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Post by cahvaydweller on Oct 30, 2013 22:15:09 GMT -5
My personal favorites of each are "Gamera Vs. Gaos" and "Hercules and the Captive Women".
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Post by Mike Flugennock on Oct 30, 2013 23:01:03 GMT -5
Favorite Gamera episode? That's an easy one: Gamera Vs. Guiron. "Hello! Thank you!"
My favorite Hercules episode is a tough call, but I've got to go with Hercules Unchained, featuring that psycho nympho island queen with the creepy makeup: "He's throwin' a giant chocolate bunny at 'em!" That'd be followed closely by Hercules and the Captive Women: "Hey, you guys are supposed to be nice to me! Today is dedicated to my..."
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Post by outlawofmitchell on Oct 31, 2013 11:02:41 GMT -5
I am going to be unpopular on this thread but my favorite Gamera is Gamera vs. Barugon. A Death Ray Rainbow, battering ram tongue, and a decent story. A bit of a slow burner, but I like that.
As for Herc, Against the Moon Men is by far my favorite by a long shot. That old man walking into the spikes gets me every time. I guess I just like a little Deep Hurting.
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Post by kalidor2000 on Oct 31, 2013 11:27:16 GMT -5
This, to me, is one of the greatest aspects of mst3k.
The fact that we all have different favorites among similar sets. There will be no run-away winner in this tally.
Speaks to the genius of the creativity and writing, as we all can pick out something that just hits us right...
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Post by Monophylos on Oct 31, 2013 11:31:36 GMT -5
Easily the best Gamera movie episode is the first one. Gamera vs. Barugon is probably a better movie by itself but Gamera gives us Kenny and the MST3K boys never run out of ways to lacerate him, and this rich vein of comedy elevates the episode above the commonplace.
I'm not particularly fond of any of the Hercules episodes truth to tell. I lean slightly toward Hercules Unchained because I've seen that one by itself, apart from MST3K. It's also the weirdest production of Seven against Thebes I've ever seen.
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Post by tokiyoke on Oct 31, 2013 18:26:36 GMT -5
I like Guiron the best. That fight scene cracks me up every time. Barugon's my least favorite. I have to watch more of the Hercules movies to get an opinion on those.
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Post by Mike Flugennock on Oct 31, 2013 20:41:44 GMT -5
I am going to be unpopular on this thread but my favorite Gamera is Gamera vs. Barugon. A Death Ray Rainbow, battering ram tongue, and a decent story. A bit of a slow burner, but I like that... has to be my honorable mention. The pacing is soul-crushingly slow -- almost Rock Climbing slow -- and the plot is all over the place, and Gamera only manages to wander in about five minutes before the end, but that Death Rainbow hoo-hah is a scream, and the host segments are classic: the Mac Vs PC interface pissfight has special meaning for me ("What about System 7?" "Hey, it's just got a few bugs, it's coming, OK?") and Servo's commercial for the Gamera Play Set is priceless (I love Servo's hysterical meltdown towards the end of the bit). |
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Post by Mr. Atari on Nov 1, 2013 17:47:05 GMT -5
I'm happy to be the first to go with Zigra. Every time I watch it, I enjoy it more. It's not as goofy as Guiron, but it's close. You have the weird Zigra lady running around, the underwater bowl of candy, the random fish argument scene, and Gamera playing his theme song on Zigra like a xylophone. Plus, Helen and her Cokes.
As for Hercules, I'll vote for Unchained. I like that the plot is almost follow-able, the ridiculousness of Ulysses pretending to be mute, and the brothers' sword fight at the end. Also, the lusty queen is not hard to look at-- even with her spooky eyebrows.
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Post by Triple_sSs on Nov 2, 2013 21:40:59 GMT -5
The Guiron episode of Gamera would also be my favorite, lots of great riffs in that one.
And Hercules Against the Moon Men is definitely my favorite of those. It was after watching that one, during the time I started getting into the show, that I knew I was destined to be a MSTie.
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Post by crawlinghand on Nov 4, 2013 0:16:32 GMT -5
For Gamera: The original. Just bearable enough and a decent movie and riff all together
For Hercules: Hercules vs. The Moon Men. The movie is absurd, and the riffing is consistantly on fire. Pizza! Pizza!
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Post by Deleted on Nov 5, 2013 2:32:48 GMT -5
Is Colossus spinoff considered part of Hercules? I guess not since Godzilla is not part of Gamera...
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Post by Mike Flugennock on Nov 6, 2013 23:02:43 GMT -5
The Guiron episode of Gamera would also be my favorite, lots of great riffs in that one. And Hercules Against the Moon Men is definitely my favorite of those. It was after watching that one, during the time I started getting into the show, that I knew I was destined to be a MSTie. While the choice was easy, the original Gamera was only narrowly edged out by Gamera Vs Guiron. I loved the Air Force general who looked like Curly and sounded like Buddy Hackett, the whole Kenny thing, Servo's love song to Tibby, and this exchange between Crow and Servo while Kenny is wandering around the seashore looking for Tibby: Kenny: Tibby! Tibby! Crow: Squish! Servo (sobbing): Joel, make him stop! Even as much as I've always dug those cheesy old Hercules flicks, Moon Men was really tough going for me -- nowhere near as brutal as Castle Of Fu Manchu or Master Ninja I, but, still... |
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Post by kalidor2000 on Nov 7, 2013 8:53:46 GMT -5
nowhere near as brutal as ... Master Ninja I, but, still... MN1 brutal?!?! Say what??? Wow...I don't want to be your friend anymore Flugs.  |
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Post by Mod City on Nov 7, 2013 13:17:22 GMT -5
Heh, I love Master Ninja I! In my top 10 episodes of all time, for sure. Don't know why, but I love it.
"Those things are $4.50 apiece!" - Joel.
My favorite Gamera episode will always by Gamera vs. Guiron. Just too goofy not to love. Cornjob, traffic accidents, brother! It all makes me laugh. Gamera vs. Gaos gets an honorable mention because of the blood fountain bit. Gaos appears drunk and Trace's Crow gives him a nice "overserved" personality. Loved it.
Every episode has its moments, but I really don't like the Hercules or Russo-Finnish episodes at all. I'll go with Hercules Unchained because it was the first one I saw.
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Post by cahvaydweller on Dec 13, 2013 14:28:47 GMT -5
This, to me, is one of the greatest aspects of mst3k. The fact that we all have different favorites among similar sets. There will be no run-away winner in this tally. Speaks to the genius of the creativity and writing, as we all can pick out something that just hits us right... Here's the tally so far: Hercules-0 Hercules Unchained-4 Hercules vs the Moon Men- 4 Hercules Against the Captive Women-1 Gamera-2 Gamera vs Barugon-2 Gamera vs Zigra-1 Gamera vs Gaos-1 Gamer vs Guiron-5 |
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