Repo! The Genetic Opera

Repo! has got to be one of my favorite movies released in 08. I thought it was gonna be some weird dark garbage film when I saw it being promoted last summer at Comic-Con. Especially since they had announced Paris Hilton as a cast member (Sounded House of Wax-ish). A musical about genetic repossession sounded unique, but not very intriguing to me. So it comes out on DVD the 20th, and i'm sitting here with an advance and decide to throw it on. WOW. I was totally impressed. It's a dark fantasy rock opera in the style of Rocky Horror Picture Show, set in a strange stylized future. The music is so good, it fits the aesthetic of the picture beutifully. The cast is perfect. The film stars Alexa Vega, she plays her role just right and looks gorgeous even when her character has no hair. Anthony Stewart Head plays her father the Repo man, I never knew Giles from Buffy could sing, but he has a great voice. Originally the crew didn't want to look at Paris Hilton for the role of Amber Sweet, but after seeing her performance I can't think of anyone else playing the part. It's perfect for her and she performs perfectly for it. The nearly 50 year old Sarah Brightman is in it as well, as Blind Mag, and she's not looking a day over 35. This is the second film of her career, but she should definately be doing more. The whole cast is just fantastic and are what make the movie work. But the real scene stealer of this movie is Terrence Zdunich, the writer of the film, he also plays the stories Narrarator; The Graverobber. One article I read described him as "the goth girl's Zac Efron." He has a powerful voice, and comes across the screen with such carisma. Overall, I think that fans of strange scifiction, post appocalyptic stories will find this film unique. And if you are a Rocky Horror fan you will be VERY pleased.

Some other cool news about the movie is that the creators have been taking the show on the road; playing the flick to dressed up crowds with Q&A with cast and creators after the screening.
The Repo! Road Tour 1 & 2 were sold out but there are still tickets left for the upcoming Repo! Road Tour 3 which hits LA on Jan 24th. Seems kinda cool, I'm gonna try and go.

Anyways, here's the trailer if you are at all interested and the DVD & BD hits shelves the 20th.