This past Thursday night, FOX aired a new rendition of The Rocky Horror Picture Show, a cult classic from 1975, and it was of no comparison. Hollywood has been remaking old movies left and right, but when it comes to this one, you can't top greatness! Here are 11 reasons why the original Rocky Horror is better.
1. The cheesy 70's scene transitions
Sure, we all make fun of the computer graphics and scene transitions in old films, but that is part of the appeal to them! Rocky Horror isn't the same without an oozing effect to the next scene.
2. The unsteady hand filming The Narrator
This made seem all the more realistic! No one who isn't a professional has a hand as steady as the one filming the narrator in the new movie.
3. Rocky's short shorts
The shorts are the classic look of Rocky. Whenever someone says Rocky Horror, you think of a shiny gold speedo, so to have us wait until the very end of the 2016 Rocky Horror to have him wear a pair had us all (not so) patiently waiting with antici.......pation.
4. The energy of the cast
The original film cast is exciting and entertaining; they all worked well together, The new one...not so much, and their purposeful over-acting killed the film.
5. SUSAN SARANDON
Even though she sang off-key sometimes, Janet was lovable,so I'll just leave this one here. But who cast Victoria Justice as Janet? VICTORIA JUSTICE.
6. The social relevance
The 1970's weren't exactly the best time for the LGBT community, but this movie put it on the big screen, so it was kind of a big deal. Today's society is a lot more accepting so the role of Frank-N-Furter isn't as taboo.
7. The audience interaction
No one knows the audience's role when watching the new film. When you're introduced to the film by someone older than you, they teach you about the right times to yell "asshole" at the television.
8. THE LIPS
Much like Rocky's shorts, the lips are an iconic part of Rocky Horror. WHERE WERE THEY?
9. The ice pick
Frank-N-Furter going at Eddie with an ice pick is both disturbing and iconic. He ends up dead in the deep freezer, which works since they later eat him. In the new version, he's thrown out a window, which doesn't really add up to the "tender subject" later on.
