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All member reviews for Repo! The Genetic Opera

 
Go for it if you want an awesome musical
Great music, decent storyline. There is some nudity, which kind of ruins it for me. But it's easily skip-able. Quite a bit of cussing. "Zydrate" (an anesthetic in the movie) is pretty clearly abused, but it's not real, so i can't say it poses an issue. Lots of blood and gore, again, depends who you are and what you're used to. I wouldn't let my kids watch it if i had any, 17+

Stixx
teen, 15 years old
 
...
well personally i loved it....

Synchronicity
teen, 18 years old
 
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.

sandchild13
teen, 16 years old
 
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!

drchunk
parent of and 1 , 2 , 5 , 6 , 7 , 8 year old
 
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.

Koi-Pie
teen, 13 years old
 
Can they handle it?
Personally, I loved this movie, but it all depends on your tastes. This film is almost entirely comprised of very adult-like themes (drug addiction, medical issues, murder, etc.) and is - in the broadest sense - a slasher film. The plot is extremely well conceived and carried out, but sometime the acting can seem a little gimmicky. The songs are great, and Alexa Vega (Shiloh) and Terrance Zdunich (Graverobber) were amazingly cast and played their parts well. A lot of the content really isn't appropriate for children, but it mostly depends on the individual child. Most other kids my age wouldn't be able to handle this movie unless they had a strong stomach and had a mature outlook on things (especially the adult issues in this film) and could watch it without it squicking them or causing them to continually question everything because they don't understand it. Using the typical age stereotypes, I'd say this is appropriate for older children (but could also be watched by more mature tweens).

EmiEss
teen, 15 years old
 
Depends who the kids are.
I saw this movie last year, and it instantly became one of my favorites. The music is amazing, the acting is fabulous, and the casting couldn't be any more perfect. Alexa Vega/Shiloh is a great role model for girls. You can't really rate this based on age since it sort of takes a certain mentality to watch it. Like, a 17 might be able to stomach it, while a 25 year old can't bear to watch it. There's really not much wrong with it. It's a good movie and it doesn't get the credit it deserves. I'd say watch this over the knock off "Repo Men"...

demolitionlover13
teen, 15 years old
 
Best Operetta Ever!
This is my favorite movies, I watch it with my 5 year old niece all the time. It is great... I don't consider any of it to be inappropriate, nothing that I wouldn't show to my children. It is a story of people paying for not keeping up with their payments for 3 or more months and getting their organs repossessed. It has a miraculous ending... Not many people would like it, though. It is a musical, and moves kind of slowly in the beginning, and is very gory.

 
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.

 
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.

 
Musical like Sweeney Todd
While not as graphic as sweeney todd this film still delivers graphic violence but it's very comic but definetly not for kids under 16 if you enjoy horror films mixed with great music this film is for you!

Cyonnara
teen, 17 years old
 
This was a decent thriller I was very entertained but some of the content may not my suitable for kiddies even though it involves a 9 year old you wouldn't want your kids getting influenced by that. Also unnatural sexual behavior kids may not understand yet and the opening sequence can be terrifying.

JamesRobertson
parent of and 7 , 11 , 14 , 17 year old
 

courtie
adult
 
Addicted to the Knife
Hilarious, great play and now a great movie. Despite Paris Hilton being in it (which, i don't think she's that bad, House of Wax didn't bomb because of her acting, despite the claims.) it's a very dark comedy about an interesting future with the Repo-Man at your door. Worth buying/renting.

cerealkiller189
teen, 13 years old
 
For mature kids only.
Very funny.Saw it with my little brother at the movies.It was awesome,but unfortunately also quite(hate to say it) relentlessly,extremely bloody.Hearts get ripped,brains are exposed,people are gutted,you name it.For mature kids only.

RatedM_R
parent of 8 and 14 year old
 
Nathan is so decated to his daughter a real family figure. Tim's first R rated film he luvs it. My fav character Luigi Largo, Mikes-Graverobber (he looks like his twin), Junior-Nathan Wallace, Tim-Blind Mag

Lama-Rama
teen, 15 years old
 
A wonderful musical film.
I saw this when I was 13. It was brilliant! However, it's not the best idea to watch it unless you have a strong stomach. While there is some fake looking gore, some is quite realistic, and there is a lot of blood and internal organs. However, it's great for late primary school students and above, provided they are mature and understand the concept of drug addiction and other adult themes. While there is quite a bit of course language, mature children would know that those words shouldn't be repeated. The violence/strong themes are toned down by the fact that it's a musical.

 
Terrible role models and plastic surgery
Maybe not the best movie ive seen, but its ok, and anthony head is in it. However, its violent. Good acting, but strange music. All the role models are terrible. One person disobeys her parent, another is a liar, and every one is in it for personal gain. The movie deals with drug abuse, but luckily is not glorifying it. Parents can talk about the "need" some feel for plastic surgery, and plastic surgery addiction.

AlphaMorgan
kid, 13 years old
 
I think this movie was great, but the review this site gives it completely ignores the unique plot. It's not all "slash," but an interesting story between a girl and her father. But for crying out loud, it's NOT for six-year-olds! (*cough drchunk cough*) The reason your child might "like" this movie is because it might make him seem "older" and "cooler" to like it, but he probably doesn't even understand the plot of the movie. (And the song isn't "Addicted to the Night," by the way. It's "Addicted to the KNIFE.") If you let children watch this under the age of 10, that's just bad parenting there. It has many suggestive scenes, and the last thing I want to see is a six-year-old boy loose there innocent-ness. BUT, definatley a must-see for ages 13+ with a strong stomach.