I think I'm one lucky dude. A good friend sent us a MST3K boxed set for our Anniversary and wanted to know what I thought of it.
So I figure this is a s good a place to talk about it as anywhere.
First of all the tin box looks great. I'm not sure how to describe it though. It's painted in such a way that you can tell it's metal. The shiny-ness of it comes through the printing. It's a nice touch.
On the inside is the actual box set of the four DVD's, plus four collector prints the size of post cards (one for each movie in the collection - I plan to frame mine!), and a Crow T. Robot figurine (you can see all the parts used to make him clearly!)
But the real gem is the DVD's. The first one is 211- FIRST SPACESHIP ON VENUS from the 2nd season. Ambitious movie but it just falls flat... A mysterious spool is found containing a recorded message from Venus and we just happen to have a new space ship ready to go and find out more!
The 2nd is 706- LASERBLAST from the 7th season. I remember seeing this movie in it's un-MST form, but it needed riffing bad. It came out the same year Star Wars did and was blown completely out of the water. Young Billy finds a alien weapon which gives him the revenge he wants against the bullies in his life. Then the weapon mutates him. Poor Billy...
The 3rd is 904- WEREWOLF from the 9th season. Joe Estevez stars in this major miss... Bones of something strange is found in Arizona, and soon lycanthropes live again!
The 4th is 1004- FUTURE WAR from the 10th season. I don't know what this movie is supposed to be. There are cyborgs, human slaves, and rubber dinosaurs. Somehow they are all supposed to fit together. I watched it and still don't know how it's done...
Also on the disks is a three part cast and crew interview, and the legendary appearance of the cast at the 2008 Comic-Con.
My first impression is that this set fits with anyone. If you are a dedicated MSTie or a curious newbie this set works. You can find out all you want about how the show came about and enjoy some fine examples of the riffing art. All the films are in color too. I have noticed that some of the B&W films they used tend to loose peoples interest if they aren't "MSTified" already. Not always...
But if you are a die-hard fan these films have never been released on DVD or in the old VHS series I understand, so they are a catch for your collection. And after 20 years it still holds up like fine wine or Jethro Tull. Classic.
And I am a lucky guy as I never dreamed I could get myself a copy... But the dream is real!
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