Homework Movie - Blade Runner - In Theater Screening

I've watched Blade Runner now a few times to prepare for this evenings live screening in my local theater. I've rented out the room and posted an event for my friends and The Vine Cinema has put the listing on their website. I chose to screen the 1997 Director's cut of the movie based on the few audience members that I spoke with before the screening took place. That was the fan favorite despite the absence of the monologue during the opening.

Watching Harrison Ford in this role was amazing. Being someone who grew up on Indiana Jones and Han Solo, Blade Runner wasn't something I was allowed to watch because I was too young at the time. I did get to see the 1997 version when I worked at the now closed Tower Records. It was in our "cult" movie section and that was a favorite area for my rentals when I worked there.

This movie was the most expensive movie I watched for class the whole semester, but it was worth every penny. I rented out a theater, printed flyers to get an audience, and lost so much sleep that it will take the entire winter break to catch up. If I could make a movie like this of my own to bring an audience together would be such a great moment for me. I've always enjoyed movies and to see others who like them as much as I do was great.

Extra Credit - Repo! The Genetic Opera

Blending two things I enjoy a lot, music and movies, Repo! The Genetic Opera wasn't all that I hoped for in a musical. I have seen Rocky Horror a few times, both in the theater and on DVD and Repo doesn't come close to it's predecessor as far as story and talent. I did enjoy the blend of the comic strip intro and the "graverobber" as the narrator, but I just felt too forced into the songs, and the characters. The sets and costumes were a good fit for the story and I really like the visual affects for the transitions

Alexa Vega now has something other than the Spy Kids movies to her list of roles she has played. Paul Sorvino goes over the top as the head of an evil corporation bent on ruling the world through genetics and body parts. It all seems too much to hold together as a musical, but I would have rather seen it as a straight narrative story. Darren Lynn Bousman directed this after his Saw experiences on 2 through 4 of that series. Darren Smith & Terrance Zdunich wrote and had parts in the film as well. Rounding out the eclectic cast is Paris Hilton, Sarah Brightman, Bill Moseley and Joan Jett who went uncredited but her distinctive look and sound was obvious.