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Mystery Science Theater 3000’ XIX on DVDMystery Science Theater 3000: Vol. XIX [Limited Edition]

The ‘bots are back in town

The DVD set “Mystery Science Theater 3000” (MST 3K) Volume XIX allows fan of this ‘90s cult comedy show to complete their set of figurines of the robot puppets, known as ‘bots, from this series. The concept of the program is that it aired the best of the worst movies accompanied by hilarious running commentaries by the human host and two of the three main ‘bots.

Previous DVD releases included figurines of gumball machine-fire hydrant hybrid Tom Servo and bowling pin-lacrosse stick hybrid Crow T. Robot; Volume XIX rounds out the set with a figurine of the vacuum-like Gypsy. Fans who want these figurines should be sure to buy the deluxe sets, rather than the versions of the releases that only include the DVDs.

Volume XIX, like the prior 18 sets, includes four 90-minute episodes of the show. It also offers the bonuses that Shout Factory has included since taking over the releases of this series a few years ago.

These treats include a MST 3K themed retro-style postcard-sized poster and one or two extras for each episode. These extras include the original trailer for the film and either a history of the film or an aspect of MST 3K.

The set further follows the tradition of recent releases by having two episodes each with the two human hosts of the series. Joel Hodgson, who created the program, is the original and generally more-popular host. Series head writer Mike Nelson took over hosting duties when Hodgson moved onto other projects.

The final trend that Volume XIX continued was having two really good episodes, one decent one, and one bad one. However, even the bad one was very good compared to most television programs.

Because I share the same preference as most fans for Hodgson, who also had the advantage of getting there first regarding picking movies to mock, I watched the Joel episodes in Volume XIX first and was surprised to have liked the movies and the commentary better in the Mike episodes.

“Devil Fish,” which also could have been titled “Sharktopus,” was the best of the group. It involved a European cast playing American characters who were studying a shark-octopus hybrid that was causing mayhem. Ongoing jokes by the cast touched on theme of “Italians pretending to be Floridians.” The cast’s references to Speedos and their portrayals of purposefully highly offensive Italian stereotypes were highlights. Additionally, the movie itself was more watchable than many others that MST 3K aired.

Mike and the ‘bots also do a great job with “Devil Doll,” which is a wonderful example of a black-and-white British suspense film. This one has a sinister ventriloquist with a sentient and evil-doing dummy; uncertainty regarding who figuratively has his hand up the back of whom is a large part of the fun.

The better of Joel’s two episodes is “Bride of the Monster,” which is a typical low-budget Ed Wood film with Bela Lugosi and Wood regular Tor Johnson. This film seemed so familiar that I could have sworn that it was released in another MST 3K set, but Joel and the ‘bots do a great job pointing out the use of stock footage and other budget-saving techniques.

“Bride” does have the distinction of offering one of the best lines in this set; a reference to Joel and the ‘bots being subjected to a film by a cross-dressing director prompted the response “Penny Marshall?”

“Robot Monster” was the fourth film and had an alien with the body of gorilla and the head of a robot terrorizing the handful of people that survived its effort to annihilate humans. This film was a great choice in theory because, like Wood’s “Plan 9 from Outer Space,” it is included on lists on the worst films ever made.

The problem was that “Robot Monster” was paced incredibly slowly and was somewhat confusing. The commentary by Joel and the ‘bots was good but did not overcome these flaws.

I realize that my fellow Misties have equally strong opinions. I am especially eager that they and new fans of the show e-mail me at tvdvdguy@gmail.com.


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John Stahl is a freelance legal writer who is also a fan of classic and cult television programs. He can be reached at tvdvdguy@gmail.com.

 

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