Review of Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Movie (1996) by Alex C — 14 Aug 2009

There has been better episodes, but I did enjoy watching this in a theater.

This review of Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Movie (1996) was written by Alex C on 14 Aug 2009.

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

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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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