Review of Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Movie (1996) by Morpheus O — 11 Nov 2009

Gut-wrenching hilarity from beginning to end. Ah. Love it!

This review of Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Movie (1996) was written by Morpheus O on 11 Nov 2009.

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

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By Stephen Hunter (927) for Baltimore Sun (1,823) on 01 Sep 2014

About a third as funny as it thinks it is. Still, that's pretty funny and about twice as funny as most American comedies these days…

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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…

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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…

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By Michael J (865) on 17 Feb 2014

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The good news for fans is that MST3K: The Movie, for all its flaws, at least works as an okay facsimile of the real thing…

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By Jay Boyar (463) for Orlando Sentinel (1,594) on 01 Sep 2014

If you're on - or even near - the film's wavelength, it's hilarious…

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By Kyle A (307) on 29 Sep 2015

The people involved with this film have stated it's not as good as the show, but I disagree…

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By Harrison R (132) on 17 Apr 2015

Not even as good as their best episode, but not bad…

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By Alexia F (74) on 24 Apr 2013

I can see this being a television special rather than a movie. It is a bit short compared to the TV episodes, but it's still funny as hell…

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