The Mystery Science Theater 3000 Collection, Vol. 1 (Bloodlust / Catalina Caper / The Creeping Terror / Skydivers)

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Studio: Wea-des Moines VideoRelease Date: 11/12/2002Run time: 675 minutesRating: Nr

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This four-disc set, bundled together in an appropriately cheesy but charming package that sports pop-up-book-styled artwork, compiles four episodes of the Peabody Award-winning comedy series. The "experiments" in question (Bloodlust, Catalina Caper, The Creeping Terror, and The Skydivers) aren't necessarily MST3K's finest hours--they don't hold a candle to the show's takes on The Magic Sword, The Atomic Brain, and The Brain That Wouldn't Die. But the barrage of verbal zingers and pop-culture references slung by hosts Joel Hodgson and Mike Nelson and their puppet pals Crow and Tom Servo are still quite funny, and should please both longtime fans and science fiction aficionados who don't take too much umbrage at having their beloved movies heckled.

The Collection is decidedly Mike-centric, with The Creeping Terror, Bloodlust, and The Skydivers all culled from his reign during the sixth season. Series creator Joel Hodgson's participation is relegated to season 2's Catalina Caper, a fan favorite that at one time was pulled from circulation over rights issues. As with most of Rhino's MST3K DVDs, each disc is dual-sided, with one side devoted to the original, uncut version of each film, and the other given over to the "MSTied" version. Theatrical trailers for each movie round out the remainder of the supplemental features. Given the size of this presentation, it might have been interesting to include some interviews with the show's writers and performers (Comedy Central once ran a passable special about the series), but fans will still appreciate having these four episodes together, each providing a wealth of laugh-out-loud moments. --Paul Gaita

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Customer Reviews

Rating: - great show....
One of the most funny show from comedy central..however release more then a third of the show.....several of the best are left out of the releases so far....more ofthe first season could have been on this dvd.....bring this back too tv..I ..wish
Rating: - Was not like new
It was a valentine's gift for my boyfriend. The Box was worn the case had scratches all over it. The DVD he said, he could tell it had been used.
I would say it was in fair condition, but not like new.
Rating: - Not good enough for cable access?
This show's attempt at humor is mostly in very bad taste ( less than Berlesk). For me taking bad movies and doing sound over ridicule is just
not quite right in the head?
Rating: - Take me to Uranus!!!
I bought this mainly out of nostalgia for Skydivers.I watched MST3K on sporadic occasions when it was on Comedy Central, but started watching more after moving to Japan.Japanese TV leaves a lot to be desired.I enjoyed the rantings during Skydivers and Bloodlust, but I found myself rooting for the extremely slow moving monster in The Creeping Terror, and sleeping through Catalina Capers.It was cool that they added the original uncut movies to the collection as well.

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Rating: - MST3k
If you enjoyed MST3k's wit and satire, start here. A great addition to every B-movie collector's library.