Review of Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Movie (1996) by Paul H — 19 Sep 2007

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This review of Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Movie (1996) was written by Paul H on 19 Sep 2007.

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

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By James Musgrove (2) for IGN (1,013) on 19 Dec 2014

The writers are comic geniuses, and the experience is so enjoyable that upon viewing This Island Earth's non-MST3K version, a grin will cross…

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By Shawn W (1,705) on 05 Jan 2015

The usual fare from this group with a few scenes added in to make its own film with the test subject and his two robots…

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By Daniel S (2,332) on 29 Dec 2012

These movies are great! The tv show is even better…

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By Nick R (843) on 11 Jun 2013

It was okay even though it was like the shortest of the MST3K series…

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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…

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By Johann M (432) on 14 Feb 2013

The movie isnt as great as the tv show but techincally, its still a ton of fun…

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By Noah Abraham G (591) on 27 Sep 2013

More like an average episode of the show than a feature length film, MST3K: The Movie is still very entertaining and hilarious at times…

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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…

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By Simon D (1,648) on 11 Jul 2016

I love MST3K and this is basically an above-average episode…

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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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