The more I see of shock treatment, the more I kinda wish it wasn't ignored in the way it was... It stands up on its own merits

@Zeina107

8 жыл бұрын

It is its own thing, can you even call it a sequel. Its more like a spin off

@CooroSnowFox

8 жыл бұрын

+Zeina107 "from the people behind rocky horror..."

@mmitchellhouston

8 жыл бұрын

+Cooro “Snow” Fox Not a sequel, but an equal!

@TheBrianJ

8 жыл бұрын

+Cooro “Snow” Fox Well to be fair, the reason it was ignored is because the original release was ONLY midnight screenings. It never got a first-run full release, not even close. It has a cult following now, but when it was released most people didn't even know it existed.

@repopig1433

8 жыл бұрын

+Antichrist2000 some could say its a PG cut of Rocky Horror

One thing that can never be doubted is Richard O'Brien's ability to assemble a team of the biggest freaks around. Truly refreshing and wonderful!

I don't care what anyone says. This movie is a barrel of fun, and this song is great.

@coolowlman

7 жыл бұрын

Kaye Faye true that

@jws1272

5 жыл бұрын

I'll quote the head of our local RHPS cast, who's a friend of mine: "It's not a sequel, IT'S AN EQUAL!!!"

@Crowley9

5 жыл бұрын

@@jws1272 I think Richard O'Brien himself said that first.

@garganrose

5 жыл бұрын

The trouble is that it suffers from typical sequel syndrome. Being that it wasn't as good as the first one Wich sequels rarely ever are. But what makes it worse is that when the first one was so amazing and the sequel is just not as amazing it often gets overlooked.

@Barfnart

4 жыл бұрын

YES 2020 HOW ARE YOU

"Hi Brad, I've just come to tell you how fabulous I am." ICONICCC

"HI BRAD, I've just come to tell you how fabulous I am" is a line that should really be more well-known this movie was way ahead of its time

@thermonuclearcollider4418

11 ай бұрын

It pretty faithfully summarizes social media.

I just can't get enough of the camera angles in this. The cage shots were just great. And it's kind of eerie how this movie portrayed reality television so far back.

@the_budde

7 жыл бұрын

I especially love the shot with Farley (I think that's his name) dancing across the screens. It just looks so cool!

I always saw this song as the "Time Warp" of the movie, just because of it having the three verses involving the three actors there, plus it's almost as catchy

@Thesedays15

2 жыл бұрын

Time Warp is annoying song. Can barely tolerate it. Shock Treatment, however, is a rock n roll masterpiece that I can listen to all day.

@williamschaeffer409

2 жыл бұрын

@@Thesedays15 but i like time warp 🥺

@ftentertainment8411

Жыл бұрын

@@williamschaeffer409 your entitled to your opinions, personally I like both songs but I do tend to lean toward shock treatment right now but in the future I could lean towards time warp, they're both good movies but to say that this is worse is kind of rude to the creator because it was done after frank, Janet and brad said they didn't want to replay the characters so they had to change the whole plot and these songs were written for a whole different plot and moved over to shock treatment and they made it fit and made an excellent concept that was far beyond its time, don't let other people tell you what to think 😊

@nattiedraws

Жыл бұрын

Little black dress is definitely the time warp of this movie

I love the fact he's in an iron cage, in a padded room,.

@Ermmmm...79

3 жыл бұрын

He told the police the events of rocky horror and that’s how he got there

@WinstonAnimeRight

2 жыл бұрын

@@Ermmmm...79 The movie is free on youtube go watch it lmao

What I love about this movie is how ahead of its time it was. It portrayed how the mass audience will blindly obey and believe whatever the higher ups/celebrities say or do no matter how off the wall it is, with the help of the media (TV Shows, news stations, etc.) and corporate branding constantly controlling how the audience thinks. Not to mention the desperation of wanting to become TV or social media famous, no matter what fucked up things are going on behind the scenes (in this case Brad being basically trapped)

“Boy, with the long hair, simple make-up...Is that really Little Nell? It doesn’t even look like...” *She sings her solo verse* “Yup, that’s Nell!”

"Macabre isn't it hmm...The Blind leading the Blind" My favorite line

This song's one problem: It's too short!

@jamierabinowitz7102

5 жыл бұрын

Randy Moses I agree

@MrEdwardCollins

4 жыл бұрын

Additional verse: If you're one to sequestor a hint of desire You're a bloke who can turn down a whore With the birds and the bees, we fly higher and higher I've known lovers under covers in Nador But if a girl steals your heart when you're not into hooking She will take you for all that you've got She's a thorn in your side - at least there's her cooking It'll shake you the way she moves in as likely as not You need a bit of ooooh...Shock Treatment Gets you jumping like a real live wire Need a bit of ooooh...Shock Treatment So look out Mister, don't you blow your last resistor For a vista that'll mystify ya You're riddled with stories, you're riddled with fables You can't think for yourself any more You're a broken down chap who's clearly unstable Physician, my condition please restore

@adamo1528

3 жыл бұрын

Second problem: Cosmo looks dead into Brad's eyes when singing the second and third chorus, and Brad never once thinks to himself "My God, that guy looks just like Riff Raff".

@nick37104

3 жыл бұрын

@@adamo1528 James Bond syndrome. Bond and Blofeld meet in “You Only Live Twice.” The next film, “On Her Majesty’s Secret Service,” Bond and Blofeld have no recognition. Difference is, I never feel like Cosmo is Riff Raff. The actor is the same but Cosmo seems like a completely different character.

Where the hell has this movie been my whole life???

Rest in peace Barry Humphries.

This 80s cult classic was so ahead of its time with a wonderful cast. It's The Truman Show well before The Truman Show and I'm thankful for the recent Arrow Films remaster :-)

Brad Jones led me here. I feel bad for not being aware of this movie sooner.

@tstockel

9 жыл бұрын

Brad is The Man.

@darklordumbreon

9 жыл бұрын

Thomas Stockel oddly my name is Brad too owo and is it bad for me for wanting to see the movie after his review? owo;;

@smashfanwii

9 жыл бұрын

Thanks to him, my head is infested with this song. Frikkin' Brad.

@its-morbintime

9 жыл бұрын

smashfanwii I saw this before the review nearly 2 months ago and I STILL can't get the song out of my head! It never shuts up!!!!! I'm not complaining though... Its a good song.

@its-morbintime

9 жыл бұрын

Morbius Fitzgerald Oh yeah and 6 months later...still got this song in my head.

People don't understand that Richard O'brien was not only a visionary, but a future traveling fortune teller who was way before his time. Denton the town portrayed as always filmed live on TV is an exploration of Reality TV and peoples obsession with it, not to mention an examination of Mental illness among the population, which we all know today is a high number of the population. The Music scores ranging from Dark and slow, to fast and punk, with a perverted look at Fetishes, incest (the doctor and his sister), and dress up (with reference to cross-dressing in "Little Black Dress" song") tells me that Richard O'Brien was more then just Observant. He was literally a Visionary. Why did this movie bomb? well for me it didn't I was an instant fan the moment I saw it back in the 90s (the start of the Reality TV Revolution. The Movie Bombed because the people Feared this was their destination,. Your thoughts?

@planescaped

8 жыл бұрын

+Jeremy Powell Yeah, it failed for very simple, and very mundane reasons. Some jackass thought that it would be a good idea to make the movie inaccessible, and thus rare and desirable, by way of a limited and highly restricted release. The problem is that critics ended up not liking the movie... and as we all know, critics are infallible. Thus, the movie was doomed to the realms of obscurity. Barely anyone even knows that Shock Treatment exists. Even your most die hard Rocky Horror fan has never heard of this film.

@Zeina107

8 жыл бұрын

They limited it to mid night screenings on tv. If it got an actual theatrical release i think it would of done fine.

@Zeina107

8 жыл бұрын

+planescaped i just heard about it ffs. I love rhps and was shocked when cinema snob did it. I was like the guy from troll 2 "ohhh myy goddddddddd"

@TooCooFoYou

8 жыл бұрын

+Zeina107 They actually did release this in theaters, for midnight screenings only on Halloween 1981. I don't know why Fox thought it was a grand idea to release it once at midnight. If it was released in late September-early October, then it would've probably fair well. It would've also been nice to probably release it with RHPS so they can at least get their money's worth on a 2 for 1 deal.

@Skullkan6

6 жыл бұрын

It was flawed, had good ideas and intentions, but the actor's guide strike crippled it although the two actors are great as Janet and Brad, they aren't the same as Rocky Horror and that will always annoy some people. The music is great. The problem is they shouldn't have tried to strike lighting in a bottle twice and just released it as a normal film.

It's still so surreal to see Dame Edna like this.

Rocky horror is centered on sexuality Shock treatment is centered on sanity

@biggdaddy202003

3 жыл бұрын

both movies focused on sanity and conforming vs society norms.

@tylergrissom9357

Жыл бұрын

Surface-level analysis. Second commenter is more correct imo. They're two parts of a whole about conformity and non-conformity.

Blind leading the blind, neckless leading the neckless

@ssj4jason737

5 жыл бұрын

damn

Richard O'Brien wrote so many catchy songs, he really should have been a pop producer/singer. This movie was kinda blah, but I'd watch it again for the songs. Or just listen to the soundtrack. Whichever.

@repopig1433

8 жыл бұрын

there are 2 kinds of fans. LOL

@CharmedPop

7 жыл бұрын

This one had an anti-consumerism/anti-reality TV sentiment but that was far ahead of it's time.

@TemporaryFamineShip

6 жыл бұрын

Just to update this comment: I found this movie for sale somewhere for $3 and watched it again with a different mindset. It really was ahead of its time (and its audience). This movie, Rocky Horror, and DePalma's Phantom of the Paradise make for a terrific triple feature.

@MephProduction

5 жыл бұрын

Richard O'Brien did release an album

@TemporaryFamineShip

4 жыл бұрын

@@MephProduction Yeah, in 1999. He should've released more music at the peak of his talent. The '70s and '80s were perfect for his style.

Audiences in 1981: "What is this? This isn't like Rocky Horror? Where's Tim Curry? This offically sucks!!!!" Audiences in 2022: "What is this? Almost 20 years before Survivor, what is this movie that (along with Albert Brooks' Real Life) predicted the epidemic of reality television?"

I want to hate this but it has Rik Mayall and the chick climbing the cage is hot. Now the songs stuck in my head, damn you Cinema Snob.

@italianfoodname534

8 жыл бұрын

+Justin G. God damn you Brad!!

@evealexandria4285

7 жыл бұрын

Justin G. Nell is amazing and I'm like obsessed with her. She is adorable

Only reason I (SLIGHTLY) enjoy Shock Treatment more than Rocky Horror is that Richard and Patricia get more screen time! Plus their characters in this are great!

@planescaped

2 жыл бұрын

I think it's just an overall more enjoyable and easier to follow movie. RHPS has some outstanding moments, but as an overall picture I think Shock Treatment is a bit better. Shock Treatment may not reach the highest highs that RHPS does, but it is more consistent IMO.

@TVindustries5000

2 жыл бұрын

@@planescaped Actually kinda agree on that. Shock Treatment i find the mood for more often than Rocky Horror, tho i do enjoy Rocky

@GingerNipNips

10 ай бұрын

And in this series they get a corvette!

I knew Columbia had great legs, but didn't know she was flat out smoking!

@magentagreen9935

6 жыл бұрын

Are u shor she smoked pat diddint ps that magenta and nurse nation

RIP Rik Mayall on what would've been his 57th birthday.

Regardless of whatever you think of the movie, the song is AWESOME!

@Virk1997

9 жыл бұрын

This and Little Black Dress

@planescaped

9 жыл бұрын

majooismajor I am quite partial to Lullaby...

@pseudofox

3 жыл бұрын

@@Virk1997 Way the hell belated response, but: yes, "Little Black Dress" is a delight!

Richard O Brien is just such a joy in this role.

WAY underrated film, absolutely fantastic songs just watched it for the first time, now in my over and over watches folder, Mr O'Brien is a real class act, thank you Sir.

Damn you Snob! Ive listened to this song way too many times these past two weeks.

@obiwanobiwan13

9 жыл бұрын

Bryan Merrill II You and me both...still, hope he does another Musical March (in September.)

Little Nell, in a VERY short nurse uniform, climbing on a cage. Do you need anything else?

ah yes, my favourite richard o brien song! i love listening to this song when i’m feeling sad, happy, anxious or when i’m in the mental hospital !! 😊😊

“Hi Brad, I’ve just come to tell you how fabulous I am!” She’s such an icon lol

This movie was way ahead of its time

Took me a while to recognize Columbia as the sexy nurse She cleans up well. 😊

R.I.P Rik Mayall, a comedy legend

@DarkWillUser

7 жыл бұрын

16shogunelitegreen I didn't know that drop dead Fred had passed on. That's sad.

@16shogunelitegreen

7 жыл бұрын

DarkWillUser it is indeed. he died back in 2014

@DarkWillUser

7 жыл бұрын

Too bad. :( He rocked.

@16shogunelitegreen

7 жыл бұрын

DarkWillUser yes he did man

@beanZomniac

Жыл бұрын

Don't tell the gas man otherwise Eddie is fucked

It's amazing how far Richard O'Brien was for his time. The issues displayed in this movie is being portrayed today. Maybe we need a revamped contemporary version for today.

@MarkSentMe

Жыл бұрын

Maybe they should re-release it

The guy who played the male orderly died today in his home in london. . RIP Rik Mayall

@Doktorlady

9 жыл бұрын

RIK MAYALL DIED???

As a senior in High School I saw this movie at the premier showing in downtown Denver...late October 1981. Wow...that long ago. I saw the premier advertisement in the newpaper, went out and bought the soundtrack on LP (still have it) and stored the newspaper advert in that LP sleeve. It IS a good movie and does stand up on its own. Of course I have a DVD of it along with as many of the RHPS boxed sets I could get (15th anniv, 25th? anniv) Love both. I was just in Adelaide Australia where my daughter's in-laws had a late wedding party for her and the lady DJ played Time Warp. My daughters eyes and mine locked and we jumped up on the dance floor and tried to perform it as best we could remember. I introduced my daughter to RHPS back in the late 90s...so cool to hear that song being played so far from home.

Every single frame is so carefully designed...

1:15 Brad's face says it all.... "And I thought it was bad in that crazy castle. Silly me, it followed me home."

best song out of the whole movie (:

love jessica harper. and this is a great song.

I'm not a loco with motive to suture myself I've been a cynic for too many years Playing doctor and nurse, it can be good for your health I've seen clinics with those gimmicks in Tangiers But if you open your heart to a smooth operator He'll take you for all that you've got He'll hand you a curse that'll be with you later It'll shake you the way he takes off like a shot You need a bit of Ooooh...Shock Treatment Gets you jumping like a real live wire Need a bit of Ooooh...Shock Treatment So look out Mister, don't you blow your last resistor For a vista that'll mystify ya You're blinded by romance, you're blinded by science You're condition is critically grave But don't expect mercy from such an alliance Suspicion of traditions so new wave You need a bit of Ooooh...Shock Treatment Gets you jumping like a real live wire Need a bit of Ooooh...Shock Treatment So look out Mister, don't you blow your last resistor For a sister that'll certify ya (fy ya, fy ya) You need a bit of Ooooh...Shock Treatment Gets you jumping like a real live wire You need a bit of Ooooh...Shock Treatment So look out Mister, don't you blow your last resistor For a sister that'll certify ya (fy ya, fy ya, fy ya)

@grabble7605

Жыл бұрын

*locum It's basically the understudy for an absent doctor. In this case, foreshadowing that Cosmo isn't a doctor at all.

Shock Treatment was ahead of its time in terms of how the world of entertainment changed from entertainment to "reality" TV.

I’ll be honest this movie shows the irony of reality tv which is actually ahead of its time

Whether I like this movie better then Rocky or not. All I know is that this is my favorite song out of both movies.

This film had alot to live up to for Rocky Horror fans, but personally, it almost succeeds on many levels. Yes, Tim Curry is absent from it, but the cast, new and old, do a decent job trying to rectify that fact. The musical numbers are once again pretty good and in many ways, the story is ahead of its time, i.e. reality tv. But this film could almost stand on its own as well. Some sequels to movies work well, excluding horror/slasher movies) this one does.

@ftentertainment8411

Жыл бұрын

they're both good movies but to say that this is worse is kind of rude to the creator because it was done after frank, Janet and brad said they didn't want to replay the characters so they had to change the whole plot and these songs were written for a whole different plot and moved over to shock treatment and they made it fit and made an excellent concept that was far beyond its time 😊

That drum line is so infectious!

I love when I talk about this and phantom of the paradise at school and everybody is like "what the fuck is rocky horror?" And then I know there's no hope so I sing this

Well, I could listen to this all day. Great Clip. I Love Barry Humphries, honestly.

Lullaby is one of my favorites of all time.

Make no mistake about it, Shock Treatment IS a cult film, not a genre-defying classic like it's predecessor, but it's original obscurity has actually benefited it's longevity. Slowly over time it's gained a fandom of its own and deserves to be part of the "Denton" saga and not ignored. After all, aren't the lyrics "Science fiction DOUBLE feature"???

This song is so great. The chorus 😍

Ive watched this 100's of times but just noticed 2:18. Richard nearly stumbles over as the door hits his foot.

Bert is criminally underrated and it's not ok

@screwyoumoon

2 жыл бұрын

Yknow my mums friend was a great trumpet player and applied to be on the actor for berts stage play thingy around 20 years ago and he said she was too fat which just goes to show he’s still very committed to the role

I never knew Rik mayall was in shock treatment!! He was brilliant.

Underrated film.

This is such a fun song.

This film was ahead of its time. Very much a cult. I think a few things put people off it - using a different cast, bad release schedule and people expected a story more like RHPS. I think a lot of the songs aren’t memorable enough, except for this and “Bitchin’ in the Kitchen”. Never the less, the more I see of it, the more I like this film.

You know why this is the best song in the movie it’s because the big three from Rocky each get a verse.

The only reason i know Jessica Harper is this and Suspiria. All three are excellent.

When Little Nell climbs up on the cage I start sweating... it happens every time! :)

Best song from a movie full of great ones. Just fantastic...

I can't stop singing this.

This movie is so underrated.

“Hi brad I’ve just come to tell you how fabulous I am” me @ my ex

Say what you will, but this movie is fun and the music is brilliant. Richard O’Brien is a genius.

Such a great musical!

Little nell climbing on that cage blows my mind!

Richard O'Brien has the best fucking voice I ever heard.

I like this song, but I get the feeling it's way too short. An instrumental break, a bridge and perhaps even a third verse would have made this good and catchy song into something even greater!

@cherylz1553

9 жыл бұрын

Agreed. That chorus is so catchy though.

@MrEdwardCollins

6 жыл бұрын

The third verse: If you're one to sequestor a hint of desire You're a bloke who can turn down a whore With the birds and the bees, we fly higher and higher I've known lovers under covers in Nador But if a girl steals your heart when you're not into hooking She will take you for all that you've got She's a thorn in your side - at least there's her cooking It'll shake you the way she moves in as likely as not You need a bit of ooooh...Shock Treatment Gets you jumping like a real live wire Need a bit of ooooh...Shock Treatment So look out Mister, don't you blow your last resistor For a vista that'll mystify ya You're riddled with stories, you're riddled with fables You can't think for yourself any more You're a broken down chap who's clearly unstable Physician, my condition please restore

@baylinkdashyt

2 жыл бұрын

@@MrEdwardCollins #nice

I can listen to the song all day long and all night long

ok this song, but the joker's singing and to go along with every title drop he flips on an electric chair

My little sister's reaction to this song: "Ooooohh! *points to Patricia* She actually has nice voice!" Didn't know should I laugh or...

Stunning film and soundtrack

Completely underrated! Love shock treatment just as much as rocky horror!

This song is going to be going off in my head all day now I just know it.

"Macabre, isnt it?"

I still LOVE THE SOUNDTRACK!!!!

People have to remember that when this movie was made The American Screen Actors Guild. was on strike making it impossible for Barry, Susan, to be in the "sudo-sequel". ALSO Frankenfurter (along with his creature) died on "that fateful night". He should have listened to me and gone Behind the curtain and not up it.

@stuartpottymouth

10 жыл бұрын

Thank you for explaining about Barry and Susan. I seriously wondered why they weren't there :D

@Hellwyck

9 жыл бұрын

Robert Dalton Dr. Frank N. Furter

@alphabetaxenonzzzcat

4 жыл бұрын

I get why they couldn’t use Barry and Susan - but given the fact that they used Jessica and Cliff, who are both US actors, how did they get around the strike?

I really love this movie. But I think they should have scrapped the brad and Janet names and instead been Ralph and Betty hapschat (sp?) from the beginning of RHPS.

Although I've only seen this film once like two or three years ago honestly when comparing this to its predecessor Rocky Horror Picture Show, this honestly I was kinda glad I didn't know about it but more in the sense of not being over rated like it's predecessor. Yes Rocky horror is a good musical however it's just a tad over rated. Whereas this on the other hand is not over rated but honestly one of those obscure films you can't help but enjoy and appreciate some of the creative camera angles.

I can listen to this song all day long and all night

what a song!

I love Rocky Horror, it's my favorite movie! After I watched Shock Treatment a few times I got what it was about and how they were dropping references and I love this movie now too! I love Columbia, but I think I really love Nurse!

Great song. Im impress.

Love this song Shock Treatment.

wish they put this version on the soundtrack too. the richard o'brien solo version is good too though, sounds like it could have even been a pop single.

@thephantomoftheparadise5666

5 жыл бұрын

It was on the cd I had.

Janet: Hi Brad I just came to tell you how FABULOUS I am Literally me to everyone

Sometimes I feel I am the only person who prefers this movie to Rocky Horror. It's a more intelligent movie with a better plot.

@kevinelmore8504

9 жыл бұрын

VN Reader Despite the schlock, there is indeed some smarts in there. Combining mental health treatment with the bloated capitalistic TV-shopping/variety hour is just something so wildly out there.

@HeyRae

9 жыл бұрын

I had to watch it 2 times before I actually liked it. I like RHPS better because it helped me out through some times. But I love this movie now!! Nell is so good in this movie, I mean they all are but I love Nell so much!

@planescaped

9 жыл бұрын

VN Reader I personally found Rocky Horror too weird for my tastes. Shock Treatment is more abstract than weird, and honestly, I too prefer it. Real shame that it was doomed to be dead on arrival.

@rabidsalvation9021

4 жыл бұрын

It was way ahead of it's time.

@ashleyp4792

4 жыл бұрын

I love this movie, a lot more than RHPS, but feel like it has missed potential. It was almost something truly special.

SHE BLINDED ME WITH SCIENCE!

@BelatedCommiseration

6 жыл бұрын

I have often thought there was a sort of musical and (in some respects) sartorial synchronization between Richard O'Brian and Thomas Dolby. I wish they had go together to make a musical...about...SCIENCE!!!!

I haven't actually seen this movie yet (not for lack of trying, I just can't find a copy) but I have to say I actually really like this song. I actually like this more than the majority of the Rocky horror songs, and that's saying something.

@sumrose7972

8 жыл бұрын

it's here on KZread, heck I think it even came on up in the links, it's free and it's a good copy, just watched it two nights ago. It's may not be as exciting as Rocky but it's definitely worth watching, the songs are great. 😃

@princeorii7815

7 жыл бұрын

Ruby Kelly i just happened to find it at big lots for $5 one day

Rik Mayall 💔 I miss you.

Hot take: this song is better than any song in rocky horror

This is the only thing i've ever seen in which Rik Mayall comes across as relatively calm xD thats how nutty this film is!

This song getting me vibin.

The best !!

best movie

I really want to go see this in a theater like Rocky Horror. But it's hard to come by. I wish he would have made the third movie. *sigh*