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Review of Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Movie (1996) by Patrick Dettmar — 23 Sep 2008

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Great show, but the best episode ever is MST3K the movie... the movie is basically just an episode of the show, but they outdid themselves with this one.

This review of Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Movie (1996) was written by Patrick Dettmar on 23 Sep 2008.

Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Movie has generally received positive reviews.

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