I just saw Rocky Horror a few months back, and I can see the similar style here. Weirdness HELPS for a Rocky Horror-like movie.

Nice to see ya back, Luke! Now GIMME GIMME SHOCK TREATMENT! :D

ONE OF MY FAVORITE MOVIES EVER!!! I DON'T CARE HOW MANY PPL HATE IT OR HOW MANY SAY IT DOESN'T COMPARE TO ROCKY! I COULD WATCH THIS EVERY DAY AND I USUALLY DONT LIKE MUSICALS. THANK YOU FOR FINALLY BEING THE FIRST ON THIS SITE TO REVIEW, LET ALONE EVEN MENTION THIS THING!!!!

Cinema Snob made a few references to it in his review of Deathrow Gameshow, because he felt that the movie had a similar feel to Shock Treatment but wasn't as good.

This... this may be the best thing I've seen on this site since... well... when was Paw's last video?

Anyway, loved it, waiting for more. This is a great way to tackle those movies that divide the masses.

On that note: Little Nicky?

Oh my god, someone reviewed this? Someone actually knew Shock Treatment exists?

It is a really confusing movie--I wouldn't have caught most of it if I hadn't actually found the wikipedia entry before I'd watched it. (Fun fact: the doctors aren't doctors, they're actors, and not actually related. I think it was covered in all of 5 seconds in the movie, so, hard to catch. Again... knowing what the movie was about before seeing it did wonders.)

I think there was a literary joke having to do with the whole bird thing in relation to whatever she was reading in that one scene. I never caught it myself--someone I was watching the movie with did.

But it is fun, and certainly held up by the sets and songs--pretty much like Rocky Horror, I suppose.

The bird thing indeed has direct relations with the poem she's reading; it sounds like the Rime of the ancient mariner, which talks about a sailor killing an albatros while at sea and getting into all kinds of trouble for it. Iron Maiden have made an epic song about it.

Good to see you back, Luke!

There's a lot more interaction between you and your alter-egos. It really adds a lot to this whole schizophrenic series.


Oh, and bring back Ralph. Just sayin.

Thank you Luke. Keep up the good work with Film Conscious. Hope to see more of your other consciousnesses.

Love Shock Treatment, one of my fave movies after seeing it on daytime TV years ago, it's a shame that it doesn't get more credit than it does.

Love Shock Treatment, one of my fave movies after seeing it on daytime TV years ago, it's a shame that it doesn't get more credit than it does.

I still can't recognize who's personality is talking which makes things very confusing. Other than that this series has promising future.

Deeeeeear Blenderrr, good to see you back Luke, keep it up!

why did the father's homophobia need to be spoken of after that? He is just homophobic, racist and sexist. Every movie doesn't need a character to get his or her comeuppance for being intolerant. As a matter of fact, that's the message: bigots exist, they are the most affluent and they never have to pay for their intolerance. Especially back then, when America was less PC, homosexuality was only accepted on TV as weird and perverted and people of color were just portrayed as stereotypes in the media. (wait a minute, it is still kind of like that.)

Well yeah, his only comeuppance is him and the Mrs. sitting pretty at the end in Farley's inner circle. I'm pretty sure no-one in that room was brainwashed.

Also, Janet's dad was autotuned before autotune was a thing. That's enough punishment.

...The hell with the dad? o_o

But hey, better late than never. It actually didn't feel that long of a wait for me. Then again, I'm kind of use to the whole "long wait" thing in life. ^^

I have the soundtrack on my iPod and it gets heavy rotation. The movie itself, on the other hand, I rented once, and it wasn't that bad. Considering Rocky Horror Picture Show doesn't have the most coherant plot (well, it's easy to follow what's going on, harder to understand what is REALLY going on) it's hard to fault the sequel for being a bit weird, going off on tangents, etc. It sort of suffered in that it has recurring actors in different roles AND recurring roles with different actors, and there doesn't seem to be much in the way of continuity between the two films (Brad and Janet are married now, and it seems that Brad is still a fuddy duddy, while Janet has kept a bit of the openness she found during their trip to Frankenfurter's House; but the whole 'the city is a studio' thing was an interesting idea that wasn't really explained too well).

There are some interesting ideas there (and some prescience about the way reality TV would go ... the coercive host forcing life altering decisions on the spot is very much a common thing now a days, not to mention the manufacturing of a reality TV star, etc.

Ultimately though, they are weird movies, with some messages/characters that are a bit out there, and may have controversial or offensive messages (Brad and Janet were just a couple of sexual deviants barely holding on to their white bread world until Frank came along, and it's strip how and massive orgy in the pool time!

Luke, I advise you to make your characters more distinct. Make the pessimist bitter, or angry, or comically depressed and the optimist really enthusiastic. Remember that it's only 30% what you say and 70% HOW YOU SAY IT (all the non-verbal signals). While I know you have a great potential and you are able to give convincing arguments, the characters seem somewhat dull and similar to each other.
Best wishes.

you are stretching a bit for some of those points.
with janet going back and forth, that is something call indecision, compounded with being infront of a lot of people and it just gets all that more confusing.

the bitchin' in the kitchen song is the characters singing to the prizes in a plea to make their lives, the show or what they are doing worthwhile... or as something they are losing because of their inability to get along.

as someone said above - the reading is from the rime of the ancient sailor - there is a literary meaning behind the bird(albatross) - do some reading!

yes, as with above janet's father is a sexist and a racist - this scene is really showing off the world prior to recently - and even some places recently. when that young boy sheen wears off of you and you can talk to your relatives like an adult... listen to see if they say anything like this.

this seemed like it was supposed to a more biased review towards the good but you wanted to go with this gimmick. if you can only gather enough nitpicks to take up a make up like a minute just go with a good review.

Have a friend determined to hate everything ever, and Wikipedias it beforehand to make sure.
...She laughed uproariously at the one-two punch of the sleeping audience and Saffy's Dad menacing Ruby Wax with a seagull.
(Only part she liked)

Aw.. I made a review of this in attempts to eventually audition when casting is open. I died a little but at the same time good job >.>

Wow, I was listening to this soundtrack when walking home from school just 30 min ago! Nice :D

I like Shock Treatment - not quite as much as RHPS perhaps - but it is fun and the music is good.

Anyway, nice review Luke.

yay. i waited months for you to come back. you kick ass. this is an original concept executed well.

Fucking love this movie. The music, the campy-ness. Did I mention the music? So awesome. Though, I honestly did not like this movie on first watching. I was way too critical and needed to just sit back and enjoy it more, which I did on the second, and third... and millionth viewing. I think it is only when you sit back and enjoy the movie, with even all it's quirks and anomalies, that you can really appreciate what it is trying to convey.

As for the clusterfuck of plot/scenes, I think Richard O'Brien, knowing this will not be a huge hit, just wanted to fit as much social commentary in as possible. He commentary of upper-class white conservatives was definitely off centre and could've easily been incorporated into the commentary of fame, television and it's audience. I think the weirdness and clusterfuck just added to the charm and hilarity that is Richard O'Brien.

Hey, glad to see you back, Luke. I see you've decided to keep the "voices in your head" shtick. Glad you left the catchphrase out of this one though, I always thought it was lame. ;)

Good job!

I watched this a couple years back, at a friends house. We had rented it out because we loved Rocky Horror... Mostly forget what the hell happened for the most part. I just remember being really bored and unimpressed, not to mention confused most of the time. Maybe if I watched it now my opinion would be different.
Though this may be unfair of me, there is something I don't like about the actress that plays Janet. :c

This movie was a train wreck, and, while some will say that the similarities to Rocky Horror are its saving grace, that's exactly what I didn't like. This came off as someone trying to capitalize on the success of RHPS. The strangeness, the atmosphere and even the music are so close but not nearly as good, and that just makes you realize how much you like Rocky Horror and how little you like this. Unfortunately, the two movies have the same creators and largely the same cast, which just show them to be the one-trick ponies they are.

What? No mention of the central conceit of the entire movie (that the entire thing is a parody of television)? In my opinion, that's what holds the film together and makes it somewhat more understandable

Yay! The voices are back.

So that's where that bit of music comes from; sweet.

Great review. I'm sort of disappointed your inner musician didn't show up if it's a musical though.

Can't wait for the next video!

Yuck...this video was shit mate...You, that fat bearded Cinema Snob-ripoff fuck and that Goth bitch need to leave this site...

Keep following your dream! One day I'm sure you'll be able to convince websites to do everything a random commenter tells them to do.

So good (not sure what medication Medication 102 is on) I missed your videos.

I absolutely LOVE Shock Treatment! I still prefer Rocky Horror but it's a matter of taste because I think they're equally good!
Thank you for acknowledging its existence!

By the way, Riff-Raff and Magenta weren't in an incestuous relationship, they were just very close, the audience just assumed the rest. It's like Richard O'Brien thought 'Ok, well this time I'm gonna give them what they want!' and intentionally did it with Cosmo and Nation. But in the end, they're just characters actors so does that even count? Blame it on Richard O'Brien and Patricia Quinn, they have too much of a good chemistry! ;)
The lyrics were written by Richard O'Brien, who is bisexual so 'Faggot are maggots' is obviously not to be taken seriously, it's a satire of the conservative American mentality at the time.
Ok, enough of me being a geek! ;)

Wait -- how in the hell did the _blind_ host know it was Brad who spilled the water?

That's a spoiler.