REPO! The Genetic Opera(16+ for gore)

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I'm not sure how many people here like musicals, but if you like Sweeney Todd, The Rock Horror Picture Show, The Phantom of the Opera.. you may take quite a liking to this.

The director is Darren Lynn Bousman, the guy behind the Saw movies. If you didn't like Saw, don't let that turn you away from this astounding piece of work. It's a rock opera and is very dark and morbid, so if you can't handle gore, you might want to think secondly before seeing this. I am not a fan of the Saw movies at all, but I am in love with Repo!. Here's the basic plot I grabbed from Wikipedia:

"An epidemic of organ failures devastates the planet. Panic erupts and scientists feverishly make plans for a massive organ harvest. Out of the tragedy, GeneCo, a multi-billion dollar biotech company, emerges. GeneCo provides organ transplantation for a profit. In addition to financing options, GeneCo reserves the right to implement default remedies, including repossession. For those who can't keep up with their organ payments, collection is the responsibility of "organ repo men", skilled assassins contracted by GeneCo, ordered to recover GeneCo's property by any means necessary.

At the heart of the story is Shilo Wallace (Alexa Vega), a 17 year-old girl with a rare blood disease. She has been kept locked up and protected in her house, where she is guarded from the outside world by her father, Nathan Wallace (Anthony Head). While Shilo struggles with her wish to leave the house and experience the outside world, Nathan struggles with his secret job as the Repo Man, and more specifically, his next target, a woman named Blind Mag (Sarah Brightman). Blind Mag, an opera singer, was a friend of Nathan's now-deceased wife, and is Shilo's godmother.

The Largo family, consisting of GeneCo president Rotti (Paul Sorvino), his daughter Amber (Paris Hilton), and his two sons Luigi and Pavi (Bill Moseley and Nivek Ogre, respectively), have their own plans. Rotti is dying, and the three siblings bicker and fight about who is to take the role as head of GeneCo. But, disappointed with his own children, Rotti takes an interest in Shilo."


Yes, it has Paris Hilton in it, but don't let that get in the way. She actually does pretty damn good considering she's thought to have no talent. So don't let that change your view of Repo!. Give it a chance.

Repo! comes out in November 7th on DVD.
Here's some previews:

YouTube - Repo! the Genetic Opera - Theatrical Trailer

YouTube - Repo! The Genetic Opera - Zydrate Anatomy

YouTube - Repo! The Genetic Opera - Seventeen


Main site: http://www.repo-opera.com/

You're welcome to include any other videos you find of it. Share your thoughts and/or excitement for this upcoming musical!

[Furore]

I'm wanting to see it from what I've seen. I feel it could really go either way, but it looks interesting and rather unique, even if the art style is one I'm seeing more and more of late.

I'm likely gonna see it at cinemas if it get's a cinematic release, or failing that I'll see it on DVD. Either works for me.

[winterborn86]

I love Sweeney Todd and the phantom of the opera, the story line sound rather strange but it does look rather good, i will definitely check it out, thanks for putting it on here