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The plot isn't so bad, but the pace of storytelling is too slow which makes people bored. Certain moments are so obvious and unnecessary for the main plot. I would've fast-forwarded those moments if it was an online streaming. The ending looks like implying a sequel, not sure if this movie will get one

Right, let's start off by saying it how it is: "Shock Treatment" will forever be measured up against "The Rocky Horror Picture Show". How else could it be? Sharing a similar cast, almost identical crew, and by the similar formula, being considered somewhat of an "unofficial sequel", how could it not be so? And that's already addressing the core of the problem. Few sequels manage to live up to the original (from the top of my head, the only ones that currently comes to mind is "Bride of Frankenstein" and "The Godfather II", and that was a few days ago), and it's even more difficult, nay, virtually impossible to compete with one of the films for which the term 'cult-movie' was virtually invented.But it is not only the inevitable comparison to the big "RHPS" that ails "Shock Treatment". There are various other flaws, most are more or less minor, others are, as I have to admit, a matter of personal taste.Let's start off with the story itself: presuming that a majority of the audience already come from the "RHPS"-corner (indeed, I would bet my last buck on it), it's really not what the audience were expecting or came for. Sure, a parody / persiflage of TV-culture and consumerism in form of a musical sounds like a nifty idea, but I for one expected, or shall we say, "hoped for" another persiflage of B-movies, the midnight circuit flicks, just like in… well, you know which one. Call me boring or conservative, but I'm very sure that most other viewers expected the same. On the other hand, as Richard O'Brien himself once stated, the storyline is way more convoluted and confusing than the simple RHPS Then there is the issue of the actors: naturally, it's nice to see a couple of the "well known faces", namely Richard O'Brien, Patricia Quinn, Charles Gray and Little Nell, but those in turn raise memory and makes the lack of the other RHPS-regulars so much more obvious. Especially when one two the main characters, once played by Susan Sarandon and Barry Bostwick have been replaced, and one keeps imagining that Tim Curry would / could / should have played the main-villain. Now, I'm talking personal taste here, but I found Cliff De Young and Jessica Harper as leads rather boring, often uninteresting, which made me miss the "originals" even more.But could a Tim Curry and a Susan Sarandon elevated the film to a cult-movie in the vein? Again, I have my doubts. For that, the musical numbers – or shall we say, a majority of them – are too weak. There are a few catchy tunes, but nothing of the format of "Time Warp", "Dammit Janet", "Hot Patootie" and most other RHPS-tunes.After all the criticism, one might come to the conclusion that I disliked "Shock Treatment". Not so. It does have a number of catchy songs, it does have that over-the-top / colourful weirdness that the predecessor had and it's quiet enjoyable, if you're able to forget "that other film" for 90 minutes. Which is difficult, of course. As Columbia would have said (and would have gotten reprimanded for it): "It's okay." And all I can say in the end: 5/10

I was watching Cinema Snob and one of his reviews was on Shock Treatment. I learned that this was a sequel to Rocky Horror Picture Show and I was entranced by the footage that was shown in said review, so I watched it in full for myself.I was hyped and it did meet some requirements that I enjoyed in Rocky Horror, such as the bizarre setting, the slightly off characters, and the catchy songs. My complaints would have to be that most of the songs were sung by Jessica Harper as Janet, who makes full use of her deep second soprano/salto voice. Now that was good--once she transformed into a diva her songs were full of life and very catchy--I would have liked to see more songs featuring lead vocals by the doctors or even those from Denton. Richard O' Brien was phenomenal to watch as Cosmo McKinley. Intense and measured with obvious chemistry between him and his co-star Patricia Quinn (playing Nation McKinley) as they played the two sibling doctors who were previously under the employment of Doctor Frank n Furter in Rocky Horror. I loved Brien's vocals and his slightly mischievous character (the very last scene with the flashing of the car keys comes to mind) and for the most part the direction that the movie took was enjoyable. Apparently O'Brien not very proud of this movie or his role in it (he thought his singing and dancing sucked or something) but him being in the film was honestly one of the things that made it entertaining. The movie features that layered electric guitar sound in most of the songs that is prominent in 80s music despite it only being released in 1981, and while that is enjoyable to listen to, it dates the music because of that era's signature sound. Not really a criticism or a compliment, just an observation.I think what I had trouble with was the uneven pacing. The movie's plot does not have a large driving force behind the characters like in Rocky Horror: In Rocky Horror, Brad and Janet wanted to find some help and eventually escape Furter's castle; in Shock Treatment, Brad is deigned to receive treatment and Janet just goes along with it while being groomed to be the new poster child of Farley Flavors's business. A lot of down time was shown with little action, is what I'm saying. If you liked Rocky Horror, this will either be a great addition to it or you'll be disappointed. If you don't particularly like Rocky Horror, Shock Treatment is toned down in its sexual proclivities by a large margin, but it still has that kind of Twilight Zone feel that will either turn you on or off. If I had to, I'd give this a 6.5/10.

I first saw this movie by going out on a limb and buying it on VHS from amazon. Now, I must warn you, this strays far from Rocky Horror Picture Show, so try not to compare the two too much.Now I could go over the plot but that is what what the plot outline is for correct?What I would like to base my review on is about the SERIOUSNESS of the plot. Predating the movie "The Running Man" by six years and the novel of the same name by five. It touched on other things so blatantly obvious now it's ridiculous. Now, (spoiler alert) during the scene where they go to the home area with Janet's family, there is product placement everywhere and gives echoes of Fahrenheit 451.I highly recommend this movie to sci-fi nerds, even if you're not a fan of RHPS.

The Rocky Horror Picture Show is one of my favorite movies. Every time I watch it, I get a sense of enjoyment that many other movies don't really have. So, once I heard there was a sequel, I looked into it. I got a copy of the DVD, and watched Shock Treatment. I don't know if I wasn't in the mood for it or something, but I didn't like it all that much. Richard O'Brien, Patricia Quinn, Nell Campbell, and Charles Gray all return from Rocky Horror, but they all take on new roles. They were the only characters who I thought were well-crafted. I hated every other person in the movie. Cliff DeYoung, who played Brad and Farley Flavors, was really disappointing. Barry Bostwick is the one and only Brad Majors (asshole) to me. Jessica Harper, who takes on the role of Janet, really doesn't do justice to Susan Sarandon. Sarandon's portrayal was so girlie and Harper plays her like a man. Jessica Harper's singing was awful, as well. Every time she sang I wanted to ram my head against the wall repeatedly. Barry Humphries plays Bert Schnick, and he was just unbearable. Lastly, Ruby Wax plays Betty Hapschatt, and again, another cringe-worthy performance. The only people who I thought were really any good were the returning cast members. The songs, while inferior to Rocky Horror, were still good. With Richard O. at the helm, you can't go wrong with the songs. The storyline wasn't that great. It seemed all over the place and I had a hard time following it the entire time. It was a really big letdown. I don't know if my opinion will change when I watch it again, but we'll just have to wait and see.