Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Movie (Widescreen)
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Actor: Jim Mallon, Michael NelsonBrand: Universal Studios
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Unknown), Dolby Digital 5.1; English (Subtitled); English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 5.1; French (Dubbed), Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround
Format: AC-3, Color, Dolby, Dubbed, DVD, NTSC, Subtitled, Widescreen
Picture Format: 1.85:1
Running Time: 73 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2008-05-06
Audience Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Studio: Universal Studios
Movie Reviews of Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Movie (Widescreen)
Movie Review: Oh, who doesn't own an interositer these days?
Summary: 5 Stars
"Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Movie" -- it sounds very grand and impressive, doesn't it? But except for a couple of extra sets, the movie version of this snarky little series is pretty much the same as the episodes -- a painfully bad movie that Mike Nelson and his sarcastic robot pals relentlessly mock.
As explained by evil Dr. Forrester ("I'm a NAUGHTY BOY!"), he has trapped Mike on the Satellite of Love, and is plying him with terrible movies to see what breaks him. This is apparently part of his evil plan to conquer the world.
Meanwhile on the Satellite of Love, everything is pretty much normal -- Gypsy is running the ship, Mike is running on a giant hamster wheel (complete with water bottle!) and Crow is trying to tunnel back to Earth. After a near-fatal hull breach ("Mommy mommy mommy I LOVE YOU, the guys are called in to watch their latest movie.
Unfortunately, that movie is "This Island Earth," a pretentious sci-fi flick that was apparently made up as they went along. A bunch of rather dumb scientists are called by a secret organization of suspiciously large-skulled people who are obviously aliens. Immediately the rugged Carl Meecham decides to break out of the place (you volunteered to go, idiot) along with his required love interest -- and soon they find themselves whisked onto a flying saucer and headed for the planet Metaluna. Of course, things go downhill after that.
Despite the "The Movie" tag, this movie is basically just a slightly expanded episode of the series. The guys get to be a little cruder in their language, and we see a couple more rooms on the Satellite of Love when Mike and the robots try to hail Earth using a hokey-looking communicator. Of course, it all goes horribly wrong.
But most of the movie revolves around the guys sitting around making fun of the movie -- Mike, Tom Servo and Crow all mock the special effects ("So they worship the ever-lasting gobstopper?") the silly plot developments ("That's what happens when you leave a potato in the microwave!") and the ridiculous costumes ("It's Ted Kennedy in a Barney suit!"). Not to mention the obviousness of the aliens' identities ("I ram my ovipositor down your throat, and lay my eggs in your chest! But I'm NOT an alien!").
The movie itself is a pretty awful affair, despite the then-impressive special effects and attempts at depth. It's got some really wooden acting, an interstellar trip that turns out to be totally pointless, some heavy-handed anti-war preaching, and a hokey alien species -- with the required benevolent alien who inexplicably cares about our species, but not his own (he doesn't seem very upset about his entire species being wiped out, as long as the all-American heroes get to go home).
Despite the title, "Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Movie" is basically just another episode of the series, albeit a bit glossier than most -- funny, snarky and full of wretched movie.
Summary of Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Movie (Widescreen)
From the makers of the highly successful cult classic TV series comes Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Movie - one of the most outrageous, most irreverent, and most hilarious big-screen spoofs ever! A mad scientist, in his quest for world domination, concocts a diabolical scheme to subject the human race to the worst movie ever made: 1955's This Island Earth. It's up to one test subject's quick wit, sharp sense of humor, and utter intolerance for cinematic garbage to foil the plans of the scientist and to save the Earth. Experience the hijinks and low jabs of Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Movie - where the worse the movie is, the better time you'll have!The cult television show (in which a hapless space explorer and his robot pals are forced to watch and deliver a hilarious running commentary on bad movies) makes a successful transition to the big screen as Mike and the 'bots lay waste to the '50s sci-fi yarn This Island Earth (a painfully stiff would-be epic that's actually a cut above the usual MST3K fare). While ardent fans may be a little miffed that more advantage isn't taken of the expanded theatrical venue (aside from a tad more scatological humor than usual, the content here would fit in comfortably as a regular episode of the series), the nonstop, hyper-literate salvo of comedy riffs that run the gamut from references to Tommy Chong's backyard to Yes album covers more than make up for any conceptual complacency. Be prepared to laugh till it aches. --Andrew Wright
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