I found this movie for $3.25 at a local dollar store. I felt like Indiana Jones finding a rare gem. If that gem was a metaphor for a severely underrated 1980's movie and if Indiana Jones wore a one size too small Jurassic Park t-shirt, Black Cargo sweat pants, and raided DVD bargain bins.
I found this in Cex (a trading store in the UK) online, and specifically went out of my way to get to the store to buy it for £1. Well worth it, love this movie.
It should be noted that Tim Curry was wanted for the role of Brad and his evil brother, but declined because he was unsure if he could do a 100% American accent.
The Jedwardo i like farley’s song better cause duel duet makes no damn sence to me Even in context of the movie, it just sortof happens Otherwise duel duet is amazing as well
@@milanbeerepoot4260 I get the feeling duel duet isn't a literal duet between Brad and Farley, I interpreted it as Farley trying to justify his evil actions to his own conscience, who's portrayed by Brad in his mind because Brad's his "better half".
I've always interpreted this movie is being a what-if scenario around whether Brad and Janet managed to get back to Denton instead of having their car break down and stranding them at the mansion.
omg everything I see Jessica Harper she amazes me with her talent and all her movies so underated like suspiria phantom of the paradise or this shock treatment thank you for showing her amazing body of work
I've been coming back to older snob episodes for fun! I remember this video was posted about a month right I had my daughter. I can't say how many times I played this. It was one of those things she'd recognize right from the start of the episode. She'd kick her legs and just be all cute to the songs. So thank you for the baby entertainment all those years ago, and here's to Baby Snob loving Richard O'Brien songs, too!
Been to Rocky Horror over 200 times. I haven't been in a couple months Shock Treatment is great too. But in a much different way. It's respectful to the original, and it does its own thing.
I finally got around to watching this movie and it made me want to rewatch this review. What a criminally underrated film and excellent review/ recommendation.
I found this movie through this review and I love it. It may not be Rocky Horror, but I think in it's a different beast and I watch it for different reasons. Great as a sequel? No. But I love it anyway.
This film was ridiculously prescient. It predicted that a reality TV show guy would prey on hidden bigotries and false ideas of reality to become the most powerful person in the world. It’s uncanny to say the least.
yeah, orange man bad - he improves the economy orange man bad - nominated for 4 nobel peace prices for actually creating peace deals orange man bad - because he loves america i love you npcs, it's so entertaining how you use only emotions to make decisions and have no concept of facts, logic, or reality (kinda like the audience in this movie)
@@Bjorick Any one of thousands of people can nominate someone for the prestigious award. And two people have come forward saying they nominated Trump. But on its website, the Nobel committee warns not to attach too much importance to a nomination. “Any person or organization can be nominated by anyone eligible to nominate,” the committee states. The Norwegian Nobel Committee has no input into submissions, though it decides who actually wins the prize. “To simply be nominated is therefore not an endorsement or extended honour to imply affiliation with the Nobel Peace Prize or its related institutions,” the committee states. Nonetheless, Trump has touted the nomination repeatedly at campaign rallies, on Twitter and in TV ads. ---- That aside, what peace deals did he achieve and what success have they had? He’s a grifter, if he ain’t benefiting from the deal then he isn’t a part of it. He does nothing for anyone but himself. You MAGAts crack me up, you see this morally bankrupt cretin as some super hero. This country is toast. You MAGAts are taking us over a cliff 😂
You can believe any version of the "facts" that Fox news tells you@@Bjorick You still have to ignore the toxic shit storm that he and his minions continue to spew.
Funny thing is that I received British blu-ray releases of both films in the mail today. Just waiting for the Synapse steelbook of Suspiria to come out now.
shock treatment needs a blu ray release. and if they release it, they need to transfer it in 1.66:1, the intended aspect ratio. wait, why am i worrying about aspect ratio? just release it in blu ray
The movie is officially 40 years old! True this movie isn't as popular as 'Rocky' and director Jim Sharman has officially disowned it plus the Screen Actors Guild strike of 1980 forced Sharman to get crafty but still has a minor cult following over the years The movie has even inspired a musical adaptation in London as of 2015 Give the filmmakers credit that this depicted and predicted a 24/7 culture of voyeuristic reality television, celebrity politicians, mental health crises, media saturation, corporate takeovers, and subliminal advertising with eerie accuracy This Denton tv program is so dedicated even the audience members are constantly present to the point of falling asleep in their seats The film isn't a total disaster despite its mixed reception upon its release; There's good songs, flashy costumes, bright staging, and actors committed to the material particularly Harper as Janet going from frustrated, bored wife to fake celebrity It looks terrific as well even if the plot is downright confusing There's even a shocking twist to why this show is being orchestrated the way it is it surprised me This holds up surprisingly well, and for all the obvious, above-mentioned reasons, it connects more in 2021 than it did in ’81 mainly to the queer audience and tv lovers It’s a sort of Sliding Doors-like, alternate-universe re-imagining of what the Majors’ lives might have been like had their car never broken down that fateful, velvet-dark and rainy night in 1975 Truthfully given how accurately it predicted the future, it’s actually scarier and spookier than anything that took place inside Frank N. Furter's castle 'Shock Treatment' hasclever satire of tv and entertainment on human exploitation with some nice musical numbers Yet the 1975 movie will always stand the test of time that's for sure
It's in reference to the book she's reading "the rime of the ancient mariner" She screams because the bird is an albatross, which if you know the poem, makes sense
Better Brad and Janet. Some fantastic songs. And no movie predicted the state of affairs today more accurately than this one. That final scene of the mob of conservative small-towners who are lining up to get their straitjackets from the celebrity billionaire, not to mention reality TV. I think that what few people gave it a chance after finding out that there was no Tim Curry were probably put off by the atrocious first musical number, and if they stuck it out, "Thank God I'm a Man" would have driven them out. It's too bad, because otherwise the movie was fricking amazing.
meh, if the people watching it are so closed minded that they can't see the point of view of another, or try to understand why people like what they like, then it's no big loss. Why would you want someone from the cancel culture watching your product anyways, they have no money, likely pirate it, and then will just bitch and whine about it. I don't know many conservatives who don't work and sit all day watching tv. I think you're referring to liberals, just as an fyi.
First time I watched this: God this IS crap. Second time: Catchy music. Not bad. Third time: 🎶YOU NEED A BIT OF OOOOOO SHOCK TREATMENT GETS YOU JUMPING LIKE A REAL LIVE WIRE🎶 I swear this movie has a hypnosis effect. Also anyone else think "The Brad and Janet Show" would have been a way better name for this? Or just me?
@HexagonBright both are fantastic pieces of the better aspects of film making. (Though I will not argue on the propaganda aspect, if it has to do with Hollywood or National Tv- much like DTv in this film, you will get PLENTY of that) even so- I LOVE both of these films- we needed more like them.
I think the soundtrack for shock treatment is much better than the soundtrack for Rocky Horror. That said, is it actually that awful to like one over the other? I've seen people stop being friends over a disagreement about this. Which is stupid.
I am probably one of the very few people who can claim to have seen Shock Treatment when it was first released in the theaters back in 1981 (I was already a huge Rocky Horror fan, when Shock Treatment was released). I remember enjoying the musical numbers, but being confused as to the plot of the movie. I also remember the movie being directly targeted at Rocky Horror fans, and they did show up for Shock Treatment, but everyone was trying to figure out how to interact with the movie, the way that they were used to interacting with Rocky Horror. I remember the Rocky Horror fans being disappointed that it just wasn't the same as their beloved Rocky. I continued to see Rocky Horror after Shock Treatment, and they even added a new audience participation line........towards the end of Rocky, when everyone is heading towards the pool, the audience would yell "last one into the pool has to be in Shock Treatment !" I have just recently (early 2024) started thinking about Shock Treatment again, and I just watched it again for the first time since 1981. I can honestly say that I enjoyed it far more today, than I did back in 1981. Perhaps the movie was just too far ahead of it's time, what with it's eerily accurate prediction of the rise of reality TV and media obsession and our 24/7 media culture. If the script was reworked to smooth out the plot and make it more coherent and give it a more natural flow, I believe that Shock Treatment could be a much more popular movie. As it stands, it is a rare and little known gem from the early 80's that looked many years into the future, and gave us a stunningly accurate prediction of what was yet to come. The songs are actually quite good, and with the cheat notes available on the internet to help fans understand the plot, I have come to have a much greater appreciation for this cult classic.
+Thomas Jenkins Rocky Horror was, frankly, too weird for my tastes. Shock Treatment on the other hand was more abstract than weird. And I thus found it more enjoyable. I have noticed however that many people who did not like Rocky Horror for one reason or another, enjoyed Shock Treatment.
This review ended on the one joke in the movie that made me laugh hysterically for several minutes the first time I watched it. I still don't understand the joke, but I love that it was the closing thought.
TRHPS is a timeless classic...Shock Treatment makes me wanna take a shower, and lock every door of my house, and black out the windows. But its so bizarre its unforgettable and re-watchable in a "what did I just watch" sense. Also the sunglasses guy is a cross between the Catcher from Chitty Chitty bang Bang & Corey Feldman.
Ah, guilty pleasures! It's a fun, colorful movie. Songs are catchy. I'd rather watch something like this than, say, Captain America or something. Give it a whirl!
People never give this film credit, most likely because they've never seen it. Always been a staple in my house. It's one of those hidden gems with actually a really good soundtrack and come on, who doesn't love Jessica Harper!?
I have watched this review 10 times in 3 days because I don't have this movie on DVD. I love Nell, Richard O' Brian and holy fuck is that Rik Mayall!!!! The music is so catchy.
I saw this movie *in the theatre when it was released*, had a bootleg DVD copy I watched dozens of times, and only today did I realize that Rest Home Ricky is RIK MAYALL
I didn't see this one until several years after I had seen TRHPS. I didn't think it was too bad. And I sure liked seeing Jessica Harper as Janet, she was a real babe back in the day!
13:56 wow.. this movie even predicted selfies. Now if only they could have predicted the box office for this movie. 16:39 no, no, no... if you want to see Jessica Harper practically naked, you have to see her in INSERTS (1975)
Check out the Nostalgia Critic crossover with Cinema Snob where Brad plays Han Solo. He's wearing a wig that's pretty much what you described, and it's pretty damned funny.
Back again. and still one of my all time favs. I do hate the dad' and his song. but you are also meant to dislike him really. but I always enjoy this one and will watch the songs a lot. movie too. preference over rocky
You make a factual mistake in that this film was NOT only released for midnight viewing. It WAS released like any other film with showings all day, at least in Indianapolis. AND like RHPS...because of RHPS actually, some cinemas tried it out for midnight viewing. I see Wikipedia says the same thing about the film but I remember seeing it at a normal time the first time I saw it. I bought the film soundtrack album on my 18th birthday, October 2, 1981. If the plan was to have no showings but midnight then General Cinemas cheated and ran it like other releases in Indianapolis, IN at least.
It may have been screened before midnight in certain cities but it never received a wide release all over the country. It was just a limited release in select cities. The point he was trying to make was that since it never had a normal theatrical release, most people never had a chance to see it even if they wanted to.
This movie was so amazingly wacky. I feel like it is so bad as a sequel to Rocky horror, but an amazing movie in itself. The music is great, Richard O'Brien carried a lot of the acting, and it was lovely overall. It was so fucking good.
My own opinion, and that is all that it is, this film would stand on its own better, if it wasn't a sequel. I also liked the music for the RHPS better but there might be some prejudice involved as the RHPS is part of my history. I watched this in college, including all of the audience participation involved. Regardless, this is a good film, but doesn't compete with the RHPS.
I don't know that "underrated" is the word I would choose for Shock Treatment. It is just largely unknown. Don't expect a clone of Rocky Horror from it. If you follow that one rule you'll probably have a good time with this movie. It is the best possible follow-up that we could get.
I didn't know about Shock Treatment until a few months ago on Tumblr. It's not a Rocky Horror sequel if it doesn't reference things like Brad and Janet's sexual awakenings in the original. I can't see them as bored spouses. They'd be getting it on all the time - maybe even having orgies and such - owning their own BDSM club at the very least - with at least one child if not ten. A better plot for a sequel would've been one where it turns out Janet was pregnant at the end of the first film - after all, she had sex with two men on the same night and while we can only assume that with Dr. F it was unprotected, we know it was unprotected with Rocky. So she'd always be left wondering who was the biological father, but Brad would be the daddy. They could die while having sex in a car leaving their oldest child (now an adult) a letter explaining their origins. Somehow Dr. F and Rocky could return to life. (Alien/Sci-fi thing. It can happen.) And the bulk of the story could be the son/daughter trying to find out which one is their biological father - maybe throw in that the child is asexual and Dr. F being completely conflicted about that since he's all about the "sins of the flesh" and their (possible) kid would be all, "Yeah, that's boring. I'd rather go fishing!" End with a Maury Povich "You are/are not the father" scene.
Jami JoAnne Russell alarge portion was because once that night was over they repressed a lot of it. but. remember that they both easily cheated on eachother with dr f. and thst aliens and crap are real. in the end theyre both emotionally and mentally crippled from it and cant process real life properly. the bored famoly thing was just the fake doctors diagnoses. that night is one reason why janet so readily adapted and loved being the center of everyones love again like that. that was the original intent but they were denied the rights to officially label it as a sequel when it was released but were allowed to reuse the twos names and semi officially make it the same judge ( with implications that the judges story parts in rocky are infact his show o. dtv before it farely took over dtv) but yeah. the intent was that no one came out of rocky ok. with tons of long lasting repercussions that they didnt work through and can really only be alright living with insanity together
They easily could have explained this as a true sequel to Rocky Horror by pointing out that Brad being emotionally shut down and Janet being bored of being a "proper" housewife was all due to what happened during the first movie.
3:27 Slowpoke Rodriguez. A vastly underrated Looney Toons character. I'd watch more of him. 24:47 I may never get an answer, but what the hell was that from?
Oh MAN how am I JUST finding out you reviewed this? Rocky Horror is my favourite film of all time so I had a bit of a high expectation on Shock Treatment. It... was bad, but one good thing I have to say about it is that the visual aspect is awesome (that's why I wish I hadn't watched it in like 480p). Lullaby is a great song and more people should know about it. About the other songs... eh... most of them I just pretend didn't exist.
Weird how Nell, the queen of tv wardrobe malfunctions and screen nudity, managed to stay in her clothes for this film!
Yes but some nice crotchshot when climbing on that cage
That's not TECHNICALLY true. She was in lace undies. That's out of her clothes ;)
It took until my third watching to recognize that she was even in this movie because she has eyebrows here lol
Quite disappointing too 🤣
This is a perfect review Brad! I would love to see you review lloyd kaufman's musical poltergeist mate.
I found this movie for $3.25 at a local dollar store.
I felt like Indiana Jones finding a rare gem. If that gem was a metaphor for a severely underrated 1980's movie and if Indiana Jones wore a one size too small Jurassic Park t-shirt, Black Cargo sweat pants, and raided DVD bargain bins.
+Zice033 It would still be a better installment than Crystal Skull.
I found this in Cex (a trading store in the UK) online, and specifically went out of my way to get to the store to buy it for £1. Well worth it, love this movie.
Zice033 who says he's not and he doesn't, we only get to see his foreign adventures.
Don't criticize his weekend activities.
That’s a weird dollar...
It should be noted that Tim Curry was wanted for the role of Brad and his evil brother, but declined because he was unsure if he could do a 100% American accent.
Goddammit that would have been amazing.
Tim Curry singing Farley's Song would have been amazing
Congo proved that Master of Accents, he is not.
His guest appearance on Criminal Minds begs to differ!
have you heard his attempt at an American accent in the Pebble and the Penguin?
I just love this part
"I'm gonna shoot for the moon
I'm gonna play high noon
I'm gonna take on the entire human race"
Damn catchy villain songs!
I prefer Duel Duet, It’s stuck in my head
The Jedwardo i like farley’s song better cause duel duet makes no damn sence to me
Even in context of the movie, it just sortof happens
Otherwise duel duet is amazing as well
@@milanbeerepoot4260 I get the feeling duel duet isn't a literal duet between Brad and Farley, I interpreted it as Farley trying to justify his evil actions to his own conscience, who's portrayed by Brad in his mind because Brad's his "better half".
Thankfully, for Richard O’ Brian, he made a comeback in Phineas & Ferb as the boy’s likable stepfather.
WHAT? I just had to Go to IMDB...and yep, It's true. He played Ferb's dad. The creator must have been a fan of Rocky horror picture show.
1997residente or shocktreatment
That fact Just blows my mind
Then as host of the Crystal Maze on Brit tv
Wait that was HIM?!
I call bullcrap on the " a Michael White production" I had zero to do with this film
Different michael white
I am gonna get so wooooooshed for that ons
Milan Beerepoot to be fair, it’s a pretty common name
Mike White i have only one question left
Are you a white man?
Liar
@@sheepheadsez2229 prove it 😉
Jesus, this film really did predict the future!
M. Bison: Of Course
Richard O'Brien, who wrote this and plays Cosmo/game show host annoucer, later hosted a UK TV game show called "Crystal Maze."
...That hath such people in it
Mignus: MY LORD OLDER MEDIA IS AWARE OF EVERYTHING , HOLY FUCK SHITE
Really?
I've always interpreted this movie is being a what-if scenario around whether Brad and Janet managed to get back to Denton instead of having their car break down and stranding them at the mansion.
I think alot of Brad and Janets marital issues stem from what they did and what was done to them.
I think this movie deserves much more attention. While it is not as culty as RHPS, it is a very good movie.
omg everything I see Jessica Harper she amazes me with her talent and all her movies so underated like suspiria phantom of the paradise or this shock treatment thank you for showing her amazing body of work
I've been coming back to older snob episodes for fun! I remember this video was posted about a month right I had my daughter. I can't say how many times I played this. It was one of those things she'd recognize right from the start of the episode. She'd kick her legs and just be all cute to the songs. So thank you for the baby entertainment all those years ago, and here's to Baby Snob loving Richard O'Brien songs, too!
Being a big Rocky Horror fan, I took a guess and bought the dvd. When it was over, I had to watch it again. It blew my fucking mind!
Been to Rocky Horror over 200 times. I haven't been in a couple months
Shock Treatment is great too. But in a much different way. It's respectful to the original, and it does its own thing.
I appreciate the Suspiria reference!
kanarazutobitateru
Well, Jessica Harper was the main protagonist in that movie. She also starred in Phantom of the Paradise.
For me, it was Stay Tuned, which is a severely underrated movie!
You know, I don’t think I’ve ever thanked you for this episode. Thank you mr. brad jones
Shock treatment had such kick ass music
Jessica Harper is so gorgeous in this movie.
I finally got around to watching this movie and it made me want to rewatch this review. What a criminally underrated film and excellent review/ recommendation.
I found this movie through this review and I love it. It may not be Rocky Horror, but I think in it's a different beast and I watch it for different reasons. Great as a sequel? No. But I love it anyway.
This film was ridiculously prescient. It predicted that a reality TV show guy would prey on hidden bigotries and false ideas of reality to become the most powerful person in the world. It’s uncanny to say the least.
sonic123488
This movie and Fritz the Cat are more relevant now with their disturbing predictions of social decay than the years they debuted.
Whoa. I hadn’t even considered that. 🤯
yeah, orange man bad - he improves the economy
orange man bad - nominated for 4 nobel peace prices for actually creating peace deals
orange man bad - because he loves america
i love you npcs, it's so entertaining how you use only emotions to make decisions and have no concept of facts, logic, or reality (kinda like the audience in this movie)
@@Bjorick Any one of thousands of people can nominate someone for the prestigious award. And two people have come forward saying they nominated Trump.
But on its website, the Nobel committee warns not to attach too much importance to a nomination.
“Any person or organization can be nominated by anyone eligible to nominate,” the committee states. The Norwegian Nobel Committee has no input into submissions, though it decides who actually wins the prize. “To simply be nominated is therefore not an endorsement or extended honour to imply affiliation with the Nobel Peace Prize or its related institutions,” the committee states.
Nonetheless, Trump has touted the nomination repeatedly at campaign rallies, on Twitter and in TV ads.
----
That aside, what peace deals did he achieve and what success have they had? He’s a grifter, if he ain’t benefiting from the deal then he isn’t a part of it. He does nothing for anyone but himself. You MAGAts crack me up, you see this morally bankrupt cretin as some super hero. This country is toast. You MAGAts are taking us over a cliff 😂
You can believe any version of the "facts" that Fox news tells you@@Bjorick You still have to ignore the toxic shit storm that he and his minions continue to spew.
Huh, so this is what Maynard James Keenan was doing before he formed Tool.
O'Brien is demonically talented.
wingsandash
I still can’t believe he was in Phineas & Ferb!
Yikes. I wonder if that 5 Fs logo inspired Frank's flag on It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia.
I'd forgotten I'd ever seen this movie until now.
Who's here after just watching the brand new Snob "Rocky Horror Picture Show" review which just dropped?
How did you know?!
I am watching this after 8 hours of the Lsoh video came out
seeing jessica harper in this makes me wonder if we'll ever see a review of the phantom of the paradise someday!
Shannihilator If you haven't already, check out Paw Dugan's Music Movies review of it!
Funny thing is that I received British blu-ray releases of both films in the mail today. Just waiting for the Synapse steelbook of Suspiria to come out now.
Got some good news for ya buddy.
I would love to see a review of The Evictiors.
I really LOVE Shock Treatment. What an excellent achievement.
shock treatment needs a blu ray release. and if they release it, they need to transfer it in 1.66:1, the intended aspect ratio. wait, why am i worrying about aspect ratio? just release it in blu ray
brick brainiac
Shout Factory will probably re-release someday.
@@victorhernandez8723 Or Arrow Video, as they gave it a loaded release overseas.
Arrow video have done a release!
I mean all the DVD releases, to my understanding, have this weird aspect ratio shift part way through the movie that doesn't make any sense.
The movie is officially 40 years old!
True this movie isn't as popular as 'Rocky' and director Jim Sharman has officially disowned it plus the Screen Actors Guild strike of 1980 forced Sharman to get crafty but still has a minor cult following over the years
The movie has even inspired a musical adaptation in London as of 2015
Give the filmmakers credit that this depicted and predicted a 24/7 culture of voyeuristic reality television, celebrity politicians, mental health crises, media saturation, corporate takeovers, and subliminal advertising with eerie accuracy
This Denton tv program is so dedicated even the audience members are constantly present to the point of falling asleep in their seats
The film isn't a total disaster despite its mixed reception upon its release;
There's good songs, flashy costumes, bright staging, and actors committed to the material particularly Harper as Janet going from frustrated, bored wife to fake celebrity
It looks terrific as well even if the plot is downright confusing
There's even a shocking twist to why this show is being orchestrated the way it is it surprised me
This holds up surprisingly well, and for all the obvious, above-mentioned reasons, it connects more in 2021 than it did in ’81 mainly to the queer audience and tv lovers
It’s a sort of Sliding Doors-like, alternate-universe re-imagining of what the Majors’ lives might have been like had their car never broken down that fateful, velvet-dark and rainy night in 1975
Truthfully given how accurately it predicted the future, it’s actually scarier and spookier than anything that took place inside Frank N. Furter's castle
'Shock Treatment' hasclever satire of tv and entertainment on human exploitation with some nice musical numbers
Yet the 1975 movie will always stand the test of time that's for sure
I AM SO HAPPY THAT YOU USED THE BIRD QUOTE!!!! (I love it because it makes absolutely no freaking sense and comes out of nowhere)
It's in reference to the book she's reading "the rime of the ancient mariner"
She screams because the bird is an albatross, which if you know the poem, makes sense
i now really really wanna watch shock treatment,it looks like a fun time
it is one of the little known great films, it is great i love rocky horror, and i love this.
It’s not
it’s on youtube, and i have to say it is really fun~
I freaking love this movie! I have the soundtrack on vinyl, and it is sensational 👍
I forgot how creepy that trailer was until this review.
Better Brad and Janet. Some fantastic songs. And no movie predicted the state of affairs today more accurately than this one. That final scene of the mob of conservative small-towners who are lining up to get their straitjackets from the celebrity billionaire, not to mention reality TV. I think that what few people gave it a chance after finding out that there was no Tim Curry were probably put off by the atrocious first musical number, and if they stuck it out, "Thank God I'm a Man" would have driven them out. It's too bad, because otherwise the movie was fricking amazing.
meh, if the people watching it are so closed minded that they can't see the point of view of another, or try to understand why people like what they like, then it's no big loss. Why would you want someone from the cancel culture watching your product anyways, they have no money, likely pirate it, and then will just bitch and whine about it.
I don't know many conservatives who don't work and sit all day watching tv. I think you're referring to liberals, just as an fyi.
you of course have to remember "Thank God I'm a Man" was satire, and its context is important
soo happy. i really love this movie. not sure why but i love the blender song
The Blender song is just fantastic.
Bitchin In The kitchen
First time I watched this:
God this IS crap.
Second time:
Catchy music. Not bad.
Third time:
🎶YOU NEED A BIT OF
OOOOOO SHOCK TREATMENT
GETS YOU JUMPING LIKE A REAL LIVE WIRE🎶
I swear this movie has a hypnosis effect. Also anyone else think "The Brad and Janet Show" would have been a way better name for this? Or just me?
Just the janet show, since brad barely excists in this movie
Rocinamte: since this is tellovision you can be passiveagressive just look sexy about it
@HexagonBright No. I just love musicals.
@HexagonBright both are fantastic pieces of the better aspects of film making. (Though I will not argue on the propaganda aspect, if it has to do with Hollywood or National Tv- much like DTv in this film, you will get PLENTY of that) even so- I LOVE both of these films- we needed more like them.
I think the soundtrack for shock treatment is much better than the soundtrack for Rocky Horror. That said, is it actually that awful to like one over the other? I've seen people stop being friends over a disagreement about this. Which is stupid.
people you know stopped being friends over an argument over those two movies ?? How close were they to begin with ???
Kudos on the Stay Tuned reference.
Ben Holman
That movie is really underrated!
Dwayne's Underworld! Party time! Excrement! Bdlulululu!
I am probably one of the very few people who can claim to have seen Shock Treatment when it was first released in the theaters back in 1981 (I was already a huge Rocky Horror fan, when Shock Treatment was released).
I remember enjoying the musical numbers, but being confused as to the plot of the movie. I also remember the movie being directly targeted at Rocky Horror fans, and they did show up for Shock Treatment, but everyone was trying to figure out how to interact with the movie, the way that they were used to interacting with Rocky Horror. I remember the Rocky Horror fans being disappointed that it just wasn't the same as their beloved Rocky.
I continued to see Rocky Horror after Shock Treatment, and they even added a new audience participation line........towards the end of Rocky, when everyone is heading towards the pool, the audience would yell "last one into the pool has to be in Shock Treatment !"
I have just recently (early 2024) started thinking about Shock Treatment again, and I just watched it again for the first time since 1981. I can honestly say that I enjoyed it far more today, than I did back in 1981. Perhaps the movie was just too far ahead of it's time, what with it's eerily accurate prediction of the rise of reality TV and media obsession and our 24/7 media culture.
If the script was reworked to smooth out the plot and make it more coherent and give it a more natural flow, I believe that Shock Treatment could be a much more popular movie.
As it stands, it is a rare and little known gem from the early 80's that looked many years into the future, and gave us a stunningly accurate prediction of what was yet to come.
The songs are actually quite good, and with the cheat notes available on the internet to help fans understand the plot, I have come to have a much greater appreciation for this cult classic.
This movie really predicted reality television and social media
is it wrong i like this movie more than rocky horror picture show?
Thomas Jenkins Not at all. Personal taste is never wrong. =-D
Thomas Jenkins Well, that's a side effect of being overtaken by the Grass Masks that I didn't expect.
+Thomas Jenkins Rocky Horror was, frankly, too weird for my tastes. Shock Treatment on the other hand was more abstract than weird. And I thus found it more enjoyable.
I have noticed however that many people who did not like Rocky Horror for one reason or another, enjoyed Shock Treatment.
+Thomas Jenkins i liked the phantom of the paradise more than i liked rocky horror :X
Shannihilator Oh yeah! Was a huge Rocky Horror fan and slowly fell in love with every single thing about Phantom. Now I'm a Harper's Freak.
This review ended on the one joke in the movie that made me laugh hysterically for several minutes the first time I watched it. I still don't understand the joke, but I love that it was the closing thought.
Great review, i'm in the 'overlooked' category, it is a very prescient allegory with great tunes that is a great movie without overt RHPS references.
The second-best movie musical EVER! :)
TRHPS is a timeless classic...Shock Treatment makes me wanna take a shower, and lock every door of my house, and black out the windows. But its so bizarre its unforgettable and re-watchable in a "what did I just watch" sense. Also the sunglasses guy is a cross between the Catcher from Chitty Chitty bang Bang & Corey Feldman.
I’ve memorised the script of rocky horror unintentionally
Ah, guilty pleasures! It's a fun, colorful movie. Songs are catchy. I'd rather watch something like this than, say, Captain America or something. Give it a whirl!
Admittedly, the majority of the songs of this movie are catchy!
I love this movie! Thanks for the new upload!
The ending of this movie was so confusing to me that I had to go to Wikipedia to real the plot synopsis to understand what happened.
AH!
BRAD HAS HAIR IN THIS VIDEO.
Make this into a musical on stage please!!!
It has been rewritten as a musical. It reduced the cast, but it works.
when he said trash can, I lost it
Brad looks like Ritchie Tozier in It Chapter Two
awesome songs in this movie.
People never give this film credit, most likely because they've never seen it. Always been a staple in my house. It's one of those hidden gems with actually a really good soundtrack and come on, who doesn't love Jessica Harper!?
One of the best Snob episodes ever!
janet with the lipstick black dress and hat is a huge prediction of lady demitrescu. so this is how the villiage trully began
Just got here from watching Rocky Horror for the first time...Now I know what “help me mommy” means in context
I liked this film. The soundtrack was great.
Those 17 dislikes are Brads alternative accounts.
I have watched this review 10 times in 3 days because I don't have this movie on DVD.
I love Nell, Richard O' Brian and holy fuck is that Rik Mayall!!!!
The music is so catchy.
RUclips has the full movie for free
I saw this movie *in the theatre when it was released*, had a bootleg DVD copy I watched dozens of times, and only today did I realize that Rest Home Ricky is RIK MAYALL
I didn't see this one until several years after I had seen TRHPS. I didn't think it was too bad. And I sure liked seeing Jessica Harper as Janet, she was a real babe back in the day!
13:56 wow.. this movie even predicted selfies. Now if only they could have predicted the box office for this movie.
16:39 no, no, no... if you want to see Jessica Harper practically naked, you have to see her in INSERTS (1975)
is that hair! 0.o
Love That Rik Mayall is in this.
Can we please talk about how Janets singing was clearly done by Richard O'Brien doing a squeaky falsetto voice???
Controversial opinion.
The songs are better than Rocky Horror
I wanna see pictures of brad with like shoulder length hair I don't know how I would process that XD
Check out the Nostalgia Critic crossover with Cinema Snob where Brad plays Han Solo. He's wearing a wig that's pretty much what you described, and it's pretty damned funny.
Thought your username sounded familiar I'm p sure I've seen you in the comments of calabrese videos!
@@mckennaocampo-toler8434 OMG CALA FAM IN THE WILD! Haha theyre my favorite people
I keep forgetting this version of Brad/The Snob, in the time between the slicked-back hair and having a shaved head.
He cut it off pretty soon after this episode.
Richard O'Brien as Dr. Cosmo -- Take some notes DCEU, *this* is what Dr. Sivana should look like!
HELL YES, and should be just as hammy
So sad you didnt talk about "looking for trade" further. Its my favorite song in the movie by far.
Great jams in this movie.
Back again. and still one of my all time favs. I do hate the dad' and his song. but you are also meant to dislike him really.
but I always enjoy this one and will watch the songs a lot. movie too. preference over rocky
Not a single Phantom of the Paradise reference? For shame!
Rose Weldon
Jessica Harper was in that movie.
We still got a Suspiria reference
@@NarcoticCasseroleProductions Several "Suspiria" references.
It wasn't a sequel. O'Brian said it was an ''equal'' like alternate reality.
Also, really glad I found this channel.
Patricia Quinn! She played Lavila in 'I Cladius'. Fricken love that show :D
You make a factual mistake in that this film was NOT only released for midnight viewing. It WAS released like any other film with showings all day, at least in Indianapolis. AND like RHPS...because of RHPS actually, some cinemas tried it out for midnight viewing. I see Wikipedia says the same thing about the film but I remember seeing it at a normal time the first time I saw it. I bought the film soundtrack album on my 18th birthday, October 2, 1981.
If the plan was to have no showings but midnight then General Cinemas cheated and ran it like other releases in Indianapolis, IN at least.
It may have been screened before midnight in certain cities but it never received a wide release all over the country. It was just a limited release in select cities. The point he was trying to make was that since it never had a normal theatrical release, most people never had a chance to see it even if they wanted to.
A movie starting Jessica Harper and a blind character and you don't make a Suspiria joke about the blind guy who gets killed by his dog!?
This movie was so amazingly wacky. I feel like it is so bad as a sequel to Rocky horror, but an amazing movie in itself. The music is great, Richard O'Brien carried a lot of the acting, and it was lovely overall. It was so fucking good.
i love this movie so much omg 😭😭🙏
Wait! Tim "The Tool Man" Taylor IS a complete tool. He's played by Tim Allen. My case, like my ass, is rested.
My own opinion, and that is all that it is, this film would stand on its own better, if it wasn't a sequel. I also liked the music for the RHPS better but there might be some prejudice involved as the RHPS is part of my history. I watched this in college, including all of the audience participation involved. Regardless, this is a good film, but doesn't compete with the RHPS.
Guys...look at 5:03...is that John Candy?
Sadly no. Wish it was though.
Now, if it had been designed by Brian ThomPson (everyone's favourite evil thug), this would have been GREAT!
I don't know that "underrated" is the word I would choose for Shock Treatment. It is just largely unknown.
Don't expect a clone of Rocky Horror from it. If you follow that one rule you'll probably have a good time with this movie. It is the best possible follow-up that we could get.
I genuinely didn't know Barry Humphries and Ruby Wax were in it until just now.
When I hear Charles Gray I always think of Colonel White from Captain Scarlet
Excellent choice. You may want to look into Phantom of the Paradise (dir. DePalma 1974)
I love jessica sm
I didn't know about Shock Treatment until a few months ago on Tumblr.
It's not a Rocky Horror sequel if it doesn't reference things like Brad and Janet's sexual awakenings in the original. I can't see them as bored spouses. They'd be getting it on all the time - maybe even having orgies and such - owning their own BDSM club at the very least - with at least one child if not ten.
A better plot for a sequel would've been one where it turns out Janet was pregnant at the end of the first film - after all, she had sex with two men on the same night and while we can only assume that with Dr. F it was unprotected, we know it was unprotected with Rocky. So she'd always be left wondering who was the biological father, but Brad would be the daddy. They could die while having sex in a car leaving their oldest child (now an adult) a letter explaining their origins. Somehow Dr. F and Rocky could return to life. (Alien/Sci-fi thing. It can happen.) And the bulk of the story could be the son/daughter trying to find out which one is their biological father - maybe throw in that the child is asexual and Dr. F being completely conflicted about that since he's all about the "sins of the flesh" and their (possible) kid would be all, "Yeah, that's boring. I'd rather go fishing!"
End with a Maury Povich "You are/are not the father" scene.
Jami JoAnne Russell alarge portion was because once that night was over they repressed a lot of it. but. remember that they both easily cheated on eachother with dr f. and thst aliens and crap are real. in the end theyre both emotionally and mentally crippled from it and cant process real life properly. the bored famoly thing was just the fake doctors diagnoses.
that night is one reason why janet so readily adapted and loved being the center of everyones love again like that.
that was the original intent but they were denied the rights to officially label it as a sequel when it was released but were allowed to reuse the twos names and semi officially make it the same judge
( with implications that the judges story parts in rocky are infact his show o. dtv before it farely took over dtv)
but yeah. the intent was that no one came out of rocky ok. with tons of long lasting repercussions that they didnt work through and can really only be alright living with insanity together
They easily could have explained this as a true sequel to Rocky Horror by pointing out that Brad being emotionally shut down and Janet being bored of being a "proper" housewife was all due to what happened during the first movie.
3:27 Slowpoke Rodriguez. A vastly underrated Looney Toons character. I'd watch more of him.
24:47 I may never get an answer, but what the hell was that from?
"jose feliciano" jajajaja XD
Oh MAN how am I JUST finding out you reviewed this?
Rocky Horror is my favourite film of all time so I had a bit of a high expectation on Shock Treatment. It... was bad, but one good thing I have to say about it is that the visual aspect is awesome (that's why I wish I hadn't watched it in like 480p). Lullaby is a great song and more people should know about it.
About the other songs... eh... most of them I just pretend didn't exist.
In many ways, I find this almost better than RHPS.
And Jessica Harper has been a lifelong crush of mine ever since Suspiria.
Just got my awesome UK "Cosmo" limited edition blu-ray set, complete with a CD of the soundtrack.
Damn it.....Janet
So, I think we can all agree it's a good thing that ludes aren't really a thing anymore.
Still better than Can’t Stop the Music.
How could you? You didn't mention Ruby Wax? Was she that invisible in it?
For us true joyless cynics there is always schadenfraude.