SpuffyWeb Sadly Over-hyped

KnotStronger This is a must-see and one of the best documentaries - and films - of this year.

Nicole I enjoyed watching this film and would recommend other to give it a try , (as I am) but this movie, although enjoyable to watch due to the better than average acting fails to add anything new to its storyline that is all too familiar to these types of movies.

Deanna There are moments in this movie where the great movie it could've been peek out... They're fleeting, here, but they're worth savoring, and they happen often enough to make it worth your while.

O2D I put off watching this for a very long time and now I'm kicking myself for it. While not a Rocky Horror Picture Show sequel, this film does feature several characters from the film portrayed by different actors and several Rocky Horror Picture Show actors portraying new characters. Somehow, Brad and Janet become the stars of a bizarre TV network and wackiness ensues. The new Brad & Janet are terrible singers but it's a decent movie. Little Nell looks amazing in this, that's all I could think about while I watched this.Well,that and....Hey that's Rik Mayall!!! It's sad to think Rik is dead now and Nell looks dead. If you like Rocky Horror Picture Show,you have to see this.If you don't like RHPS,you must avoid this.

plutoburns The spiritual successor to Rocky Horror stands as a far more interesting if less mimetic musical romp of wackiness. The story of a the Town of Denton, that takes so much pride in their local TV program that the audience will LITERALLY sleep in the stands between broadcast days. And over the course of this movie, a marriage will be broken, stars will be made and a national course of "Mental Health" will be prescribed.To sum up this movie is nigh impossible as it features an evil twin brother, incestuous doctors and biting social commentary, all fired fast and loose at the viewer. Rocky Horror didn't make much sense either, but Rocky was ultimately pointless nonsense meant to offend the sense abilities. Shock Treatment actually has a point to it all, but that point is mostly that reality television and fame are corrupting influences of evil; an admirable sentiment to hold considering that this movie predates reality TV by about a decade. All the packed in details, looping plot lines and motivations make this a much harder movie to comprehend than rocky and also harder to simply loose yourself in the surreal-ness of it all. But it definitely stands a bizarre movie worth seeing and easily riff able if you've had a few brewskis.The music is a mixed bag. Stand out tracks of Dear Blender and Shock Treatment constantly delight and there are some trippy introspection songs as well. But others just fall flat, either through instrumentation or staging.

Frank Albrecht I know a large portion of the Rocky Horror community despise "Shock Treatment", but I rather like it (and I'm a huge fan of The Rocky Horror Show). Even though I like "Shock Treatment", I can't lie and say it's 100% perfect. Because it isn't.History Lesson! The first draft of a "Rocky" sequel was a script entitled "Curse of the Baby" which became "Rocky Horror Shows His Heels". This script has not been made available to the public and it's a shame. Just from reading the plot line it sounds like a direct sequel to the previous work. But who knows how bad the script really is? So Jim Sharman suggested O'Brien rewrite the script so it wasn't as closely reminiscent to "The Rocky Horror Picture Show". Next comes my personal favorite version of a sequel, "The Brad & Janet Show" - this is practically "Shock Treatment" but better. So the closest thing to the best sequel (in my mind) would be this. So I guess you can say I look past the flaws and past the filmed footage to the actual original screenplay before it all took place inside of a TV studio. This decision took the reality out of everything.Even though I'm admitting this film is kind of a stinker, the witty dialogue of the original script is still present as are the songs. "Bitchin' In The Kitchen" is very clever, though Brad talking to appliances on a TV screen isn't as funny as talking to the actual appliances themselves (like in the original script). "In My Own Way" is such an emotional song, but the visuals of her walking through padded corridors loses its appeal. To understand what I'm comparing what to, I suggest finding a copy of "The Brad & Janet Show"."Shock Treatment", as I said, is still a fun movie to watch and what's great about it is you don't even need to watch Rocky Horror to understand it. It's an entirely new story. I even think the whole making fun of American television is wonderfully done (especially for about 2 decades before the ridiculous reality shows of today aired). What really shines out to me is the growing relationship of Oliver and Betty (formerly Munroe) Hapschatt. But I can't stop thinking if only Richard O'Brien had halted the film production during the actor's strike. If only the script hadn't been changed so much. If only he hadn't been so greedy for dough than dedicated to making an actually good movie. 'If' and 'Only'. Two small words that keep repeating again and again in my movie summary.A minor thing in my mind (that most people tend to dramatize) is the recasting of Brad and Janet. Now, me being a fan of the stage shows of "Rocky Horror" from the 1973 London Cast, the 1974 Roxy Cast, to the 1977 Norwegian Cast, I obviously don't care if new actors are playing Brad and Janet; there's enough of the usual gang of weirdos for you to still enjoy. Barry Bostwick and Susan Sarandon were the third pair of actors to play Brad & Janet, after all.Enough of my rambling. Should you watch this movie? Sure! It's very smart and amusing. But I suggest you look deeper into its production history after you view it.

metalrox_2000 It's hard to follow a piece of genius like the Rocky Horror Picutre Show. Richard O'Brien tries, and nearly succeeds, if he didn't give into being cheesy at times. Some regulars return in different roles, such as O'Brien, Patrica Quinn, "Little" Nell Campbell, and Charles Gray. However, the tongue in cheek humor and craziness of Rocky Horror, gives way to a film that tries to be bizarre for bizarre sake.Cliff DeYoung is underused is a duel role, and Jessica Harper seems even more prudish and isn't as attractive as Susan Surrandon was in Rocky Horror. Not that Harper isn't pretty, just that she frighteningly has too close to a unibrow for my taste.The lines are over the top in delivery too many times, and it detracts from the film. The plot really doesn't matter, and nor should it. The film does have some decent songs,a few of which would have fit in nicely in Rocky Horror. But those sets with the Bright Red and Hot Pink just hurt the eyes, and I pity those who saw this in the theater or watch it in high def, you're going to hurt your eyes.The plus for me is Little Nell as the seductive Nurse Ansalong. As weird as she was in Rocky Horror, she's simply sexy as the nurse who just seems to be the prototype of any erotic fantasy involving a nurse. She looks a lot different then she did in Rocky, with flowing red hair, a delightfully short skirt, which gives way to many pantie shots of her.The film could have used more of an interjection of her, and less of Jessica Harper singing. O'Brien and Quinn seemed that they should have had more screen time as well.That being said, the film is enjoyable in some parts, unwatchable in others (espcially those in the terrible rooms mentioned above)and delivers some decent songs. Good for collectors of O'Brien's work, but those expecting a film on par with Rocky Horror, you'll be disappointed.