Seth_Rogue_One A horror comedy slasher musical might not sound that great for many but I found it to be rather entertaining.For the record it's not non-stop singing although there is a lot of it so if you're allergic to musical numbers then perhaps this is not for you.It's pretty cool though that the killer sings heavy metal songs while slashing people up, and yes it gets real bloody at times which looks real neat and make it more fun.The acting is fine, nothing amazing but they do what their characters asks of them to do... Minnie Driver who has top-billing here is only in it or about 13 minutes so if you want to see it just for the sake of her, well don't expect too much of her... Meat Loaf is in it more, which is fine cause he is a pretty good actor other than that the cast is fairly unknown, Douglas Smith some might recognise from 'Big Love' and he's good too.A little drawn out here and there and some songs are better than others but overall amusing movie that I would watch again.

Matt_Layden There haven't been many horror/musical mash-ups in the film world. So when I saw Stage Fright available to watch, I thought I'd give it a shot. Much to my surprise, this was a well shot film. It walks a fine line of self parody with the musical numbers, but the horror elements all feel straight laced. The final result is an odd mix that I feel that I wanted to like a lot more than I eventually did.Broadway star Kylie Swanson opened the musical The Haunting of the Opera, an obvious spin on Phantom of the Opera. That same night she was murdered, the killer never found. Ten years later, her two kids help her old manager run an theatre camp for kids. The manager decides to bring back The Haunting of the Opera in an effort to be back on top. Once the rehearsals start, so do the killings.That Broadway star is played by Minnie Driver and her scene is in the opening of this film, that's all. The manager is played by Meat Loaf, his voice isn't the same as if Rocky Horror Picture Show days. The rest of the cast is made up by no name Canadian stars. Yes, this is another Canadian film. The deaths are somewhat creative. The killer seems to like ROCK and ROLL and absolutely HATE theatre musicals. There are a few scenes where they have fun with some red herrings, but not enough in my opinion. If you don't know who the killer is before the reveal, then you don't watch many films. The laughs are few and far between, as are the deaths. It honestly felt like they gave up on the musicals numbers for 2/3's of the film. This attempt at this mash-up tells me one thing. It's not ready yet.

cabellwalter I just read the figures of the US release and I am speechless, it bombed miserably. What when wrong? I would like to know. Is it destined to become a cult classic? It is in my book! Saw it last night at FrightFest in London, the cinema was packed and everybody was having the time of their lives. I seldom enjoy a film as much as I've enjoyed this one. I love musicals and I love horror, so this one ticked all my boxes. It delivered on both fronts, aplenty! The songs sounded right out of a West End/Broadway production and the gore was Fangoria-licious.I strongly recommend it to anybody in the mood for a chop-em-to-pieces sing along!

FlashCallahan The film starts with Minnie Driver being stabbed in the throat several times after a performance of Haunting At The Opera.Flash forward several years, and her two children are still traumatised by the act, but they are at performing school, which is being run by Meatloaf, and guess what the production is this year? Yep, it's Haunting, but with an oriental twist......It's like Glee meeting Friday the 13th by way of Repo! And its a pretty good attempt at something different, albeit very, very odd at times.But it's been done before, thanks to Repo! And the music was a lot better in that movie, so this, because its trying so hard to be different, seems so old because that film did it six years earlier.But it's still fun, and its retro feel gives more of a nod to Sleepaway Camp, and Slaughter High, rather than Elm Street an other well known slasher flicks.The big reveal isn't much of a twist. And the gore isn't a problem, but it's well acted, and never outstays its welcome.