It certainly was no "The Rocky Horror Picture Show"...

paul_haakonsen

While I am a big fan of the original "The Rocky Horror Picture Show", then it is sort of odd that it has taken me so long to actually getting around to watching "Shock Treatment".

This sequel to the immensely popular "Rocky Horror Picture Show" is much less known. and it wasn't before 2017 that I actually had the chance to watch it. So was it worth the wait?

Hardly so! The story is nowhere near in comparison to the predecessor. And it was really odd to see Richard O'Brien, Patricia Quinn, Charles Gray and Nell Campbell return to the movie but in different roles than in "Rocky Horror Picture Show". That just didn't really work for me. The roles of Brad and Janet were now played by someone else entirely, which just was a slap to the face.

It should be said that the cast was good, and I was surprised to see Rik Mayall here.

There were a few good songs here and there, but they are not classics like the tunes from "The Rocky Horror Picture Show".

"Shock Treatment" was adequate enough if you haven't seen "The Rocky Horror Picture Show", but since most of us have, then "Shock Treatment" turned out to be a mediocre experience.

score 5/10

paul_haakonsen 12 June 2018

Reprint: https://www.imdb.com/review/rw4200756/