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25 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 90IGNIGNThe writers are comic geniuses, and the experience is so enjoyable that upon viewing This Island Earth's non-MST3K version, a grin will cross your face as you remember this parody masterpiece.
- 80Orlando SentinelJay BoyarOrlando SentinelJay BoyarIf you're on - or even near - the film's wavelength, it's hilarious.
- 75Chicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertChicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertPart of the appeal of the program is in the wisecracking. But the movies themselves are also crucial. They are so incredibly bad that they get laughs twice--once because of what they are, and again because of what is said about them.
- 75Chicago TribuneGene SiskelChicago TribuneGene SiskelFor many, a little of this joking will go a long way; devoted fans, however, will wish for a double-bill. Count me closer to the latter group.
- 75New York Daily NewsDave KehrNew York Daily NewsDave KehrIn a movie theater, at least, there are other people to hear you laugh, and the film of MST3K already seems a more communal, less onanistic experience.
- 75Baltimore SunStephen HunterBaltimore SunStephen HunterAbout a third as funny as it thinks it is. Still, that's pretty funny and about twice as funny as most American comedies these days.
- 63The Seattle TimesThe Seattle TimesThe charm of MST3K has always been in its self-mocking, cheap, we-just-threw-it-all-together sort of feel. It's a fun enough way to pass the time. And fans of the TV version of MST3K certainly won't be disappointed. But it would be just as much - if not more - fun watching it in your own living room with a bunch of rowdy pals.
- 63Christian Science MonitorDavid SterrittChristian Science MonitorDavid SterrittThe show provides a prodigious number of giggles, and it's so short (well under 90 minutes) that you'll have plenty of time to rent the original This Island Earth and test out wisecracks of your own.
- 50The DissolveScott TobiasThe DissolveScott TobiasWhether some jokes were studio-tweaked or others simply failed on their own, MST3K: The Movie feels unmistakably like a compromised product, flattened by the stiff headwinds of mediocrity.
- 38Slant MagazineEric HendersonSlant MagazineEric HendersonIn the theater, whenever Mike, Crow or Tom Servo flub a punchline or resort to a fart joke, you almost want to lean forward and shush them.