Can we be honest with each other for a moment? I’m not much of a fan of The Rocky Horror Picture Show. Oh sure I like the majority of songs, and the dance numbers aren’t half-bad and Meat Loaf makes anything awesome. Plus Tim Curry is a cinematic B-movie God and Riff Raff is a truly outstanding character. So yes, there is plenty to like about The Rocky Horror Picture Show even if I do think the whole thing is a bit overblown.

But lets be honest here. The movie loses serious steam by the third act as it desperately searches for a single decent joke or running gag to use with even minimal effectiveness. Plus Magenta creeps the hell out of me. But I think my biggest complaint about the film is that the fans, well, suck.

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You know what? I never knew that there was a sequel to the cult classic The Rocky Horror Picture Show. Did you know? I don’t know if anyone knew. In fact, I’m quite certain nobody knows about it. That is why next week I will attempt to remedy that by watching Shock Treatment.

Next I review another much maligned film, a film that had the audacity of being nothing like the film it was a sequel to. No musical numbers with choreographed dance routines. No cutesy inhabitants. No disembodied heads … well … to be exact this one has 31 disembodied heads, not just one. And of course, no Judy Garland. That is because next week’s film is the woefully underrated and unappreciated Return to Oz.