infers, an opera. A rock opera.

Repo is NOT a mainstream movie. It isn't going to resemble much of anything you've ever seen before (unless you were lucky enough to have witnessed any of the many stage performances since the story of the Repo Man emerged from the minds of Darren Smith and Terrance Zdunich). Some of you might even see this movie and hate it! Because it's a grass roots project, it had a low budget. The only criticism I could think to offer about Repo was that the editing was a bit choppy - mostly due to budget constraints they had to cut out an HOUR'S worth of material! I can't wait to see it again on the big screen, but my biggest hope is to get a fully-featured director's cut of the film, with EVERYTHING they have in the archives. I had a big tweak of disappointment because I didn't want it to end! I wanted more!

More Shilo! More of the Largos! More Blind Mag! And of course, because he's my favorite, MORE ASH! (Anthony Stewart Head)

My hope is that, if you're like many of the people who will neighbor you in the theater, you will be excited and intrigued by the unknown. By the possibility to see something original. Something artistic and emotional.  Something that had thousands of people waiting to get in on chance over the course of a one week tour.

Something that had people driving from hours away to see, in costume, because they won't get the chance in their home town. Some couldn't even see it in their state.  And of course there is the two stories of those fans who flew in - one to the Chicago showing from Paris, France and one to our Orlando showing from Puerto Rico.

The best way to learn more is to visit the film's official website at ww.repo-opera.com .  You may get to see a couple clips online, and get a copy of the soundtrack, but you won't get the full scope of the film's true EXPERIENCE until you see it and make your own decision.

Probably the most humbling point of the evening was that Darren and Terrance took questions from the audience and made this plain: Their goal is not to make you love it, and manufacture a following. They encourage you to talk about the movie, whether you loved it or hated it.

I loved it. 

perfume is great.
i'm really excited about repo. my friend sent me the trailer like a month ago.
<3 anthony head. SINGING!
i didn't realize it was paris hilton until i saw her name. good makeup, i suppose. haha.