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Mystery Science Theater 3000 (20th Anniversary): First Spaceship on Venus (1959)
Originally released in East Germany as Der Schweigende Stern ("The Silent Star") and in Poland as Milczaca gwiazda, First Spaceship on Venus was partially intended as an anti-nuclear tract. In 1985, a strange, extraterrestrial spool is discovered, leading to a manned expedition to Venus. The multinational crew includes American Brinkman (Gunther Simon), African Talua (Juliusz Ongewe), and Japanese Sumiko Ogimura (Yoko Tani). After several special-effects setpieces (and reams of dogmatic dialogue later), the crew lands on Venus, only to discover that the planet's population was wiped out by a nuclear error. Armed with this knowledge, the expedition returns to earth with a warning for all mankind. The film was based on a novel by noted Eastern Bloc sci-fi novelist Stanislaw Lem. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
Mystery Science Theater 3000 (20th Anniversary): Future War (1996)
In this thrilling sci-fi tale, a high-kicking Runaway (Daniel Bernhardt) escapes from his space captors in the future and ends up in present-day Los Angeles, on the run from a slew of evil cyborgs ready to take him back. It seems that these moustachioed cyborgs have been abducting humans from the past and breeding them as slaves so they can do all their dirty work for them. Aided by exploding dinosaurs trained as trackers, our hero has no choice but hook up with ex-hooker nun Sister Ann (Travis Brooks Stewart) for help. With the help of a thuggish street gang and the feather-haired Police Captain Polaris (Ray Adash), Runaway and Ann rage a deadly war for freedom in this highly entertaining low-budget gem. ~ Jeremy Wheeler, All Movie Guide
Mystery Science Theater 3000 (20th Anniversary): Laserblast (1978)
Billy (Kim Milford) has the same problems that many teens have to endure. His mother is inattentive, local cops target him for speeding tickets, his girlfriend's grandfather hates him, and teenaged bullies make fun of his van. Billy finds the keys to his emancipation in the desert, when he stumbles across a laser gun left behind by a pair of aliens. As he exacts revenge upon his unsuspecting tormentors, he becomes overwhelmed by the power of the gun and turns into a crazed, green-faced monster. ~ Fred Beldin, All Movie Guide
Mystery Science Theater 3000 (20th Anniversary): Werewolf (1996)
In this low-budget horror outing, the discovery of a werewolf skeleton in Arizona causes trouble for a science writer after he is accidentally cut by the creature's skull. The incident happened during a fight in a laboratory, and soon afterward he finds himself turning into a murderous monster. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide
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by underdog
November 3, 2008 - 11:59 AM PST
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| Yes, I believe it was Crow T Robot (or was it Servo) who said something to that effect while sitting through this execrable, excremental sci-fi movie from the late 70s. And fortunately the MST3K gang are in good form here, nailing everything that went awry (which is everything) in this tale of a small desert town teenager (who looks like he's about 30) and comes upon a special alien blaster gun and it turns him into a Jekyll and Hyde (with awful green makeup provided to show you the transformation). Much mayhem ensues. Actually, very little mayhem ensues, but hilarity does -- Mike and the 'bots help us get through the slow stretches and the incomprehensibility. There are also hilarious moments when the movie presents us with the aliens, using cheap stop-motion animation, that liven things up even without commentary (they look like Yertle the Tertle, as the gang point out). And why Roddy McDowell (and Keenan Wynn) agreed to be in this movie are beyond me, but you'll be glad they did! |
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