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Repo! The Genetic Opera (2008)

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Average Rating: 4.4/10
Reviews Counted: 56
Fresh: 18 | Rotten: 38

Bombastic and intentionally gross, Repo! The Genetic Opera has a unique style but lacks the wit and substance to be involving.

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Average Rating: 3.7/10
Critic Reviews: 15
Fresh: 2 | Rotten: 13

Bombastic and intentionally gross, Repo! The Genetic Opera has a unique style but lacks the wit and substance to be involving.

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Movie Info

Saw series mainstay Darren Lynn Bousman reunites with Twisted Pictures producers Oren Koules and Mark Burg for this futuristic shocker detailing a terrifying epidemic of organ failures. The denizens of planet Earth have been devastated by inexplicable and widespread organ failures, and as a result scientists begin planning a substantial organ harvest. Though an innovative biotech conglomerate subsequently offers the fearful public a means of maintaining their health by enacting a series of

Jan 20, 2009

Lionsgate Films

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All Critics (57) | Top Critics (16) | Fresh (19) | Rotten (38) | DVD (4)

As it has evolved from a 10-minute cabaret piece, through a short film Bousman made in Toronto, to the big screen, Repo! The Genetic Opera has gained in both guts and gusto.

November 21, 2008 Full Review Source: Toronto Star | Comment (1)
Toronto Star
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David Cronenberg might have made a great movie with the plot to Repo! The Genetic Opera.

November 21, 2008 Full Review Source: Globe and Mail | Comment
Globe and Mail
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All-out thriller with few Bond touches but plenty of high-octane action.

November 10, 2008 Comments (5)
Hollywood Reporter
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I hated this movie.

November 10, 2008 Full Review Source: At the Movies | Comments (7)
At the Movies
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I don't know if words can describe just how awful and disgusting and insulting this movie was to watch.

November 10, 2008 Full Review Source: At the Movies | Comments (5)
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Like a compost of Rocky Horror and Sweeney Todd, but without the floridity or the savage wit.

November 7, 2008 Full Review Source: Christian Science Monitor | Comment
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Andrew Lloyd Webber meets SAW!

June 2, 2010 Full Review Source: Sci-Fi Movie Page | Comment

Repo! isn't like anything else out there, for whatever it's worth, or anything I've ever seen; between us, though, I'm going to hold out for a midnight staple more my speed.

December 17, 2009 Full Review Source: Cinematical | Comment
Cinematical

This is a Grand Guignol science fiction rock opera. The plot is minimal and for a rock opera, there is too little real melody.

April 13, 2009 Full Review | Comment
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Falling somewhere between Rocky Horror, Moulin Rouge! and Eyes Without A Face (with songs!), Repo! The Genetic Opera is the filmic equivalent of what architects call a 'folly'.

March 6, 2009 Full Review Source: Little White Lies | Comment
Little White Lies

somewhere between Nine Inch Nails and The Rocky Horror Picture Show

March 5, 2009 Full Review Source: 7M Pictures | Comment
7M Pictures

There is too much ambition on display for the film to be completely dismissed, but good intentions carry Repo! only partway toward success.

February 19, 2009 Full Review Source: Cinefantastique | Comment
Cinefantastique

Truly, the movie doesn't gain a lot from being set to music; after about half an hour it starts to feel like a gimmick.

February 3, 2009 Full Review Source: eFilmCritic.com | Comment
eFilmCritic.com

With amazing performances, awe-inspiring visuals, endless reams of invention, and a true talent behind the lens, Repo!: The Genetic Opera should be a masterpiece, and it is%u2026up to a point.

January 21, 2009 Full Review Source: PopMatters | Comment
PopMatters

If you're looking for insight into the death and resurrection of Christ, look no further: I can think of no better means by which to experience the cumulative effect of three days in hell in under 100 minutes.

January 20, 2009 Full Review Source: Projection Booth | Comment
Projection Booth

Repo! lingers long after it ends, due in great part to a handful of memorable tunes and its persistent funky attitude, marked by an impressive desire to savor oddity and unconventional displays of heartache.

January 13, 2009 Full Review Source: BrianOrndorf.com | Comment
BrianOrndorf.com

No, fans of "Mamma Mia!" won't be too thrilled with "Repo! The Genetic Opera."

January 10, 2009 Full Review Source: ESplatter | Comment (1)
ESplatter

[A] gory, off-putting musical, which tries to combine Gothic rock stylings with the grotesque sensibilities of so-called, 'torture-porn' horror-thrillers.

January 5, 2009 Full Review Source: Deseret News, Salt Lake City | Comments (4)
Deseret News, Salt Lake City

Bousman's editing and camera angles are consistently inventive, and the production design (Blade Runner is a big influence, as is Disneyland's "Haunted Mansion" attraction) squeezes a lot of bang out of every buck.

December 18, 2008 Comment
Kansas City Star

clearly strives to defy description, which of course makes it fun to describe

December 8, 2008 Full Review Source: Filmcritic.com | Comment
Filmcritic.com

Repo! is a bloody grotesquerie, not a delicious delight as was Rocky Horror.

November 21, 2008 Full Review Source: Jam! Movies | Comments (5)
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Audience Reviews for Repo! The Genetic Opera

I enjoyed the concept of Repo! The Genetic Opera, however this film doesn't rival The Rocky Horror Picture Show. The film is very elaborate and effective, and does have good music. The film was directed by Darren Lyn Bousman who previously cut his teeth on a few Saw films. Produced by Twisted Pictures, Repo! The

October 10, 2011
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Jeff "The Dude" Lebowski

Super Reviewer

Shilo Wallace: Why oh why are my genetics such a bitch? "Not Your Parent's Opera" Repo! The Genetic Opera is not nearly as bad as the plot description may indicate. It actually has a pretty cool and atmospheric feeling to it, but I would be lying if I said I didn't grow tired of it fairly quick. Some scenes are

September 24, 2011
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Melvin White

Super Reviewer

    1. Blind Mag: Chase the morning; yield for nothing.
    – Submitted by Varas Ü (9 days ago)
    1. Amber Sweet: So you think Mag has pipes?
    2. Shilo Wallace: I don't think nothing at all...
    3. Amber Sweet: When the Repo man strikes!
    4. Shilo Wallace: What are you talking about?
    – Submitted by Varas Ü (9 days ago)
    1. Luigi Largo: [drinks his coffee] What's this, rat piss?
    – Submitted by Sami K (49 days ago)
    1. Shilo Wallace: I'm infected by your genetics.
    2. Dr. Nathan Wallace/Repo Man: I am only living out a lie.
    – Submitted by Jacob Alexander R (2 months ago)
    1. Luigi Largo: Aplaud you fucking peasents!
    – Submitted by Jacob Alexander R (2 months ago)

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