Repo: The Genetic Opera
 

After Spike's Scream Awards 2007 last night, I felt like the entire show was one huge advertisement and was pretty disappointed. The one thing I did get pretty excited for was Repo: The Genetic Opera.

The movie is based on the stage play by Darren Smith and Terrance Zdunich. The film takes place in the future after a world wide epidemic of organ failure takes place. A company called Gene Co comes up with a plan to transplant organs to thoe who can afford it.... and if you can't afford your payments the result is repossesion by any means necessary.

The film will star Anthony Head of Buffy fame as the Repo-Man, everyone's favourite Bill Mosely as Luigi Largo and Paris Hilton as Amber Sweet. (Don't worry about her acting talent, she suits her character perfectly.)

Considering my two favourite movie genres are Horror and Musicals, I am eagerly awaiting this feature film. Set to be released April 25, 2008.

You can find the tralier here :http://www.bloody-disgusting.com/bdt...er.php?id=1330

"Paris Hilton as Amber Sweet. (Don't worry about her acting talent, she suits her character perfectly.)"

But still, she's in it.

but... she plays a drug addicted slut who thinks she has talent. She'll do perrrfectly.

But she's still there...

Ok, here's how I feel about her. As most of you folks know, I'm a huge Kevin Smith fan and will watch anything including Jason Mewes, Jason Lee, Ben Affleck, or any other Smith regulars. Except for "Bottom's Up" because of Paris Hilton, even though Jason Mewes is in it.

That's how much I hate her.

I'm actually really looking forward to this, its looks great; but watching Paris Hilton on stage with Bill Moseley and Anthony Head, two actors I have lots of respect for, almost made my head explode. Didn't think THAT would ever happen....;) But I simply refuse to let her ruin this for me, dammit.

I totally agree. When Bill had his arm around her I laughed out loud. Tony has the most amazing voice though, so seeing him will outweigh Paris' acting skills... or lack there of.

I'm so pumped though. I had a dream about TCM 2 last night and when I woke up my thought process was "TCM2, Bill Mosely, REPO!" :D

No, no. I don't blame you. I did the same thing with Bottom's Up. My love of musicals is just much too strong for my own good.

I'm just scared that this movie, that I deem very deserving of praise from what little I've seen and heard, will bomb because of the Paris stigma. However, she's good marketing. People want to hear about her, whether it's good or bad so when she publicly screws up the media will go on about "paris Hilton, star of the upcoming musical Repo! The Genetic Opera! blah blah blah" and a different audience learns about it.

I saw the preview on The Scream Awards. Looks very "Rocky Horror"
It might be worth a DVD rental

I hate Paris also but she actually didn't seem bad during the trailer singing and shit. If Bill Mossely says she is great then I believe him.

I think Paris has the perfect voice for her character, a little snarky and her spoken vocals are good too. I've seriously been doing so much research on this, it's a little sad.

Well it's always good to do research on a movie your interested in.

Was that Amy Lee?

No it wasn't Amy Lee in Repo!

It's actually Alexa Vega from Spy Kids. :D

REPO! The Genetic Opera
 

2008's trash punk cult salute to Rocky Horror Picture Show:

http://youtube.com/watch?v=GfJxCYTKOi8

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My irony senses are veritably TINGLING with joy - OH I BOW DOWN TO THE GODS OF LIONS GATE WHO WOULD PRODUCE THIS FILM!

The movie's website.

The IMDB entry here.

Stars the venerable Paris Hilton and Anthony Head (good GOD what a pairing) among others.

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I can't get enough of this.

I have been jonesing for this movie since I first heard about it last year. It looks awesome!

It was suppose to be released 4/25, but unfortunately they pushed it back to 8/8.

if i'm not mistaken - this was filmed here in Toronto

Yeah, I do believe it was. I'm super excited about this movie. Giles has a pretty singing voice. :D

are you in toronto also ??

(if so - have you been to the Rue Morgue festival of fear yet ?

http://i97.photobucket.com/albums/l2...etic-opera.jpg

I love Giles! :D

I'm only a few hours away. I was going to go to fan-con last summer but with work I didn't get a chance. I'm moving to TO as soon as I'm done school cause there are better jobs there.

aug 22 - 24

watch this space :

http://www.hobbystar.com/fanexpo2008/

Heh, I'm only a few hours from Toronto as well.

Anyway, this movie looks like a lot of fun and I was soooooooooo exited when I saw 4/25... until I realized it was pushed back. :(

Wow- looks like the makings of a HDC convention in Toronto.

i've been trying to convince Zwoti to come across the pond for this con for a couple of years now .. maybe this year :)

i'm gonna make a thread to bring this to so we dont mess up this one.
ok there already is one...

So do I! :D

One of the many reasons I am really looking forward to this movie.

I like how we're not even calling him Anthony Head. That's a silly name really.
You'll love this http://ca.youtube.com/watch?v=Lilv4d9Z7o8

That was great, and I had never seen it before, thanks for posting it! :D

I'm glad that I'm not the only one who finds Giles sexy - I canNOT wait to watch him sing again...

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Though I have to admit that the first time I saw the REPO! trailer, I thought it was Anthony Hopkins. :(

And I'm with Des on this one... I am tired if it getting pushed back. booooo.

Anthony head is cool.Loved him as Giles.Can't wait to see what he does here.

Two questions; First, what is this movie exactly about (is it simply revenge, drugs, sex and blood or is there a more complicated story here?) and second, is the name of this band awitha teetha? is it a band?

No the name of their album is With-Teeth AKA awitha-teetha also its a song title.The bands name is Nine Inch Nails,my favorite band of all time.

I also cannot wait for this.

And I really don't do musicals.

OMG! That's awesome! I didn't know he did Dr. Frankenfurter.

Ya, he does a better Sweet Transvestite than Tim Curry imo. Just a certain sexiness to his voice that is less... gross? than Curry's.

http://ca.youtube.com/watch?v=R7wRFJ...eature=related

It's about the fuuuuuture. When there is a disease that causes organ failure or something, but a company called geneCo. has organs on loan more or less. If you can't pay up, they cut them back out. It's also a bit about drugs and an opera house. Mostly organs though.

Thats NIN? I have never seen pictures or videos before, i just listen every now and again. Huh... i feel dumb. anyways, this looks quite awesome, but the real judgement must be in the watching, so, when does this thing come out?

8/8/08. it was supposed to come out in 3 days but it got pushed back. I am dissapointed, I wont lie. i planned a date to go to the movies that day in.... whatever month the Spike Horror Awards were on. I don't remember.