Review of Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Movie (1996) by Bqxhchbwk4Ct M — 30 Apr 2012

Picture commentary by the Nostalgia Critic or the Angry Video Game Nerd slapped with the title "the movie," sold commercially, and back when talking about something by ranting was the original idea of two robots and a tortured, everyday guy, and you'd essentially get this movie.

Now, I haven't seen any of the original TV show, so I was going in here completely blind. Little did I know, I was going to love it. While I wasn't an enormous fan of the sketch humor that was outside the actual commentary- partly because I wanted commentary, not a more traditional comedy fest- it was, at the least, quite entertaining.

The opening parody of 2001 left me in stitches, I'll tell you that much. Of course, the true genius of this is the commentary. An average Joe, Mike Last-Name-I-Forget-But-Not-Really-Important-Anyway, and the robots Servo and Crow are forced by a mad scientist to watch terrible sci-fi films.

Today's (or possibly tonight's... why do I keep bringing up stuff that isn't important?) selected torture device is an oldschool science fiction movie with your typical special effects, flawed science, bad dialogue, ludicrous concept, and bland characters, "This Island Earth.

" All throughout the film, our heroes- sort of- are subjected to this terror, all the way leaving hysterical quips, and I truly do mean that. I don't think I've ever laughed harder at a movie than I have this one.

Sure, the sketches did get more than a few genuine crying fits out of me, but the brilliance, of course, is the commentary. The skits are just intermission, introduction, conclusion, the works. Other than that, there's little else to say.

It was a riotous good time. If there's anything else I'd like to tack on here, it's that the editing is superb. I could distinguish between the commentators and the movie perfectly, a concern of mine before watching the actual film, and.

.. well, I can't give it a higher recommendation. It's available on Netflix instantly but it's certainly worth owning on DVD anyways.