The Rocky Horror Picture Show Chronicle" John Wasserman, who had liked the stage play in London, found the film "lacking both charm and dramatic impact". "Newsweek" called the film "tasteless, plotless and pointless" in 1978. Review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes gives the film a rating of 80% based on 41 reviews, with the critical consensus reading ""Rocky Horror Picture Show" brings its quirky characters in tight, but it's the narrative thrust that really drives audiences insane and keeps 'em doing the time warp again". A number of contemporary critics find it compelling and enjoyable because of its offbeat and bizarre qualities; the BBC summarised: "for
The Rocky Horror Show (video game) the property. CRL's CEO Clem Chambers claimed in an interview with GamesTM that the rights holder for the property approached the company after being impressed by their work with "The War of the Worlds". Chambers stated he wanted to base the game on the environments of the stage show instead of "the elements of dubious taste in the show itself". "Rocky Horror"s creator Richard O'Brien didn't have much involvement with making the game, due to being "terrified of technology". Ian Ellery, a fan of "Rocky Horror", was the game's programmer. "The Rocky Horror Show" received generally positive reviews. Retrospectives of