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Post by atommo on Jan 3, 2011 9:51:33 GMT -5
I'm watching Netflix through the Wii. There's about a dozen episodes that play through the Wii without having to wait for the disc through the mail. I just watched Zombie Nightmare for the first time. What a riot! Like most fans, I usually get a few good chuckles with all the episodes but Z.M. is one of their best.
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Post by jkazoolien on Jan 3, 2011 15:13:12 GMT -5
I agree. They had a lot of fun with that one.
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Post by Frameous on Jan 3, 2011 15:31:14 GMT -5
This is one of my comfort food episodes. For me, it's like a perfect storm for an MST3K feature. You have a crappy horror movie, from the 80s, staring a has been (Adam West, who is like an all star has been), and someone who went on to be successful (or briefly successful, in the case of Tia Carrere). There are bad make up effects, and at one point, the zombie is played by a completely different actor. So much riff material ripe for the picking. And on a more personal note, this is part of the golden era I enjoy where Mike was working with Trace's Crow, Nothing against all other line ups (I love them all for different reasons), I just feel this is one of the best of that particular one. On an even further personal note, I watched this episode one night after a years long hibernation from MST3K. I laughed so hard, and realized there were so many episodes out there I hadn't seen yet, that it rekindled my love for the show, and eventually led me here
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Post by thephillipe on Jan 4, 2011 18:22:41 GMT -5
A pretty good episode in my opinion, I liked all of the Adam West riffs. But not as good as some other season 6 episodes like The skydivers and The beast of yucca flats.
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Post by atommo on Jan 5, 2011 13:26:27 GMT -5
Thanks Torgo, I'll have to watch those next. I just remembered my favorite part of Zombie - when the main "hoodlum", who was supposed to be really bad and violent for the 80s, throws spaghetti at his mom's face! They referenced that through the rest of the episode, having him say "Get outta here or I'll throw meatloaf in your face!" And for me personally, it's more fun when it's a movie I've never seen before.
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Post by inlovewithcrow on Jan 6, 2011 11:48:37 GMT -5
Why this movie drives me nuts is that I truly cannot understand the witch woman's speech. What the @#$(* is she saying?
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Post by mrsphyllistorgo on Jan 6, 2011 13:14:08 GMT -5
Hey hoser, take off!
One of those perfectly performed lines that had me rolling on the floor.
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Post by Mr. Atari on Jan 6, 2011 14:04:15 GMT -5
I just remembered my favorite part of Zombie - when the main "hoodlum", who was supposed to be really bad and violent for the 80s, throws spaghetti at his mom's face! In case anyone didn't know, that hoodlum was played by Shawn Levy, who went on to be a big Hollywood director ("Night at the Museum" and "Date Night", for example). The MST family tree has some odd branches.
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Post by atommo on Jan 10, 2011 13:32:11 GMT -5
Unbelievable!!!! I really enjoyed Date Night. Any other MST3K noteables make it big?
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Post by Frameous on Jan 10, 2011 13:56:14 GMT -5
As I, and others have mentioned elsewhere, Tim Van Patton from the Master Ninjas (and personal favorite of mine, Class of 1984), is now producing and directing for HBO. Credits include The Sopranos, The Pacific, Sex and the City, and Boardwalk Empire.
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Post by uruseiranma on Jan 24, 2011 13:37:59 GMT -5
ZN is definitely a guilty pleasure of mine...pity that it's the only good film on Vol 15, or I'd buy that set.
Though when you get right down to it, this town really is corrupt in numerous ways.
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Post by dph on Jan 24, 2011 16:10:53 GMT -5
Unbelievable!!!! I really enjoyed Date Night. Any other MST3K noteables make it big? I agree, it was the funniest newer movie I had seen in years!
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