2011-12-11

krpalmer: (mst3k)
2011-12-11 09:33 am
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MST3K 306: Time of the Apes

Opening up the current Mystery Science Theater 3000 DVD set, I launched into "Time of the Apes." Starting out as a Japanese response to Planet of the Apes in the form of a twenty-six episode TV series, then crammed down into the length of a TV movie by the infamous Sandy Frank to become something I imagine was intended as nothing more than cheap filler (whether for actual TV schedules or just movie packages for TV stations), it was found in the library of a local Minneapolis TV station by a group of young comedians working on a quirky little show, and embarked on a new leg of its odyssey...
'Must you scream every observation?' )
'Come on, run! Try and move faster than the plot.' )
'Do the words shallow grave mean anything to you?' )
'She passed out from the sheer length of the film!' )