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Post by DON3k on Sept 30, 2011 14:30:56 GMT -5
Touch of Satan clearly gets across to the audience that being a walnut farmer is smutty, smutty work. Wasn't that the point of the film? As a viewer that has personally dealt with the smuttiness of the raw walnut, I felt it was a dead-on depiction of the inescapable filth of it all. There was something about the devil, too, but the main walnut farmer's struggle obscured this minor running sub-plot.
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Post by Torgo on Oct 1, 2011 2:18:48 GMT -5
I inch ever so closer to the end of my Rhino and Shout discs with more season ten. Today started with their over saturated copy of Merlin's Shop of Mystical Wonders. I tried to not let the picture quality distract me by concentrating on the movie more than the theater seats and managed to bluff my way through it. Pretty good episode with a mediocre anthology horror movie disguised as a children's fantasy. Riffing is at its strongest when Ernest Borgnine is onscreen.
We blast off into the future (well...no) to witness a war (um...where?) in Future War. Now this is an episode I'd was just for the movie alone, which is so stupid that it makes the episode automatically enjoyable. Hallucination intro and kickboxing segment make me giggle.
And then I'll be thrown into the Blood Waters of Dr. Z. This is an episode I have a very shaky history with. I remember warching it when it first aired and being unimpressed. I remember giving it a second shot years later and being bored out of my mind. Then Shout released it, and I couldn't bring myself to pop this disc in the player for the longest time. But eventually I caved, and I wound up enjoying it a lot. This is only the fourth time I've seen it and I think I've finally settled into it's groove. It must have been the movie that was getting to me, which is a bizarre cross between Swamp Thing and Creature from the Black Lagoon, but with less tact than either (and if you have less tact than Swamp Thing...that's sayong a lot. That's a movie where a thug was mutated into a midget). And yet, this movie has grown on me. It's strange, but that's part of its allure. It's a fairly effective little cheapie, and the riffing is strong. Host segments aren't, though.
Closing off the day with Boggy Creek II: And the Legend Continues. Lame movie with good intentions trapped underneath unappealing delivery. Riffing plays with this film about the best it can. It's fun, but I wouldn't call it a classic.
Weird side note, when I first saw this episode in 1999, I could have sworn I saw Dawn Wells in it. I can't remember where, but I always noted this episode as "that one with Mary Anne" in the years since. However, when I revisited the episode during my tape trading daya, I discovered I was wrong and she wasn't in this movie. Why is this weird? Because I latter discovered Wells starred in the other Boggy Creek II, the Return to Boggy Creek, which I'm certain I've never seen.
Huh.
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Post by Torgo on Oct 2, 2011 2:52:30 GMT -5
We've reached our grand finale! With three episodes left I found myself determined to finish off all my Rhino and Shout discs today.
Seconds please! We get another helping of Joe Don Baker and somehow they found a movie WORSE than Mitchell. The unexciting fish out of water action film Final Justice sets our guys up with plenty of material and they take advantage of it. Not Mitchell caliber, but a damn fine episode, and the final bit with Mike trying to escape like Joel is hilarious.
The next one is the much lambasted Hamlet. After all these years...I still don't get the hate on this episode. The movie itself, while an unpolished and dull production, is still a presentation of timeless Shakespeare, making it probably the least sucky movie of the season (no, I don't find Squirm or Diabolik to have redeming values). The riffing is pretty strong throughout, penetrating the drab production. The final theater segment, especially, always has me in stitches. The host segments are intelegent and witty, solidifying this one as an underrated winner.
And we conclude our official license marathon with Horrors of Spider Island. A sleazy film full of porn setups but no actual porn. Nice eye candy though. Riffing is pretty good, ending my marathon reasonably well.
Out of the four remaining tenth season episodes, the two most deserving of release are Diabolik and Squirm. I can live without Track of the Moonbeast and It Lives By Night (especially It Lives By Night).
Is the end of Torgo? You wish! Torgo just ordered a few more seasons to fill his void. He's going to venture into a binch of episodes he's never seen before, starting with season three.
Here we go AGAIN! w00t!
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Post by Deleted on Oct 2, 2011 3:45:12 GMT -5
Just finished watching 704 THE INCREDIBLE MELTING MAN. Like the rest of the season, the riffing is fierce! If more S7 episodes were on DVD, and if Frank hadn't left (or the chemistry between Trace and Mary Jo were better), I think this season would get a lot more love. This time around, though, the segments were a delight. They're funny on their own, but if you know the history behind them (or anything about the Brains' experience making THE MOVIE), it's even funnier.
Anyway, loved this one. I generally like most of the movies on the show, but this is a bad one. I'd still probably watch it un-riffed in a few sittings, but there's no denying it's a stinker. The makeup is probably the sole bright spot, if you can stomach the gore anyway.
As I watched this, I was surprised at the number of callbacks they did. Coleman Francis, Brute Man, Deathstalker, Monster a-Go Go, Magic Voyage of Sinbad, even Sidehackers (they sing the love theme at one point)! Tom also gets to sing the song from I ACCUSE MY PARENTS during a host segment. And I'm sure there's some other ones I've forgotten since I watched it, but jeez! Did they ever do an episode with more callbacks?? I can't think of any off the top of my head. I wish I'd kept track of all of them, though. I'll try to remember to do that next time I watch this one.
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Post by Torgo on Oct 3, 2011 3:03:40 GMT -5
First trio of episodes that I am totally virgin to.
We started with Stranded in Space, a bland and unpromising pilot for a television series that really had nowhere to go. Pretty decent episode to start out with, but it wont become a favorite.
After yhat, subjected myself to Daddy-O. The movie, while lame, is pretty damned watchable. Riffing is good and the host segments are fun. Pretty good episode.
And now the episode I've waited a long time to see, the episode that was pulled from the Rhino lineup long before it had a chance to go to DVD, the Amazing Colossal Man. The movie is well known among B-movie fans like myself, but I've never gotten around to seeing it. Maybe I was saving myself for the MST experience. I was not disappointed. The movie, while slow out the gate, it pretty fun. Riffing is playful with a lot of big laughs. Definitely the best of the three I watched today.
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Post by mitchell33 on Oct 4, 2011 0:54:58 GMT -5
i watched one like a week or so ago, but it was on Volume 1. actually & it was "Sky Divers" a really bad movie. & it was a decent episode. but it's not one of their best i don't think. i think it was just one of those things where the film itself was just sooo damn bad that
it took me forever to actually finish it cause of that. not cause the episode itself was bad. just the film.
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Post by Torgo on Oct 4, 2011 3:31:21 GMT -5
Another trio of episodes I haven't seen. First up is It Conquered the World, a watchable alien invasion flick with a goofy monster. Strong riffing and an amusing obsession with the closing monologue bring a lot of laughs.
Bert I. Gordon brings on more massive monsters in Earth vs. the Spider, a disappointingly sour creature feature that isn't much fun. Riffing does well and the episode winds up a good one
We close with Teenage Caveman, a dry attempt at "cleverness" by Roger Corman brings a genre twist on a post apocolyptic adventure. Riffing is ho-hum, making this one nothing special.
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Post by mitchell33 on Oct 4, 2011 14:37:27 GMT -5
actually i have'nt seen these episodes yet. but "Teenage Caveman" i actually like. the remake sucks ass but the original is fun to watch. & i also enjoy "it Conqured the world' another "Roger Corman' film. at some point i hope to buy these.
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Post by Torgo on Oct 7, 2011 13:57:30 GMT -5
Been busy this weekend, but I managed to finish up the third season. Viking Woman and the Sea Serpent came first, a goofy Corman production where the movie is so stupid that it's actually enjoyable. The riffing is wild and wacky and all told, I had a great time with this one, a highlight of the season up there with Cave Dwellers, Gamera, and the Fugitive Alien duo.
With that pleasant surprise came slight disappointment. War of the Colossal Beast, the flat lifeless sequel to Amazing Colossal Man, shows us why Mr. BIG never continued to make a Colossal trilogy. There's clearly no idea here and the movie just isn't entertaining. Riffing is pretty decent, even though it also doesn't live up to the previous episode. Mr. B Natural left an impression on MSTies, though it's far from my favorite short, it is the highlight of the episode.
Kind of took my time popping Castle of Fu Manchu into the player. After all I heard about it, I wasn't really that interested in finally seeing it. The movie isn't as painful as the crew tries to make it out to be, just really boring, but I did enjoy the Mads' gloating. And really, if you're going to cast Christopher Lee as a Chinese man, shouldn't there be some effort made to make him look Asian? They just kind of threw a moustache on him and called it good. Riffing has ups and downs, the downs being when Joel and the bots whimper so much that the movie leaks through. But I enjoyed this one more than I thought I would.
And now season three can be listed among the seasons I've seen in their entirety, along with five, seven, eight, and ten. Gonna work on season four next, just to make Atari proud.
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Post by georgewendt on Oct 7, 2011 17:23:00 GMT -5
I saw Angels Revenge for the first time the other night. Terrible, terrible movie. But the riffing saved it. That really seemed like a great time even though it was pretty short-lived when Dr. Forrester and Frank were both still on the show with Mike.
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Post by Mighty Jack on Oct 7, 2011 23:36:18 GMT -5
I finally finished up my box set. Gamera vs Zigra - Actually, half of Gams vs Zigra since I'd watched the first part of it a while ago. This is an ep that fluctuates on each viewing - sometimes it slays me, other times it's m'eh. Today it was good.
Liked Bridget as Helen... "Gamera, is my, boyfriend"
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Post by davelinajolie on Oct 10, 2011 12:28:52 GMT -5
Earlier I watched Parts: The Clonus Horror. Man. I can't help but feel they copped out on the ending, they had it all set up so that the big wigs would get away with perpetuating their amoral practices, then have the reporter rush into the room with that tape. Balls.
Good episode though, certainly started and ended well.
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Post by inlovewithcrow on Oct 13, 2011 13:22:10 GMT -5
Space Children. One of those movies I like for itself. This time I wondered, if Russell Johnson isn't working for the top-secret project any more, why do they let him live on base? Hey, we fired this drunk from our top-secret project and he chats about it at night with his neighbors, but what the hey, let him keep the trailer. Fry the Rosenbergs, ignore the drunk with access to secrets: odd approach to national security.
I know, I know, it really doesn't pay to think too hard about these movies logically. Just sayin'.
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Post by angilasman on Oct 17, 2011 10:09:23 GMT -5
I Was a Teenage Werewolf
A lot of the time these movies are too bad/inane/silly to become too invested, but in this one I'm legitimately upset by the central premise: Michael Landon (rightfully) seeks help for his legitimate mental condition and gets taken in by a mad scientist who lycanthropizes him. What the hell, man?
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Post by inlovewithcrow on Oct 24, 2011 13:35:18 GMT -5
gorgo. I got through it in just two nights! This movie wins my award for most effective sleeping aid ever, so the two nights is something of a record for me. A handful of really good riffs, but a bunch of slow times. And I have played Trivial Pursuit with that guy, I swear.
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