You break my friggin' heart.

[firthgal]

So, I listened to the commentary of Repo!, the one with the director and Alexa Vega and Bill Moseley and Ogre, and it was utterly hilarious, but they mentioned that the movie was originally over 2 hours long, and they had to cut an entire subplot out of the movie involving Marni's body, and the scenes sounded wonderful, and it would've meant more Anthony Head scenes, BUT THERE ARE ABSOLUTELY NO DELETED SCENES WHATSOEVER ON THE DVD! THIS IS A TRAVESTY OF THE GREATEST MAGNITUDE! I WANT MORE REPO, DAMN IT! Also, Graverobber had a bigger storyline, mostly involving the Marni subplot, so he was more significant than just being a narrator, but WE WILL NEVER SEE THIS! *sniff* Honestly though, the Marni stuff would have made the "Didn't I" scene even more epic than it already is. Also, I am a moron for not realizing that Nathan had Marni's body in the house, and that it was gone when Shilo left to go to the opera. So, even though they left this bit of the subplot in without ever explaining it, I didn't notice. I thought it was a picture. Seriously. I did. The pictures were all 3D, so I just thought it was a more detailed picture. *facepalm* Also, another interesting tidbit, apparently critics who bash the film don't get that the funny parts are meant to be funny. They were actually taking the movie seriously. WHAAAAT? The comic book storyboards in the beginning pretty much set the mood for me and told me to look at the film as a comic, which I did, and comics are always over the top with both the drama and the comedy, plus it's an opera, so... why on earth take everything in the film seriously? Especially when there are cartoon noises in the background. I had read some user reviews of the film saying, "This movie is horrible. All they do is sing. Every line. The people in my theater were actually laughing at some of the scenes," and I was like, "Well, duh," but I didn't know that professional critics were saying the same thing. *sigh* I guess that's why I never listen to critics. Also, they all were totally mocking the way Anthony Head said "busy," after Mag asks him how he is. Apparently he had originally sung it out with a ton of emotion instead of the low gruffness that he uses for the final cut and they all found it completely hilarious. Hee. I find him utterly adorable when he's not even on the commentary. Also, I had NO IDEA that Shilo was the same girl from the Spy Kids movies. No idea. None. I thought she looked familiar, and I knew I had heard her name before, but I didn't make the connection. Also, I'm a little bit in love with Bill Moseley now (the dude that played Luigi). If I could stomach horror movies, I would totally check out more of his work. But I don't like horror. Unless it's in the form of a rock opera.

Anyway, I just had to voice my anger at being cheated out of deleted scenes and my glee at the commentary being so delightful (which is good, because the other commentary wasn't all that interesting, and the only special features are the 2 featurettes that were on the internet). But you all should buy the DVD anyway, because if the DVD does well there's a possibility of them making a sequel (or a prequel). I'd want a prequel myself. I'm thinking there has to be a connection between Nathan and Graverobber, especially after hearing a little bit about the Marni subplot.

OH! Another interesting tidbit (that is a spoiler for the end of the film, so I'll put it under a cut):



In the stage play, Nathan doesn't die. He walks away. WHAT? WHAAAAT? Now I'm curious to see the stage play ending and how Nathan/Shilo works out. I guess she leaves him? Also, according to the commentary, the studio wanted the director to cut out the bit where Nathan says to Shilo, "I poisoned you, what have I done? I poisoned you, I'm worse than Rotti," because it made Nathan look unsympathetic. THIS IS CRAZY TALK! Nathan finally admitting to himself and to Shilo that what he did was wrong was his redeeming moment, and ASH played it so brilliantly that he appeared to be absolutely tortured in this moment and he's telling her, "I'm worthless. I'm a monster. You shouldn't love me, look what I did to the only person that matters to me." He needed this confession, because ultimately it's what stops Shilo from leaving, and then him reassuring her that he loves her and that she doesn't have to suffer from his mistakes makes her realize that she still loves him. So, I love the director for fighting to keep that line in.

Also, Paul Sorvino is a bit of a diva. Their stories about him had me laughing like crazy. Oh, and Paris Hilton's wardrobe? Almost all of it was from her own closet. It scares me how perfect Paris Hilton was for this movie. Like... I never once thought I'd ever say I enjoyed her acting, but she was perfect for the role of Amber Sweet.

ETA: The new Office spoiler. Come on, you had to know this was coming:




"Meanwhile, Andy falls for someone he should not."

PLEASE TELL ME IT'S OSCAR! PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE! IT HAS TO BE! THEY ARE IN LOOOOOOVE! LET IT BE TRUE! And if not Oscar, then Kelly. PLEASE? PLEASE, OFFICE? COULD YOU NOT LET ME DOWN, HERE?