Review of Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Movie (1996) by Jim H — 05 Aug 2008

Absolutely loved the show while it aired and love the movie.

This review of Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Movie (1996) was written by Jim H on 05 Aug 2008.

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

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By Trace D (18) on 24 Feb 2013

Amazing! A classic cult classic. Keeps you laughing with it's never-ending wit and uber-quoatable delivery…

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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…

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By Cheyenne M (12) on 24 Jan 2016

As much as I loved the television show, this movie is pretty much pointless. It's pretty much just an episode made with a higher budget…

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By Robert I (1,833) on 22 Jan 2013

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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By Tommy H (334) on 19 Apr 2015

I didn't think it was very funny. Their first mistake was choosing to watch a movie that's actually pretty good…

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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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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…

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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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