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Hey Movie Buff!
« on: June 11, 2012, 10:35:04 AM »
Remember when I told you I unpacked a coupla never-seen MST3K DVDs?  I wanted to wait to watch them when I had the house to myself, as this is "my" kind of humor. 

So, husband calls me on Sat nite, he's out with friends, and he's decided to spend the night at a buddy's house.  I say, "fine, have fun."   :yahoo: :cheersmate:  I ensconsed myself with plenty of bev and popcorn, and popped in....."Santa Claus Conquers the Martians!" 

I laughed from start to finish, and had a great time.  The one thing that kept running through my mind was, "how can grown men don these costumes, with those helmets with the goofy bee antennas and vacuum cleaner hoses attached to the side, with a cape for the top dude, and then look at themselves in the mirror the next day?"   :lmao:   Especially the top dude, with his frowny lines between the eyebrows, acting all serious.   :rotf:

I was particularly frightened when Santa Claus makes the Martian children all of a sudden erupt in maniacal laughter, with seemingly no input or cause.  It looked like a loony bin, through and through, populated with children.  Crazy stuff! 

Hooray for Santy Claus!  And watch out for snakes!   
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Re: Hey Movie Buff!
« Reply #1 on: June 11, 2012, 11:01:31 AM »
Quote from: Karin on June 11, 2012, 10:35:04 AM
Remember when I told you I unpacked a coupla never-seen MST3K DVDs?  I wanted to wait to watch them when I had the house to myself, as this is "my" kind of humor. 

So, husband calls me on Sat nite, he's out with friends, and he's decided to spend the night at a buddy's house.  I say, "fine, have fun."   :yahoo: :cheersmate:  I ensconsed myself with plenty of bev and popcorn, and popped in....."Santa Claus Conquers the Martians!" 

I laughed from start to finish, and had a great time.  The one thing that kept running through my mind was, "how can grown men don these costumes, with those helmets with the goofy bee antennas and vacuum cleaner hoses attached to the side, with a cape for the top dude, and then look at themselves in the mirror the next day?"   :lmao:   Especially the top dude, with his frowny lines between the eyebrows, acting all serious.   :rotf:

I was particularly frightened when Santa Claus makes the Martian children all of a sudden erupt in maniacal laughter, with seemingly no input or cause.  It looked like a loony bin, through and through, populated with children.  Crazy stuff! 

Hooray for Santy Claus!  And watch out for snakes!   

I love MST3K!  My favorites are Soylent Green and Jack Frost. 
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Re: Hey Movie Buff!
« Reply #2 on: June 11, 2012, 11:10:46 AM »
The absolute funniest one I've seen recently is The Giant Spider Invasion -- a complete scream from beginning to end AND it has the Skipper in it from Gilligan's Island!
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« Reply #3 on: June 11, 2012, 11:11:45 AM »
I never got into the mystery science theatre, literally or figuratively.

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« Reply #4 on: June 11, 2012, 11:39:46 AM »
It was great untill TV's Frank left.  He was my hero.
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« Reply #5 on: June 11, 2012, 11:45:44 AM »
I always liked Trace Beaulieu (Dr. Forrester/Crow T. Robot).

And Joel a little more than Mike . . . (oh no! a Joel vs. Mike fight!!  :-) )
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Re: Hey Movie Buff!
« Reply #6 on: June 11, 2012, 12:15:42 PM »
Quote from: njpines on June 11, 2012, 11:45:44 AM
I always liked Trace Beaulieu (Dr. Forrester/Crow T. Robot).

And Joel a little more than Mike . . . (oh no! a Joel vs. Mike fight!!  :-) )

I liked Joel more than Mike.  I couldn't get used to the switch.
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Re: Hey Movie Buff!
« Reply #7 on: June 11, 2012, 12:21:03 PM »
Quote from: njpines on June 11, 2012, 11:10:46 AM
The absolute funniest one I've seen recently is The Giant Spider Invasion -- a complete scream from beginning to end AND it has the Skipper in it from Gilligan's Island!

I saw that one! I remember how these two low-level scientists, out of nowhere, just come to the conclusion that "of course it's a rip in the fabric of spacetime!" caused by a black hole that's letting these spiders in. Sure, I'd always conclude that right away!  :rofl: First thing that comes to my mind.

Then there were all the MN vs WI jokes.....
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« Reply #8 on: June 11, 2012, 12:22:03 PM »
Quote from: IassaFTots on June 11, 2012, 11:01:31 AM
I love MST3K!  My favorites are Soylent Green and Jack Frost. 

Wha-at?! They did Soylent Green???!!
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« Reply #9 on: June 11, 2012, 12:29:26 PM »
wow -- Joel now looks like he could be my nephew's identical twin!

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« Reply #10 on: June 11, 2012, 12:30:27 PM »
Quote from: Danglars on June 11, 2012, 12:22:03 PM
Wha-at?! They did Soylent Green???!!

You know what?  They didn't.  My bad.  One of my favorite lines from MST3K is when they scream "Soylent Green is people!"  That prompted me to watch the original movie.  
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« Reply #11 on: June 11, 2012, 12:32:35 PM »
Quote from: Danglars on June 11, 2012, 12:21:03 PM
I saw that one! I remember how these two low-level scientists, out of nowhere, just come to the conclusion that "of course it's a rip in the fabric of spacetime!" caused by a black hole that's letting these spiders in. Sure, I'd always conclude that right away!  :rofl: First thing that comes to my mind.

Then there were all the MN vs WI jokes.....

Randomly calling out GO PACKERS or CHEEZHEADS RULE every couple of minutes   :rotf:  Too funny!!
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Re: Hey Movie Buff!
« Reply #12 on: June 11, 2012, 01:08:21 PM »
I am squarely in the Mike camp. 

One of my favorite ones, I can't even remember the name.  It's from the early 80's, in space.  The captain looks like Santa Claus, and his daughter looks like a middle-aged aerobics instructor.  Oh, there's so many awful ones it's hard to pick a fave.  The spider one with The Skipper was a good one.  Is that the one with the trashy dame who's got the shakes? 
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« Reply #13 on: June 11, 2012, 01:19:20 PM »
Quote from: Karin on June 11, 2012, 01:08:21 PM
I am squarely in the Mike camp. 

One of my favorite ones, I can't even remember the name.  It's from the early 80's, in space.  The captain looks like Santa Claus, and his daughter looks like a middle-aged aerobics instructor.  Oh, there's so many awful ones it's hard to pick a fave.  The spider one with The Skipper was a good one.  Is that the one with the trashy dame who's got the shakes? 

That's the one!  :-)
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Re: Hey Movie Buff!
« Reply #14 on: June 15, 2012, 09:03:38 AM »
Great to hear you liked it, Karin!
That was one of my favorites.
The space one whose name you can't remember in which the ship's captain looks like Santa Claus was called 'Space Mutiny.' That, too, is one of my favorites (It's the first of the Syfy ones I saw, and one of the few in which literally every character is pretty much begging to be riffed).
As for my thoughts on the Joel vs. Mike debate, I believe I said in one of my reviews that I think Joel was slightly better at doing host segments, whereas Mike was a slightly better riffer, though I of course think they're both great in general.
btw, Karin, as long as I have your attention, did you read the thread I posted a while back about possibly doing a mini- series of reviews of the 'Spider- Man' and 'Batman' films next month? What would you think of that (I ask because you seemed to be the biggest fan of my movie reviews)?
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Re: Hey Movie Buff!
« Reply #15 on: June 15, 2012, 12:59:49 PM »
 :hammer:  You're almost one week late to this party.  Couldn't decide what to wear?   :-)

Thanks for the title. 

I'm not a huge devotee of superhero movies, except I did like Spider Man, and Iron Man.  I'm one of the few people who just could not get into Dark Knight.  Everything looked so dark on my TV, I couldn't see what the hell was going on.  So, while I'd probably read the review, I don't know as I'd comment.  You could throw one up and see if it sticks.
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Re: Hey Movie Buff!
« Reply #16 on: June 15, 2012, 05:29:59 PM »
Quote from: Karin on June 15, 2012, 12:59:49 PM
:hammer:  You're almost one week late to this party.  Couldn't decide what to wear?   :-)

Thanks for the title. 

I'm not a huge devotee of superhero movies, except I did like Spider Man, and Iron Man.  I'm one of the few people who just could not get into Dark Knight.  Everything looked so dark on my TV, I couldn't see what the hell was going on.  So, while I'd probably read the review, I don't know as I'd comment.  You could throw one up and see if it sticks.

As an apology for being so late to comment on this thread, I'll do you one better than giving you the title, I'll give you a link to the episode itself:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kJcfEvnl0pk
Part 2 can be found on the "Recommended videos" sidebar. Enjoy!
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Re: Hey Movie Buff!
« Reply #17 on: June 15, 2012, 07:10:49 PM »
Quote from: njpines on June 11, 2012, 11:10:46 AM
The absolute funniest one I've seen recently is The Giant Spider Invasion -- a complete scream from beginning to end AND it has the Skipper in it from Gilligan's Island!
And it was filmed in Wisconsin. And probably answers the question as to why Wisconsin doesn't have a thriving film industry.  Too many giant spiders wrecking the sets and getting in the shots.
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« Reply #18 on: June 15, 2012, 07:11:45 PM »
Quote from: Bad Dog on June 11, 2012, 11:39:46 AM
It was great untill TV's Frank left.  He was my hero.
I think TV's Andy Levy is his illegitimate son.
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« Reply #19 on: June 15, 2012, 07:13:30 PM »
Quote from: Danglars on June 11, 2012, 12:21:03 PM
I saw that one! I remember how these two low-level scientists, out of nowhere, just come to the conclusion that "of course it's a rip in the fabric of spacetime!" caused by a black hole that's letting these spiders in. Sure, I'd always conclude that right away!  :rofl: First thing that comes to my mind.

Then there were all the MN vs WI jokes.....
"Reverse the polarity of the neutron flow!"
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« Reply #20 on: June 15, 2012, 07:15:52 PM »
My favorite one is Earth Vs. The Giant Spider where Crow writes Earth Vs. Soup. Which I want to see made into a major motion picture one day.
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« Reply #21 on: June 15, 2012, 07:36:00 PM »
Quote from: Duke Nukum on June 15, 2012, 07:11:45 PM
I think TV's Andy Levy is his illegitimate son.

Um...I get the feeling TV's Frank probably never procreated.
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« Reply #22 on: June 15, 2012, 08:32:03 PM »
Quote from: Bad Dog on June 15, 2012, 07:36:00 PM
Um...I get the feeling TV's Frank probably never procreated.
He worked for a mad scientist. He could have budded.
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« Reply #23 on: June 15, 2012, 09:07:40 PM »
Quote from: Duke Nukum on June 15, 2012, 08:32:03 PM
He worked for a mad scientist. He could have budded.

He had a spare head, you know.
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« Reply #24 on: June 15, 2012, 09:09:18 PM »
Quote from: Big Dog on June 15, 2012, 09:07:40 PM
He had a spare head, you know.
Sounds like part of the plot from "The Man With Two Brains".
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