I have to wonder if the person who did the video review for this even watched the movie... In any case, I'd recommend following Synchronicity's review, it's right on track. As to the people who let their little ones watch it...I would just hope any other parents reading these reviews have the COMMON SENSE not to listen to such malarkey. This is an amazing movie, one of my absolute favorite musicals, but I wouldn't recommend it for anyone under the age of fourteen.
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Repo! The Genetic Opera
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Common Sense says
Gory, goofy musical is bloody and bombastic.
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What Parents Need to Know
About Repo! The Genetic Opera
Parents need to know that this offbeat horror movie/musical -- which is set in a near-future where people can buy plastic surgery and genetically engineered replacement organs on credit -- is extraordinarily violent (in some cases, the organs are repossessed). Livers, hearts, viscera, and entire spinal columns are pulled from unwilling victims, in many cases while they're still living. Paris Hilton appears in the film, which may attract teens' attention; but unless your teens have a strong stomach, they may not wish to see Ms. Hilton in special-effects makeup that makes her look like her skinned face is visible, with flayed musculature and blood showing over the bones of her skull. There's also plenty of strong language, some drinking, and brief topless female nudity.
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- Families can talk about who this film is meant to appeal to. Horror movie fans? Musical fans? Do many people like both genres? How does a movie become a "cult classic"? Families can also discuss the film's messages. Is it meant to be taken seriously? Do you think healthcare corporations put profit before patients? What happens when people can't pay for life-saving medical treatments? Is there a danger of too much financial and political power being in the hands of one corporation?
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- I rate this title iffy for age 14 and give itMy concerns are:
- Excessive violence
- Inappropriate sexual content
- Inappropriate language
- Drinking, smoking, or drug use
- Negative role models
- My highlights are:
Lovely movie, but for crying out loud, parents, it's *NOT* for 6-year-olds...
- I rate this title iffy for age 15 and give itMy concerns are:
- Excessive violence
- Inappropriate sexual content
- Inappropriate language
- Drinking, smoking, or drug use
- Negative role models
- My highlights are:
This slasher-musical hybrid is very entertaining. In a dystopian future, a mass organ failure occurs, causing a company called GeneCo to offer organ financing. Led by GeneCo's presence in this future becomes so prevalent, it causes a worldwide addiction to surgery, not to mention a GeneCo-made painkiller called Zydrate. People called graverobbers illegally obtain Zydrate from corpses and sell it on the street. A girl named Shiloh lives in this dystopian world and has a blood condition inherited from her dead mother, and is sheltered from the world by her overprotective father. But...Shiloh is curious to explore the world of GeneCo, and won't turn back. There's much more to this awesome world, but I can't spoil anymore to the story. Yes, Paris Hilton is in this movie, but don't let that fool you - she's really good in Repo! Also, there are some other surprisingly good actors in this flick, namely Ogre from the band Skinny Puppy (as Pavi Largo, the guy with the weird face), Alexa Vega, known to many as Carmen from the Spy Kids trilogy (as Shiloh), and Terrance Zdunich, a relative unknown who has worked with the art in many, many movies (as the Grave Robber). In terms of content, Repo! obviously deserves an R for good reason. This is the bloodiest musical film I've ever seen, MUCH MORE SO than Sweeney Todd. While there are many scenes comparable to a slasher flick (eye gouging, throat slitting, an impaling, and lots of stabbing) there's also a lot of surgical gore. Intestines, spinal columns and hearts are all repossessed graphically. Other than the violence, this is tame for an R-rated film. A woman bares her breasts to the camera briefly, and there are a few scenes of suggestive dancing (mostly "grinding"). The word "c**t" is used once (and it's considered by many to be more offensive than the f-word), and there are about 5 or 6 f-words, not too many for an R-rated movie. Finally, there's much talk and use of an addictive futuristic painkiller called Zydrate. Overall, Repo is a bombastic and awesome musical, but it's not for kids.
- I rate this title on for age 14 and give itMy concerns are:
- Excessive violence
- Inappropriate sexual content
- Inappropriate language
- Drinking, smoking, or drug use
- Negative role models
- My highlights are:
Psh best movie ever.
This movie is dark, gorey, has horrible role-models, shows the danger of too much power in the hands of one person, what happens when over protectivism in a parent goes too far, death, depression, and sex. It's the best frickin' movie ever. But remember, even if you think a movie sounds horrible, it doesn't nessecarily mean it's horrible. Either way, it's my favorite movie. The message and plot are amazing, and the music kicks a**....pardon my language.....watch it!
- I rate this title on for age 17 and give itMy concerns are:
- Excessive violence
- Inappropriate language
- Negative role models
There is a reason it is rated R
not for kids under 17! Very violent & sexually charged.
- I rate this title on for age 2 and give it
Fun for the whole family!
This movie is fun, funny, and has great music that everyone can enjoy. It also has really positive messages in it, like respecting one's parents because they often know best. A really great father-daughter bonding movie, because of the deepening and understanding of Shiloh's relationship with her father. Also shows the evils of the addiction to plastic surgery, thus helping kids have positive self-imagery. I give this movie two thumbs up!
- I rate this title on for age 2 and give itMy concerns are:
- Excessive violence
- Inappropriate sexual content
- Inappropriate language
amazing great original bloody great stoy line good songs . I say no more
- I rate this title off for age 17 and give itMy concerns are:
- Excessive violence
- Inappropriate sexual content
Violent but great!
I loved this movie! the music was awesome and really catchy. However, this really really REALLY bloody and it gets to point where its hard to watch at times. DO NOT WATCH IT YOU HAVE A WEAK STOMACH!
- I rate this title on for age 6 and give it
I watched this movie with my 6 year old and he said he liked the song "addicted to the night" best. he also said that it made him feel 14. after the movie he was like whooooooooooo. lets watch it again.
- I rate this title on for age 16 and give itMy concerns are:
- Excessive violence
- Inappropriate sexual content
Great musical but a little too violent
This rock opera is absolutely one of the best movies I've ever seen. All the songs are so amazing and even though the movie is really violent i think that it still is a great movie. Alexa Vega has an amazing voice and Sarah Brightman brings a classical, more opera like sound to the movie. I think that even if you don't like musicals you should check this one out.
- I rate this title on for age 11 and give it
if you dont like musicals or slahers dont watch otherwise get ready to sing
i watched this a hundered times and still love it . i know this film is weird especially the song thankless job. but it is good the plot is organ faliure became worldwide epidemic so people started buying organs on crdit . when you can't pay up genco sends out the repo man. who will find you and rip the organ or organs out of the body while you are still alive but this an rock opera so only 30 lines are not sung now his daughter is being approached by rotti largo owner of geneco to head the company because his kids are arougant brats. anthony stewart head who plays the repo man has the best voice ever espacially on legal assassin when he sings i am only living out a lie this film has lots of rock music to
- I rate this title on for age 2 and give it
CommonSense neglects the actual story beyond the violence.
As a sixteen year old I love Repo! It seems to me that Commonsense completely neglects the actual story. The violence is not the point of it. The story is actually something simple made complex by situations going on with it. This movie should be watched by kids and teens that are ready tohandle it. If you kid has seen Sweeney Todd or Phantom of the Opera or any of the Saw films and not had a bad reaction to it let them watch this. And if they can't watch this without getting a nightmare I think that is bad parenting. You have to make them understand its all fake and none of this can actually happen. Its like crushing their dreams but it works. If a parent chooses to watch this with their kid then don't stop it in the middle and say this is too much gore. Pay attention to Shiloh's story as well as that of her father, Rotti, and Blind Mag. If you pay close attention you can find moral merit within the story.
- I rate this title iffy for age 13 and give it
best musical EVER
i don't understand why people keep comparing this movie to RHPS. both are stellar in their own right, but besides being musicals the two have nothing in common. that said, i think everyone who likes musical/gory movies should give this one a shot. it has everything: blood, viscera, arias, drugs, and boobs. what more could you ask for? the soundtrack is super catchy, especially zydrate anatomy. the only thing i didn't like about this movie was that paris hilton was cast as amber sweet, but she played her part very well so even that wasn't much of a disappointment. so. if you choose to see repo! i hope you enjoy it.
- I rate this title iffy for age 17 and give it
Repo: The genetic opera is the perfect treat for horror fans
Sex/Nudity: Brief glimpse at partial female nudity. Some suggestive dancing. Violence/Scariness: Lots and lots of gory, graphic violence. Most of the deaths involve the Repo man cutting people in their abdomen area and getting their organs. You see this act on screen. In the end, a woman sticks her fingers in her eyes and you see blood gushing out. You see her eye sockets ripped out and then she dies. Gore involves mostly disembowelment, one scene of an eye gouge, and a few stabs. Profanity: Very minimal for an R rating. At least 5 f words. Some s words, some a words, one use of the word "balls", and the b word. Drug content: Don't recall any drinking or smoking. Commercialism: Well it is a horror and a musical. It might attract people to see The rocky horror picture show. Social Behavior: Not good. The repo man usually disembowels his patients if they don't have their pay check. Age recommendation: 17+. Lots of graphic violence. There are many acts of disembowelment. Sexual content is surprisingly low. Only one 2-3 second glimpse of partial female nudity. Some suggestive dancing. The profanity is also very low for an R rating. Only 5 f words and more mild cuss words. The sexual content and profanity are hardly an issue. The violence is the biggest issue.
- I rate this title off for age 14 and give it
ABSOLUTELY LOVED IT!
I am a big fan of Sarah Brightman and with the permission of my mom, I watched this movie with her. If you can handle fake looking cartoony violence, this shouldn't be a problem. There was only one scene that really scared me [SPOILER WARNING] and it was the part where Blind Mag takes out her own eyes o:. I'd say anyone 14+ should be able to handle it.
- I rate this title on for age 14 and give it
ABSOLUTELY LOVED IT!
I am a big fan of Sarah Brightman and with the permission of my mom, I watched this movie with her. If you can handle fake looking cartoony violence, this shouldn't be a problem. There was only one scene that really scared me [SPOILER WARNING] and it was the part where Blind Mag takes out her own eyes o:. I'd say anyone 14+ should be able to handle it.
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