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05/20/08
Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Movie (1996)
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Reviews Counted:36
Fresh:26
Rotten:10
Average Rating:6.4/10
Consensus: Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Movie may be thin and uneven, but it's hilarious in enough of the right spots to do the show's big-screen transition justice.
Runtime: 75 mins
Genre: Science-Fiction/Fantasy
Synopsis: This film follows the same premise of the cable TV series it's based on: a man named Mike Nelson, along with two witty robots, is held captive in outer space by mad scientist Dr. Clayton Forrester.... [More]
Starring: Michael J. Nelson, Trace Beaulieu, Kevin Murphy, Jim Mallon
Director: Jim Mallon
Reviews for Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Movie
Top CriticA bad idea for a TV show becomes a worse idea for a movie.
12/04/03
What is the worst thing that can happen to you in a movie theater? Sitting next to a group of people who not only talk incessantly back to the screen, but who say nothing but inanities and bathroom humor. Well, welcome to your worst nightmare.
01/01/00
As we were saying to Andy Rooney the other day, don't you just hate it when you go to see some old movie and find the front two rows filled with college students who think they're extremely clever and don't care who knows it?
06/05/07
Top CriticAnything Mystery Science puts a smile on my face!
12/19/04
It's fun for the entire family. And one more thing. Push the button, Frank.
09/09/02
It doesn't take much imagination to poke fun at the pitiful special effects, goofy '50s he-man behavior and unintentionally hilarious script, but the silliness of the entire concept eventually wears down your defenses.
01/01/00
Great fun from Mike and the Bots, who can make almost any awful movie worth sitting through.
03/19/03
The translation is a little bumpy, but this is Mystery Science Theater we're talking about here: even a less concentrated effort is guaranteed to be a pants-wetting night of endless laughs and infectious bad movie grimacing.
05/07/08
No review available.
07/21/05
No review available.
06/09/03
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.
05/13/08
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01/01/00
I guess there are some concepts that don't excel in the translation from the small screen to the big one.
01/01/00
If you're a fan then you've no doubt already seen the movie. If you're not, then dash out and rent it now! You'll probably become one.
01/01/00
One of the film's more likable aspects is its certainty that nothing's sacred.
01/01/00
Top CriticWhen MST3K is on the mark, it's a howl. Only a couple of jokes (like a dated John Sununu reference and one or two flatulence bits) really fall flat.
01/01/00
My guess is this highly specific art form will not survive this trip from late-night TV to the big screen. Still, fans of this genre should get plenty of what they came for.
05/20/03
So, how does movie differ from TV show? The answer is, thankfully, not a lot.
06/05/07
No review available.
08/06/04
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