@RUTGERS.ARPA:MRC@SU-SCORE.ARPA (02/02/85)
From: Mark Crispin <MRC@SU-SCORE.ARPA>
I excluded "Glen or Glenda" (also called: "I Changed My Sex",
"He or She") because I didn't consider it SF.
I have seen Rocky Horror Picture Show more often than most of
the people on this list. I lost count after a hundred or so very
early in my RHPS career. For a few years, I played "Riff-Raff" in
a local group which did the stage show simultaneously with the
movie -- this ended only with the closing of the theatre.
RHPS has a special place in my heart, but still it must be
considered bad SF. There are several glaring flaws of continuity;
anybody who actually tries to ACT the parts will quickly notice
how characters make major shifts in their positions without any
explanation, not to mention a major cut to a scene some minutes
earlier when Rocky is about to come to life. Several of the effects
are flawed -- what about the wires pulling Dr. Scott's wheelchair
up the stairs? Many of the flaws make for great shouts, such as
the observation that Janet never took her panty hose off in spite
of several sexual escapades.
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