The Mystery Science Theater 3000 Collection, Vol. 12 (The Rebel Set / Secret Agent Super Dragon / The Starfighters / Parts: The Clonus Horror)
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Actor: Mystery Science Theatre 3000Director: Various
Brand: Ryko Distribution
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language); Italian (Original Language)
Format: Black & White, Color, NTSC
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 400 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2007-10-30
Audience Rating: R (Restricted)
Studio: Rhino Home Video
DVD Reviews of The Mystery Science Theater 3000 Collection, Vol. 12 (The Rebel Set / Secret Agent Super Dragon / The Starfighters / Parts: The Clonus Horror)
DVD Review: The MST3K Collection Vol. 12
Summary: 5 Stars
This is my first MST3K DVD box set and I'm extremely satisfied with it. This set includes four hilarious episodes of the greatest show of all time. It comes with two episodes starring Joel, and two episodes starring Mike. The episodes include "The Rebel Set", "Secret Agent Super Dragon", "The Starfighters", and "Parts: The Clonus Horror". This set also includes a few special features including original theatrical trailers for the films, MST3K Video Jukebox Vol. 3, and three interviews. The set comes with four discs altogether. If you are going to buy your next MST3K DVD box set, I would recommend The Mystery Science Theater Collection Vol. 12 if you don't already have it.DVD Review: The most fiendish scientific experiment ever
Summary: 5 Stars
Of all the experiments committed by mad scientists over the years, could there ever have been a more fiendish one than that performed by Dr. Clayton Forrester, who subjected innocent people to some of the worst movies ever developed? Volume 12 of The Mystery Science Theater 3000 collection is further proof of Dr. Forrester's evil.
Experiment #1 in this set is The Rebel Set, which has Edward Platt (The Chief from Get Smart) recrujting some beatniks to commit a robbery. It's kind of like Reservoir Dogs without the good writing or acting. In addition, this one comes with the short subject Johnny at the Fair, which makes you appreciate the lack of short subjects before today's movies.
Experiment #2 is Secret Agent Super Dragon, a miserable James Bond knockoff. The best that can be said about it is it's better than Experiment #3, The Starfighters. You'd think with a title like that, it'd be a sci-fi movie, but instead it's a movie about a jet fighter called the Starfighter. With long segments of airplanes flying to easy listening music and no plot or suspense, this movie gives Manos a run for its money for worst movie honors. The pity is that it pretty much did in the career of Bob Dornan the actor, forcing the country to endure Bob Dornan the congressman.
Experiment #4 is Parts: The Clonus Horror. The plot deals with a secret institution that raises clones for parts for important people; when one man escapes (the guy who played "Chet" on Emergency!), the secrecy is threatened. If this sounds a lot like the plot of the recent movie The Island, this is no coincidence. An extra feature with the Parts director discusses the lawsuit that resulted from the rather obvious plot theft. Interestingly, the MST3K playing of Parts helped raise awareness of the similarities.
As usual, this is an excellent set to pick up and no MST3K fan will be disappointed by these episodes. Keep them coming!
DVD Review: Rhino's Swan Song was really good.
Summary: 4 Stars
Volume 12 marked the end of the controversial Rhino DVD release series. They released defective discs,discs that missed stingers,released movies that were unauthorized and did a double dip. But I am happy to say their last release will end on a high note..this is a great set
-The Rebel Set made this set for me. I very much liked seeing this movie in MST3K mode(really hard without MST3K) and Johnny at the Fair was a funny short. I think it is an underrated episode. I love the xylophone solo at the middle of the film where the crooks(let by Edward Piatt) put their stuff "In the hole" I could watch this over and over
-Secret Agent Super Dragon - A lot of people were clamoring for a Spy episode and here it is. When you are in the mood for a B movie spy non-thriller its a good viewing. Tom Servo's Secret Agent Super Dragon song is funny and Joel's invention was a hoot.
- The Starfighters - Mike Nelson said it correct, this movie had more nothing than any other film. Was this a movie or documentary or what was it exactly. This has the imfamous Poopie Suit scene and the jet fueling intercourse scenes which are riffled to death. Again, when you are in the mood to watch this you will enjoy it as opposed to just having it on. Sometimes the right mood makes watching these movies much better.
- Parts the Clonus Horror - a popular Season 8 episode with Mike & the Bots. This was my least favorite of this quartet. Im not into this movie as much as the others. Maybe a little more on the duller side. At least the Starfighters was unforgettably dull, this one was just not my cup of tea. Stil a popular episode among the MST scifi fans.
Overall a great set, worth owning and Rhino made no screw ups :)
DVD Review: A Strike, Two Hits, and a Home Run
Summary: 3 Stars
This is a rather lukewarm collection. Two of the episodes are average, one of them is painful, and the final one is stellar. If you're a fan, you can't go wrong by buying this set, but this should probably be one of the final ones you get.
The Rebel Set is all right. It's certainly not the first episode I leap to when I need my MST3k high, but it's serviceable. It's a tale of three downtrodden individuals taking place in a bank robbery for a criminal mastermind... and of course, things don't go as they should. For the most part, it's a torpid turd, trudging along until the final third of the movie. It's also one of those movies that ALMOST works, and you'll find yourself watching it and forgetting to listen to the boys every now and then. Because it has its own presence and almost functions properly, it shadows the riffing and is almost impossible for the guys to lift. That said, check out the short, "Johnny Goes to the Fair." It's a fabulous short, definitely one of my favorites. I laugh until I cry every time I watch it.
Secret Agent Super Dragon is average as far as eps go. It's a James Bond ripoff, which is all you need to know. Although the premise sounds hilarious, the movie itself is just not very engaging. Yeah, it's super lame; that's the problem. It fails at being a humorously poor film in and of itself -- a quality that always makes for the best episodes. That said, the constant jabs at the "white-trash Q" and rude protagonist make for a pretty good time. Just don't expect too much from this one.
The Starfighters is horribly, horribly boring. This is basically airforce propaganda masquerading as a documentary masquerading as a movie. Refueling scenes take up roughly a fourth of the movie, and there's only so much Mike and the bots can say before you're taking a nap. Furthermore, here's a case of poor product; I popped this pristine, brand-spanking-new DVD into my player and the darn thing skipped a total of 5-6 times. Really, shame on you, Rhino!
Parts: The Clonus Horror is my favorite in this set. The premise is that humans are cloned as organ donors for the wealthy. It's downright hilarious! The movie is just interesting enough to keep you engaged while the guys pop out one-line wonders. This episode is a must-have!
All in all, I can only really recommend this set to the hardcore fan. New MSTies are better off with Volume 2.
DVD Review: are you mad at me, clone daddy?
Summary: 4 Stars
Typical formula for the box sets - one must-have, one solid episode, and two fairly good ones.
The Clonus Horror is the reason to buy the set. Hilarious riffs, and a stupid-bad movie. Peter Graves just going though the motions is 10 times better than anything else in this Rockford Files-quality clunker about everyone's favorite bogeyman - the rich and powerful. I wonder how they justify all that money for henchmen to the stockholders?
Super Dragon is a cheesy low-budget completely unoriginal secret agent flick, including several meaningless plot twists just pulled out of the woodwork, that make you say 'what?!'
Starfighters is a valentine to the US Air Force that makes the Green Berets look like a documentary. I'm not anti-military at all, but this is embarrassing, and probably deserves worse than it got. Lots of in-air refueling. Like the guys said about 'Skydivers,' this is one of those movies where they forgot to actually have things happen.
The Rebel Set is a heist-and-double-cross flick, with not-bad production values and not un-watchable, if somewhat impressive for its complete lack of suspense. Gritty 50s realism.
Outside Clonus, which is great, the other selections are basically solid, if not top-flight classic funny, which seem to be doled out one per box set. Grr.
Description of The Mystery Science Theater 3000 Collection, Vol. 12 (The Rebel Set / Secret Agent Super Dragon / The Starfighters / Parts: The Clonus Horror)
Mystery Science 12 isa Collection of 12 never before released episodes of the Cult Comedy Series and is recommended inthe treatment of boredom.Episodes:
1. The Rebel Set
2. Secret Agent Super Dragon
3. The Star Fighters
4. Parts: The Clonus Horror
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