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The Rocky Horror Picture Show | Science Fiction Double Feature


We did it! All 11 films mentioned in the song Science Fiction Double Feature have been reviewed here on my blog and in video form on my YouTube channel!  Today is the final review and it's of The Rocky Horror Picture Show itself. However, rather than really reviewing the film (since it's obvous my feelings about it) I'm showing all of the outtakes and bloopers from the SFDF series.
 
Back in college, our theater program put on The Rocky Horror Show and everyone went to see it (most multiple times!) The audience came in costume at their Halloween performance and all of the audience participation that's done at screenings was done at the stage show. It was a blast! So when I told them at the Nuart that I was not a "RHPS virgin" I was not really lying. (Ok, I totally lied.) It was packed the night went though and even if I did go up to the front for the 'virgin sacrifice' I would not have had to much at all.
Here's my friend Kirstin and I, sort of kinda of dressed up for the night. (Next time we'll go more all out!)

Annnnd here's the outtake video and series finale! Be sure to let me know your favorite quote from Rocky Horror in the video comments! (Specifically, a quote from the character I'm dressed as.)


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When Worlds Collide | Science Fiction Double Feature


Today I'm reviewing the 1951 film, When Worlds Collide. Like many other films in this series, it was based on a novel. The sci-fi book of the same name was written in 1933. The film is a story about how a star named Bellus is discovered by scientists to be on a collision course with Earth. A shuttle is approved and a lottery set up to determine what few individuals get to escape to the planet Zyra, a planet in orbit around Bellus.

Overall it was a pretty good movie, albeit a but predictable at times. I rate it somewhere in the middle of all of the films in this series. This was the last official review all it's the 11th film. However, I am going to make a final Halloween episode and talk about the inspiration, The Rocky Horror Picture Show. Look forward to that video and corresponding blog post, and until then, thank you for taking this strange journey with me.

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In each episode, I will be dressing like a character (or in this case, someone in the ensemble) from The Rocky Horror Picture Show. I invite you to guess who I am each week in the YouTube comments. Think you can do better? Tweet me your outfits @MagicCatJenny #RockyHorrorBound
J.

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Night of the Demon | Science Fiction Double Feature


Today I'm reviewing the 1957 film, Night of the Demon. It is a British film staring Dana Andrews, Peggy Cummins and Niall MacGinnis. It was directed by Jacques Tourneur and was based off of the M.R. James story "Casting the Runes" (1911). It is about an American psychologist, Dr. John Holden, who travels to England to investigate a satanic cult suspected for a series of murders.

What I really liked about the film was the consent butting of heads of science and magic. Witchcraft, runes, seances, predictions of death, and Stonehenge are a few of the sort of magic this film deals with. Oh, and there's a giant demon beast thing. Needless to say, I liked it!

#RockyHorrorBound
In each episode, I will be dressing like a character (or in this case, someone in the ensemble) from The Rocky Horror Picture Show. I invite you to guess who I am each week in the YouTube comments. Think you can do better? Tweet me your outfits @MagicCatJenny #RockyHorrorBound
J.

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The Day of the Triffids | Science Fiction Double Feature


Today I'm reviewing the 1962 film, The Day of the Triffids. It's based on a science fiction novel by John Wyndham.'Triffids' are 'eating plants' and they eat people and animals. They invade earth via a meteor shower. The light from said meteor shower blinds the majority of people on earth. Both problems make each other worse and chaos ensues.

Overall I'd have to say this is film was okay. It was not my favorite nor was it awful. Would I recommend it? Sure, but not before quite a few others in this series. If you have a fear of plants though, it'll sure be a thriller.

#RockyHorrorBound
In each episode, I will be dressing like a character (or in this case, someone in the ensemble) from The Rocky Horror Picture Show. I invite you to guess who I am each week in the YouTube comments. Think you can do better? Tweet me your outfits @MagicCatJenny #RockyHorrorBound

J.

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Tarantula! | Science Fiction Double Feature


Today I'm reviewing the 1955 film, Tarantula!. It was made a year after the science fiction film, Them! which also was a big-bug film. Tarantula! was a bit more frightening since the monsters in Them! were ants. One cool trivia fact about this film is that Clint Eastwood made an uncredited appearance in it as a jet pilot commander.
 
I'm not a fan of spiders, in general, so it's needless to say this was not my favorite film in this series. It's slightly better than Flash Gordon since it did not put me to sleep but it's not something I'm dying to watch again anytime soon. That's not to say it wasn't a good film for it's time, I just don't enjoy watching giant spiders terrorizing towns.
 
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#RockyHorrorBound
In each episode, I will be dressing like a character (or in this case, someone in the ensemble) from The Rocky Horror Picture Show. I invite you to guess who I am each week in the YouTube comments. Think you can do better? Tweet me your outfits @MagicCatJenny #RockyHorrorBound
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Forbidden Planet | Science Fiction Double Feature


Today I'm reviewing the 1956 film, Forbidden Planet. It was the first science fiction film where the entire story takes place on a planet far from earth and the humans travel in a spaceship of their own. This could be why it's my favorite of these films so far, leaning more towards a Star Trek sort of story and moving away from the classic 'alien invasion' plot. It takes place in the 23rd century and a crew of space explores travel to a far off planet to research an expedition from 20 years ago.

#RockyHorrorBound
In each episode, I will be dressing like a character (or in this case, someone in the ensemble) from The Rocky Horror Picture Show. I invite you to guess who I am each week in the YouTube comments. Think you can do better? Tweet me your outfits @MagicCatJenny #RockyHorrorBound
J.

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Doctor X | Science Fiction Double Feature


Today I'm reviewing the 1932 film, Doctor X. It was based on a play called The Terror. The basic story is that of a series of murders have been linked to a medical academy. Doctor Xavier is given 48 hours to find out who the killer is before the police get involved. So he takes everyone, including his daughter Joan, to his Long Island estate to run some experiments to solve the mystery.  On top of all of that, a newspaper reporter, Lee Taylor, gets mixed up it all of it.

Overall I really enjoyed the film and how unexpected a story it was. I was expecting a Doctor Frankenstein type story, and this was not at all that. What's perhaps the most interesting is the film was made right before studios enforced the new Motion Picture Production Code. That's how they got away with such controversial themes like murder, rape, cannibalism and prostitution.

#RockyHorrorBound
In each episode, I will be dressing like a character (or in this case, someone in the ensemble) from The Rocky Horror Picture Show. I invite you to guess who I am each week in the YouTube comments. Think you can do better? Tweet me your outfits @MagicCatJenny #RockyHorrorBound

J.

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It Came From Outerspace | Science Fiction Double Feature


Now it's time to review the 1953 film, It Came From Outer Space.  John and his fiance Ellen see what they think is a meteor crash to earth. John discovers it was in fact something from another world. No one, not even Ellen at times, believe him. Over the next few days, some townspeople begin disappear. I'll leave it at that for those of you who've never seen it.

One thing I forgot to mention in my video is that the film was released in 3D. It actually was It was Universal's first film to be filmed in 3D and I kind of wish the DVD had a 3D option to it so I could see how that could have looked. However I feel like that was a weird choice and probably the studio's idea since the filmmakers originally did not want to even show the monster at all.

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#RockyHorrorBound
In each episode, I will be dressing like a character (or in this case, someone in the ensemble) from The Rocky Horror Picture Show. I invite you to guess who I am each week in the YouTube comments. Think you can do better? Tweet me your outfits @MagicCatJenny #RockyHorrorBound

J.

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King Kong | Science Fiction Double Feature

Today I review the 1933 film, King Kong.  The story is mostly about Carl Denham, a filmmaker who takes a crew to a far off island no one has ever heard of. There he seeks out a legendary beast named 'Kong' to capture him on film (and eventually in real life). He brings along with him a woman, Ann Darrow, to star in his movie.

Dinosaurs, airplanes, bombs, ships, and the Empire State building are among the things you'll see. I don't want to give too much away if you have not seen it. It was deemed "culturally, historically and aesthetically significant" by the Library of Congress. (However it does have some problematic sexist and racist moments that are hard to ignore.) Overall this 'beauty and the beast' story is pulled off and the film is well made.  It's not my favorite in this series, but it's also not me least favorite.

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#RockyHorrorBound
In each episode, I will be dressing like a character (or in this case, someone in the ensemble) from The Rocky Horror Picture Show. I invite you to guess who I am each week in the YouTube comments. Think you can do better? Tweet me your outfits @MagicCatJenny #RockyHorrorBound

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J.


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The Invisible Man | Science Fiction Double Feature

Today I review the 1933, The Invisible Man. It's based on an H.G. Wells novella of the same name from 1897. I really enjoyed this film but wish I had read the book. The film stars Claude Rains as Dr. Jack Griffin. He is a disembodied voice most of the time and you only get to see the actors actual face at the very end.

What I liked most about The Invisible Man was the special effects which were quite groundbreaking for it's time. One of the tricks used was filming Rains in a black velvet body suit against a black background with some of the clothing on, then layering the shot with one at the location. This gave him the the appearance of clothes on an invisible man. It reminds me of some techniques used in my favorite film, Labyrinth.

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GIVEAWAY!!
I'm giving away a (Region 1) DVD of The Invisible Man to one lucky commenter on this and last week's video. Watch this week's video for more information! 
#RockyHorrorBound
In each episode, I will be dressing like a character (or in this case, someone in the ensemble) from The Rocky Horror Picture Show. I invite you to guess who I am each week in the YouTube comments. Think you can do better? Tweet me your outfits @MagicCatJenny #RockyHorrorBound
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J.


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Flash Gordon | Science Fiction Double Feature

Episode two is now out from my 12 part series where I review the 11 films mentioned in the song Science Fiction Double Feature from the 1975 musical, The Rocky Horror Picture Show. If you'd like to watch along, this post lists all the films in the order I'll be watching them.

Today I review the 1936 series, Flash Gordon. Originally it was three serial films Flash Gordon, Flash Gordon's Trip to Mars, and Flash Gordon Conquers the Universe. I watched a few episodes of what was labeled as Flash Gordon, Space Soldiers. I really could not get too into it knowing how much content there is out there. I'm actually looking forward to perhaps watching the 1980 re-make film.

#RockyHorrorBound
In each episode, I will be dressing like a character (or in this case, someone in the ensemble) from The Rocky Horror Picture Show. I invite you to guess who I am each week in the YouTube comments. Think you can do better? Tweet me your outfits @MagicCatJenny #RockyHorrorBound
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J.


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The Day the Earth Stood Still | Science Fiction Double Feature

Today I am premiering my new 12 part series on my YouTube channel, Science Fiction Double Feature. I am reviewing the 11 films mentioned in the song Science Fiction Double Feature from the 1975 musical, The Rocky Horror Picture Show. If you'd like to watch along, here is a list of all of the films I will be watching, reviewing, and...getting inspired from. (Seriously, I'm not sure what each episode will really contain...it'll be fun adventure!)

The Day the Earth Stood Still 20th Century Fox (1951)
Night of the Demon Columbia (1957), released in the United States as Curse of the Demon

Today's episode is the 1951 film, The Day the Earth Stood Still. It was made during the Cold War and captures perfectly the paranoia of the time. When Klaatu's craft lands in Wahington, D.C. the world does not know what to think. Klaatu spends his time 'hidden' in the city (for he appears human) and tries to organize a meeting of all the worlds leaders to warn them of the forseen cost of their quickly advancing weapon technology. It's not an easy task. 


#RockyHorrorBound
In each episode, I will be dressing like a character (or in this case, a random extra from a scene) from The Rocky Horror Picture Show. I invite you to guess who I am each week in the YouTube comments. Think you can do better? Tweet me your outfits @MagicCatJenny #RockyHorrorBound
Have you heard of DisneyBound? It's where the hashtag idea came from, check it out!

Thanks for reading!
J.


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