Review of Merlin's Shop of Mystical Wonders (1996) by Private U — 01 Mar 2008

This is the pinnacle of awesomely bad. Watch the MST3K version sometime...

This review of Merlin's Shop of Mystical Wonders (1996) was written by Private U on 01 Mar 2008.

Merlin's Shop of Mystical Wonders has generally received very negative reviews.

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By Jeff B (2,998) on 04 Nov 2010

Extremely bad kids movie that offers plenty to laugh at. Be sure to watch the hilarious MST3K riff, since it is by far my favorite episode…

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By Scott M (2,584) on 09 Feb 2008

What can I say about it. MST3K took the mik out of it and it had a whole new feel to it then when I watched it as a child…

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By Cayleigh S (28) on 16 May 2007

How was this a PG?! As a kid I would spent the whole hour and a half crying. Not as bad as I was expecting, it was certainly entertaining enough…

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By Mickey S (135) on 10 Jun 2007

Not to be seen beyond the walls of the MST3K theater. Nightmare fuel for children and... Ernest Borgnine…

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Hilariously bad! While I saw it on MST3K, I wouldn't mind owning this without the Satellite of Love's commentary…

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By Jason R (1,823) on 04 Jan 2008

MST3K Version: Two unrelated stories mashed together with Ernest Borgnine…

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By Aaron S (1,130) on 22 Nov 2007

Do not be fooled by the family wholesomeness in the title, there is satan all over this movie…

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Hilariously bad! While I saw it on MST3K, I wouldn't mind owning this without the Satellite of Love's commentary…

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By Zane T (207) on 12 Jun 2009

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By John D (2,323) on 25 Feb 2009

This was one of the films Jim used to introduce me to the glory of MST3K…

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