Review of Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Movie (1996) by Mr P — 02 Jan 2008

Great to see MST3K get a theatrical release. Not my favorite as far as one liners and jokes go, but still a fun time.

This review of Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Movie (1996) was written by Mr P on 02 Jan 2008.

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

Was this review helpful?

Yes

More reviews of this movie:

More Reviews of Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Movie

Review of Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Movie (1996)

By Bryce F (141) on 06 Sep 2012

Once again, I had to dock half a point for some jokes that rubbed me the wrong way. But this is a VERY enjoyable movie…

Read Review

Review of Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Movie (1996)

By Jamison R (287) on 05 Sep 2013

A lite version of the fantastic series. This film version was good but kind of watered down…

Read Review

Review of Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Movie (1996)

By Frances H (1,591) on 15 Aug 2014

Lots of laugh with Mike and the bots. The movie is much like the good old classic TV shows…

Read Review

Review of Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Movie (1996)

By Tim S (2,419) on 14 Aug 2013

I saw MST3K the show on Comedy Central one late night in the early 90's and I don't know if I was on something but I was hooked from the start…

Read Review

Review of Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Movie (1996)

By Hellholehorror (226) on 15 Feb 2022

Looks so much better than the TV series! This is the film treatment showing its best compared to low-budget TV. Sounds much better too…

Read Review

Review of Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Movie (1996)

By Eric Henderson (366) for Slant Magazine (8,298) on 19 Dec 2012

In the theater, whenever Mike, Crow or Tom Servo flub a punchline or resort to a fart joke, you almost want to lean forward and shush them…

Read Review

Review of Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Movie (1996)

By Alexander C (2,448) on 10 Oct 2012

A strange concept of making a movie out of a TV show, that is about watching a movie…

Read Review

Review of Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Movie (1996)

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

About as good as an average episode of the series where the cast and writers might've been a little off their game that week…

Read Review

Review of Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Movie (1996)

By The A (145) on 06 Jul 2014

The movie that peaked my interest in this series to begin with, Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Movie is a laugh-out-loud funny spectacle…

Read Review

Review of Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Movie (1996)

By Steven Rea (1,872) for Philadelphia Inquirer (3,920) on 01 Sep 2014

Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Movie is a tough call to recommend for everyone…

Read Review

More reviews of this movie

Reviews of Similar Movies

Review of Maverick (1994)

By Jim S (927) on 16 May 2009

It was okay for a corney western, just a typical American fantasy flick set in the old-west…

Read Review

Review of Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: The Movie (1995)

By Kevin Thomas (1,201) for Los Angeles Times (12,977) on 13 Feb 2001

Mighty Morphin Power Rangers is an utterly depersonalized thrill machine, yet it’s exactly the film’s go-go relentlessness that is likely…

Read Review

Review of Life Stinks (1991)

By Martyn Y (4) on 09 Feb 2006

The first film in a long line of disasters for Mel Brooks…

Read Review

Review of Meet the Spartans (2008)

By Steven Hyden (18) for The A.V. Club (5,644) on 22 Sep 2009

Meet The Spartans gamely alternates between unfunny gay jokes and violent pratfalls for a good 80 minutes, finding time for not one, but two…

Read Review

Review of Murder by Death (1976)

By Ralph T (16) on 01 Apr 2016

Far more groans at the bad jokes than chuckles at the good ones…

Read Review

Review of Futurama: Bender's Big Score (2007)

By Tim K (748) on 17 Oct 2009

More like an elongated episode then an actual movie. Still great to watch…

Read Review

Review of The Island of Dr. Moreau (1996)

By Wayne K (446) on 20 Apr 2018

A catastrophically ill-fated movie whose troubled production has since become cinematic folklore, The Island Of Dr…

Read Review

Review of Spice World (1997)

By David Noh (869) for Film Journal International (5,095) on 01 Jan 2000

Kim Fuller's screenplay is a rather desperate, free-for-all affair, fitfully amusing as well as groan-inducing…

Read Review

Review of Jingle All the Way (1996)

By Marc Savlov (2,019) for Austin Chronicle (7,653) on 05 Sep 2003

Unfunny and worse, unpleasant, Jingle All the Way is holiday cheer from the warped psyche of a Scrooge. Even the Grinch wouldn't like this one…

Read Review

Review of The Brady Bunch Movie (1995)

By Gamepro3093 (33) on 10 Oct 2020

The producers of this show got together and said”Let’s drag out the legacy of this mediocre show and make another lame movie to make money!”…

Read Review

More Reviews

Popular Movies Right Now

A Quiet Place

2018

76%1,685 Reviews

Interstellar

2014

83%1,261 Reviews

Inside Out

2015

86%1,276 Reviews

Past Lives

2023

84%62 Reviews

Ready Player One

2018

72%1,541 Reviews

Bullet Train

2022

66%170 Reviews

The Menu

2022

70%145 Reviews

Spider-Man: No Way Home

2021

79%458 Reviews

Deadpool 2

2018

76%1,635 Reviews

Top Gun: Maverick

2022

82%272 Reviews