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'Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Movie'
forced to view. He is assisted by of '50s Cold War paranoia. Aliens
two robot friends, Tom Servo and from the dying planet Metaluna
Crow. Nelson and these wiseacres are checking out Earth as a prime
sit in the front row, silhouetted spot for some real-estate devel-
opment. Naturally,
against the screen, while
Earth's scientists are a
the movie plays, ridicul-
MOVIES
bit skeptical of the Met-
ing the actors, bad dia-
alunans' good intentions.
logue, cheesy sets, cheap
The whacked-out alien inva-
costumes, and even the credits.
sion plot, the tawdry special ef-
It's a hoot.
To make the transition to the fects and the rubber-suited
big screen, the best brains at monsters are ample targets for
"MST3K" have picked a real MST3Ks special breed of smart-
turkey, This Island Earth, a sci- ass remarks. It's as if all the char-
fi film originally released in 1954, acters in this film are wearing big
starring Rex Reason and Faith "Kick Me" signs. It's an irre-
Domergue. The alien plot reeks REVIEWS page 108
Moll Flanders .
Welcome to ft
The Phantom . .
Eddie... .
The Arrival .
The Rock .
Mission Impossible...
Twister . .
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Dragonheart
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Tom Servo, Mike Nelson and Crow T. Robot watch the awe-inspiring This Earth Island.
Rated PG-13
ystery Science The-
ater 3000: The
Movie is an un-
M
abashedly silly
movie. I laughed until tears were
rolling down my cheeks. For any-
one who has encountered
"MST3K," the Minneapolis-based
television program featured on
cable's Comedy Central, I won't
have to explain the format.
There's this mad scientist, Dr.
Forrester, who is trying to brain-
wash Mike Nelson, his human
guinea pig, by showing him a
steady stream of really bad
movies.
Imprisoned in outer space,
aboard the orbiting dogbone-
shaped Satellite of Love, Nelson
maintains his sanity by wise-
cracking about anything and
everything in the movies he is
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