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M*A*S*H (1972)
The Three Eras of MASH.
In my opinion, there are three eras in the widely successful 11 year television series MASH, the story of a group of doctors and nurses at the 4077th who try to keep their humanity through the horrors of war.
The First Era, consisting of Seasons 1-3,is what many refer to as the golden years of the series. The first episode premiered on September 17, 1972, presenting itself, easily, as a comedy, using its irreverent humor and extreme undertones. The first season, however, ended up 46th in the ratings. The second season was about to change that. Instead of it premiering in the Sunday Evening slot, which they did in Season 1, they moved it to the Saturday Evening slot in between All In the Family and The Mary Tyler Moore Show. Shortly after the second season took off on September 15, 1973, it immediately became a hit and by the end of the third season, it boosted from 46th to 2nd in the ratings. MASH was a Huge Success! Season Three took off on September 10, 1974. However, it was apparent to some that by the middle of Season 3, McLean Stevenson, the man who played the crazy CO Henry Blake, wanted out. The Season Three finale"Abysinnia Henry" premiered on March 18, 1975. The show marked the departure of Henry, but it ended in shock, the shock which would forever change the series for years to come. Radar, the company clerk, came into the OR to say an announcement."Luitenant Colonal Henry Blake's plane was shot down over the Sea of Japan. There were no survivors." this is also the final episode for Hawkeye's friend, Trapper. A new era of MASH had begun.
The second era is Seasons 4-8, known as the times of change. During this time period two more cast members and two producers would leave the show and the tone would radically change."Welcome to Korea" premiered on September 12, 1975. in this episode, we are introduced to Trapper's replacement, Captain BJ Hunnicut, and Henry Blake's replacement, Colonal Sherman Potter. Season four was, in a sense, a major turning point for MASH. Two of the three major characters have left and the tone had changed as well. Gone was the chaotic humor of the early days and in was a far more dramatic tone and mood. By the end of Season Four, one of the shows major crew members, Gene Reynolds, left the show. Season Five began as any other would, but someone was not a very happy person.Larry Linville, Frank Burns in MASH, was sick of being "Dumped On" after Gene Reynolds left after season Four. By the end of Season Five, Larry Linville was gone, along with another producer, Larry Gelbart. Season Six began with Frank being transferred and replaced with Charles Emerson Winchester III , a Harvard graduate, who was known as snobbish. Now, Alan Alda, the guy who plays Hawkeye Pierce, decides he wants to get more involved in production. So he becomes creative consultant and would later write,produce, and direct some of the later shows, which some believe would leave to it's eventual downfall. By Season Eight, the tone had once again dramatically changed. Also by Season Eight another character wanted out. Gary burghoff, who plays corporal Radar O'Rielly, decided he didn't want to do the show anymore, which lead to "Goodbye Radar" which premiered on October 8, 1979, in which the fourth and final cast member leaves the show. By the end of Season Eight, many believed that the show had begun to go on a nose dive.
The Third and final era, which is seasons 9-11, is what many consider the three worst seasons of the show. By this time, the show had gone from a sitcom to a drama. Alan Alda now had a strong grip on the show, causing him to make shows that show the horrors of war. People became immediately aware that the show has become more political, liberal, and rarely comical. The show has many times accused Alan Alda of "preaching" to the viewers. By Season ten, most of the cast and crew voted to make season ten their last. But CBS and 20th Century Fox wanted one more season so they can make a grand finale. The television finale,"Goodbye, Farewell, and Amen" aired on February 28, 1983 to an audience of over 77% of people watching it that night, making the finale the most watched scheduled television program in history. The 2 1/2 hour finale began with Hawkeye in a mental institution because he carried the memory of a woman who smothers her child to save the lives of fifty others. Hawkeye eventually gets out and not too long after he returns, the peace treaty was signed and the war was finally over. Everybody has left when BJ and hawkeye say their final goodbyes. As Hawkeye's chopper lifts off, the word"Goodbye" is marked off in stone, and he flies aways.
Thank you MASH for 11 years of comedy and drama.
Ercole e la regina di Lidia (1959)
I think I'll fall on my spear. He he.
The sequel to the Steeve Reeves version of Hercules, Hercules Unchained starts where its prequel left off. Hercules, Ulyses, and his new wife, Iole, go on some mission to settle a dispute between two brothers who wants to rule Thebes. However, on the way, Hercules drinks the so called " Waters of Forgetfullness" and forgets who he is and is seduced by this queen,and she falls in love with Hercules. However, Ulyses helps Herc regain his memory and escapes the island where the queen subsides in (by the way, the queen commits suicide, but anyway). Meanwhile, Iole, Herc's wife, gets captured by one of the brothers and threatens to kill her. Hercules and his group finally save Iole in a battle to the death by both of the brother's sides. In the end, both brothers die, Herc is reunited with his wife, and they live happily ever after.Well not exactly, but they lived ever after.
This is the second and hopefully, I think, last sequel to the Hercules series. The movie felt like an eternity. It took so long for Herc to finally get off that island! In fact, Herc was on that island for 40 minutes, long for an 1 1/2 hour movie. The song. Oh god that was awful. And one last thing. It was boring. There wasn't much action, and when there was action, it didn't last long, and it was fake.Thank god MST3K was there to make it enjoyable! I want to thank all of the people who made this B- bomb possible. Steve Reeves, the Herc. The other cast members. Pietro Franscisi, the director. Mitchell Parish, the person who wrote that dreaded song. And the two producers, Feruccio De Martiono and Bruno Vailati. Thank you all! P.S. If you're thinking of making another sequel, heres a tip. Don't!
Skating with Celebrities (2006)
Show stinks
What do you get when you combine American Idol, Star Search, skating, and celebrities? Well, Skating with Celebrities(SWC) of course! American Idol because of the strange resemblance between the judges of American Idol and SWC. Star Search because of its familiar scoring system. The premise: Get the highest score by doing moves around the rink. The host is Summer Sanders, who was once the host of Figure it Out on Nickelodeon, and is also the most annoying host. The shows contains many celebrities( most of which I never heard of)skating. After a while the show becomes very boring and dull. Like I said before, the judges are very familiar compared to the judges of American Idol. The old guy on the left resembles Simon(for hes very strict and only likes true taste), the girl in the center resembles Paula( for she is always kind to the contestants) and the guy on the right resembles Randy( for he always tries to act cool). It is just another copycat of the many other shows that have to do with this. Its not good and I don't recommend it.
Time Chasers (1994)
From the not very too distant future, a future with no food courts!!!!!
Time Chasers is one of my favorite MST3Ks, but one of the worst movies I've ever seen. From the nice, kind folks of Vermont, this flop is about this Castleton-t-shirt-wearing, long chinned guy who invents an airplane that can travel through time. He sees a commercial for this invention patenting company(Gen Corp) and decides to show them his new invention. He travels them to the year 2041 to a year of kids in Pjs and men with long trench coats. But when he goes back to the future with his new girlfriend,Lisa,they discover the year 2041 has become a city in ruins.They figure out that the boss of Gen Corp was planning to use the airplane as a military weapon. So they travel back to the morning of the presentation, in the process,killing Lisa and the executives of Gen Corp decide to dump him and another companion in the Revolutionary times. But just as it was over, him from his past came and stopped the boss from escaping. But when he tries to escape in the airplane, the guy jumps in and forces to crash his place into the tree. In the end, the boss and the guy die, and the guy from his past stops the guys from Gen Corp from finding out the plane was a time machine.
All of the times, both past and future, in this movies just didn't fit in with that time. 2041 looked like 1984 and the Revolutionary times had guys dressed in their wive's blouses and pantyhose. The movie was also cheesy as heck and the acting was horrible.
Thank you Vermont(you stupid state!!!!).
Santa Claus Conquers the Martians (1964)
Its Santa Bear!!!!
Recently, i watched the MST3K version of "Santa Claus Conquers The Martians" and after seeing that, i thanked God for not killing myself!! The movies was about these Martians who are concerned(excluding Voldar) about unhappy children on Mars.So they decide to go to Earth to get Santa Claus to bring happiness to Mars.Along the way, they capture two children who were just resting in the leaves. When they got to they North Pole, the two children were almost mauled by a guy in a polar bear suit,they capture Santa Claus, and head back to Mars. When they get back to Mars, Santa starts making toys for the children, but not without resistance. Voldar and other Martians form to dis-troy Santa Claus, but in the end, they get caught,and Santa and the kids went back to Earth.This movie is one of the worst ever!!! Here are 10 of the most unrealistic, disturbing and stupid things in that movie:
1.Droppo,the terribly gay martian 2.The polar bear 3.Torg,the martian robot who is turned into a toy by Santa 4.Milton Delugg, the guy who did the music in this movie. 5. THE song"S A N T A C l A U S, hooray for Santy Claus" 6.Stock footage of jets and rockets. 7.The Martians 8.The size of the rocket from the outside and the size of the rocket from the inside(very different) 9."Are you a television set?" 10." No one on Earth will never know, that Santa Claus was kidnapped by Martians!"
Even 5 year old children will say"Wow, this movie sucks," and throw it away.
Yu-Gi-Oh! The Movie (2004)
this movie is an disgrace!!!
Last year, i saw the movie and, oh god, it was one of the worst movies ever!!! Its about this kid who wins this uhhh.... tournament and another guy gets this card that disables the use of his god card thingys and he duels and him and this guy shows up and almost destroys the earth when the kid beats him and saves the day. Overall, this movie is a disgrace to all what movies stand for. The lines were cheesy, the voice acting stunk, and it didn't make any sense!!! if you are thinking of renting or buying it,this is my warning. Please don't rent or buy it, for if you do and you sit down and watch it, it will cause seizures, temporary loss of your mind, and please, don't lift any heavy equipment for two weeks after viewing. Thank you. I mean come on, even yugio fans will think this movies a stinker.
Maciste e la regina di Samar (1964)
Oh No! Its the sandstorm scene, Joel !!!!!!!!!!!
I recently got the MST3K Volume 7 and it had Hercules against the moon men. When it was over, the movie traumatized me! Apparently, the "moon men" will destroy a town known as Samar. So, in order to keep the town from being distressed, they had to sacrifice their "children" to these rock guys in the "mountain of death". The people against the sacrifices decided to hire Hercules to take care of the problem. The Queen of Samar, I forget her name, is an ally of the moon people and desperately wants to kill Hercules. Then all of this stuff with the cave trap and the capture of his allies and being captured himself. But then, as it couldn't get any worse, it happens! A 20 sandstorm sequence in which it just shows people falling on their faces!!! But at the end, the Queen gets killed, Hercules destroys the moon guys and they all not live happily ever after.
Manos: The Hands of Fate (1966)
Movie to kill yourself over,literally
I have the MST3K version of this movie and let me tell ya.This movie is the stupidest,cheapest, and most disturbing movie I have ever seen."Manos" was created by fertilizer salesman Hal P. Warren of Texas.As the result of a bet, the movies budget was only $19,000.Anyway,this movie begins with an absurdly long driving sequence with an annoying soundtrack.Then, they end up lost and found a hotel owned by Torgo, a man who is oppositely"taking care of the place while the master was away".Then the family wants to leave the hotel but cant because its dark and the car wont start.When Debbie(the daughter)is found after she was lost, she shows her parents the "tomb" where the master and the wives are sleeping.When they learn the hotel is owned by a pagan cult,the family tries to escape.But then they are captured by the master.At the end, the family end up as members of the cult.It is just a movie that makes you kill yourself over,literally.. After its release in 1966, it became almost unheard of because of its obscurity for 23 years.That is until the fateful day of January 30,1993 when it premiered on the show Mystery Science Theater 3000. After that day,"Manos" became more popular than ever before. In 2004, the documentary "Hotel Torgo" was released.It was then considered the Worst movie ever according to the June 10,2005 issue of Entertainment Weekly.It also was shown in an article of the El Paso Times.And as of August 16,2005 it was # 1 on the 100 bottom list on IMDb."Manos" the MST3K version is available where videos and DVDs are shown.I recommend that.But I'm not going to tell where the uncut version is because some of you freaks up there will get it and end up on the news because you killed yourself because of the movie. So this is my review of "Manos" the hands of fate.