# Movies that really NEED to appear on MST3K **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [April 7, 2000, 11:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-that-really-need-to-appear-on-mst3k/15760 "2000-04-07T23:30:00Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Ruffian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/71e660/32.png) [@Ruffian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ruffian)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2000, 11:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-that-really-need-to-appear-on-mst3k/15760/1 "2000-04-07T23:30:00Z")
So my boyfriend and I watched “The Matrix” alst night. Absolutely amazing effects, but dear Lord–the dialogue, Keanu, the hilarious poses he strikes in battle…we were laughing out loud at several scenes that weren’t intentionally funny. About halfway through, I said, “Oh, man, this movie HAS to be on Mystery Science Theater 3000!” Bri and I were stopping and rewinding some of the more hysterical scenes to do some of our own banter–frick, it was funny. This movie MUST appear on the show! And if MS3K has gone off the air, it needs to come out of retirement for this movie! Not to mention The Phantom Menace. Man, that thing was painful (if however neat looking). What are your nominations? (And BTW, what licensing/copyright/blah blahg blah laws would need to be bent to get a movie on that show, anyway? Why nothing from the last 5 years?) * * * Teaching: The ultimate birth control method. [Laura’s Stuff and Things](http://members.aol.com/lrconaway) ---
**Author:** ![Milossarian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/3ec8ea/32.png) [@Milossarian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Milossarian)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2000, 11:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-that-really-need-to-appear-on-mst3k/15760/2 "2000-04-07T23:37:00Z")
The remade version of “The Haunting.” The wife and I actually started doing the MST3K schtick near the end, and it worked to a T. We had each other in stitches. * * * “We are here for this – to make mistakes and to correct ourselves, to withstand the blows and to hand them out.” Primo Levi ---
**Author:** ![Nu\_Vo\_Da\_Da](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/97f17d/32.png) [@Nu\_Vo\_Da\_Da](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nu_Vo_Da_Da)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2000, 11:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-that-really-need-to-appear-on-mst3k/15760/3 "2000-04-07T23:42:00Z")
I’ve always thought it would be fun to see a completely serious, very well made film on MST3K…something along the lines of The Godfather or something. Of course, I’m odd… * * * Profanity is the crutch of the inarticulate mother-fucker. ---
**Author:** ![Padeye](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/a9a28c/32.png) [@Padeye](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Padeye)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2000, 11:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-that-really-need-to-appear-on-mst3k/15760/4 "2000-04-07T23:51:00Z")
> [@](#): > > Originally posted by Nu Vo Da Da: > \*\*I’ve always thought it would be fun to see a completely serious, very well made film on MST3K…something along the lines of The Godfather or something. > > Of course, I’m odd… > \*\* Nah, I’ve always thought _The Godfather_ lent itself more to a _Rocky Horror Picture Show_ style audience participation thing. I could dig up my chalk stripe suit and body armor and bring my props: piano wire, revolver with no serial number and tape on the butt, fish wrapped in newspaper, oranges. ---
**Author:** ![SINsApple](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/eb8c5e/32.png) [@SINsApple](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SINsApple)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2000, 12:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-that-really-need-to-appear-on-mst3k/15760/5 "2000-04-08T00:36:00Z")
Deep Blue Sea, oh and definitely the remake of The Haunting! Saw those both the same weekend. I actually kinda liked The Haunting, but Deep Blue Sea is now my permanent vote for worst movie ever. It will take some work to top that puppy. * * * Rather, I was in the position of a spore which, having finally accepted its destiny as a fungus, still wonders if it might produce penicillin. –Ayi Kwei Armah ---
**Author:** ![RoboDude](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/bbe5ce/32.png) [@RoboDude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RoboDude)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2000, 1:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-that-really-need-to-appear-on-mst3k/15760/6 "2000-04-08T01:42:00Z")
Cyborg (I think that’s what it’s called) It’s a crap-tacular post-apocalyptic flick that would be absolutely perfect for MST3K. * * * Life is a tragedy for those who feel and a comedy for those who think. ---
**Author:** ![Max\_Torque](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e9bcb4/32.png) [@Max\_Torque](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Max_Torque)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2000, 1:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-that-really-need-to-appear-on-mst3k/15760/7 "2000-04-08T01:51:00Z")
Without a doubt, _Highlander II: The Quickening_. OH, the holes they’d rip in it… The thing is, you have to pick a movie that’s **bad** , but not boring. So, while _Deep Blue Sea_ and _The Haunting_ are good choices, _Lake Placid_ is not. And I’d like to direct those who like tearing bad movies apart to [Jabootu](http://www.jabootu.com). Read the review of _Sphere_; it’s classic. ---
**Author:** ![Shirley\_Ujest](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/45deac/32.png) [@Shirley\_Ujest](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shirley_Ujest)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2000, 2:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-that-really-need-to-appear-on-mst3k/15760/8 "2000-04-08T02:59:00Z")
Starship Troopers. Thank God I didn’t shell out the dough to watch this debacle in the theater. About ten of us were sitting around just ripping the film apart in MST3K style when it came on video. It’s like the director/writer couldn’t decide if they wanted an ALIEN theme or a campy theme or a early twenty-something I KNOW WHAT YOU DID LAST SUMMER CAST theme. Instead, it just sucked. ---
**Author:** ![Kat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b19c9b/32.png) [@Kat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kat)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2000, 4:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-that-really-need-to-appear-on-mst3k/15760/9 "2000-04-08T04:05:00Z")
Whichever that one is where Johnny Depp’s daughter gets kidnapped by people who want him to kill someone (the mayor?). Yes, I know I can look it up on IMDB, but is that movie really worth the effort? ---
**Author:** ![MrKnowItAll](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mrknowitall/32/87_2.png) [@MrKnowItAll](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrKnowItAll)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2000, 4:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-that-really-need-to-appear-on-mst3k/15760/10 "2000-04-08T04:18:00Z")
I don’t know if any of you caught this. Two of the last three seasons that MST3K was in production, they would do a special in which they would show trailers of that years releases and have their way with them. Tom Servo would act as host (in a tux, no less) and other characters would come on to join him and Crow. While they’re releasing video tapes of MST3K episodes, I’d like to see them toss in these two specials as well. * * * _God is my co-pilot. Blame Him._ ---
**Author:** ![Lexicon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/ac8455/32.png) [@Lexicon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lexicon)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2000, 4:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-that-really-need-to-appear-on-mst3k/15760/11 "2000-04-08T04:23:00Z")
_enemy of the state_ That would be really funny. My brother and I do this sort of thing all the time, turn the volume down on some flic and talk for them. We usually end up laughing ourselves hoarse. I’m gonna miss that chump when I move away… ☹ * * * Sticking feathers up your butt does not make you a chicken. ---
**Author:** ![Hail\_Ants](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/dc4da7/32.png) [@Hail\_Ants](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hail_Ants)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2000, 5:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-that-really-need-to-appear-on-mst3k/15760/12 "2000-04-08T05:54:00Z")
**Independence Day** **Independence Day** **Independence Day** **Independence Day** **Independence Day** **Independence Day** **Independence Day** **Independence Day** **Independence Day** **Independence Day** **Independence Day** **Independence Day** **Independence Day** **Independence Day** **Independence Day** **Independence Day** **Independence Day** **Independence Day** And Godzilla. And any other “film” those two idiot, bozo hacks Devlin & Emmerich ever make ever again!!! * * * _I for one welcome our new insect overlords…_ - K. Brockman ---
**Author:** ![chief](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/df788c/32.png) [@chief](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chief)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2000, 6:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-that-really-need-to-appear-on-mst3k/15760/13 "2000-04-08T06:25:00Z")
> [@](#): > > Originally posted by SINsApple: > \*\*Deep Blue Sea, oh and definitely the remake of The Haunting! Saw those both the same weekend. I actually kinda liked The Haunting, but Deep Blue Sea is now my permanent vote for worst movie ever. It will take some work to top that puppy. > > \*\* ## i dont know but i think that Batman and Robin was quite bad! Check out my site: [Chief’s Domain](http://qfg.tierranet.com) ---
**Author:** ![Wendell\_Wagner](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/8491ac/32.png) [@Wendell\_Wagner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wendell_Wagner)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2000, 2:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-that-really-need-to-appear-on-mst3k/15760/14 "2000-04-08T14:03:00Z")
_Titanic_ _Meet Joe Black_ _Meet Joe Black_ is full of pregnant pauses that would make it easy to fit in comments. And imagine what Claire Forlani has to say to the other people at the birthday party as she and Brad Pitt walk back to it at the end. “Hi, I have two pieces of news. First, the guest of honor is dead. Second, I’d like you to meet my new boyfriend. He was killed in a horrible traffic accident a couple of days ago, but it’s all right because he’s all better now.” ---
**Author:** ![Sealemon88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c68b51/32.png) [@Sealemon88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sealemon88)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2000, 2:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-that-really-need-to-appear-on-mst3k/15760/15 "2000-04-08T14:38:00Z")
The Haunting is just begging to get MST3Ke’d. Phantom Menance. Oh yes. The Thin Red Line. “And so now we know the truth. Hiroshima happened because the narrator would _not shut his friggin’ hole!_” Universal Soldier 2: The Return. The Ninth Gate. I was making fun of it as I watched it. MAN, that movie sucked! Eye Of The Beholder. “Filmed in Confuso-vision!” Body Shots. Romeo must die. A fun, cheesy movie that would be _so_ easy to make fun of. “Ya know, China really should have gotten a budget before remaking the Matrix.” * * * You say “cheesy” like that’s a **BAD** thing. ---
**Author:** ![Drain\_Bead](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e47774/32.png) [@Drain\_Bead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Drain_Bead)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2000, 4:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-that-really-need-to-appear-on-mst3k/15760/16 "2000-04-08T16:56:00Z")
Congo. Terrible movie based on an equally terrible Michael Crichton novel. Fake styrofoam and fiberglass scenery, and ape costumes so bad you could practically see the zippers. Not to mention horrible acting. ---
**Author:** ![SanibelMan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a88e4f/32.png) [@SanibelMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SanibelMan)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2000, 5:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-that-really-need-to-appear-on-mst3k/15760/17 "2000-04-09T05:18:00Z")
Dad and I were considering going to see _Mission to Mars_ the other day, so he went on the net to look up some reviews after I said I’d heard it wasn’t that good. He mentioned that one of the reviews he’d read said it’d make a perfect MST3K movie. ---
**Author:** ![Asmodeus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/8dc957/32.png) [@Asmodeus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asmodeus)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2000, 7:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-that-really-need-to-appear-on-mst3k/15760/18 "2000-04-08T19:23:00Z")
Easy. Redneck Zombies. made in MD/DE for about 39.95. Actually worth watching. These rednecks get into military toxic waste. Actually very gory and very funny. Filmed with a regular video camera. * * * Sex is like bridge: If you don’t have a good partner, you better have a good hand. – Charles Pierce ---
**Author:** ![Jeannie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e480ec/32.png) [@Jeannie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jeannie)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2000, 10:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-that-really-need-to-appear-on-mst3k/15760/19 "2000-04-08T22:22:00Z")
Showgirls. Nuff’ said. Oh, and I liked Deep Blue Sea. It was mindless, fun entertainment. * * * I never hate myself in the morning. I sleep till noon. –Sig line courtesy of Wally 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![ReservoirDog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/8edcca/32.png) [@ReservoirDog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ReservoirDog)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2000, 10:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-that-really-need-to-appear-on-mst3k/15760/20 "2000-04-08T22:25:00Z")
If MST3K ever went raunchy, making the most of the fact that they appear on cable television, perhaps they could try _Doom Generation_. On second thought, it is just too easy. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-that-really-need-to-appear-on-mst3k/15760.md?page=2)