205 Rocket Attack USA (& Phantom Creeps part 2)

205 Rocket Attack USA (& Phantom Creeps part 2)

Ah yes, nothing like a good old nuclear scare flick!  There isn't very much in this movie that hasn't been done before. It's a very by-the-numbers film. The only 'slightly' surprising thing from this movie was the 'sad' ending. It's a bit dull, but I couldn't really hate it. It's an bit interesting as a time capsule though.
2/4-Bad! It's interesting, but still an unoriginal and dull propaganda flick

After last week, I was very relived to have returned to some more riffable movies. This episode starts off great with another Phantom Creeps short. I've got to say, the Phantom Creeps have been providing a lot of big laughs. I wasn't too thrilled to see another serial on the show (sure Commando Cody gave us some good laughs as well, but it got old for this reviewer), but I fond them a pleasant surprise. The riffing on the film was not as good, still better than last week, but far from the most impressive theater segments that I've seen this season.

 Intro: Servo's 'hair cut'
Invention Exchange: Joel's candy adding machine, the Mads' water polo foosball
Seg1: The McCarthy hearings
Seg2: Civil Defense Quiz Bowl
Seg3: Joel meets his Russian Counterpart and his strange robots.
End: The Boys complain about the movie (namely it's ending)
Overall: Segment 3 was very funny and certainly worthy of note. I loved seeing Mike in Joel's KTMA jumpsuit, and his odd looking robots. It was like one last taste of of the good old days.

Verdict: While there where parts of the episode that I enjoyed quite a bit (the short and the 3rd segment), it was still a bit unimpressive. I managed to chuckle a bit in theater, but nothing spectacular. C