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RiffTrax: Plan 9 From Outer Space - from the stars of Mystery Science Theater 3000!

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If you like MST3K, then you'll love this. Having rediscovered these over the past year, I've filled my library with these and other MST3K alumni material (new and old). The kids like 'em, too.

This is the first Rifftrax I've watched. I think they're dead on with the commentary. Looking forward to getting more.

Plan 9 from Outer Space is a movie I had seen many, many times on it's own over the years and found it to always be highly entertaining. The Rifftrax jokes on top add further to the enjoymant of this "fine" film. I watched this with a group of people who had not seen the original movie and they liked it as much as I did-- it was like watching a really great episode of MST3K.

And I like that it is playable both with and without the Rifftrax commentary as I will likely watch this movie without them as well.

The Rifftrax crew does their fun commentary on the Ed Wood film "Plan 9 from Outer Space" (Also known as: "The worst film of all time.") Since I am a huge fan of Ed Wood I was happy to own I could own this commentary on DVD, and am very proud to own it. This is a hilarious commentary and if you're any fan of humor you must own this DVD.

This movie is a real snore but the riffing comments make it worth seeing. Just like hearing the MST3k puppets' comments without the puppets. I still miss MST3k but Rifftrax is almost as good.

Ed Wood has been a favorite target of many people as his films while fun were just very inept and all over the place. MST3K slammed a few of his famed films during their run on TV including "Bride of the Monster" and "The Sinister Urge" and the commentary they provided was very funny but for some reason "Plan 9" eluded the guys of MST3K.

Thankfully Rifftrax has brought their brand of commentary and jokes to what has been dubbed "The Worst Film of All Time", Mike Nelson, Bill Corbett and Kevin Murphy take to task making fun of all the obvious mistakes and bad acting in Plan 9, the horrid editing, the terrible day for night or night for day changes from one scene to another and many other problems throughout the movie.

Anyone who has seen the movie on its own knows its funny just as it is, but with the Rifftrax crew its hilarious. The constant jokes about Bela Lugosi, his addictions and the terrible attempt to use a stunt double for Bela through much of the film are some of their best work. I personally enjoyed the Tor Johnson riffs and pop culture references make this one of the best from the guys and its well worth having as this is the perfect type of film that deserves a good harsh riffing.

Ed Wood's masterpiece, "Plan 9 From Outer Space," has long been famous for being the "Worst Movie Ever Made." That accolade was given the film long before MST3k revealed such cinematic travesties as "Manos the hands of fate" or such bewildering directors as Coleman Francis.

Truthfully, "Plan 9" IS a bad movie, but a more accurate award would be "Most Unintentionally Entertaining Bad Movie" as all the continuity errors, low budget effects, bad dialogue, incredible plot holes, etc. come so fast and furious you'd swear someone made this film intending it to be a comedy. Sadly, no, the people involved really did intend a serious drama, they just failed every single step of the way.

As is, its a movie that's incredibly funny on its own. With RiffTrax its even funnier. Mike, Kevin and Bill do a great job, and even though I've seen the movie on its own about a dozen times, some of their jokes actually pointed out things I had missed during all those previous viewings.

Also, since you can play "Plan 9" with the commentary off, I was able to sell my previous DVD copy of the film, as the print on this DVD is very crisp, actually better than my standalone DVD.

So if you're a fan of MST3k, check it out. If you've never seen "Plan 9" before, please watch the movie WITHOUT the commentary first. You won't believe your eyes.

Thank you, guys! Ed Wood movies don't even need riffing, but you just have to do it! And Plan 9 certainly doesn't disappoint!

I love to watch "Ed Wood", then watch "Plan 9 From Outer Space" immediately afterward. When I received the Rifftrax version recently, it was classic!!! The bad acting, cheezy plot, cheap props...the riffing almost writes itself! I have done my own riffing on this movie, and wondered what the riffboys would do with it.

I nearly blew my drink out my nose when, during the funeral scene, a somber Bela Legosi zones out, and Mike says "and you can see the heroin kick in riiiiiiight.....now".

My recommendation...buy it.

I love my riffing.... :-)

No doubt. No doubt whatsoever. It even makes "Howard The Duck" look like "JFK" (for more reasons than one!) Still: when you...experience "Plan 9"...
"altered" (or whatever), it's quite advisable to have Mike, Kevin, and Bill along for the ride, to assist you in understanding this (unwittingly) complex work of art.

OK the title of my review says it all. It truly is the WORST movie ever made and the Rifftrax gang makes it even MORE funny than it was never intended (by the original Director, Writer, Producer, Cinematographer hmmm... did I leave anything out Mr. Ed. D. Wood Jr.). I highly recommend that anybody who needs an MSK3K style laugh pick up this movie and watch it but don't get too overly cerebral with it because these guys who did the original don't have two working brain cells to rub together if you know what I mean (as evidenced by the lead headlining dead guy Bela, again nuff said). In short BUY THIS Mike and the gang need the money. Try their website for more information at [...] and this other fine product from Amazon, the LIVE RiffTrax of Plan 9 in October of 2009 just in time for Happy Halloween.

ENJOY!!!

RiffTrax: Plan 9 From Outer Space LIVE! Nashville 2009 - from the stars of Mystery Science Theater 3000!

The guys have done it again the "worst" movie ever made is now better than they could make it -- The whole gang made ever movie they do better -- They do thing and say stuff you would do if you were there