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Post by al27 on Apr 26, 2004 8:10:23 GMT -5
Here are the rules again:
You watch SPACE MUTINY 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: Very simply, SPACE MUTINY rocks. While PRINCE OF SPACE will always be my favorite MST episode ever, I’d say SPACE MUTINY would take the title of the overall best that the SciFi era had to offer. There are so many things to love here, the movie is watchably bad, the riffs are hilarious, and it has the generic action hero running joke (“Blast Hardcheese!”) that starts out funny, then gets mildly annoying, then by the end of the show you can’t stop laughing at Big McLargehuge. That is the greatest example of all a running joke could accomplish, and in SPACE MUTINY, it just gets better. Easily one of my favorites, theres just so much to make fun of, and they hit it ALL, a 10 out of 10.
See? Easy!
Next week I pick THE UNEARTHLY, see you there.
“It would seem we’re not all in agreement.” “I disagree!” “Sting, Debbie Reynolds, and God.” “Bob Johnson…oh wait.” “Oy!” "I think its nice of you to give that dead girl another chance!" -al27
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Post by Gemini Man on Apr 26, 2004 8:57:17 GMT -5
Awesome episode!
You know when you saw the Battlester Galactica space scenes this movie was going to be silly. And pretty much the entire cast provided lots of fodder for M&TB's to work with. You had Sting, Debbie Reynolds/Grandma daughter, God/Santa, Skeletor, Big McLargehuge (who screams like a woman), and highly explosive electric "Enforcer" carts.
A soild 10 for this one! ;D
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Post by Ator on Apr 26, 2004 20:02:00 GMT -5
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Post by yousonuva on Apr 27, 2004 7:00:14 GMT -5
Like, no doubt. 10 out of 10
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Post by Rob T Firefly on Apr 27, 2004 22:19:53 GMT -5
One of my very favorites ever! I actually sat through this movie unMSTed in fifth grade (someone brought it in to use on the classic 1980s "tv and vcr on a tall unwieldy pushcart" most schools had back then) and thought it was really silly, only to have the fact confirmed years later by MST3k.
This movie is a constant barrage of instantly MSTable stuff, from the wall-mounted keyboards, to the goofy costumes from the clearance bin, to "move, move, move," to the bendy leotard girls who have nothing to do with anything ever, to massive random explosions on a space vessel causing only minor annoyance, to big-time mistakes like the bridge officer being killed and still turning up for her shift later.
It's not painfully bad cinema like "Manos," it's just completely and utterly laughable in every sense, maybe more so on its own than any other MSTed movie. It's one MSTed movie that I still get a massive laugh out of unMSTed.
Mike and the Bots, of course, are in top form here. This is great fodder for them, and they use it wonderfully.
Out of ten, I give this "AAAAAAAAAAGH!!!!" a ten.
Side note - my schoolyard pals and I had a running joke for a while imitating the dopey easily-seduced guard. "Shoesywoozy..."
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Post by Bart Fargo on May 1, 2004 12:57:05 GMT -5
Well, if I were Glen Larson, I'd sue these people, even if I had given them permission to rip off Battlestar Galactica. Here we have several problems, starting with the cast: Leah the skank is way to old to be the slab of cheesecake. The captain is like Santa Claus in a cult garment. That's good old-fashioned nightmare fuel if you ask me. Everyone in the film is pretty much a stereotype and extremely predictable. The film looks like it was shot on a budget of about $195.95, including salaries. $190 of this went into the lame-o golf cart explosion at the end which really wasn't that exciting. Worst of all was Slab Hardcheese, our hero that was definitely not chosen for his acting ability. Stupid slip-ups in writing, such as Lt. Lamont's magical ressurection and Steve Godel's glasses don't help either. However, all of this makes it good MST fodder. Mike and the bots tear this one to shreds, in stuff that hasn't been seen since Danger!! Death Ray. This is the best of season 8. Rating: 10 of 10.
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Post by Unsavory on May 1, 2004 13:05:12 GMT -5
That sure is a lot of 10 out of 10s. I was going to just give it an 8, but now I feel obligated to go back and watch it again.
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Post by Detective Mitchell on May 3, 2004 18:00:51 GMT -5
Fun Fact: Reb Brown and CIsse Cameron (aka Big McLargeHuge and Capt. Santa's daughter) are married in real life.
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Post by al27 on May 4, 2004 12:12:05 GMT -5
Fun Fact: Reb Brown and CIsse Cameron (aka Big McLargeHuge and Capt. Santa's daughter) are married in real life. "And they had a beautiful, eight and a half pound porkroast." -al27
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Post by hookemhorns on May 4, 2004 15:53:51 GMT -5
Can anyone explain the Valarians (sp?) to me? What was their function in this story despite witch cult expressive dancer thin women eye candy?
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Post by Rob T Firefly on May 4, 2004 20:24:21 GMT -5
Someone had to writhe around all the Spencer Gifts plasma globes in leotards, and they really didn't want to let Captain Santa Claus and Evil Skull Guy do it.
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Post by al27 on May 5, 2004 8:14:33 GMT -5
Can anyone explain the Valarians (sp?) to me? What was their function in this story despite witch cult expressive dancer thin women eye candy? I think the Bularians (Not that anyone cares enough about the actual spelling) were there as sort of an ambiguous (sp?) supernatural force. You see the movie cut to them temporarily during action scenes, then cut back to the good guys doing something that makes them win. The Bularians I guess were supposed to sort of supernaturaly help out the good guys using their amazing (store bought) products of witchery. But mostly they were just gratuitous T&A. At least thats my theory. -al27
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Post by Detective Mitchell on May 10, 2004 21:54:16 GMT -5
My dad just saw the MSTied version, and said that Capt. Santa's daughter actually looked like she was 18 or 19.
We are currently searching for a nice institution for him.
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Post by Ator on May 14, 2004 7:35:12 GMT -5
My dad just saw the MSTied version, and said that Capt. Santa's daughter actually looked like she was 18 or 19. We are currently searching for a nice institution for him. He probably meant dog-years.
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Post by Gemini Man on May 14, 2004 15:49:57 GMT -5
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