K08 Gamera vs Gurion

K08 Gamera vs Gurion: The Gamera films where show completely out of order this season (2-1-3-5-4), and after four Gamera flicks, I'm kinda glad that it's over. For now...

This is THE Gamera movie. It's the one that pretty much every b-movie lover has seen. It's one of the Goofiest movies ever made. The plot is INSANE, the Kenny replacements are improbably smart for being seven years old, and Gurion is a walking knife for Pete's sake!
Verdict:4/4-Fun! It's so silly and insane, that it's pant loads of fun!

With a movie this silly, it's almost impossible to not have fun riffing it! The riffing was fast paced (well, for KTMA, anyway) and there where some big laugh's to be had. The boys did a pretty good job with this one. I especially loved it when ever Servo would point out How the kids seem to know how everything one the alien plant works, when they've only been there for about twelve minuets.

Opener: It seems like the mads are out of bad movies, until they find the last Gamera movie (that they had anyway).  
Seg1: Crow is accidently K.Oed by Gypsy and has a dream in which he switches place with the mads and forces them to watch "A Planet of the Apes Christmas".
Seg2: Crow and Sevro discussing their dreams, only to get them confused with sitcoms and fantasies.
Seg3: J and the bot talking about their dreams. We end with Joel, Crow, and Gypsy singing Satellite of Love.
Overall: The host segs are pretty fun.I really liked segments one and two. Most notably, was Josh's reaction to "A Planet of the Apes Christmas".

Verdict: 4/6-Good! This is proof that the KTMA era can produce some actually decent episodes . The riffing was pretty good, the host segments where original, and come on, "A Planet of the Apes Christmas"!

K07 Gamera vs Zigera

K07 Gamera vs Zigera: I have to admit, while it's far the funniest season, the KTMA era is starting to really grow on me. It has a very unique charm with it's ultra-low budget, ad-libbing, and the feeling that everybody is just there to have some fun. In a way, the un-professionalism is the reason why I find it so charming.

It's hard to find something new to say about the Gamera flicks. This one is even sillier than than the last! This time, the monster is an evil, eco-terrorist shark-thing from space! The two kids that obsess over Gamera in this one aren't as annoying as Kenny, but they aren't even necessary. At least Itchy moved the plot along, all that these kid really do is whine. The battles are meh, so it doesn't even hold up it's own in that regard. It's not as bad as "Gamera", but it's not as fun as "Gamera vs Gaos".
Verdict: 2/4-Bad! It's silly, but a bit bland and annoying.

Finally! The cast is complete once more! With Crow finally unfrozen, Trace can finally bring his flare back to the show. However, the theater segments aren't that great. They are still better than last week, but all that I really got from it where a bundle of giggles, and little, if any, out-loud laughs.

Opener: Crow gets unfrozen.
Seg1: The first appearance of the mads! Unhappy with the ratings, they threaten Joel with the prospect of being sent under water and forced to watch a bunch of Jacques  Cousteau movies.
Seg2: The bots try to cheer Joel up with some messages.
Seg3: has J/the bots talking about thier new year's resolutions.
End: Crow and Tom's reviews of the movie.
Overall: The Host segs are also just sorta Ok.

Verdict: 2/5-Meh! There where some giggles to be had, but that's about it.

K06 Gamera vs Gaos

K06 Gamera vs Gaos: One of my favorite things about the KTMA era is that it feels like a bunch of friends just having a good time with a bad movie. It feels very genuine, less like a TV show and more like a visit with some very funny buddies. That's another reason why I really don't like it when a cast member is MIA They all bring something unique to the show and when one of them is gone the show feels very incomplete.

The third Gamera film is even sillier that the last (Gamera vs Barugan was the 2nd, with Gamera being the first)! The dubbing is still silly as ever, the fights are pretty fun (and bloody to boot), and the plot is goofy enough to make Kenny embarrassed. Speaking of the shorts-loving dweeb, we have a new Gamera loving kid, the chunky Itchy. I like Itchy much more than Kenny. Yeah, he's still annoying, but he's leagues more competent than any of the adults in this movie, which I found pretty funny.
Verdict: 3/4-Watchable! Silly and Violent, it can be fun, but it's still a bit annoying.

Josh is back in the theater and right off it's much better than last week's rather large Ack! Josh and Joel have fun with this very silly movie and it makes for some pretty good moments (I really liked Joel's reading of the credits in the beginning). But Trace's absence takes is still pretty noticeable. There where a lot of giggles to be had, but I never really laughed out loud. I can't help but to feel that, with crow in there, it could have been a bit of a harder hitter.


Opener: a message from a guy that's getting tired of Gamera calls in and Joel asks that no more scary guys with low IQs call in, they're scaring Gypsy.
Seg1: Joel switches Tom's voice, ending with a large amount of Josh's impressions, until he reaches the familiar mighty voice!
Seg2: has a caller that want's Crow to be back, and Gypsy eats Crow's tensile.
Seg3: we get an adorable call from a little boy that invites the crew to his birthday party. They can't come, but servo does give some pretty epic advice.
End: with an announcement about a special new year's MST3K episode.
Overall: The host segments are pretty enjoyable, but Gypsy's scream when the mad's picture is shown in the opener is quite possibly the most terrifying thing that I've ever heard. In seg one we said goodbye to Servo's Kermit voice and hello to his iconic baritone voice. This would not be the last time that Tom Servo's would change...

Verdict: 2/6-Meh! The host segments where okay, but the theater segments left something to be desired.

K05 Gamera

K05 Gamera: The crew didn't get paid very much during their time at KTMA. Because of this they had to keep doing other work on the side to make ends meat. Sadly, this meant that there where times when a cast member (or two) couldn't show up for the filming of an episode. This is one of those episodes. Trace had to be out of town and for some reason Josh was there for the host segments but not the theater segments.

You know how I said that last week's movie wasn't Gamera's worst? Well, I found a strong contender in this mess of a film. There exist two cuts of this movie, one that's not that bad, and the Sandy Frank version. To no man's surpise, this is the later.  Gamera is actually a pretty cool Kaiju, and it is amusing to watch as the military comes up with failed plan after failed plan to take him down. The biggest problem with this movie can be spelled in five letters: Kenny. He's really, REALLY obnoxious and the whole "Gamera is a good Turtle" crap doesn't hold up, what with him killing hundreds and all.
Verdict:2/4-Bad! It's silly, but WAY to annoying.

Crow is frozen, so that the SOL can have a Christmas tree and Tom just isn't in the theater (maybe he had better things to do, I dunno), so Joel is left all by his lonesome with a very bad movie. Poor Joel tries to make this fun, but without anyone to bounce off of, he's only working at about half power this week. Tom and Crow are sorely missed, for in their place is utter, laughless, silence. Joel fought back, but Gamera won.

Opener: shows Crow getting Frozen and Joel announcing the film's title.
Seg1: We have a call that asks who does Joel's hair.
Seg2: Shows a kid who wants Godzilla on the show and the Ted Turner call-in contest.
Seg3: Even more messages, including a very pro-Gamera fellow and an anti-Gamera fellow.  End: Joel telling Gypsy about the holidays.
Overall:The host segments are, meh. I swear that the pro-Gamera and Anti-Gamer fellows where the same guy...oh and I'm pretty sure that he didn't say ship! I did like the call-in contest questions though.

Verdict: 1/6-Ack! There is a huge amount of silence in theater, with a VERY annoying movie. Tom and Crow's absence means that we only have 1 third of the usual horse power and in the end I'm just relived to have been done with it.

K04 Gamera vs Barugon

K04 Gamera Vs Barugon: The first KTMA era epsiode avilble, K04 gives us our first taste of the primorial ooze that would one day become the greatest thing on TV. Tom Servo still talked in his strange Kermit vioce, and voice mail was played.

Movie: This isn't the worst Gamera movie out there . It's got some figgin' hilarious dubbing (that  Joel and the bots never seem to take advantage of), some VERY strange plot elements ( Barugon has a rainbow death ray!) and a pretty nice monster brawl at the end. It dose have it's dull moments, but I thought that it was still a bit fun.
Verdict: 3/4-Watchable! Silly giant monster fun, but a bit dull at some points.

Riffing: This experiment is, much like the majority of the KTMA Episodes, very rough around the edges. The first half of the theater time is pretty silent, but after the monster Barugon attacks the city things pick up a bit. There are some very funny riffs ("Nothing disgraces a turtle more than getting shot with corn starch!"), but it takes a pretty long time for the riffing to pick up the pace.

Host segments:
Opener: Joel informs us on which flick will be shown and plays a rather positive message.
Seg1: We get the two most well known messages played; the guy that doesn't get it, and the famous "MORE MORE MORE!".
Seg2: we hear from a guy that thinks that the show needs more chalpstick(!?). This becomes a running joke in the episode.
Seg3:Crow's hygiene advice.
End: Crow and Servo's prank calls.
Overall: I LOVED the last two segment's. Crows advice of "Never stick something in your ear larger than a pirate " had me in stitches!

Verdict: 3/6-Fine! The silence in the first half was a bit awkward, but once it picked up it was pretty decent. I'd say that it's a soft 3/6.