Comments on: Once Again On This Island http://www.showbits.net/2008/01/24/mst3k-movie/ A blog of news, reviews, commentary, and quirks from Hollywood and Broadway, with a focus on quirky, geeky stuff like Star Wars, Star Trek, and superheroes. Fri, 30 Dec 2011 00:35:30 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Ken Gagne http://www.showbits.net/2008/01/24/mst3k-movie/#comment-8005 Ken Gagne Thu, 08 May 2008 21:42:08 +0000 http://www.showbits.net/2008/01/24/mst3k-movie/#comment-8005 <em>MST3K: The Movie</em> is <A HREF = "http://www.mst3kinfo.com/?p=564" TITLE="MST3K--The Movie now available">now available on DVD</a> ... again! MST3K: The Movie is now available on DVD … again!

]]> By: Ken Gagne http://www.showbits.net/2008/01/24/mst3k-movie/#comment-7756 Ken Gagne Mon, 28 Jan 2008 19:18:38 +0000 http://www.showbits.net/2008/01/24/mst3k-movie/#comment-7756 I have indeed been enjoying <A HREF="http://click.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/click?id=1xZgxP3MAO0&offerid=138939.10000001&type=3&subid=0" TITLE="RiffTrax">RiffTrax</a>, with a link to it in <A HREF="http://www.showbits.net/links/" TITLE="Links">my blogroll</A> ever since <A HREF="http://www.showbits.net/2007/01/08/rifftrax/" TITLE="The Return of Statler & Waldorf">I first wrote about them</A>. I have 12 RiffTrax so far, and after watching an older <em>MST3K</em> episode recently, I found I actually enjoyed RiffTrax more. I was a latecomer to <em>MST3K</em> and so prefer Mike's work to Joel's, and so have not checked out <em>Cinematic Titanic</em>. <A HREF="http://www.filmcrewonline.com/" TITLE="The Film Crew Online">The Film Crew</a>'s work sounds like fun, but compared to $3 for RiffTrax, I haven't yet brought myself to spend <A HREF="http://www.shoutfactorystore.com/prodList.aspx?sid=15E995F234EF4FD1B4E34E8400613595" TITLE="The Film Crew on Shout!">$15.99 on a DVD</A> I've never seen. <em>Space Mutiny</em> is available as part of <A HREF="http://www.dvdpricesearch.com/cgi-bin/dvdcalc2?cmd=calc&tmpCart=29617" TITLE="MST3K Vol. 4 on DVD Price Search">the original show's fourth DVD volume</A>, along with <em>Girl in the Gold Boots</em>, <em>Hamlet</em>, and <em>Overdrawn at the Memory Bank</em> (starring Raul Julia!) -- making it one of the best box sets available. Unfortunately, I was mistaken in reporting the 2008 edition of <em>MST3K: The Movie</em> (which is <A HREF="http://www.dvdpricesearch.com/cgi-bin/dvdcalc2?cmd=calc&tmpCart=83835" TITLE="MST3K The Movie on DVD Price Search">now available for preorder</A>) would have bonus features; seems 5.1 surround sound is the only addition. I have indeed been enjoying RiffTrax, with a link to it in my blogroll ever since I first wrote about them. I have 12 RiffTrax so far, and after watching an older MST3K episode recently, I found I actually enjoyed RiffTrax more.

I was a latecomer to MST3K and so prefer Mike's work to Joel's, and so have not checked out Cinematic Titanic. The Film Crew's work sounds like fun, but compared to $3 for RiffTrax, I haven't yet brought myself to spend $15.99 on a DVD I've never seen.

Space Mutiny is available as part of the original show's fourth DVD volume, along with Girl in the Gold Boots, Hamlet, and Overdrawn at the Memory Bank (starring Raul Julia!) — making it one of the best box sets available.

Unfortunately, I was mistaken in reporting the 2008 edition of MST3K: The Movie (which is now available for preorder) would have bonus features; seems 5.1 surround sound is the only addition.

]]> By: Dayton Ward http://www.showbits.net/2008/01/24/mst3k-movie/#comment-7747 Dayton Ward Sun, 27 Jan 2008 18:43:43 +0000 http://www.showbits.net/2008/01/24/mst3k-movie/#comment-7747 <em>MST3K: The Movie</em> played here in KC, and it also was one of the first DVDs I bought, which was a good thing since it fell off the face of the earth shortly after that. I'll probably pick up the new edition for the features. As for the series itself, two of my favorites remain <i>It Conquered the World</i> and <i>Space Mutiny</i>, but there really are too many to list. Have you been checking out <A HREF = "http://www.rifftrax.com/" TITLE="RiffTrax">RiffTrax</A>? They've gotten better since it became essentially an audio version of <em>MST3K</em>, rather than just Mike Nelson doing the schtick alone. And have you checked out <a href="http://www.cinematictitanic.com/wpmu/" TITLE="Cinematic Titanic">Cinematic Titanic</a>? MST3K: The Movie played here in KC, and it also was one of the first DVDs I bought, which was a good thing since it fell off the face of the earth shortly after that. I'll probably pick up the new edition for the features.

As for the series itself, two of my favorites remain It Conquered the World and Space Mutiny, but there really are too many to list.

Have you been checking out RiffTrax? They've gotten better since it became essentially an audio version of MST3K, rather than just Mike Nelson doing the schtick alone. And have you checked out Cinematic Titanic?

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