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Post by al27 on Apr 13, 2004 8:48:49 GMT -5
I don't know what happened, but my original post of this was erased. I'm sorry if I did it, but I don't know how it happened. Anyway, here it is...again.
Here are the rules again:
You watch PRINCE OF SPACE or you remember it from last time, whatever.
You rate said episode using a 1 to 10 rating. 1 being, "This episode totally sucks! It is so bad it physically hurt me!" and 10 being "One of the best episodes I’ve ever seen in my life!”
Then you tell me and everyone reading this post why that episode deserves that rating, whether it be good or bad. Go into as much or as little detail as you want, but more is always more entertaining.
I'll go first: PRINCE OF SPACE is my favorite episode of ALL TIME! A lot of people compare POS to INVASION of the NEPTUNE MEN, but PRINCE OF SPACE is far superior. Why does POS succeed when IOTNM seems to fail in the majority of MSTie’s eyes? The answer is simple, where IOTNM seems to drag on endlessly in an air battle, POS is very fast paced and is always switching locations and situations, so it always stays interesting. The riffing is great, because there is so much in the movie to make fun of. The host segments are also good, like Mike being a robot, or the fantastically written Time Difference Sketch. All in all, a perfect episode for me. A 10 out of 10.
See? Easy!
Next week I pick EEGAH, see you there.
“Be healed.” “Back into the fart-mobile…” “I’ll throw my doll at you!” -al27
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Post by nightfalcawk on Apr 13, 2004 8:50:52 GMT -5
10 out of 10. Great Host Segments and spectacular riffing.
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Post by Ator on Apr 14, 2004 3:32:58 GMT -5
8.7 out of 10. The first half is "OK", but then the second half comes in and has me laughing non-stop. I liked the host segments as well. www.atorsmst3ksite.com/ep816.htmlP.S: I tried to fix the thread, but it apparently didn't work. Sorry.
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Post by yousonuva on Apr 14, 2004 3:35:37 GMT -5
Lost it huh? no prob., I'll just copy and paste mine:
Great fun. Very similar to Invasion of the Neptune Men. I like PoS (piece of s*it?) better, though. Krankor is the best, nuff said.
9/10.
"Gary got my gun dirty." "Haha. Your breath is bad as well." "This isn't where we parked- oh yeah, up a level." "Ya jerk!"
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Post by Gemini Man on Apr 14, 2004 9:06:07 GMT -5
Phantom of Krankor & the chicken men. Big laughs! 9/10
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Post by vanhagar3000 on Apr 14, 2004 9:41:09 GMT -5
12/10
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Post by al27 on Apr 14, 2004 14:15:57 GMT -5
I take it you found it to be enjoyable, VanHagar? -al27
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Post by yousonuva on Apr 14, 2004 14:18:54 GMT -5
I take it you found it to be enjoyable, VanHagar? -al27 Either that or he forgot to put the last zero in.
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Post by Holdout on Apr 14, 2004 18:06:19 GMT -5
I have always loved Japanese science fiction and this was a great choice for the show. There are so many reasons to like this episode, you have Krankor along with the thick (Italian?) accents on one of the kids, the outfit worn by the prince of space, the ridiculous special effects etc. Mike and the bots are in top form along with some very funny host segments in what might be the best of the SciFi era shows. A classic. 10 out of 10
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Post by Bart Fargo on Apr 15, 2004 14:06:25 GMT -5
Ah, P.O.S. From the Yammy-head champion to the useless lasers, this campy movie has it all. The Phantom of Krankor's laugh was voted the most annoying over on the scifi board a while back. Yes, Crow, Mike and Tom give this film what for. I think most kiddie sci-fi films from Japan in the 1950's, 60's, and 70's are like this. Having had a whole generation raised on something like this, I have to wonder how Japanese people turned out so productive. The hosting segments are just as hillarious. Bobo gets everyone sucked into a worm hole. The puppet Mike Nelson was hillarious. So was being in a sylvan glen.
Overall rating: 9.98/10. One of the top 10 eps for sure. It was no wonder that Interociter chose this one for her first MI poll.
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Post by Blurryeye on Apr 15, 2004 15:59:13 GMT -5
Well, everyone else has given love, so I must weigh in with my unpopular opinion.
The first half of this episode is good. Funny characters, costumes, dialogue and riffs. The host segments are great, I love the worm-hole time-shift thing. But in the theater, the second half of the movie becomes painful, and they run out of sharp riffs. I seem to be quite sensitive to repetition, and this movie repeats itself over and over again. Nothing new is introduced in the second half, except for the giant on planet Krankor. I'm more annoyed than amused by Krankor's laugh. By the time POS says "Your weapons are useless against me!" for the 10th time, I'm welcoming a lobotomy. I disagree with al27 that the movie varies throughout. They're just running around, shooting weapons, hitting chicken men, and running around some more. Mike and the 'bots are in deep pain by the end, and so am I. I don't watch this ep much.
The cheesiness of this Japanese movie is funny for about 45 minutes, then gets old. I'm not a big fan of the Japanese movies in general. Still, Prince of Space is a delight compared to Invasion of the Neptune Men, and the host segments are great, so I give it a 6/10.
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Post by al27 on Apr 16, 2004 9:01:29 GMT -5
Mostly what I mean when I say that is that POS has good pacing. The scenes never seem to drag, at least to me. If you compare it to IOTNM, like everyone else does, POS really shines in the variety department. IOTNM and POS are really the same movie, only IOTNM has the worlds LONGEST AIR BATTLE. Prince of Space moves along at a pretty good clip in my opinion. But hey, to each his own, right?
-al27
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Post by Blurryeye on Apr 16, 2004 11:10:42 GMT -5
I guess the scenes do change a lot. Yet it has a sameness throughout. I get you. I agree that POS is better than IONM. I can see why lots of people love this ep. It just ain't my thing, you know?
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Post by al27 on Apr 16, 2004 11:31:21 GMT -5
I guess the scenes do change a lot. Yet it has a sameness throughout. I get you. I agree that POS is better than IONM. I can see why lots of people love this ep. It just ain't my thing, you know? Its cool, its cool... A lot of people love MANOS and I hate it. I haven't seen anybody besides me who has POS marked as his favorite epsiode of all time either. But mostly I'm posting agian just so I could post this awesome riff from Servo: "EACH OF YOU ARE ENTERING A SPACE CAPSULE!!!!" -al27
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Post by Blurryeye on Apr 16, 2004 11:56:09 GMT -5
LOL! That was a great one! "What?.......Huh?.....What did he say?........Ohhhh!"
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