Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Movie

Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Movie

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Bridget Jones, Jim Mallon, Kevin Murphy, Kevin Wagner Murphy, Mary Jo Pehl

The story: Is there one? Sort of. See, there's this evil scientist, Dr. Clayton Forrester, who, as a result of a difficult childhood, has chose to exact his revenge on the world by conducting bizarre,...( read more  read more... ) not-so-scientific experiments. His goal? World domination. His plan? Find the worst movies ever made, show them to the entire population and bring the planet to its knees. As everyone knows, any good experiment needs a guinea pig. Meet Mike Nelson. He's a normal guy, a regular Joe--perfect lab rat material. So, good old Mike ends up kidnapped by Dr. Forrester, trapped on the Satellite of Love, and he's forced to watch really cheesy movies with his robot pals, Tom Servo, Crow and Gypsy, while Dr. Forrester monitors his mind. Diabolical, yes. But in the grand tradition of celluloid heroes, Mike triumphs over the evil Dr. Forrester by actually having FUN with the experiment. How? He does what any other normal, healthy human being does while watching a really bad movie: he talks back to the screen.

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  • May 2, 2009
    From the cult TV series, a man and his two robots trapped in space mock one of the worst movies ever made--only in the one-off feature version the film is THIS ISLAND EARTH, a colorful sci-fi film that isn't close to the laughable fare the show usually covered. The feature film ...( read more)offers very few extras for fans, won't covert anyone new to the cause, and would have been considered an average to below average episode if it had aired on TV.
  • December 15, 2008
    I love Mystery Science Theater, but the movie version does not compare well with the television series. This Island Earth just doesn't offer many opportunities for humor (except for the absurd insect mutants that are supposedly similar to the insects here on earth). I can't imagi...( read more)ne even the most hardcore MST3K fans enjoying this very much.
  • December 21, 2007
    My first exposure to the MST franchise, I had to watch it a second time around to get it better (first time was at night on tv when I was half-asleep) and I'm glad I decided to give it a second chance when I taped it. I had myself in stitches while watching this, I really did. Ta...( read more)king a below average film and subjecting it to ridicule was, at that point, the most original thing I had ever seen or heard and these guys made it seem so easy.

    Naturally, after watching episodes of the show, I see things in the movie that could have been improved (like adding the theme song, which is now my favorite theme song to any show ever made) but considering what they had to work with and what came out, I'd say it's a great result regardless.

    Despite what some call "dumbed down" commentary, there are still good laughs to be had by all. Recurring jokes such as "The Amazing Rando" and frequent outbursts of "I'm not an alien!" are always amusing. And the host segments are great, as they all relate to their plight of being stuck in space.

    If science ever gets around to building robots that aren't glorified slaves, Crow and Servo should be on the top of their to-build lists. I know I want a pair of wisecracking robot buddies like those two
  • August 15, 2007
    It's not my brand of humour. Their commentary during bad B-films I didn't quite find funny. It was hard watching some of the movies they showed.
  • June 11, 2007
    Hilarious! If you're a fan of the show this is a must-see. And see it even if you're not. A little bit racier than TV, as they could get away with more, but not too out there. I liked the idea that they used a film -- The Quiet Earth -- that people would want to see anyway. It w...( read more)as still ripped, but not in a hateful way.
  • November 29, 2009
    MST3K, this and the TV series, would be great if they were a little faster-paced. It's hard to do that though because of their movie selections' putridity.
  • November 22, 2009
    The successor to the Saturday Night Dead legacy...
  • September 20, 2009
    its not the best they have done but it was nice to see the show was extrmly well written at the time it was clever and the movie is it trys to keep it up but a bad choice of moive i say
  • September 5, 2009
    The best movie I know
  • August 29, 2009
    Great series, great movie. (-:

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