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MST3K "Manos" Arrives on DVD
malicioususer writes "According to this page the legendary MST3K episode "Manos: Hands of Fate" appears on DVD November 20th. If you can bring yourself to endure only one MST3K, this is the one." A great present for anyone you want to punish this christmas ;)
Manos - Hands Of Fate - Mystery Science Theater 3000
While on vacation, a couple and their young daughter end up at the lodge of goatman Torgo, the assistant to "The Master."
Torgo and Master operate a bed and cult-fest, complete with satanic rituals in the backyard.
This movie is like watching a train wreck -- you can't bear to look but you can't turn away.
DVD version includes Poopie, the official MST3K blooper reel.
[127 MIN.; COLOR; NOT RATED]
Anything with "goatman Torgo" and Satanic rituals can't be all bad. And for only 20 bucks!
Reviews here and here.
"If he thinks he can hide and run from the United States and our allies, he's sorely mistaken." Bush on bin Laden
Is already out on DVD. I'm not going to plug any retalier specifically, but I'm sure you can pick it up cheaply (I think I spent 8.99). The video quality is nice, though they did cut out a huge chunk of This Island Earth, some of which was pretty crucial (why did they try to leave the camp? you'll never know if you see their edit).
see this for the IMDb page.
"Mitchell" is also available, according to amazon.com.
- A.P.
"Remember when the U.S. had a drug problem, and then we declared a War On Drugs, and now you can't buy drugs anymore?"
For those without Cable, outside the US or anyone else that haven't got a clue what this is. You can get a PreView using Morpheus or KaZaA. There is lots of MST3K floating around. Remember to buy the DVD if you like it.
Help fight continental drift.
Well you know the DVD of GhostBusters has a MST3K "feature" its really awesome! I think they could easily reach deals with many distrubution companies to make MST3K versions of popular movies, But so far that is the only one that I know of.
Berrrrrr-wynnnnnn. Buy me a T-shirt will ya?
From IMdB's MST3k page, by
and on the same site by Joe Pranevich {knight@wave.lm.com}
If you want more detail read the basics about MST3k. An excerpt: Although the details of its premise have changed radically over its 11-year history, Mystery Science Theater 3000 has always been about one thing: making fun of bad movies.
The official show website is http://www.scifi.com/mst3000/ and here is a huge page of links from ibiblio.org. Apparently there are several tape trading sites, loads of fan sites, quotes pages, episode guides and so on.
There is an Official FAQ on the official Mystery Science Theater 3000 Information Club website, and another page of interesting looking MST3k-related junk at John's Mystery Science Theater 3000 WWW Page which makes the cut for this post because of course it's hosted on linuxsavvy.com (I think it's a private consulting company but I'm not associated with it).
Have fun!
Oh, yeah, I'd second the suggestion about the Geek's wishlist for 2002.
Christopher
Mozilla
The writers/performers have said that they watch each movie they riff about 8 or 9 times. And they have consistently told the fans that after taping an episode, any memory of the movie is conveniently erased from their memories. They have a theory that it's their brains' way of protecting the writers/performers from deep, deep trauma that would make even Freud squirm.
Firstly: Thank the gods other people think having Mike and the Bots on every DVD would be a good thing. And hey, they could have a short host segument before the movie, then the movie, then another short one after the flick. It'd be great! ;)
;)
Secondly: The reason Best Brains/Rhino doesn't put out whole seasons is because of the film rights. After many of these..."classic" flicks were shown to Joel/Mike and the Bots, the copyright holders quickly jacked up the price of using the films. Some people, like Sandy Frank, didn't know what Best Brains was doing to their movies, and they were furious. So for a lot of the movies, the rights have expired and the cost of getting them for video distribution is (apparently) higher than projected sales.
Now what I find interesting is that Best Brains themselves has released some new episodes on video. The thing is that Rhino's not involved in it, and they're from the Sci-Fi Channel years. They're available at mst3kinfo.com. That means that Best Brains owns the rights to these movies, and arn't going through a disto such as Rhino. Very interesting. Maybe people could lobby BBI hard enough that they'd release DVDs (Doubtful, but it never hurts).
And lastly, Sci-Fi is removing MST from their lineup after December. So watch and tape now, or check around for episodes. eBay has some general episodes, and private citizens have been known to have a large episode as well as rare tape collection.
--Reverend Raven
Desperate days demand dire deeds.
Many movies vie for the coveted crown of Worst Movie Ever Made. Most people typically award this mantle to Ed Wood's Plan Nine from Outer Space.
They are wrong.
You thought Plan Nine was bad? You thought Waterworld was bad? You thought Highlander II was bad? You have not experienced bad until you have endured the horror, the banality, the stunningly bewildering mess that is...
Manos: The Hands of Fate.
Most movies that people call "bad" are movies that merely failed to entertain them. Manos, however, will have you shaking your head in utter bewilderment as you ask yourself, "What were they thinking?" and, "How could they not know this sucked?" Filmed on grainy 8mm stock (and if it wasn't 8mm, it sure looks like it), the movie is in focus barely half the time, and poorly framed the other half. Scenes plod along at a glacial pace as "actors" stand around in utter silence as the camera continues rolling, waiting patiently for them to remember their lines, or at least ad lib one.
It is worth seeing, just to know that such things exist. You will be amazed. And not in a good way.
Schwab
Editor, A1-AAA AmeriCaptions
I take care of your screen while you're away.
Hey, for all of you guys who love the old MST3k episodes that *AREN'T* getting released: MST3k-DAP Also, on the zirc network in #dapcentral, and on edonkey2000, at, well, just check the above URL for that information.. Hasta luego, Exantrius
If you check www.mst3kinfo.com you can find that the Brains (mst3k production company) are selling a bunch of the SciFi episodes, as well as a new shorts tape with "Operation Venezuela" (originally planned for the MST3k interactive CD-ROM which never materialized).
I was lucky enough to see that one at their second convention in '96, and it's freakin funny. I hope they release some of the deleted scenes from the movie (like the meteor storm scene) soon.
PS I have over 100 episodes on video tape. Who wants to be a dear and buy me a DVD writer so I can convert them all over? You know you want to!
(-1, Raw and Uncut is the only way to read)