repo! the genetic opera... and why am I doing this again?

I have made a deal of sorts with a friend. Apparently I agreed to give movie reviews of the stuff I actually take time out of my busy mommy schedule to see. So here goes a trial run...

Repo! The Genetic Opera

Okay. I freely admit to why I wasted my time on this movie: I have an Anthony Stewart Head fetish. I have a severe crush on Rupurt Giles. Especially when he sings.... and when he does those flirty little Taster's Choice commercials. Yum - my.

Words cannot describe...

wait... no, that's not entirely true... the words "awesome" and "terrible" sort of jump out at the same time when I try to explain it.

The idea of the first horror-sci fi-rock opera sounds a bit appealing. I enjoyed the Shakespearean-tragedy-meets -Phantom-of-the-Opera-on-acid-with-a-little-Saw-thrown-in-for-the-fun-of-it thing. It's one of those almost cult midnight movie deals - good but not great. Some details ruined it... one stain in particular being Paris Hilton who managed to suck so bad she couldn't even pull off a part seemingly made for her. The music and singing as a whole was alright. But then I could just be setting the bar of comparison a little too high from watching the Buffy Musical so much lately.

The highlights were these:

1.) Anthony Stewart Head as the Repo Man. Seeing and hearing "The Ripper" like this was astounding. The stuff dirty dreams are made of.

2.) That little girl from Spy Kids can belt it out pretty well.

3.) Sarah Brightman as Blind Meg - outstanding and terrifyingly beautiful with the voice of a mermaid.

See it if you like anchovies - it's an acquired taste.