Mystery Science Theater 3000 - Manos: Hands of Fate

Pros: Great riffs on a really bad film and funny host segments.
Cons: None

MST3K: Manos: The Hands of Fate: Best Brains/ Rhino Video
Rating: Unrated

Over the course of its 11 season run, the boys on the Satellite of Love screened some really awful movies and turned the act of savaging them into an...

Pros: The crew of the Satellite of Love do succeed in making it funny.
Cons: Pain. Lots and lots of pain. BYOM (Bring Your Own Morphine).

I've seen the MST3K version of Manos: The Hands of Fate four times. That's enough for five lifetimes. I now refuse to ever watch it again. If you'd like to buy a used VHS copy of this movie, contact me.

It's two hours of pure pain. I...

Pros: Hilarious, great riffs, excellent host segments
Cons: The actual movie is so bad... I can't believe it ever got made

_Manos: the Hands of Fate_ is my all-time favorite MST3K episode. So, you can imagine my joy when they finally released it on video. Thank you, Rhino! This is the movie that truly epitomizes what a bad movie is. The only other episode that can even...

Pros: Extremely Funny On The MST3K Side
Cons: The move that Is Made Fun Of

Mystery Science Theater 3000 (MST3K) started out as a small local access show, which made fun of the best of the worst in movies. And get this, it's also a PUPPET SHOW!

With their funniest episodes now out on VHS and DVD, I decided to pick...

Pros: Constant chatter of Joel, et al. keep your mind away from the movie.
Cons: If you look really carefully, you may see the actual film they are watching

Okay, I lied. This movie is a laugh out loud funny, not the quite introspective funny that crow would have you believe. I have some misgivings about the general epinions rule for reviewing a movie. "Try not to summarize the plot; analyze...

Pros: Joel! Bots! Movie! Enough said.
Cons: Having to pick up bits of yourself after laughing them off.

Aw, yeah. This is one of the high points of the series. Manos, The Hands of Fate, is one of the single most painful movies I've ever seen. Even with Joel and the Bots, you can still tell how tortuous a flick it is. Blurry footage in 3-minute...

Pros: Torgo theme, very bad movie, great riffing, and TORGO!!
Cons: Very boring movie, and the annoying little girl.

I bet 8 out of 10 MST3K fans will say "Manos" The hands Of Fate is their favorite episode. It's probably the most famous mst episode ever! Next to The Final Sacrifice. "Manos" became very popular thanks to Mystery Science Theater 3000. The late director ...