Review of Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Movie (1996) by Clayton L — 23 Jun 2008

I'm a Hardcore MST3K fan. and this movie does the series justice. Also, Dr.Clayton Forrester has an awesome name :).

This review of Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Movie (1996) was written by Clayton L on 23 Jun 2008.

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

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By Ken S (1,985) on 16 Apr 2013

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By Shawn W (1,705) on 05 Jan 2015

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Barely a movie. Basically they were give more money to do what they always do. Edit: It's fun, but doesn't live up to the quality of the show…

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