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Movie Reviews of Shock Treatment
Movie Review: 1 star movie get's 5 star treatment
Summary: 5 Stars
I give this movie 5 stars because the songs are infectious and catchy and the if you have a sense of humour and love subtlety then this early 80's musical is for you.
By the time this movie was released in September 1981, movie musicals had almost stopped being made. With the exception of the awefull Grease 2 (filmed the same year but released in 1982) and that's why.
This has NOTHING TO DO WITH ROCKY HORROR and that's it's strength.
These songs are more grown up and deal with more adult emotion and experience than RHPS. If you enjoy Richard O'Brien's lyrics and his campy humour then you will like this movie.
It bombed in the theatre and had a short lived life on the rental shelves but it's better than that. It's cooky and funny and a bit slow in plac es but the musicaly numbers make up for it.
This DVD release is ABSOLUTELY outstanding. The picture is SO CLEAR and you are offered a 5.1 audio mix or the original 2.0 stereo mix.
Buy this to complete your 80's musical collection!!!!
Movie Review: Must purchase for Rocky Horror fans
Summary: 5 Stars
Although the Rocky Horror fan community is widely divergent in opinion about its follow-on Shock Treatment, with some fans loving it and other fans reviling it, every fan has been waiting since the invention of the DVD for a high-quality release of ST on that medium.
Previously available only in a horrific VHS full-screen telecine mess or on nearly-as-bad Japanese-subtitled laserdisc, the prayers of fans for a professional DVD release have finally been answered. Not only is ST being produced in widescreen, it has been remastered in what is reported to be superb quality in both audio and video. German and British fans have already been able to buy ST on DVD since June 2006, but US fans will have to wait a few more months until September 2006.
Of particular note is that the commentary on this DVD was solicited from "Mad Man" Mike Ellenbogen and Bill Brennan, widely known and respected in the fan community as ST experts and for playing the roles of Cosmo McKinley and Bert Schnick, respectively, on stage with shadow casts.
Movie Review: Underrated Classic
Summary: 5 Stars
This movie deserves to be hailed in the same breath as it's predecessor, The Rocky Horror Picture Show. It was largely ignored by an audience that expected the same movie as Rocky Horror. They went away disappointed. Of course, those people who appreciated the level of homage/satire that Rocky Horror reached, walked away appreciating the same treatment dealt out to TV that Rocky Horror dealt to old Science Fiction/Horror films. The songs resonate brilliantly and are catchy enough to still be singing along with them long after the film ends. The performances are over the top and perfect for the material provided by the legendary Richard O'Brien and Jim Sharman. I recommend this film to all who are fans of quality, left-of-centre cinema.Movie Review: Oooooh....Shock Treatment!!!
Summary: 5 Stars
On the occasion of its 25th anniversary,the follow-up to "The Rocky Horror Picture Show" is finally coming to DVD.Richard O'Brien,Patricia Quinn,Little Nell and Charles Gray return not as their "RHPS" charcters but in very different roles while Cliff DeYoung and(especially)Jessica Harper are suitable replacements for Barry Bostwick & Susan Sarandon.The storyline is a bit complicated and confusing but O'Brien's songs are first rate.The extras sound interesting and,like the music score,may be the worth the price of the DVD.I'm gonna buy it! Ain't we all,viewers?Movie Review: Rocky Horror this is not
Summary: 5 Stars
As they say, "This is not a sequel. This is not a prequel. This is an equal." I actually think this is better than Rocky, and I LOVED Rocky, as in L-O-V-E-D Rocky. This is just as campy, just as cheesy, just as totally awesome. This is Big Brother meets The Real World filtered (again) through our friend Warhol. The lyrics are better, the singing (at least Jessica Harper's) is phenomenal. It's a wild trip, a wonderful ride. In this case, Shock Treatment is a wonderful thing.