Recommendations!

I don't know exactly how to do a 'review' of MST3K riffs, but I have to share the joy. If you love satire, laughing at bad movies, and are SUPER excited about the upcoming Paul Walker/Haydn Christenson collaboration and haven't discovered the world of Mystery Science Theater 300, please. Stop what you're doing (except finish this post), and go find some.

Premise: a man gets kidnapped and taken into space, where he and his two robot friends are subjected to torture and forced to watch incredibly awful B-type movies. So, you watch the movie along with them as they proceed to mock it. Usually very well.

Of the originals, here are my top 5 (if I miss someone's favorite, please chime in):
5. MST3K: The Movie - Maybe not the snappiest MST3K fare, but the fact that I can still remember a few key quotes almost 6 years after watching it brings it onto my list.
4. Manos: The Hands of Fate - It's one of the slower MST3K films, but funny nonetheless.
3. Pod People - "It's called evil, kid." 'Nuff said.
2. Boggy Creek II: And the Legend Continues - Hot pants and Sasquatch? I think that's a yes!
1. Deathstalker and the Warriors from Hell - Highly quotable, utterly hilarious: it's the boys at their satirical best. I've seen it probably 20 times, and it never gets old.

Now, the geniuses that brought us MST3K have started doing new movies. More on that later.