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- 1996
- PG-13
- Gramercy Pictures (I)
- 1 h 13 m
- 1996
- PG-13
- Gramercy Pictures (I)
- 1 h 13 m
Summary Mike Nelson and his robot companions watch and give their comments about "This Island Earth".
Directed By: Jim Mallon
- 1996
- PG-13
- Gramercy Pictures (I)
- 1 h 13 m
- 1996
- PG-13
- Gramercy Pictures (I)
- 1 h 13 m
Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Movie
65
6.4
Where to Watch
Summary Mike Nelson and his robot companions watch and give their comments about "This Island Earth".
Directed By: Jim Mallon
Where to Watch
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 25 Critic Reviews
65
72% Positive
18 Reviews
18 Reviews
24% Mixed
6 Reviews
6 Reviews
4% Negative
1 Review
1 Review
Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 25 Critic Reviews
65
72% Positive
18 Reviews
18 Reviews
24% Mixed
6 Reviews
6 Reviews
4% Negative
1 Review
1 Review
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 your face as you remember this parody masterpiece.
If you're on - or even near - the film's wavelength, it's hilarious.
In a movie theater, at least, there are other people to hear you laugh, and the film of MST3K already seems a more communal, less onanistic experience.
Filmmakers take a shotgun approach to comedy, inundating the viewer with wisecracks that, more often than not, don't go over. But those that do still add up to lotsa laughs, and the sheer weight of them eventually builds an atmosphere of mild lunacy that it's useless to resist.
The show provides a prodigious number of giggles, and it's so short (well under 90 minutes) that you'll have plenty of time to rent the original This Island Earth and test out wisecracks of your own.
There is no greater significance to these skits than the ones you can see in reruns on Comedy Central. Still, for diehard MiSTies, these shortcomings won't matter. The lure of trashy cinema will prevail along with the strangely gratifying thrill of hearing the traditionally G-rated 'bots indulge in racier, foul-mouthed comments. [10 May 1996, p.6G]
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.
User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 7 User Ratings
6.4
57% Positive
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29% Mixed
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14% Negative
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User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 7 User Ratings
6.4
57% Positive
4 Ratings
4 Ratings
29% Mixed
2 Ratings
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14% Negative
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Awards
Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA
• 1 Nomination
