Update: new theatrical dates added inside! SpookyDan writes in, "This November Darren Bousman’s film Repo! The Genetic Opera is going to open in a limited amount of theaters. The "Horror Rock Opera" is a one-of-a-kind musical that has proven very difficult for the marketing team at Lionsgate to get behind. All they have to do is look online to see what the fans of the movie are already doing for the film. In what seems to be an unprecedented move, the fans have done impromptu street versions of the film all over the country. Almost everyday we at BD are receiving emails about new events that the fans are holding, and people asking about the film (continued)...."
The craziest part is, not that many people have seen the film as it has only screened at FanTasia and the Toronto After Dark Film Festival.
In today’s world of movies opening to millions and millions of dollars, and millions of people talking about it, somehow Repo! has touched a nerve with the few that have seen it, and that's just based on anticipation. Imagine if the film actually opened with a wide release what would happen! Repo! mania is about to start, and this is only the beginning. Check out what the fans are doing!
UPDATE: As of this writing, “SOMEONE” have been pulling down the Repo! fan clips on YouTube, based on copyright infringement. Check out these crazy fan created clips before they are removed!
A quick search over Deviant Art for Repo! brings in loads of fan created artwork.
I can't wait for this film to open on November 7th, I guess I am not alone. Visit the official website for more fun and to listen to the entire soundtrack streaming live.
This is great! I just visited the site for the first time and the music is super catchy. Anthony Stewart Head is so amazing. I love Bill Moseley's cute attempts to sing too.
who the fuck is this "SOMEONE" who's pulling down the clips. INFRINGEMENT my ass!! these fan clips are more promotion than ANYTHING Lionsgate has done. i'm impressed (but not surprised, we horror fans rule) that the REPO! fans have made these clips because they love the film and want to spread the word of REPO! very cool! :)
and "FUCK OFF" to whoever is taking them down. "FUCK YOU".
I have gotten behind this movie in ways I have not for a movie in a long time. I love the soundtrack and my friends and I have written to the Sundance theater in our town to try to get Repo screened here as well.
Fans need to rally around and make they're voices heard. Why should we all wait for a movie to come out on DVD when crappy remakes are happening all the freakin time! Here we have an original idea....and the studios are playing dumb.....arrrgh!
That's right! REPO! THE GENETIC OPERA FANS ARE AMAZING! Lionsgate needs to pull their heads out of their asses and see how much this movie has going for it.
Well, you saw how bad Lionsgate fucked up Midnight Meat Train. There was a time when Lionsgate had huge balls and released House of 1000 Corpses, The Devil's Rejects, and Hard Candy - not to mention Crash and the original Saw. Back then they weren't trying to copy other studios, they were trying to blaze a new trail, and it fucking worked. Stop dicking around Lionsgate and get this thing a proper release. Hell, I hate musicals - and I want to see it! Bring it on.....
How much money (or sexual services) did the director pay you to post all these stupid videos and articles about this dumb movie? Thank God Lionsgate is smart enough to not pollute the general movie-going audience with this terrible movie. I can't wait to see this movie bomb right along with the directors career.
Spookydan, you DEFFINATELY NEED TO MAKE ONE OF THESE FAN FILMS! It would be so amazing. I love the BD episode where you do the scene from Quarantine. Hell, it was more dramatic and beautiful than the actual scene from the film :)
i can't wait to see this movie... and i can NOT WAIT to meet my friends on the Repo Boards/Chat! they're the best.
THANKS TO TZ, DS AND DLB FOR BRINGING US THE AWESOMENESS OF REPO!
Repo! The Genetic Opera looks to be amazing. I am very excited to see it, especially to see Paris Hilton's performance. Lionsgate is making a huge mistake shafting this into what is essentailly a direct-to-dvd release.
Repo's the most excited I've been about a movie in a long time. It's awesome to see that people are finally taking notice. ^^
Also, horror kitty, I respect that you dislike the movie, but you could not be a jackass about it kthx. Unless your idea of a 'good' movie is AVP. If your only reason for trashing on Repo is because it has Paris Hilton, or because it's a musical, then you're not really worth it, anyway.
OMG, this is awesome !
I saw the movie in Germany, on the "FanatasyFilmFest", and it's my favourite movie EVER !!!
Horror fans rule ! We do everything for our movies !!:)
I am so pissed that the trailer wasn't attached to prints of SAW V. I thought for sure it was going to be. It would have been great exposure for it. They really fucked it up.
I watched the third video and I fail to see how they're going to get people interested. I don't think the people passing by know what the hell these people are doing. They probably just think they're crazy street performers. I mean, it's still cool to see people so enthusiastic about a movie that they're willing to do this, but I don't think, at least in the case of the video I watched, that they're making too much of a difference.
I was actually REALLY pissed off when they didn't preview REPO with Saw V, but they previewed my bloody valentine? Man, Lionsgate used to have balls, but they don't anymore. I really hope this film gets recognized..I'm sick of all the same shit out there.
I am extremely happy that this movie is going to fail. It warms my heart just knowing that there's NOTHING anyone can do to get this movie opened in more than a dozen theatres. And, the coup de grace: this movie will wind up in the bargain bin within a year. It deserves it because it's pure goddamn shit.
Thank you, BD.
It's been our pleasure, seriously.
Check out some of our Austin videos....
Repo-Rollin' Austin, Part 1:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7JCjI6MDgdI
Repo-Roll in' Austin, Part 2:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gfXu3N1kgqw
....and wait until the Vegas grand opening comes around....
Muahaha....
Psycho.
Fans.
ziltoid the omniscient.. keep supporting remakes, crappy movies and pg-13 flicks. When something original and different in horror shows up, just laugh it off. You'll be doing horror great favors. Ha-ha.
I'm praying this does great in limited release its opening weekend and can somehow catch on and expand a lot. With each day my anticipation for this grows, but unless it ends up eventually going into 500+ theaters it won't be coming anywhere around me, and even then it isn't a sure thing.
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