On Saturday night, I took a special outdoor screening of The Rocky Horror Picture Show starring Tim Curry, Susan Sarandon and Barry Bostwick.
The screening was sponsored by the Harvard Square Business Association and took place on Church Street near the old Harvard Square Cinema which used to feature The Rocky Horror Picture Show on Saturday nights at midnight until its closure in the summer of 2012.
Since 2015, the building has been owned by Gerald Chan who has done nothing with the property which has become an eyesore much to the consternation of the people of Cambridge. Barring any change, if one cannot see a movie at the Harvard Square Cinema then one can see movie outside the Harvard Square Cinema.
Under the circumstances, given the Harvard Square Cinema's association with The Rocky Horror Picture Show and that this year is the 50th anniversary of the film's release, it was appropriate to screen the film. However, I could go the rest of my life without ever seeing The Rocky Horror Picture Show ever again for as long as I live.
Prior to Saturday night, I had only seen The Rocky Horror Picture Show once before when my parents rented it on VHS in 1990. I didn't particularly like the film, and I like it even less with audience participation. That and I don't particularly enjoy having popcorn thrown at me. It just wasn't my scene. Oh well, I suppose I had to find that out for myself sooner or later.
Nevertheless, if the Harvard Square Business Association sees fit to screen other movies outside the old Harvard Square Cinema next summer, then I would consider going depending on the movie in question. But if given the choice, I would prefer to see a movie in the comfort of the Brattle Theatre just down the road.
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