GoldLyrics.com - Mystery Science Theater 3000: 20th Anniversary Edition [Limited Edition]

List Price: $69.99
Our Price: $159.99
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Manufacturer: Shout! Factory
Starring: Joel Hodgson, Mike Nelson, Trace Beaulieu, Frank Conniff, Jim Mallon
Directed By: Kevin Murphy

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Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Binding: DVD
EAN: 0826663109238
Format: Box set
Label: Shout! Factory
Manufacturer: Shout! Factory
Number Of Items: 4
Publisher: Shout! Factory
Region Code: 1
Release Date: 2008-10-28
Running Time: 420
Studio: Shout! Factory

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Editorial Reviews:

Mystery Science Theater 3000 celebrates its 20th anniversary with a specially packaged DVD set housed in a limited-edition tin box featuring 4 custom lobby cards and a figurine of Crow T. Robot! Features four of the show's most-requested episodes--First Spaceship on Venus (1960), Laserblast (1978), Werewolf (1996), and Future War (1997).

The Emmy-nominated and Peabody Award-winning TV show Mystery Science Theater 3000 became a pop culture landmark in the '90s by poking fun at horrible movies of every genre and time period, and letting us listen in. They made the unwatchable essential viewing.

Bonus Features:
* "The Oral History of MST3K" feature in three parts.
* 2008 Comic-Con MST3K Reunion Panel, featuring Joel Hodgson, Mike Nelson, Jim Mallon, Kevin Murphy, Trace Beaulieu, Frank Conniff, Mary Jo Pehl, Bill Corbett, J. Elvis Weinstein, Paul Chaplin and Bridget Jones-Nelson. Moderated by Patton Oswald.
* Original film trailers.
* "Variations On A Theme Song", featuring all six versions of the theme song.
* Limited-edition version comes in a tin box with 4 lobby cards and a figurine of Crow T. Robot, all exclusive to this set.

Spotlight customer reviews:

Customer Rating:

Summary: Alternate version of this collection
Comment: The deluxe version of this collection seems to be out of print on Amazon, but there's a cheaper version--no tin or figurine--that's worth checking out if you can't find the deluxe version. Cleck here to see the standard version: Mystery Science Theater 3000

Either way, this is another must-have box of MST goodness!

Customer Rating:

Summary: Great new set
Comment: I thought this was an incredible set - here is my thoughts of all the movie episodes
First Spaceship on Venus so the Amazing Colossal Movie Guide written by the MST3K crew say this wasnt their best work. And they're right, its not that good, but you know what, this isnt really that bad. The segments with the robot who speaks in foam is good & Tom acting really sarcastic was something to behold. I personally felt this wasnt the best episode to use for people wanting to see Joel for the first time or for a 20th Anniversary set. the movie is a little tough to get through if you watch it at the wrong time. You really need to be in the mood to watch a lower budget scifi episode. Joel has a great line "a million pounds of doodie" during a fun scene where the astronauts are being chased by something gooey. Tom has a great T shirt line with a man with a T shirt Tshirt... It might be a weaker Joel show, but its still worth seeing and you might want to watch it when the mood to watch this movie strikes you. Some movies you really have to be in the mood to watch first, this is one of them.
Laserblast was the last episode to hit the Comedy Central era. The jokes and segments are really good especially the 2001 spoof ending. This is the end of an era as Trace B (Crow and Dr F) left the show after this never to return. Pearl Forrester's character underwent a huge change for the better after this. This is a very good key episode. Mike dressed as a woman is always a sight to behold. The movie itself isnt good (hence its an MST3K episode) but the creatures that were created by Dave Allen are neat, if nothing else. If you havent seen this, here is a chance to see one of a handful of eventful/key episodes that changed the course of history of MST3K. Somewhat hard to get through the movie, but its a key episode, and very enjoyable for the most part. Not to be missed for fans of the show.
Werewolf -This is a great scifi channel episode. Bad Werewolf movie (gore and other violence were cut for the show) but really a fun bad movie to watch, it has some good/decent horror elements, but not great werewolves, pretty much considered lame looking. The riffling on this movie is great, and the segments on this are superb too. Mike as a girl is very disturbing. A very popular Mike on the scifi channel episode and it will not disappoint. One of my favorites from the scifi era, as well as a favorite from many MST3K fans around the world. Watch it and see why it is a popular episode on this set.
Future War - a Jean Claude Van Dam wannabe fighting 6 ft tall dinosaurs and a terrible script. Bad effects bad acting, great riffling - this is a very popular episode. I liked the dinos but why they were man sized is beyond me..
I cant wait for the next Volume - V 15 - coming in Feb 09

Customer Rating:

Summary: MST3K 20th
Comment: I am overall pleased with this product. I thought it was a great design and the disk artwork was really nice, but made the included lobby cards redundent. The only major complaint I have was the difficulty in opening the tin for the first time. The back lid was so tight I practically had to pry it off and when I did so, I cut a finger pretty deep. I think this can be attributed to the fact that my copy was slightly dented when it arrived, which made the box hard to open. I loved the Crow figurine and hope that Shout! decided to release a Servo one as well. Crow looks loney on my tv by himself.

Customer Rating:

Summary: Mystery Science Theater 3000: 20th Anniversary!!
Comment: Amazing. Love the little crow that is included and the small poster cards along with the tin "lunch box" styled container that it all comes in. Great episodes that I've been waiting on for a long time. They did a wonderful job with this. They really know how to keep this show still alive for a lot of people like me. Thanks!

Customer Rating:

Summary: Poorly Designed
Comment: I ordered two of these... Both tins were damaged under the wrapping (meaning they left the factory that way). The DVDs are crammed into the tin and you have to pry them out -- I damaged one DVD box trying to get them out.

I'm not a happy camper.

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