And the music, while simple, was so weighty and effective. Normally visuals don't carry much weight with me, but even I couldn't help but notice. It was all incredibly real, and that's rare. Never once did I feel that I was watching a performance. There wasn't a false note to be found from a single person in the cast – these actors BECAME those characters. The acting in 'Nell' is some of the best I've ever seen.
The point of movies is to immerse you in another world, to make you believe you're watching real people going through real experiences. I can't predict what people will like and what they won't like, but I know that for me it was an experience I didn't want to end. I hope no one would let the "average" rating this movie has received on IMDb dissuade them from giving it a try.
Trash, yes, but classy trash, and most enjoyable.My rating: 8 out of 10 (I really liked it) I just watched this and wow, what a movie.
Great, great fun and the floor show sequence in particular, showcasing Frank's obsession with Fay Wray and the RKO cheapies, is exceptional, with its statues in basques and its huge swimming pool. The small cast - the wonderful Tim Curry as Frank 'n Furter (the sweet transvestite from transsexual Transylvania') Barry Bostwick and Susan Sarandon as the odd science students Brad and Janet Patricia Quinn as Magenta ('a domestic') Little Nell as Columbia ('a groupie'), Jonathan Adams as Dr Scott Meat Loaf as Eddie Richard O'Brien himself as the handyman Riff Raff Peter Hinwood as the muscle man Rocky, created by Frank in a spoof on Frankenstein and Charles Gray having a great time as the Criminologist - are all really good, and the songs are terrific, from the madness of 'The Timewarp' and 'Sweet Transvestite', to the ethereal 'There's a Light' and 'I'm Going Home', by way of the rocky 'Whatever Happened To Saturday Night?' and the film-reference heavy 'Science Fiction Double Feature'. Moving on from the riotous cult stage show which was born in a small studio theatre in the early 70s, this movie version is a well-cast, outrageous romp showcasing the absurdity and sci-fi obsession of Richard O'Brien's inventive musical.
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