Personally, I think Rocky Horror, and the whole subculture associated with it, easily beats the pants off Hedwig. Hedwig just seemed like they copied the idea, tried to make it a A-movie with A-songs instead of a B-movie with campy B-songs. No real participation, and I didn’t think the songs (or the play, which I saw) were that good anyway. Though I do love Type O Negative‘s cover of Angry Inch.
I may update this with more thoughts later.
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May 18, 2007 at 12:17 PM
Are you saying that John Cameron Mitchell copied Rocky Horror or that the people doing movie showings of Hedwig are copying the movie showings of Rocky Horror?
May 18, 2007 at 12:21 PM
Well, “copied” might be too strong of a word. It just seems to be in the same vein, but simply — not as good. Not to me.
I didn’t even know that people were DOING movie showings of Hedwig, but knowing that sort of confirms what I’ve said a bit more — that it is in the same niche.
I just don’t see how audience participation in Hedwig could ever become like RHPS. It’s not a campy b-movie. There’s less opportunity to make jokes on it.
There’s no neckless narrator!
May 18, 2007 at 1:59 PM
And no chins to fuck!
May 19, 2007 at 11:15 AM
And no elbow sex!