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High School Big Shot is the worst in terms of just being hateful and depressing.
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John Murdoch posted:"Knew him? He was delicious!" "Another helpin' of filth for ya?"
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Sep 9, 2019 16:55
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tankadillo posted:High School Big Shot is the worst in terms of just being hateful and depressing. It moves quickly and the criminals he meets are fun. It also has a female character taking decisive action, even if she’s evil, which is rare and many of the black-and-white 50s movies they do. In the ending scene, where they decide to just do some of it during the daytime, is hilarious. A Rapp classic.
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Sep 9, 2019 17:41
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Mokinokaro posted:Or the version of Hamlet they did. That episode is hard to get through. nah, hamlet is extremely funny
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Sep 9, 2019 17:45
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Another season 1 defender, checking in! I honestly have a fondness for all of them, with three exceptions: 1) Project Moonbase - Big time misogyny already mentioned, and that's on top of just being really, really dull. The two episodes of Commando Cody are worth watching though. 2) Women from a Prehistoric Planet - This one is on me. It's a crappy Scifi in color! I should love it! I don't. Feels six hours long, and despite trying to have an anti-racists message, feels really racist. 3) Black Scorpion - The movie is okay! But there are some really racists riffs from Joel and the Bots, and one bad sketch. It's uncomfortable. Went to watch Day Time Ended, and I forgot that I had cancelled my Netflix sub. Oops.
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Sep 9, 2019 17:48
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I’m glad TV’s Frank is slowing down and taking it easy https://twitter.com/frankconniff/status/1171094358872997888?s=21 (I’m also glad he still doesn’t give a gently caress)
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Sep 9, 2019 17:52
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Breadallelogram posted:The Castle of Fu Manchu. Another Bill posted:Yeah I mean I expected it to be racist but wow Not only that, it has to be the worst film print they've ever used.
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Sep 9, 2019 18:31
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In terms of modern riffs, Jonah's complete breakdown during the climax of Mac and Me kills me every time. "NOOOO!! THIS ISN'T SUPPOSED TO HAPPEN!!"
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Sep 9, 2019 18:42
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drrockso20 posted:I think we can all agree that Beast of Yucca Flats is probably the worst movie MST3K has ever done, the episode itself has some good gags throughout, and thus is worth watching once, but it's definitely one with minimal rewatch value Monster A Go Go might win out
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Sep 9, 2019 18:56
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There was no monster. Sorry for wasting your time.
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Sep 9, 2019 21:54
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The Creeping Terror is also pretty unwatchable
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Sep 9, 2019 22:09
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The Creeping Terror BARELY qualifies as a movie
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Sep 9, 2019 22:29
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I have a soft spot for The Creeping Terror just because of how completely goofy the monster and its method of attack are. The choice to replace the lost dialog track with narration instead of at least attempting to redub it is utterly baffling, even though I understand the technical reasons.
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Sep 9, 2019 22:39
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TVs Ian posted:I have a soft spot for The Creeping Terror just because of how completely goofy the monster and its method of attack are. Same here, plus I think the worst films inspire the best riffs, and there are real some gems in that one.
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Sep 10, 2019 02:04
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Sydney Bottocks posted:Same here, plus I think the worst films inspire the best riffs, and there are real some gems in that one. It gave us my favorite low-key sketch, which is Mike sitting and listening to the dance theme. It goes on forever and I love it so. Mike even does the audiophile thing of putting a green felt pen into the center of the CD to ink it and get better fidelity.
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Sep 10, 2019 03:36
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Failson posted:Another season 1 defender, checking in! So, I've been trying to gradually go through the entirety of MST3K. I even have an excel spreadsheet so I know what I've seen and I can take notes if there's something I do not want to see again--like if an episode has a movie where they clearly just had two animals maul each other on screen (King Dinosaur, I think, has an iguana and a small crocodile fight and it's horrible. The footage was also used as b-roll in Robot Monster). Sometimes it's just a heads up so I can skip past a bad thing or maybe just not rewatch altogether. My note for Project Moonbase is simply "I hate this movie so much."
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Sep 10, 2019 05:33
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I feel like there are a couple of people in a rocket ship movies, and I cant remember liking any of them.
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Sep 10, 2019 17:55
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Mr. Fowl posted:King Dinosaur, I think, has an iguana and a small crocodile fight and it's horrible. Yes, but at least we got the "Gecko-Roman wrestling" riff out of it.
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Sep 10, 2019 18:17
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remusclaw posted:I feel like there are a couple of people in a rocket ship movies, and I cant remember liking any of them. First Spaceship to Venus 12 to the Moon Rocketship X-M Project Moonbase Space Travelers Big swaths of Fire Maidens of Outer Space if I recall correctly. Bunch of real snoozers. Those and the westerns they did just bounce right off me no matter how funny the jokes are.
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Sep 10, 2019 20:46
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Splint Chesthair posted:First Spaceship to Venus I really liked First Spaceship to Venus, and 12 to the Moon is just terrible enough to be a fun riff for me.
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Sep 10, 2019 21:44
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remusclaw posted:I feel like there are a couple of people in a rocket ship movies, and I cant remember liking any of them. That's because there was a time when people grew more and more convinced that the wisest and the best is to fix our attention on the good and the beautiful. If you just took the time to look at it.
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Sep 11, 2019 02:47
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Sash! posted:That's because there was a time when people grew more and more convinced that the wisest and the best is to fix our attention on the good and the beautiful. If you just took the time to look at it. Also, be sure to bring cats when you visit the moon!!
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Sep 11, 2019 03:28
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Sash! posted:That's because there was a time when people grew more and more convinced that the wisest and the best is to fix our attention on the good and the beautiful. If you just took the time to look at it. You're some guy, Sash!
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Sep 11, 2019 03:59
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Sash! posted:That's because there was a time when people grew more and more convinced that the wisest and the best is to fix our attention on the good and the beautiful. If you just took the time to look at it. Yes, but he learned almost to late that man is a feeling creature... and because of it the greatest in the universe
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Sep 11, 2019 05:24
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On the other end of the spectrum, I don't get Kevin's eternal burning hatred of Gunslinger. I thought it was a fun movie, even without riffs 
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Sep 11, 2019 19:15
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Chokes McGee posted:On the other end of the spectrum, I don't get Kevin's eternal burning hatred of Gunslinger. I thought it was a fun movie, even without riffs Kevin Murphy posted:"One of my darkest fears is that I'll one day make my own film, my story, my direction, my own crystalline vision of something so universal, it must needs be shared with the world on the silver screen. And I make the movie, and it turns out like Gunslinger, or any other Corman film—turgid, insipid, clichéd, confusing, every opportunity for artistic expression intentionally ignored." (From the Amazing Colossal Guide.)
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Sep 11, 2019 20:36
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You know, I like Roger Corman as a director. I hate his movies, but the man really did have talent, and was clearly aiming higher than what his budget gave him. There's moments in each of his films where you see he does something really well. Like in the Undead, when the time traveling psychologist is explaining to the good witch what's going on - that shot is fantastic. I mean, he was working with beans and franks production value on rushed timelines and producing b-movies because they needed product. Say what you will, but his work wasn't lazy. Although, I'm still trying to wrap my head around the inner workings of the Undead.
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Sep 14, 2019 17:46
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The Undead is a genuinely entertaining premise of loving around with past lives. Too bad about most everything else about it (other than digger Smolkin)
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Sep 14, 2019 19:27
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Roger Corman was kind of the grandfather of the New Hollywood movement that finally ended the Hollywood Production Code and danced on its corpse. He gave Peter Fonda the leading role in The Wild Angels after Fonda had gone counterculture, and he wound up being the reason Fonda, Dennis Hopper, and Jack Nicholson met. Corman may have focused more on the bottom line than the artistic side of movie making, but the man was never interested in playing by the big studios' rules, either. I shouldn't say "was." Corman is still actively making movies. Bobbin Threadbare fucked around with this message at 19:43 on Sep 14, 2019 |
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Sep 14, 2019 19:40
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Corman also gave Francis Ford Coppola his big break. Coppola, aside from directing some of the greatest American films also helped other directors get their start, including George Lucas. Corman's stuff is also where James Cameron, Joe Dante, and Jonathan Demme got their start. If you're a fan of MST3K and film you absolutely need to watch the Corman documentary Corman's World. It's really fuckin good. Some great interviews including Jack Nicholson, which was the standout for me. It's a shame Corman's recent stuff is all basic cable Syfy poo poo.
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Sep 14, 2019 23:09
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Death Race 2000 is a legitimately good Corman movie.
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Sep 14, 2019 23:32
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Angry_Ed posted:Death Race 2000 is a legitimately good Corman movie. He didn't direct it but yeah he produced it and it was from his New World Pictures.
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Sep 14, 2019 23:37
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Also almost all of his Vincent Price horror films from the 60s are amazing
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Sep 14, 2019 23:55
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I also legitimately enjoy the Fantastic Four movie he did. The effects might be terrible but he did capture the characters.
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Sep 15, 2019 01:34
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Mokinokaro posted:I also legitimately enjoy the Fantastic Four movie he did. The effects might be terrible but he did capture the characters. That movie is way better than it has any right to be, it’s nuts. Everyone should watch it (assuming you can find it).
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Sep 15, 2019 01:45
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Corman's film in the most recent MST3K season is a pretty decent Doctor Who script, only without the Doctor in it.
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Sep 15, 2019 02:46
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Mokinokaro posted:I also legitimately enjoy the Fantastic Four movie he did. The effects might be terrible but he did capture the characters. Big Mean Jerk posted:That movie is way better than it has any right to be, it’s nuts. Everyone should watch it (assuming you can find it). Hard agree!
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Sep 15, 2019 03:27
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Now the Affleck/Daredevil and Cage/Ghost Rider on the other hand.... WOOF
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Sep 15, 2019 03:32
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Another Bill posted:Now the Affleck/Daredevil and Cage/Ghost Rider on the other hand.... WOOF You gotta watch Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance, it's an amazing trainwreck.
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Mokinokaro posted:I also legitimately enjoy the Fantastic Four movie he did. The effects might be terrible but he did capture the characters. It's the best Fantastic Four movie that isn't The Incredibles.
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