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Summary: Possibly the funniest book I've ever read
Review: As an avid fan of Mystery Science Theater 3000 I have been aware of Mike Nelson's keen sense of humor for a while now. But he truly has outdone himself with this book, in which he delivers swift, crushing vengeance to the bad movies that plague our society. For all of us unable to express our feeling of confusion, hatred and general ickiness toward the movies we hate, Nelson taps into them and manages to even make them funny. And it doesn't stop there, he takes it a step FURTHER and mocks all of the bloated, ego obsessed "stars" who make these vile movies! I highly reccomend this book. The amount of entertainment it gives you will be well worth the money. My one complaint is that it had to end. I sincerely hope that Mike writes another -- how about some reviews of "Overboard" and "Battlefield Earth", along with a scathing commentary on the works of the uber mono-emotion wonder Freddie Prinze Jr.?
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Summary: Megacheese a mega-pleaser
Review: Mike Nelson's Movie Megacheese (MNMM to its fans) made me laugh all the way through. The megacheese is served up with hot slices of biting humor, side portions of cultural commentary, and large dollops of absurdity. For anyone who's sat through Lost in Space and woke up at the end feeling empty, this is comfort food. It has earned a cherished spot on top of the toilet tank. Look forward to a sequel.
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Summary: I loved this book!
Review: I work in a bookstore and came across this book one day when I was shelving. I am a big fan of Mystery Science and was pretty positive this book was going to be hysterical. Mike did not let me down. This was the funniest book I have ever read. My boyfriend, who is also a fan, was so jealous of all the laughing that I ended up reading almost the entire book out loud to him. We were laughing so hard my brother came in and asked,"What's so funny?" If you want to spend an afternoon laughing till your sides ache, buy this book! Please Mike you've got to write more books and fast.
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Summary: I laughed, I cried, etc
Review: Part of me is tempted to try humor in this review, but after reading this wonderful, hilarious book, I realize that my humor falls far short of the bar set by Mike Nelson, so there's really no point. In this case, then, I'll just stick to facts. Mike Nelson's Movie Megacheese is the funniest thing I've read in a very long time. Nelson skewers some of the biggest box office draws of the last 10 years and expresses his deep distaste for Satan, Adam Sandler, Carrot Top, and Val Kiler, and not always in that order. Oh, and an additional warning, dear readers, DO NOT attempt to consume any food or beverage while reading this book. You've either end up redecorating your walls or choking.
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Summary: The best book ever!
Review: Bravo Mike, this is a masterpiece! Keep 'em comming! When's your next one due out?
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Summary: WOW!
Review: Absolutely, without a doubt, the funniest book ever written in the English language. Ever
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Summary: The "Road House" of humor books
Review: Warning: Do not read Mike Nelson's Movie Megacheese while exercising on a treadmill, unless you want to practically fall off the thing for laughing so hard. Do not read it on the early morning commuter train, either, unless you want every person in your car to think you're a nutty raving lunatic from laughing. Mike Nelson, head writer and host of the late lamented Mystery Science Theatre 3000, reminds us just why that show was both brilliant and hilarious with this book. His opinions on such movies as "Anaconda" and such stars as Marlon Brando, Jim Carrey and the Wayans brothers will leave you with a smile on your face. Buy it now, or save it for an appropriate Patrick Swayze Christmas gift. Thank you, Mike Nelson, for making me laugh at movies. Again and again.
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Summary: Mike Nelson loves movies--just not *these* movies.
Review: No, not Mike Nelson from "Sea Hunt," played by Lloyd Bridges (that might actually make an interesting book, although I'd guess each film review would have, about halfway through, the words "By this time, my lungs were aching for air.") but Mike Nelson from "Mystery Science Theater 3000." Now why would a guy whose previous job consisted of watching really, really bad movies and making humorous comments on them take on a *second* job...consisting of watching really, really bad movies and making humorous comments on them? What's the difference? Well, a much bigger budget, for one. Not necessarily for Mike (although if I had my way I'd personally hand him one fresh crisp dollar bill for each and every time I snorted or guffawed out loud reading this book on the subway). I mean bigger budgets for the *movies* he's reviewing/skewering: bloated, mega-million-dollar studio crap like "Wild Things," "Independence Day," "You've Got Mail," and "Lost in Space." Be assured: this is not movie criticism of the type you expect from Roger, Rex, or that guy with the Brillo hair. Sure, he attacks the easy targets: the Baldwins, Joe Eszterhas, Brando, Pamela Lee...but hey, who *hasn't*? What's different between Mike Nelson and you and me sitting on a couch yakking about movies is that Mike is actually *funny*. Imagine if Dave Barry wrote movie reviews. Okay, now imagine that Dave Barry, Dave Barry's fans, and Mike Nelson himself won't want to hunt me down and string me up me for that analogy. But it's a similar off-hand, sarcastic, "normal-guy" tone with lots of jokey asides and a never-ending disdain for the lack of intelligence Hollywood has (or thinks we have). Mike asks the hard questions Siskel and Ebert never addressed: In "The Bridges of Madison Country," why on earth would Meryl Streep find bathing in Clint Eastwood's backwash erotic? Why does "Face/Off" have a "/" in the title? And why Bruce Willis? (Why? Why?) And it's hard not to agree with his well-argued thesis that, for the sake of all humanity, Jim Carrey must be destroyed. It's the perfect antidote to the big blockbuster movie season, and I can only hope that a sequel is due soon, 'coz the quicker Mike writes about "Gladiator," "Frequency," and "X-Men," the sooner I can find something to dull the memory of those six hours in my life. So, buy Mike's book if you want to laugh out loud more than you ever thought about the excesses of Hollywood. Mike has made me look at movies in a whole new way. Well, actually, that's a lie: I still think about movies in the same old way: as overblown, overstuffed billion-dollar ego-trips that amuse and pacify me because of their hypnotic flickering movements. But hey, at least *I* spent my hard-earned 15 bucks on this book rather than seeing "M:I 2" 1.58 times. You know who you are. If you just walked out of "The Flintstones in Viva Rock Vegas" thinking, "Well, that was kind of fun," then run, don't walk, folks, to get this book, and *fast*.
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Summary: The funniest book I've read this year.
Review: This book clearly displays Mike Nelson's talent for writing humor. I read this book in three days, often finding it difficult to put down at times. And it is very funny. It will actually make you laugh out loud, unlike many other books that are "funny." There's not one deadspot in this entire book. Those of you who are fans of the late Mystery Science Theatre 3000 will really enjoy Mike's new book.
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Summary: MST3K quality humor in black and white
Review: The thing I always loved best about Mystery Science Theater 3000 is that Mike and crew always said about the movies they watched what I wanted to say and would've said but didn't have the literacy, worldiness, erudition, and just plan nimbleness of mind to say while I watched those same movies in my formative years. We made fun of them too. I have treasured memories of me and my friends at 12 watching "Teenagers from Outer Space" and making fun of it for days later. The MST3K crew's comments were always a reflection of my own critical passions. For many of us, having MST3K cancelled was like having great next door neighbors move away; the guy who moved in after they left is OK, but you just don't click like you did when the Robinsons lived there. Seeing this book is like getting a letter from the Robinsons after they're settled and happy in their new home. It's comforting to know that they've got their own continuum still chugging away, and it's even better knowing they haven't forgotten you. Simply put, Mike's brilliantly relational mind and peerless metaphors have only sharpened with time; his humor is natural, insightful, and flawless. Every paragraph feels like he's talking with you carelessly over the phone. He's speaking his mind, oblivious to your howling laughter. His friendly and charming tone doesn't hide something, though: he has the same intellect of Woody Allen in his excellent books "Getting Even" and "Without Feathers." Best of all, there's great comfort in knowing that the guy next door who always cracked you up and never hit on your wife or talked about you behind your back has moved on to a new life but he hasn't changed a bit and he'll never, never forget the old neighborhood. If you ever even snickered at an episode of MST3K or loved bad-mouthing a Claude Van Damme flick (both worthwhile hobbies, nature folks), I can't recommend this book highly enough.
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