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- From: vonzelow@adobe.com (Jon von Zelowitz)
- Newsgroups: alt.cult-movies
- Subject: MST3K and Film Threat [was Re: Plan 9!]
- Message-ID: <1992Dec27.225554.18344@adobe.com>
- Date: 27 Dec 92 22:55:54 GMT
- References: <16300009@hpwrce.mayfield.hp.com> <1992Dec24.164759.26736@news2.cis.umn.edu> <1992Dec24.183656.5501@bnr.ca>
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- In article <1992Dec24.183656.5501@bnr.ca> labiche@bnr.ca (Maurice LaBiche) writes:
- >I disagree with your assessment that this would be best
- >watched on MST3K.[...]
- >Go LIVE. Enjoy 3D human interaction.
-
- I don't have cable TV (!) so I hadn't seen MST3K until the other day.
- I was getting drunk with some friends at my girlfriend's house (she
- has cable) and it came on, showing "Santa Claus Conquers the
- Martians." (An excellent film, BTW.) I was very interested to see what
- the MST3K format would do to it, since I'd seen so much controversy
- over the net.
-
- I thought it was, under the circumstances, a fun way to see the film.
- The commentary was generally amusing and added to my enjoyment. If I
- had not been drunk, and had been more serious about enjoying the
- nuances of the film, perhaps I wouldn't have liked the MST factor, and
- would have rented the video instead. But then I would also have been
- sssh-ing all the drunks in the room (who were also making funny
- comments, Maurice) too.
-
- So, I'd say MST3K can be appreciated and enjoyed for what it is.
-
- In the same vein, I bought a copy of Film Threat, which has been
- bludgeoned on the net. It is no Psychotronic Video, but it has its
- moments. It's a little too close to the "real world" (Hollywood) for
- me. I can see myself buying occasional copies when there's an article
- of interest.
-
- If imperfect entities like these get some more people interested in
- seeing cult movies, I say that's good. Meanwhile, we alt.cult-movies
- people can remain at the forefront of it all. ;-)
-
- Jon von Zelowitz vonzelow@mv.us.adobe.com ...uunet!adobe!vonzelow
-