VeteranLight I don't have all the words right now but this film is a work of art.

Beystiman It's fun, it's light, [but] it has a hard time when its tries to get heavy.

Bluebell Alcock Ok... Let's be honest. It cannot be the best movie but is quite enjoyable. The movie has the potential to develop a great plot for future movies

Marva It is an exhilarating, distressing, funny and profound film, with one of the more memorable film scores in years,

piratesticktracy This is my favorite movie. It's hard to explain to people that this was a movie since every episode that used to play on their show was a movie, but this one has a slightly better graphics for all the scenes on the Satellite of Love. No matter how many times I watch it, I laugh as hard as I did the first time. I can always count on this one to lighten my mood no matter how crappy a day I had. The movie itself is a classic that my father said he used to enjoy back in the day. As with most MST3K movies, it's never really the actual movie itself that you watch it for. If that was the case, you'd miss out on some of the gems that they've put out. If you enjoy these movies, I recommend checking out Rifftrax. It's the same guys doing pretty much the same thing (minus the puppets) and some are in theaters for fans to watch these brilliant minds on the big screen as they do what they do better than anyone else.

Scarecrow-88 The theatrical film version of the popular cult show gained fame on Comedy Central and continued for some success on Syfy (when it was The Sci-Fi Channel) before eventually running its course, with the space station, Satellite of Love, orbiting Earth containing a lovable dope (Mike Nelson) and his two made-from-scrap puppet robot associates, Tom Servo and Crow (voiced by Kevin Murphy and Tracy Beaulieu), forced by the mad Dr. Clayton Forrester (portrayed by Beaulieu) to watch rotten films made in times past. Stuck on the station with no way home, and basically enduring bad films at the whims of Forrester, our trio tries to keep their sanity intact and hope for eventual escape at some point. With a theatre and the trio silhouetted in front of whatever film they must sit through, Mike, Servo, and Crow offer constant jokes and zingers about the content presented before them. Most of the films that showed up on the show were really, really lousy. "Manos, the Hands of Fate" and "The Creeping Terror" were two popular examples, but I just don't think "This Island Earth" deserved the distinction of being in their company. Still, I laughed a good bit (it really is hard to laugh out loud at something for any longer than seconds before the next zinger comes), and there were openings here and there for them (Casablanca, Gilligan's Island, Salvador Dali, Tangerine Dream, Dr. Seuss, and other pop culture items find their place in the comedy of the trio), but I'm certain plenty of rotten apples were out there far more fitting for lampoonery than "This Island Earth". The segments about the aliens from Metaluna (their foreheads, bleach-blond hair, and communication device (that could also shoot laser beams)) were ripe for comedy, but the "rest break" sequences (mostly concerning Mike, Servo, and Crow trying to come up with a means to get off the station and home) are not quite as strong although everyone involved tries valiantly to do so. All in all, I think the show really didn't leap off the screen to me as something that required a theatrical movie. It seems right at home on cable (or preferably, cable access), and that seems to be where it belongs. It is a show that has a mixed reaction. Some can't stand the nerve of people to take films and hurl jokes at them to amuse themselves and possibly others who might share their sense of humor (often very cinephile and film nerd, while also quite drenched in pop culture of all kinds, including consumer goods and music), while another party of viewers will indeed bask in the delight that comes with taking the bad (dreck that lives on the public domain) and applying comedy to it. So, this movie (and the show that spawned it) will either repulse or entertain. I think this is the case of if you are a fan, this will be enjoyable to you (but, surprisingly, not quite as good as the show during its run at the time); the movie is a chance to be lax on language (curse words were included in the humor at times), with some more adult humor allowed to find its way into the jokes. If you never liked the show, I can't imagine you'll enjoy this movie. I think why this isn't as good as the show, ultimately, is because there's that bit of charm lost (maybe because it was under studio rule?) and that lo-tech spirit seems a bit subdued. But, for me, it was still a good deal of fun.

Aaron1375 This film features the gang of the Satellite of Love like you have never seen them before! Being told what to do by movie producers, being passed over for ad revenue in favor of Barb Wire and riffing a film that is 94 minutes long and longer than this entire film. Still, the riffing was good and the film overall funny, just not as good as some of the stuff one saw in the regular show. In this film the Satellite of Love looks like it is in space, other than that it seems there was very little need to make this movie as the producers seemed to want to make this film short as all get out, it would of been better off simply being an episode of the show. The film being parodied is "This Island Earth", a film I have not seen other than what is presented here. Usually I feel comfortable reviewing films the gang have done, but this one is so obviously cut short I will not review this one as this one is so chopped up a lot of the plot is too. I am not sure what is happening in places so until I see the full movie I will not review it. I can review this though and like I said, it is good, but I would rather they had stayed on television as this movie is shorter than anything they did on the show on Comedy Central or the Sci-Fi channel. The host segments were not as funny as the host segments on the regular show either as they seemed to want to scream at the audience, "This is a movie!" So overall, funny, just kind of pointless. Though it is one film I can watch the closing credits.

Pumpkin_Man After hearing Mike Nelson's hilarious commentaries on 'Night of the Living Dead' and 'Carnival of Souls' I wanted more. Mike, Crow, and Tom are stuck in space on a ship and forced by Dr. Clayton Forrester to watch bad movies from the 50's. This time, they must watch This Island Earth. They come up with witty and wacky comments as they spoof the movie. This Island Earth is about a doctor named Cal Meacham who is asked for help from an alien named Exeter. Exeter and his group are from the planet, Metaluna. Cal and his ex-girlfriend try to help defend their planet in a war against the evil Zagons. If you love making fun of old movies, you'll love MYSTERY SCIENCE THEATER 3000: THE MOVIE!!!