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Summary: Well Worth The Money, One Of The Funniest Books I've Ever
Review: Pure genius. This is easily the funniest book I have ever read, and the appeal is NOT just limited to MST3K Fans. After I had read it twice, a few of my non-MST3K fans read it and loved it almost as much as me. Mike Nelson is a god among men.
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Summary: The Printed Word is not Nelson's Forum
Review: I was very disappointed with this book. Being a huge Mystery Science Theatre Fan and finding Nelson's writing for that show to be near genius in its cleverness and resourcefulness, I was eager to read this book. Perhaps the book format just doesn't lend itself to his wit. I forced myself to struggle through a portion of the book, rarely giving up on a book I did give up on this one,it just was not funny or even mildly amusing. If you like MST3K, I recommend you stick with the tapes. Sorry Mike :(
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Summary: Wicked.
Review: Many have wondered what would happen if the cast of Mystery Science Theater 3000 were allowed to take on big budget Hollywood movies. With this book, you can get some idea of that. Here though, Nelson is not limited to quips and one liners as he is on his television show, and he takes the oppurtunity to take apart some of Hollywoods biggest films. Anyone who has suffered through one too many empty, big budget productions will love this.A word of warning, however. Almost no one is spared, even highly regarded filmmakers as Tim Burton. I was left wondering if there were ANY movies Nelson enjoyed by the time I was finished. There's a good chance Nelson will take on a movie you like, in his visciously funny way.
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Summary: Almost As Good As MST3K
Review: I laughed out loud a LOT while reading this. Way to go, Mike! He's still making fun of bad movies! And you will not believe the hidden SECRET Mike has been keeping from all of us!
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Summary: Side-splitting, sophomoric ... and wise.
Review: Mike Nelson loves to loathe, and no bad film, self-absorbed star, crappy cartoon or even high-school gym coach escapes his gentle wrath in the very funny "Mike Nelson's Movie Megacheese." Nelson, one of the architects of the late, great "Mystery Science Theater 3000," can be both stunningly erudite and vigorously low-brow ... often in the same sentence: "Julianne (Julia Roberts' character in My Best Friend's Wedding) meets her competition, and immediately launches a campaign of savage mental cruelty, scheming like Richard III, or Mr. Drysdale." Nelson turns his Tommy Gun of upper midwestern sarcasm on such deserving targets as chick flicks ("Watching Sleepless in Seattle is like being stabbed repeatedly with a Twinkie, or being beaten with a bag of doilies"), Jean Claude Van Damme ("makes Steven Seagal look like Richard Burbage"), Barbra Streisand ("born at some time during the Taft administration") and his unholy trinity of Adam Sandler, Jim Carrey ("a hideous rubbery reptile, sent from Satan himself") and Val Kilmer ("like Jerry Lewis without the dignity"). As in MST3K, Nelson shovels up huge mounds of pop-culture references: "Volcano pretty much follows the plot of Earthquake (in Sensurround), and you half-expect to see George Kennedy yelling at Lloyd Nolan, or Richard Roundtree hanging with Marjoe Gortner." Most of all, Nelson's disgression-filled "reviews" are downright hilarious: "If your life is going well and you have too much joy in your soul, try renting Barb Wire." "Batman and Robin is not the worst movie ever. No, indeed. It's the worst thing ever. Yes, it's the single worst thing that we as human beings have ever produced in recorded history. "Why is it that Manhattanites insist that you agree how unapproachably spectacular their city is? At any time, a hot blast of urine-scented air can hit you. Nora Ephron doesn't mention that." "Once Bitten is a touching bit of necrophilia that will have you snapping off the TV with tears in your eyes, gently holding your loved ones and weeping softly into the cruel night, pleading with some unseen guest, 'Is there a balm in Gilead?'" True, Nelson's dry wit may not be for everyone. But if you've ever drunk Schaeffer's Beer or willingly eaten Tuna Helper, "Megacheese" may just keep you entertained until the next episode of People's Court comes on.
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Summary: Mike Nelson: Life after puppet robots...
Review: Ok, I'm a fan of the show Mike Nelson was head writer for, but to mention this book in context with that show is unfair to Mr. Nelson and his vast comedic talents. Mike Nelson has a very unique style, I've read quite a few articles that he has written and I really dig how this guy writes. If your buying this book just because a certain show was cancelled, and you think this is the next best thing, I strongly urge you to find some of the articles that he has written online and read them, and judge for yourself if this book is for you. Or you could just buy this book because Mike Nelson has a wife and kids and needs to feed them, and buy nice warm socks and mittens for them, its cold and thier hungary, do the right thing folks.
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Summary: Mostly Funny! Skews Bimodally!
Review: I'm one of those ... creatures who reads movie reviews but hardly ever sees a movie. I admit it: I like reviews *better* than movies. Especially bad reviews. Mike Nelson disappoints me some by actually going to the effort of watching the movies he reviews, but I feel he's a kindred spirit who's in touch with his Inner Luser. If you aren't a fan of Mystery Science Theater 3000 (MST3K), you may find Mike Nelson's passionate love for the film noir "Roadhouse" a bit hard to understand. That's all right. The thinking reader will understand Mike's just pulling his leg, since the real greatest film of all time is "Caddyshack." Once you've hurdled that disturbing obstacle, however, you're in for a treat. Mr. Nelson has written one of the most laughable books I've ever read. Er... make that *funniest*. Nelson skewers those who most need skewering while providing insightful "behind-the-scenes" details such as: "Much of Twister's footage was done in the digital domain, with 1s representing incompetence and 0s representing crap." Nelson doesn't confine himself to films, catering to the broad spectrum of couch-bound lump-o-flesh interest. He also reviews TV shows, networks, individual actors, and Hollywood families. About Pamela Anderson in her early Baywatch years, Nelson observes: "[...] It may have been before she had all her skin removed and replaced with easy-to-clean vinyl siding." Amidst the monkeyshines, Nelson's distaste for the gratuitous, joke-punctuating violence endemic to modern film is quite evident. I am willing to tolerate this uncharacteristic inclusion of sober commentary because I agree with it. So there. All in all, I laughed a lot of milk out my nose, until it dawned on my to put away the milk while I read. I have a few complaints: He refers to too many people as "moist," although I must admit the folks he so describes really *are* moist. I was also perturbed that his review of The Food Network failed to mention "Iron Chef," a nearly inexcusable omission I'm willing to ignore because I don't really care all that much. Please, read this book, but only after you've thoroughly warmed up and stretched your facial and abdominal muscles, lest you pull something while laughing. And put down the milk.
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Summary: Texas Chainsaw Reviews
Review: The reviewer who suggested this wasn't a book for the easily offended is right. Mike Nelson wields his pen like a chainsaw, butchering every high profile movie in sight. Eventually, if you're a big fan of one of these movies, he's gonna hit one of your sacred cows and make top sirloin out of it. But he's just so gosh-darn affable, it's hard to get too upset about it. Thing is, too, he has a point. The movie business is strange, both in terms of what gets made and what succeeds. One could shrewdly point out that his own show and the movie based on it are just as suscepitble to the same reviews--but Mike's got that covered, too, pointing out that, on a dollar/minute basis, you could get much more movie time per buck by renting "Reds" (for example) than "MST3K: The Movie". So, once you get past any hurt feelings you may have suffered when he writes that Val Kilmer doesn't have the right to "be difficult" after starring in "Batman Forever" or that Steven Seagall's best work involved being sucked out of an airplane, you can enjoy the humor. Or maybe you can't. How should I know what you think is funny? The three stars here represents the fact that while I find Mike very funny, this is the sort of humor that wears me out quickly. On the other hand, I know a lot of people who have come out of a blockbuster movie just thoroughly peeved at how much other people liked it. Anyone who has ever felt burned because he slammed down $8.50 or more to see a really bad big-budget movie is going to enjoy this little revenge.
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Summary: Okay, but not for the easily offended !
Review: I suppose somebody would find this humurous , but since I'm easily offended , some of Nelson's remarks detracted from my enjoyment of the book. Being an Anime Otaku, I was offended by his 'jokes' about Japan and Anime. So, if you are not easily offended , maybe you could enjoy this.
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Summary: Mega-cheesy, all right!!
Review: I guess I expected something more along the lines of the MST3K Amazing Colossal Episode Guide. I expected a mega-size book for such a mega- title. But no! It's only about 5 1/2 by 8 inches, with a very large font, big margins, and widely spaced print lines. I also got the feeling that some of the "reviews" were padded in order to just get four lines on a new, otherwise blank page. That's the realization I came to while reading this book. Rather than be absorbed in the humor or writing, all I could think was, "Geez, look at all the wasted space!"
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