Shock Treatment
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Movie Reviews of Shock Treatment
Movie Review: Snarky, Witty and the Music Is Catchy
Summary: 4 Stars
I went with my friends to midnight screenings of this at The Waverly theater right after it opened in New York, back in 1981. At the time, the pervasive use of video and television in the movie, blown up on a theatre screen, made it look astonishingly different. It really seemed fresh. Since then, the style has been copied to death and the effect has been diminished - especially on television, where it looks like television.
At the Waverly there was already a handful of "regulars" attending the midnight showings (it only played at midnight). These kids were clearly planted by 20th Century-Fox to get the audience participation going, hoping for another "Rocky Horror Picture Show." There were a few smart and well-timed responses which are now long forgotten. This movie tanked but not deservedly.
It has a very dry patter to it and the acting is good. It takes multiple screenings to catch all the stuff that's said and going on. It's duh-roll duh-roll, as they say. The cast includes Barry Humphries (Dame Edna) as Bert Schnick, and Ruby Wax (who was much later a script supervisor for "Absolutely Fabulous" and who appeared in the "Menopause" episode as Beth DeWoody.) Rounding out the cast is Nell Campbell, Richard O'Brien, Patricia Quinn and Charles Gray, all from "Rocky Horror." Seeing Brad and Janet portrayed by Cliff DeYoung and Jessica Harper was a bit of a shock at first, but Jessica Harper is a zinger and her voice is terrific. She has never worked enough in my opinion.
The film starts off strong and bright but it hits a sleepy spot around the middle point, from which it never fully recovers. Nevertheless, the songs are ace! The best are "In My Own Way," "Denton, U.S.A.," "Lullaby" and the title song, "Shock Treatment." It's definitely worth a look on Netflix if you've never seen it. It's too bad it never really found an audience in the first place.
Movie Review: This is Richard, he's a Prophet
Summary: 4 Stars
Richard O'Brien is such a talent that i wouldn't dare even try and add to the intelligent reviews already written about him, but can he add prophet to his repertoire?Hard to believe that we are now living in a world conceived in a studio over 20 years ago!So many similarities to life as we know it now, Farley could easily fill the shoes of say, Donald Trump .Everywhere you look we see drug companies enslaving their victims, with their drug induced " mental health", i could go on forever, in which case i'm doomed so i will move onto the music...one word....FANTASTIC! No matter what you feel about the movie, i'm sure you will find happiness in the soundtrack, Richard O'Brien is sheer genius at work, i never get sick of his music, so intelligent, yet silly, so profound, with touches of decadence and innocence...i want MORE!Must also add there are comments from the fan club President, actually appreciated his honesty, expected him to sound like a resident of Denton when commenting on the film , but to my surprise he kept it honest, because the movie is what it is,,,it's not perfect and it's not Rocky, but that is really unfair to compare, i think if you give this movie a try, you'll like it,if not, i can guarantee you will enjoy the soundtrack!Movie Review: Rocky Horror Two
Summary: 4 Stars
Shock Treatment, the so called sequel of the Rocky Horror Picture Show" is going to be 25 years old. If you are a Rocky fan, you may enjoy this fil
Richard O'Brien, Little Nell and Patricia Quinn are the stays from the original Rocky. Cliff De Young and Jessica (my Favorite Year, Phantom of the Paradise) Harper portray Brad and Janet weakly..GAWD I miss Susan and Barry! And Time Curry's aniamted power and energy is MIA his movie
The music is not as strong as ROCKY. I love the Denton USA and MY Little RED Dress songs in the soundtrack. Other songs seem weak but need to move the slower storyline
The extras include Commentary by Fan Club Presidents "Mad Man" Mike Ellenbogen & Bill Brennan, Making Of" Retrospective Treatment, Music Retrospective, and Theatrical and International Trailer.
So if you are a TRUE Horror fan, this film is for you. I enjoyed it almost as much, but if you expect Rocky Horror..you will be lacking. The film works on its own, its not a classic movie ..but neither is the Dirty Dozen: The Second Mission.
Bennet Pomerantz, AUDIOWORLD
Movie Review: not better, but almost as good as RH
Summary: 4 Stars
The music and cast are as good, the storyline is a little confusing but original for its time. Brad and Janet have married and are some having problems. Drs. Cosmo and Nation McKinley to the rescue! Richard O'Brien and Patricia Quinn once again play siblings among other things, still they do a nice job with their charecters, plus Cliff DeYoung and Jessica Harper do a nice job replacing Barry Bostwick and Susan Sarandon. I'm not saying it's better than RH, it isn't, it's good but could stand on its own too. The only real downfall this film has is no Tim Curry
but the script manages well w/out him.
Movie Review: Doesn't quite live up to ROCKY
Summary: 4 Stars
The spiritual sequel to ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW, SHOCK TREATMENT by Richard O'Brien doesn't quite live up to the task. The music is good -- not great. The characters are okay -- not great. The setting is good -- not great. If you're interested in seeing where Brad & Janet end up, see this movie.