From the makers of the highly successful cult classic TV series comes Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Movie – one of the most outrageous, most irreverent, and most hilarious big-screen spoofs ever! A mad scientist, in his quest for world domination, concocts a diabolical scheme to subject the human race to the worst movie ever made: 1955′s This Island Earth. It’s up to one test subject’s quick wit, sharp sense of humor, and utter intolerance for cinematic garbage to foil the plans of the scientist and to save the Earth. Experience the hijinks and low jabs of Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Movie – where the worse the movie is, the better time you’ll have!The cult television show (in which a hapless space explorer and his robot pals are forced to watch and deliver a hilarious running commentary on bad movies) makes a successful transition to the big screen as Mike and the ‘bots lay waste to the ’50s sci-fi yarn This Island Earth (a painfully stiff would-be epic that’s actually a cut above the usual MST3K fare). While ardent fans may be a little miffed that more advantage isn’t taken of the expanded theatrical venue (aside from a tad more scatological humor than usual, the content here would fit in comfortably as a regular episode of the series), the nonstop, hyper-literate salvo of comedy riffs that run the gamut from references to Tommy Chong’s backyard to Yes album covers more than make up for any conceptual complacency. Be prepared to laugh till it aches. –Andrew Wright
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March 5, 2010
#1
Unfortunately they don’t screen the TV show here so I didn’t know what I was getting myself into. When I read that they were showing a movie on TV about a guy who is forced to watch one of the worst movies in the world, I didn’t know that guy was about to become me! Take a bad movie, replace the lines so that all hint of plot is gone, and you are basically left with nothing but a few funny jokes that you could’ve told better yourself, dragged out over more than an hour.
Congratulations to one of the worst movies I’ve ever seen half of.
March 5, 2010
#2
This Island Earth is a typical B movie of the 1950s with some truly poor dialog and the sort of effects one comes to expect from the age and budget. As such, it is a lot of fun to watch in itself.
Add in a poor introduction and links, plus some lame comments and jokes that simply don’t work most of the time and you get this bit of tripe. To fit the crap into a watchable length the original movie is chopped to pieces.
The mob behind this should rent What’s Up Tiger Lilly, or Hercules Returns to see how you can turn old 2nd or 3rd rate movies into something even funnier.
I guess tbe only consulation that measures and sign of sucess in this film is that I watched it to the end to see just how crap the commentary could be. For that reason it just scrapes in with 1 star.
March 5, 2010
#3
I have the movie on tape, and I just looked it up on amazon.Why is the price so high?the Movie is decent but I gave it one star because of the price
March 5, 2010
#4
this was a gift for and ex boy friend and this was an ok fil not realy worth the hype he gave me to get it for him
March 5, 2010
#5
This movie did a poor injustice to the series as a whole. the comments made no sense and I almost fell asleep during it. the only thing that makes this movie buyworthy is the shorts in between the movie. I hate to say it but I rather watch Red Zone Cuba or Eegah then this one. Don’t count me wrong, I love MST 3K, I got all their tapes but this one was a bomb.