It has been SO long since I made one of these last...

Anyway, so much to say, so little time. First things first... On November 7 I went to see Repo! The Genetic Opera, one of the best damn movies ever! Like Rocky Horror, it is a rock opera, but different. It was directed by Darren Lynn Bousman of the Saw II-IV movies, and originally made as a stage opera by Darren Smith and Terrance Zdunich.

In the near future when organ failures have become an epidemic around the world killing off mass amounts of people, a savior company forms to save the day. GeneCo offers replacement designer organs for those have ones that are no longer functioning properly, but the payments for the expensive surgeries must be paid on time. The last thing you need is to fail to do so over the course of 90 days and find yourself at the mercy of a Repo Man who will repossess your rented organs at any cost. In this film, Nathan Wallace (played by Anthony Head Stewart), has a seventeen year old daughter, Shilo (played by Alexa Vega), who supposedly has had a blood disease since birth. As a caring father and daytime surgeon, he keeps her inside their house to prevent any damage being done by said disease and to keep Shilo from entering a world full of turmoil and chaos: he is afraid of losing her like he did her mother. Of course, Nathan becomes the Repo Man by night, taking organs back from people who have failed to pay their dues, unknown to his daughter. Shilo ends up escaping her home and finding out what exactly the world is like. She comes across Graverobber (played by Terrance Zdunich), a person who sells illegal Zydrate (the drug used to relieve all the pain from surgery, but is extremely addictive) on the black market: he steals the drug from corpses and basically lives with them (hence his name). He helps her understand what the world has become. His role is more narrator-like.

GeneCo is owned by Rotti Largo (played by Paul Sorvino) and as a dying man must find a deserving heir to take his place as owner after his rare and non curable disease kills him. He has three children: Luigi Largo (played by Bill Moseley), Amber Sweet (played by Paris Hilton: do not hate the movie just because she is in it. Believe it or not, she even surprised critics and many haters at how well she did), and Pavi Largo (played by Ogre from Skinny Puppy), all of whom are fighting one another to decide who seems more likely to be this heir. Luigi is full have rage and ends up killing anything that gets in his way. Amber is a Scalpel slut and a Zydrate addict, and has a thing for Graverobber and vise versa. Pavi loves to hit on any girl, but may take her face and use it as his own if he feels like it. Rotti does not have a hard time choosing...

Then there is Blind Mag (played by Sarah Brightman). She is bound to her contract for GeneCo to sing in their Operas to repay for her digital corneas the company gave her. She was born blind (which is why she is nicknamed Blind Mag, Mag being short for Magdalene), but GeneCo stepped up and offered to help, at a price. She wants out, and at her final performance at the Genetic Opera she will lose her eyes for her freedom. She is also Shilo's Godmother since her best friend, Shilo's mother Marni, passed away during child birth, apparently all of Nathan's fault.

All of the stories come together at this Genetic Opera, and sparks will end up flying hard and high.

Here is the trailer you can look at if you so wish:
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And the official site:
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This movie has only been given a limited release, but more theaters are being added. Also, there is a Road Tour Darren Bousman and Terrance are doing to bring it to places where many cannot see it in theaters. Lionsgate Films (LGF) originally did not want this to have anything but a DVD release, but by the help of us fans and Darren's leadership, we have changed all of that! By advertising the shit out of this film, we have given it a soundtrack, a theatrical release, publicity in the media, and a kick in the ass to LGF. It was only supposed to play in eight theaters total for one week, but that was extended in them to about a month with new ones being tacked onto the list. When it premiered at the film festival in Austin, Texas and at the Toronto After Dark one, all of the shows were sold out and more had to be added to satisfy the wants of avid fans. People have been dressing up as the characters and singing along with the music, me doing the singing part.

If you can find a place near you that it will be showing at, whether it be the theater release or Road Tour stop, I suggest you go! DO EEET BEFORE I EET YOUR BRAINZ!!!!!!

~O.P.