K20 The Last Chase: There's only one last episode left for the boys at KTMA TV 23. I've seen the show start to grow it's legs and I have to say that I can't lie, it's certainly been intriguing. I got to see the mads in their genesis, the host segs gain some structure to them, and of course, I got to see the riffing slowly rise in gienus.
I've seen pro-America movies. I've even seen pro-gun movies. But this is probably the first pro-car movie that I've ever seen. I can barely understand just what the message is, but It pretty much comes down to this: if you take away our cars, you take away our freedom. I find that to be really amusing. This was a silly flick that takes itself way too seriously. The film did surprise me with by having some very interesting and well thought out characters. Namely the old kite-loving pilot played by Burgess Meredith.
Verdict: 4/4-Fun! A silly plot and good characters make this a fun sit.
It seems to me that the boys have finally gotten into the swing of things when it comes to the theater segments. The riffing starts out strong, and stays strong throughout the episode. There where a few parts that had me laughing quite a bit. It's even better that last week's episode!
Opener:The mads conduct a cold fusion experiment in Larry's mouth.
Seg1: Joel teaches the bots a very short humanity lesson.
Seg2: Joel announces the 1,000th club member.
Seg3: We get a horribly misspelled letter "Joel says when you've got lemnins, you make LEMNINSNAUCE!"
End: Joel reads another letter.
Overall: This wasn't a particularly impressive batch of host segs, but seg 3 was REALLY funny! Probably one of the funniest that this season has to offer.
Verdict: 4/6-Good! Strong laughs at a steady pace.
This is a weekly updated blog, wherein I (Asterisk Dan) post reviews of episodes from the cult hit Mystery Science Theater 3000 in chronological order. So, as Dr. Erhardt would say, Enjoy!
Thursday, March 14, 2013
Wednesday, March 13, 2013
206 Ring of Terror (& Phantom Creeps part 3)
206 Ring of Terror (& Phantom Creeps part 3)
Ring of Terror is a short little film and I guess that it's supposed to be a psychological horror flick, but in that regard it's a complete failure. Despite the short running time this film still manages to drag itself out! You didn't see very many psychological horror films from the period that this movie was made. It's a shame that it had to be so dull.
Verdict: 2/4-Bad! Dull and silly, but at least it's short!
This episode tends to be on everybody's list of favorites. I can see why. The riffing on the feature is absolutely hilarious! I was cracking up almost all the way though! However, by the third act the riffing starts to loose its bite a bit and the short only gave me a few minor chuckles. I would recommend this episode, but I doubt that it will pop up on my top 50.
OPENER: The bots prank Joel with the movie sign
INVENTIONS: The Mads' life version of "Operation", Joel plays pinball with his digestive system.
SEGMENT 1: The boys put on a little commercial about the school for old students.
SEGMENT 2: Joel gives a vacuum and autopsy and also gives a lecture.
SEGMENT 3: The boys have nothing good to say about the movie.
END: Frank sings "If Chauffeurs Ruled the World"
OVERALL: Some fantastic segments are in this one, but Frank's song easily takes the cake.
Ring of Terror is a short little film and I guess that it's supposed to be a psychological horror flick, but in that regard it's a complete failure. Despite the short running time this film still manages to drag itself out! You didn't see very many psychological horror films from the period that this movie was made. It's a shame that it had to be so dull.
Verdict: 2/4-Bad! Dull and silly, but at least it's short!
This episode tends to be on everybody's list of favorites. I can see why. The riffing on the feature is absolutely hilarious! I was cracking up almost all the way though! However, by the third act the riffing starts to loose its bite a bit and the short only gave me a few minor chuckles. I would recommend this episode, but I doubt that it will pop up on my top 50.
OPENER: The bots prank Joel with the movie sign
INVENTIONS: The Mads' life version of "Operation", Joel plays pinball with his digestive system.
SEGMENT 1: The boys put on a little commercial about the school for old students.
SEGMENT 2: Joel gives a vacuum and autopsy and also gives a lecture.
SEGMENT 3: The boys have nothing good to say about the movie.
END: Frank sings "If Chauffeurs Ruled the World"
OVERALL: Some fantastic segments are in this one, but Frank's song easily takes the cake.
VERDICT: A very good episode that I would happily recommend. Although the somewhat disappointing riffing on the short keeps it from achieving true greatness.
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