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Mystery Science Theater 3000 Season 11 |OT| It Stinks!
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The Broken Ska Record
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I want a punt bunny.
Suikoguy
I whinny my fervor lowly, for his length is not as great as those of the Hylian war stallions
I'm up to Ep10, and later episodes this does not appear to be much of a problem.
Some rare cases of being just a hair early to make a riff fit, but nothing like the first episode I've noticed. Probably just issues with the pilot.
*checks*
That's insanely impressive, good for him! That voice was the best part of the movie for me, haha.
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I buy cakes for myself on my birthday it's not weird lots of people do it I bet
So, Carnival Magic...
I really think they got the whole town to pitch in to film the movie because nobody in this film is typical actor pretty.
Totally agree...he looks like some robot from an 80's Japanese tokusatsu program. I'd love if the gang remake the suit and add him to Season 12 as a reoccurring character, like they did with Torgo in the old show.
I really think they got the whole town to pitch in to film the movie because nobody in this film is typical actor pretty.
Totally agree...he looks like some robot from an 80's Japanese tokusatsu program. I'd love if the gang remake the suit and add him to Season 12 as a reoccurring character, like they did with Torgo in the old show.
Skiptastic
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I've gone back and rewatched pretty much every episode a few times now. I think it's honestly a cadence that you become accustomed to hearing. When I watch Reptilicus now, I don't feel like the riffs are coming too fast.
I still think it is one of the lesser episodes because the movie isn't great and the riffing gets better in other episodes but the cadence was something I overcame pretty easily.
Intheflorsh
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That's not a bad idea. He could really liven up Moon 13.
JoshuaJSlone
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I think the increased sight gags showcase this even more; Crow or Servo might get in position for something about to happen. I think they spent a little too much time around the Miss Cleo commercials in the Sci-Fi Channel days.
Watched through Beast of Hollow Mountain. Still enjoying most of them.
Cry Wilderness is still my favorite of the first five. *Bang* Thought the riffs were really good through most of the movie and will probably be the first one I go back and watch again. There is no way I would ever watch that movie for more than half way *bang* without the cast there. Movie is so stupid and really makes no fucking sense.
Beast of Hollow Mountain was also pretty good. Much better than Avalanche.
Looking forward to finishing up the rest of them during the next couple weeks.
Cry Wilderness is still my favorite of the first five. *Bang* Thought the riffs were really good through most of the movie and will probably be the first one I go back and watch again. There is no way I would ever watch that movie for more than half way *bang* without the cast there. Movie is so stupid and really makes no fucking sense.
Beast of Hollow Mountain was also pretty good. Much better than Avalanche.
Looking forward to finishing up the rest of them during the next couple weeks.
ArgyleReptile
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A little late, but I do believe she is dropping off "props" for them. There a few times Crow goes over there and picks up stuff to mess with.
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Markov from Carnival Magic is one crazy fucker. I don't even think the actor's acting, he's probably like that in real life.
wesleyshark
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What avalanche? There was an avalanche?
That movie was so bad. It was like the middle of an episode in the middle of a soap opera story line where they are getting ready to kill a character off, but you don't know the characters and the resolution happens in the next episode.
I think it happened off screen during a skit
Watch Da Birdie
I buy cakes for myself on my birthday it's not weird lots of people do it I bet
It's a cult classic it seems (and a "lost movie" for a time) before MSTK3 it seems. The director was infamous for a lot of schlocky drive-in films and this was his attempt at a children's film...which perhaps "failed".
But it's apparently pretty authentic in terms of representing the inner workings of a carnival.
The Broken Ska Record
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I have noticed on several occasions that jokes will start, and the punchline will hit as what is happening on screen catches up.
StopMakingSense
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Completely agreed on Carnival Magic. It's shockingly coherent for what they were attempting.
the only real difference i've noticed is the references aren't off the wall obscure and random like they used to be. old mst3k was like reading a thomas pynchon novel, you'd need an encyclopedic knowledge on pop culture to understand every single riff
not that that's a good or bad thing, just something i noticed. otherwise great season, movie selection could've been better here and there but whatever, i'm just glad it's back
not that that's a good or bad thing, just something i noticed. otherwise great season, movie selection could've been better here and there but whatever, i'm just glad it's back
JoshuaJSlone
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Opinions vary, I guess. I just finished it and would put it up with Cry Wilderness at the top of the season so far. I also kind of liked the way the movie looked. Usually when I see bad monster movies with obviously fake models it's all very low quality, but it's novel to see it fairly crisp in HD.
Thoooough the Mads' invention exchange. @_@
I didn't realize until it started that Yongary was a Korean movie. An MST3K first?
There's a riff referencing a single-series UK sitcom from 2004 in there. Admittedly one that's a cult hit, but I very much doubt that it's in the average viewer's punchbowl.
UnholySpectacle
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Wizards of the Lost Kingdom had me crying within the first 15 minutes. The screaming gargoyle puppet, Gulfax's murmurs, and the "Crabby" hat all made for great riffs.
Like the car crash in Avalanche, Gulfax's very existence didn't need any riffing to just make me laugh out loud. Sometimes, the movies do it all by themselves.
Fancy Clown
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Avalanche has a surprisingly good cast for being such a shit movie
JoshuaJSlone
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The Broken Ska Record
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Carnival Magic was definitely a slow burn, but by the end I was actually interested. I started watching a few minutes of the Christmas episode, and it feels so boring so far.
ElectricBlanketFire
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Yongary is my favorite episode so far.
I've also wondered how much this was true and how much of it is that, this season, I was alive for 20 more years of culture being referenced, instead of it being before my time? I remember my parents occasionally dropping in to the room when I was watching MST3K in the 90s and they caught so much more than I did, and they weren't connoisseurs of kitsch culture or anything, they were just alive in the 60s and 70s and I wasn't.
BattleMonkey
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Yea I found Yongary to be the worst of the season. Just super dull movie and the riffs were not that great.
Hi I'm Doug McClure. You may remember me from really crappy movies like The Land That Time Forgot...
UnholySpectacle
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The one thing that I think is missing from this version of MST3K is the sense of family that the old series had. Joel treated the bots like his kids and there was a family dynamic there. With Mike, it felt like the bots grew up and they all acted like rowdy teenagers putting each other down all the time. This version just feels a little colder with the rapid fire jokes. While the season gets remarkably better as it goes on, it still feels like Jonah and the bots are a little too cold and calculated with the jokes, as in they don't feel like they are a product of the characters, but more just reading from a script that 12 different people contributed too. While I think the show is still funny, I would love to see Jonah and the bots have more individual character like they had in the old show.
Skiptastic
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Should have saved that joke for At the Earth's Core.
The only flaw in Cry Wilderness is
when the tiger shows up and Jonah and the robots are too cool with it. They've expressed surprise at what happens in the movies ( example. "You're just a dumb indian" "WHOA") so it broke the immersion of them watching it for the first time. Still hilarious episode though.
bang!
SoulUnison
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Yongary's death scene was the hardest I've laughed at the show all season. I was in tears.
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I buy cakes for myself on my birthday it's not weird lots of people do it I bet
The Christmas movie was actually pretty cute---it's not Year Without a Santa Clause (but then, what is?), but I kind of liked it.
The songs were weird because it seemed like when they started one they just gave up after a minute or so.
I only have one episode left and I'm a bit sad---but there's like 20 "Fan Pick" episodes of the old series on Netflx right? I've only watched a few of the original so that'll be fun.
The songs were weird because it seemed like when they started one they just gave up after a minute or so.
I only have one episode left and I'm a bit sad---but there's like 20 "Fan Pick" episodes of the old series on Netflx right? I've only watched a few of the original so that'll be fun.
ThoseDeafMutes
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I reckon they'll do The People that Time Forgot in season 12.
Skiptastic
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Yes though I recommend skipping #1 (Manos: The Hands of Fate) until you have seen a number of the other ones. Manors is so bad that it's just not that much fun for me.
Watch Da Birdie
I buy cakes for myself on my birthday it's not weird lots of people do it I bet
I've actually watched Manos, and like six others...otherwise I'm fairly new to MST3K.
I thoroughly recommend Time Chasers if you haven't watched it already.
The Technomancer
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I liked Yangary
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