This disc starts off with a nice summation of Shout Factory's collection of the 4 Film Crew catalog-highlights from all 4 films. Very enjoyable-a real good editing job. Very good promo.
There is also a Zack Galifinackas promo for his stand-up show which made me want to see it.
"My brother has ADD...he drives a Ford Focus"
And then the main feature.
Being a fan of Mystery Science Theater, this was my first foray into Film Crew land so I was a little concerned.
Well, of course, gone are lovable Tom Servo and Crow T. Robot and gone is the iconic front row sillouette where they and Joel/Mike would sit subjecting themselves to all means of cinematic trash.
Gone too are the patented MST between movie skits that made the stink-weed films go down easy.
Instead, we have The Film Crew-3 humans(Bill, Mike and Kevin-the 2nd MST crew)voicing their comments for the film from off-screen rather than nestled comfortably in a row of theater chairs.
Even though there are no Tom Servo or Crow and no comforting front row sillouette this is STILL excellent MST material. Both in the film itself for being such PERFECT riff-fodder and Bill's, Mike's and Kevin's cruise-control expert ribbing of this turkey.
The funniest,craziest scene in WWoW,about half way through,involves a trance-like tribal dance by the Wongo women under the spell of a high priestess who repeatedly screams at them to "DANCE!!!!!!!!!!!!" and then "DANCE!!!!!!!!!!!" yet more. The women are helpless to resist. She yells yet again "DANCE!!!!!!!!" with Bill throwing back a "Ok, right, because right now we're balancing our check books, waddaya THINK we're doing!"
There is a annoying parrot featured throughout the film that isn't CUTE anymore:"Go to parrot hell"-Kevin.
But the funniest thing I have EVER seen in ALL of MST history takes place on WWoW's bonus feature where we witness Mike, Kevin and Bill forced to D A N C E by the movie's high priestess as she shrieks "DANCE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!".
I can honestly say I am now a fan of The Film Crew with a viewing of their Hollywood After Dark cementing the deal.
The Film Crew are the next best thing to the grand daddy of them all-Mystery Science Theater 3000
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