
Repo the Genetic Opera is a goth musical rock opera starring Paris Hilton, and as you can imagine it’s getting some pretty terrible reviews. Luckily, director Darren Lynn Bousman has a totally original explanation for all this:
“The reviews have been so polarizing. Some of the reviews are atrocious, in fact I’ll read you one right now, it says, “‘Repo! A Genetic Opera’, this year’s worst film, or the worst film ever made”. The next one underneath that calls it “a breath of fresh air, best movie I’ve seen all year”. So, that is the majority of the reviews. They are completely polarizing, and you know what, that’s what I wanted to make. I wanted to make something that wasn’t safe, that was dangerous, and I think we accomplished that.”
I think a dude praised Picasso or someone for polarizing reactions to his work one time, just to be different, and somehow polarizing reactions = great work instantly became the first commandment of the hack bible.
“It sucks because the majority of people will go on and they will read the reviews, but this is not a movie for critics. It’s just not, it’s a movie for fans.”
I know, critics suck! Fans are so much better! They just pay money and then when they have an opinion they don’t write it down!
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