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Post by Arizona Warwilf on Sept 17, 2007 16:15:51 GMT -5
Good points there. You know, I suppose I can understand the significance and the resulting legendariness of Manos. Heck, look how long I went on about it. Its remarkable poor quality can be pretty fun to ruminate over.
It's not icky though. Or revolting.
But I suppose I can admit: I get it! I've got Manos FEVER!
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Post by Arizona Warwilf on Sept 18, 2007 11:24:12 GMT -5
501 - Warrior of the Lost World This episode is boss! If I'd seen this movie when I was eight or ten I'm sure my best friend and I would've called it awesome. I like this one quite a bit. It's another that I've watched repeatedly and it makes me laugh pretty well. All the host segments are good. My favorites are the inventions and the bit with Joel as the Warrior without his driver's permit. I like that the permit sketch just kind of stops and when they get into the theater Tom says, "Guess we shoulda written an ending to that, huh?" Oh, and from the SOL invention, I like this part: Joel: Well sirs, do you remember the innocence of a childhood valentine's day? (etecetera) Mads: No. I think the bittersweet hearts would make a great prank. They'd probably get your kid a talking to about how to make friends, but they'd be funny! I love the ironic note the invention exchange ends upon: Dr. Forrester: How sweet. Anyway, I think people should talk to one another. In case you'd like it, here's the scrolling exposition that precedes the title card with some of the riffs from the guys thrown in . . . The nuclear war has been fought!!! Tom: What's that say, The unclear war has been forgot? The earth is in ruins!!! All governments have collapsed!!! Joel: Wait a minute, All the gummymints have colitis?An evil despot named Prossor has organized a deadly militia to rule, called the Omega. In the wastelands survive a small group called the Outsiders. They struggle against the evil Prossor and his Omegas. Into this conflict rides one man, on his supersonic speedcycle. He is destined to become the
Warrior of the Lost World
Joel: Oh, I don't know. More favorite riffs: A shot of the open highway . . . Joel: *gets up and pretends to run along the road* This makes me laugh every single time I watch this ep. Probably my favorite riff in the episode and definitely my favorite Joel-interacting-with-the-screen type of riff I've seen so far. Crow: Watch out for the squibs! A motorcyclist and his motorcycle go down in flames . . . Joel: Yeah, another Buddhist protesting the helmet laws. Another candidate for my favorite riff of all . . . All: Any fruit to declare?! Dork: Retsyn. Crow: Retsyn? Angels heal the Paper Chase guy with flashlights hidden up their sleeves . . . Joel: Dear Eveready, I was in heaven when all of the sudden . . . There was an Eveready joke in Manos too. Four Omega guards run blindly into rebel fire . . . Crow: Whoa-ho! That was dumb! Can't believe we did that! Paper Chase guy: You're just full good news today, aren't you? All: Huh? Tom: Sounded like juice food chewed his orange juice. Paper Chase guy: Let's get the warheads at full capacity. Joel: What? Skip Dionne Warwick and eat a pasty? Crow: Yes. Y'know, I think someone should've said “Hi, I'm Max Keller” after we heard the voice of the Paper Chase guy the first time. By the way, if you're wondering, a pasty is not one of those tassels an exotic dancer wears; that's a pastie. A pasty is a meat pie one can hold in one's hands.A bunch of Outsiders invade the Omega compound . . . Tom: This fall on NBC: Black Nazi, white ninjas, and the Beige Berets. It's dumb how one of the dorks in the junkyard exclaims, "Yarbles! Yarblockos!" Those words are from Anthony Burgess' "A Clockwork Orange". Not only is it a lame ripoff, I hate those words, they're terribly annoying. You know what would be awesome? A Megaweapon action figure! It'd be easy to make too! All you need is a toy dump truck, some black paint, some scrap plastic, some model glue, and an exacto knife! Boss! I love that they talk about Killdozer in the phone call to Megaweapon. I like Killdozer a lot too. You know what else would be cool? A t-shirt with the promotional image for a one-time-only sporting event: MEGAWEAPON vs. KILLDOZER!!! It would have a picture of each heading for a collision with the other and maybe there'd be an orange explosion graphic in the center. And it'd say “SUNDAY SUNDAY SUNDAY” in the top right corner. And at the bottom would be Megaweapon's name in the font from Einstein's screen and with the shooting stars behind it and Killdozer's name in that lightning bolt font from his movie's title card. I am so serious. I'll have to mention this to cmselby . . . Okay, like I said, I like this one a lot. It's not quite as great as some of my other favorite heavy rotation eps, but it is lots of fun. I love all the Jimmy Carter riffs for one thing. Anyway, if you want eighties cheese, this one has it in mega portions.
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Post by Arizona Warwilf on Sept 25, 2007 12:44:55 GMT -5
502 - Hercules
Bummer. I was disappointed with this ep. I had pretty high hopes for it, too. First of all, they ended season four quite strongly and began season five with a great episode as well. So I figured my hopes for another great Herc ep had pretty good chances of coming true. But it didn't turn out that way.
There's just a lack of spark to the movie segments. Now and then they work up something pretty good, but there's a marked lack of really good riffidge. They just never hit anything out of the park.
The best stuff in this ep are the host segments, the best of which is the Mads' invention exchange. The SOL's Instant Karma is alright, but the Mads blow them away with their performance if not the invention itself. The Cellular Desk is a fun item in the first place (kinda calls to mind Frank's Quick Primp Kit), but the skit and Trace's performance are what really make this invention a good time. Something I missed the first couple times I watched this one: Dr. F. prepares to take a look at Frank's file and so puts on his reading glasses over his standard green glasses! It's a lot more subtle on screen than it may seem when I type it out. It's funny stuff.
I also enjoy the opening “winging it” bit. It probably only took a tiny bit of writing yet it comes off great!
So, in the HamiltonJoeFrankAn'Reynolds bit, Joel is eating Capt'n Ron cereal. At the bottom of the box it says it has marshmallows shaped like . . . Mars and Shorts? Maps and Sports? Maybe it's Maps and Shorts; I haven't seen the movie, but those seem like they may be Kurt Russelly seafaring types of things . . . Any other theories?
Oh, and Hamilton, Joe Frank and Reynolds was a trio consisting of one Somebody Hamilton, one Joe Frank Something, and one Somebody Reynolds. They had several other hits in the '70s, most of them minor hits however. One, Fallin' in Love, went to #1, but neither it nor any of the others seem to sound similar to Don't Pull Your Love (Out). Not to me anyway. They're all really bad (except for DPYL(O); I like that one), but I can't figure out which song Joel might be thinking of, or failing to think of for that matter.
The Match Game sketch might be fun for someone who remembers The Match Game; but Crow's one-man show falls flat for me.
The visit from the Amazons in the hexfield is decent though. Hey, there were “Amazons” in the previous experiment too! Joel: No breasts were ritually removed in the making of this film. (from 502)
But speaking of Amazons, how exactly did Herc and his pals get away from them? One moment the boys are watching dances and drinking, the next a commercial break comes and goes and suddenly they're all on the boat and pulling away from shore.
I think the Brains must've cut a lot from this movie. There were other spots where there seemed to be chunks lopped off (particularly around the commercial and host seg breaks). I have the other Herc movies in their uncut versions, but not this one, otherwise I'd try to solve at least the Amazon mystery. Apparently the original cut was only 98 minutes long, so it doesn't seem like there should be a lot of important stuff cut out . . . I dunno.
My favorite riffs are from the lion attack scene:
The lion jumps on Iphitus and tears him up . . . Joel: Y'know they never use their scratching post.
Iphitus is dying as Herc wrassles with Leo . . . Crow: I'll get~ the water~ pistol~ ugh . . .
Herc and kitty mix it up . . . Crow: Y'know, you pet 'em once, they won't go away.
What can I say, I like cat jokes now.
I also kinda liked the spiel Tom gives during the credits. It's not the best end-credits going-on-about-some-nonsense bit they've ever done, but it made me think how much I appreciate that they stay in the theater during the end credits even when they're not actually riffing on them. I appreciate Joel and the Bots doing this especially because Mike and friends don't do it in RiffTrax. They do the banter and silliness before the RiffTrax starts and I wish they would save some of that “audio sketch comedy” for the end credits; it would be in better context there anyway. But this isn't a RiffTrax review . . . But end credits fun is something I appreciate about the old cowtown puppet show.
One missed riff:
A young Iole and entourage cruise along the path with soldiers and horses and stuff . . . Iole: At our side rode the captain of the escort, Chiron, who had had angry words with the king on the previous day . . . Me: Oh yeah, Gamera had trouble with this Chiron guy too.
And one more favorite riff:
The entourage comes upon a bunch of guys with big brushes on their helmets . . . Tom: Hey, I found a pack of Trojans in the road!
I feel like this movie wasn't right for the show. Maybe they felt like they ought to try doing the original Herc movie since they'd done those other three, but never turned back from the idea once they got started. Maybe the heavy cuts made it hard to really get into the movie for them as well as for viewers. Or it could just be me, of course. I wasn't feeling so hot when I watched this, but I do feel like I gave it an objective chance. And goodness knows I wanted the ep to be more enjoyable. Well, perhaps when I have a Herc-a-thon sometime it'll fit in well as a prelude to the more fun earlier Herc eps.
Well here comes Swamp Diamonds! And the first short of the season! And the first non-Italian movie! And the first rough cut! Just so you know, I'll be posting the review for the regular ep first and then doing a separate review of the rough cut after that.
Edit: by "original Herc movie" I mean the first Steve Reeves one that started the late fifties craze for Herc flicks. I don't mean the Filipino Hercules from 1953.
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Post by Arizona Warwilf on Sept 30, 2007 13:15:18 GMT -5
503 - Swamp Diamonds with What to Do on a Date
At first I wasn't real excited by this one. It didn't get me laughing until the end. But then the more I watched it, the more I enjoyed it.
I did like the short from the start. I think the informational shorts are intrinsically fun. There's something about them that makes them fun to watch and perfect for riffidge. I think part of what makes them great for riffidge is that they're quickly paced; there's no time for padding, no time to get bored by the source material. Also, each one has a fresh topic and each attempts to approach its subject in a novel way, whereas your monster movies and your beat movies and your spy movies can sometimes tread a lot of the same ground. And the serial shorts usually didn't cut it 'cause they were pretty much just cut up movies with very little freshness from one installment to the next.
So, What to Do on a Date isn't the most raucously funny short, but it is still a fun one to watch. I share my first name with the lead character in this one so it should provide some fun audio snippets on my next mix tape. I also like the little story arch that they use throughout the host segments that's based off of the short. I don't think they've done anything quite like that before.
The invention exchange is interesting here. The SOL wins the silliness award, but the Mads win the most biting social commentary award. The U-View is so poignant, in fact, it makes one wonder what one could get done in life if one weren't such an obsessed Mystie. It's weird when your favorite show makes you feel like a loser for watching it . . . But I'm pretty used to getting over feeling like a loser, so that didn't last long.
I don't have much in the way of favorite riffs. Though I didn't care about them initially, at some point all the Mannix riffs (mostly variations on the DUNdun-dunDAH! musical accent) started to grow on me even though I've never seen the show. I also rather liked the list of alternative names for Touch Connors. It's like a prelude to the much loved "names for David Ryder/Reb Brown from Space Mutiny" bit. My favorite here is Tom's Smidge Connors.
Oh, and Crow used a riff at the end that I've been using for a long time (since before I saw it here): he pronounced The End as “theend” with a long e so it rhymes with fiend. I can't exactly take credit for the joke, but it is always fun to feel like sometimes you think similarly to the Brains!
I'd rate this ep as average, but it's gotten more enjoyable each time I've watched it. I think the short is the best part, but overall I think this makes a decent rewatchable ep. I may not come back to it terribly often, but it has that “comfort food” feel to it for me, whereas some eps are actually more “challenging”, if you will. Manos, for example.
Wow, a brief little review for once! I hope to be back soon with the Swamp Diamonds rough cut review.
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Post by Arizona Warwilf on Oct 1, 2007 13:37:36 GMT -5
Let me start with something amusing I forgot to include in my previous post . . .
Try pausing when the letter is on still-store. Joel doesn't read to us the main purpose of the letter, which is to ask permission to use the "MST3K Love Theme" as the recessional music at their wedding! Which is a great idea, I think! It's already designed as an exit / denouement piece and what better way to express your Mystiedom on your wedding day?
Okay, onto the rough cut review!
503R - Swamp Diamonds with What to Do on a Date (Rough Cut)
So, this was indeed an interesting way to view an episode. There are false starts that are retaken and flubbed lines that would later be redubbed. There's also chatting about what to do as a take begins and rehearsals of the plans made.
I was disappointed to find that the host segments are not at the end as had been advertised. Instead, the Deep 13 and SOL stuff is totally absent. I got this rough cut from Skyroniter (though he calls it a "Writer's Review") and he lists it as having the host segs at the end. I'll have to email him about it. The 505 rough cut is listed similarly. I hope that listing is correct.
If you're wondering about whether these rough cuts are worth your time, I'd say it depends on how obsessed you feel. If you're an obsessed Mystie and you really like to get about as much MST3K as you can and you like to see the show from every angle you can, then this is worth your time. If you're a Mystie who's casual or even quite committed but doesn't need things that add little to the MST3K canon, then you probably wouldn't need this. Understand however that this is only the advice of one who has viewed only one of these rough cuts. It's possible that some of the other rough cuts are greatly more substantial or interesting. The 503 rough cut would only be of interest to folks who just cannot get enough.
Now, I thought I'd first provide a basic overview of this rough cut so that readers could back out before I get more detailed. If you want this rough cut to be as fresh as possible when you view it, please stop reading now. If you want to know some of the cool stuff that goes on in this rough cut without actually having to acquire it, then by all means read on . . .
At the beginning there is a color-bar-test-pattern. Kevin suggests that they should be coughing as they enter because of the Andrew Lloyd Webber grill from the invention exchange. The cast members practice coughing and someone gargles.
Then a high-pitched test tone plays and two or more cast members attempt to match the tone with whistles. Cacophony ensues.
The short begins. I noticed one riff that was taken out. When Jeff asks, "You know the number, don't you?" Tom sings lowly, "You know my name . . . " from that one Beatles song.
There's a false start on the feature. At first I couldn't tell that it wasn't the broadcast take, but then Joel missed the "Introducing and saying goodbye to Jil Jarmyn" riff. Joel then asked if they could start over and Trace said, "Booger! Booger!"
The first example of a riff that got redubbed for the final cut that I noticed is Joel's "Sorry folks, we don't know how this float got into the parade!" riff. It came out as "Sorry flolks, we don't know how this float got into the pumgie . . . "
There's another false start at the part where Kevin's first "clam flowage" riff is. He gets the whole thing out, but it doesn't sound smooth. Kevin calls for a retake and they remark that if you blow that first riff of a take, it's bad luck. And sure enough, the riff sounds much better on the retake and the rest of the take goes smoothly as well.
I didn't realize it while watching the standard version, but after Tom has his date with Gypsy he's late coming into the theater and isn't carried in by Joel; instead, he hovers in on his own. But this was something of an impromptu idea apparently. Kevin and the others talk for a bit about how to do it and rehearse the puppet hand-off a time or two. They try a take but the hand-off isn't super smooth and Kevin almost misses making his "It's Joe Namath! Oh . . . " riff. So they stop and Joel realizes he needs to leave a riff out to make this work. Kevin suggests not doing the hand-off if it's too much trouble, but the others want to go for it. Joel says he needs to lose the "Quaker Oats and blankets line" but I can't imagine how that might've gone or what it might've been in reference to. Then they practice another time or two and then do the good take.
When Beverly is stealing the diamonds, Joel doesn't even speak the "Wherever she's goin', she's bringing her pig-nose amp with her!" riff. So that one wasn't so much redubbed as much as simply inserted.
When Bev is in the tree and she says, "Why don't they come out?" Joel delivers his "I dunno. Kinda weird, isn't it?" riff too early. For the final cut the same audio was used but was shifted so that it lined up with Touch looking up at Bev in the tree.
There's a break before doing the take on the final theater segment. Kevin stretches and it is very odd to see a human over in that part of the shadowramma. They all casually celebrate that there is but "one thin slice" of the film left to get through. Joel is chatting with Trace, I think, about something I'm not sure of, but then Joel chants these words: Far away. For to see. Magic angel come to me. Then the take begins. I have no idea where Joel's chant comes from. I had no luck with goggle-sarches.
Another riff that was taken out of the final cut is after Beverly has caught the makeshift spear. Right when there's a jog in the film, Tom a la Mannix, says, "Duhdun-duh-ow . . . "
One of the most fun things about this rough cut are the alternate names for Touch Conners that we don't hear in the broadcast version. When the cast exits after Touch is first kidnapped, Joel suggests, Choad Conners. After the end of the movie Trace imitates the ending music by singing, "And that's our little show!" Then more names are offered for Touch: Kevin: Spritz Conners. Joel: Poop Conners. Trace: Splade Conners. Joel: Tookus . . . Trace: Conners. Joel: Putz Conners. Trace: Klutz Conners.
My favorite is Splade. Or Poop.
And then Trace mutters and sings to himself in the dark. Then part of Hercules appears on screen as it fast-reverses. Then the video ends.
I was really hoping for a big flubbed line from Crow. In other eps it's often easy to see the moments when Trace has flubbed a line and Crow's mouth is moving but no sound is coming out or something that doesn't match is coming out. I'm always so curious about what we'd hear in a rough cut during those moments.
Anyway, that was a worthwhile experience to me. I'll probably come back to this even less often than the broadcast version of the ep, but it was a valuable experience for this obsessed Mystie.
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Post by braindeadzombie on Oct 1, 2007 19:45:13 GMT -5
There's a break before doing the take on the final theater segment. Kevin stretches and it is very odd to see a human over in that part of the shadowramma. They all casually celebrate that there is but "one thin slice" of the film left to get through. Joel is chatting with Trace, I think, about something I'm not sure of, but then Joel chants these words: Far away. For to see. Magic angel come to me. Then the take begins. I have no idea where Joel's chant comes from. I had no luck with goggle-sarches. If you're serious, it's from the original Star Trek. I don't know the episode title but it's the one with the evil kids and the superpower alien or something posing as an angel. Far away, far to see. Call the angel, come to me. Pretty creepy and effective for Star Trek.
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Post by Arizona Warwilf on Oct 2, 2007 10:34:00 GMT -5
Hey thanks! With your help I found the episode. It's "And the Children Shall Lead". The full chant goes like this: Hail, hail, fire and snow, call the angel, we will go, far away, for to see, friendly angel come to me.
I've never watched Star Trek of any variety (except for the movies used by RiffTrax). So, indeed, I was serious.
Looks like they were going through something of an original series Star Trek phase here. What with the opening segments revolving somehow around the "Elias Sandoval episode". That and there were other TOS riffs: "She's blonde, Jim."
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Post by jjb3k on Oct 2, 2007 19:54:11 GMT -5
I've seen part of the "Swamp Diamonds" rough cut on YouTube. I probably ought to order the whole thing from Sky, since I quite enjoy hearing Joel, Trace, and Kevin chat between takes.
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Post by Arizona Warwilf on Oct 5, 2007 13:07:58 GMT -5
504 - Secret Agent Super Dragon
I rate this one a real solid average. It's enjoyable and fully rewatchable, but it never takes it over the top. And that goes for inventions and host segments and theater segments and everything. Across the board this one is good and that's it.
I laugh every time I hear Tom Servo mispronounce Chi-Chi Rodriguez.
During the dumping of Super Dragon in the canal scene, Joel says, "They are so incredibly in Holland, man." I'm having difficulty figuring out why, though. After all, this was filmed in the Netherlands and it's quite obvious in fact. But then maybe Joel isn't trying to say they faked the location, maybe he's remarking sarcastically on just how obvious they're making it that this all takes place in the Netherlands. That's probably it. Just look at all the shots of windmills and the ladies in the lace bonnets.
Being of 100% Dutch ancestry on both sides, this movie does provide me with some nostalgic feelings. Sure it's just a lot of clichés, but I don't have much else left when it comes to old-world culture. I sympathize with Scottish Americans on this point.
Anyway, checkout the "Holland Souvenirs" building with the "weird miniature golf course on the second floor". Take a close look during the second wide shot of the building. It used to be a Fiat dealership! Neat.
Some favorite riffs:
Comfort a.k.a. Miss Collagen Lips: But Coleman smells something burning. Joel: Well, they make stoves, I mean- oh . . .
Ross, the guy behind the gum counter, is shot inside the darkened diner. Eerie music is played on vibes . . . Tom: Twin Peaks . . . I kinda wish it were a more sophisticated riff, but it is so right on. Crow: Hmm, delicious fruit flavor burst right through his skull.
The villain takes a call on his secret pen-phone. Then, another phone rings . . . Tom: Answer the chafing dish. The call is for our villain . . . Tom: That's for me. I'll take it on the pencil sharpener.
Then there's this riff which is on the "unsolved mysteries" list in Esoteric References: Guy: Tell me, have you ever had a bath in electricity? Crow: Well, once I saw a bear eating a donut. In goggle-sarches I could only find people quoting MST3K. Except one instance in a livejournal entry from two years ago. calamityjon, a fellow Arizonan, had posted something about Chloe Sevigny making a sort of non sequitur about breast feeding and he added the bear eating a donut line at the end. I emailed calamityjon about it and he got right back to me. Turns out he was quoting the show too, he just hadn't mentioned it. He suggested it was just intended to be as non sequiturial as "Have you ever had a bath in electricity?", a theory which makes sense and I think may be quite likely given the lack of any findable source for the phrase. Indeed, it seems such an odd phrase that it has to a reference to something, right? But I think it's more likely that the Brains just had fun coming up with a non sequitur of their very own just for us, the audience. Thanks calamityjon!
Joel's and Crow's vocal imitations of Super Dragon sound just like their Gregory Peck impressions.
I've never figured out what Syncron II was supposed to do. A little bit in some champagne seems to have the effect of a lot of champagne. But how is that going to help a guy rule the world?
I think I'm done here. Another in a small line of good but not outrageous eps here. I am pleased however that Secret Agent Super Dragon will be appearing soon on volume 12.
Ciao!
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Post by Donna SadCat Lady on Oct 5, 2007 20:11:26 GMT -5
Then there's this riff which is on the "unsolved mysteries" list in Esoteric References: Guy: Tell me, have you ever had a bath in electricity? Crow: Well, once I saw a bear eating a donut. About this line--this has always reminded me of a lengthy shaggy-dog/surrealist joke that a college friend liked to tell. Basically, it's the Goldilocks story, told in excruciating detail, until the point where G goes to sleep. Then the joke goes that G wakes up and has to go to the bathroom. There she finds two polar bears taking a bath together. The one polar bear says to the other, "Could you please pass the salt?" To which the other polar bear replies, "What do I look like, a radio?" It's more of a prank than a joke. It is funny to watch the other people's expressions when they hear it for the first time. Is this what the Brains' riff meant? I have no idea. I know there's at least one time where they make a riff that refers to an old joke ("Oi, Murray, the ceiling needs painting," or something like that). But at least it gives me something to smile about.
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Post by Arizona Warwilf on Oct 8, 2007 16:50:04 GMT -5
505 - The Magic Voyage of Sinbad
This one's pretty good. It sticks with the average trend, though. I found it slightly more enjoyable than Secret Agent Super Dragon, though. Well, now that I think about it, the theater segments were more enjoyable than SASD, but SASD's host segments were better than Sinbad's. None of MVoS' segments are bad or fall flat, but there's just something missing. You can tell they were trying hard to achieve fun-factor and creativity, especially with Crow going on a voyage and leaving the ship in one segment, but it feels like they needed to write more comedy into it and into the other segments as well.
The exception is of course the Chin-derwear invention from the Mads. It's a little brief, but it's a classic idea and the performance has some funny lines. "Shame fuels the economy!"
The SOL's Rat Pack Chess set is alright; probably better if you grew up in the seventies. My favorite line, though, is this: " . . . And the dark king himself: Mitch Miller."
Okay, time for a few favorite riffs . . .
Sinbad peruses Cobusan for a bit . . . Narrator: The people were dressed poorly and seemed hungry and tired. But the wealthy merchants seemed richer than ever. Crow: Yet, they also looked like crap.
Corbusaners dance and cavort in celebration. A white wall stands behind them . . . Joel: Y'know, I can't tell if that's a Magritte or a hole in the wall. I don't know a lot about art, but I know what I like, and Magritte's stuff is stuff I like, usually.
Sinbad's sailors stand on the ship with the white horse they've just stolen . . . Joel: Jell-O tonight!
Beneath the waves, Sinbad pleads with Morgiana . . . Morgiana: I know all about your Luberia. Crow: Hey, that cleared up!
Some other notes . . .
If you listen for it, you'll catch "Gypsy Rose Me" playing briefly after Gypsy is announced in the SOLtie awards sketch.
Joel and the Bots do some pretty convincing vomiting noises. In Swamp Diamonds, after the ladies spend the night hitting the bottle, J&tB's pukey sounds are even more realistic than the sea-sickness they imitate here in MVoS. But the truth is, they really have a talent for the sounds of sickness.
There's a part of this movie that makes me laugh every time i see it. It's when Sinbad is holding up the golden fish and exclaming, "I won! I won!" He's got the stupidest looking grin on his face and it just cracks me up. The effect they used to make the fish appear radiant is pretty cool, though. Is there anyone on the board here who's good at making animated avatars/sig pics and is willing to do them as a favor? I'd love to have the "I won!" shot repeating endlessly after every post I make! I think I'll ask about it in Coleman Francis Mountain.
I also love the stinger on this ep. It's the cackling horse. That's so freaky, yet so funny.
I've never seen the Sphynx look quite so much like George Washington.
So, this one's pretty good. It gets the most fun near the end when all the weird kingdom of Neptune stuff goes on. Overall, it's another in a line of decent early fifth season episodes.
Up next is another rough cut. I have hopes for some interesting goings on, what with Crow leaving the theater a minute early at one point and returning through the ceiling after the break. And there's the possibility that the host segments actually are at the end.
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Post by jjb3k on Oct 8, 2007 17:34:35 GMT -5
"The Magic Voyage of Sinbad" is one of the episodes I showed my old boss when she was trying to get into MST3K, and it was one of her favorites. I particularly remember her busting out laughing at Joel's "Hey, that bear has Hammer pants on."
And count me in as another one who loves the laughing horse. A brilliant accident on behalf of this movie's English translators.
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