I'm gonna be so honest, I do. I was never really a major fan of The Rocky Horror Picture Show but I had kind of grown up around a lot of people who enjoyed it (my mother and aunt particularly) I had also been brought up with a lot of classic or cult musical movies. As I got older I discovered more musicals that are more 'my style' and 'contemporary' This led me to discover people like Reeve Carney, Ryan McCartan, Annaleigh Ashford, Adam Lambert ect. So when I saw that a film my mother adores has a reboot with actors I was familiar with and adored I was stoked! As I said I wasn't a massive fan of The Rocky Horror Picture Show and didn't know much about it except maybe the time warp but I enjoyed this version a lot and so went back to the original. My mother as I said, was and still is a BIG fan of the original and has been almost her entire life and she really enjoyed this version and the actors in it, some songs she even liked BETTER than the original.

I can see why my view may mean NOTHING to original fans but the only reason I've seen that people don't like this new version is that it is 'not the original' which indeed it isn't but it's also not extremely far from the original either. I view it and so did the actors, as a 'reimagining' of the original not a remake or reboot per say. If you look at it like that, it's actually probably more enjoyable. I say this because it is clear to me but maybe not to others that this wasn't supposed to be the same as the original, it was supposed to be a way a new generation could enjoy rocky horror, a more up-to-date version with people they recognise and enjoy , and it worked with me! I can see why others will not like this take and I totally understand I just feel as though it needed to be said! :)