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Summary: Who's the Tub of Lard who kicks Butt? '' MITCHELL"!
Review: This is Joel Hodgeson's final Episode where he and his buddies share his last movie "Mitchell". The Movie shown here is not all that bad, in fact, i think it's a fair detective movie with
Joe Don Baker, but if you want a good detective movie see
" L.A. Confidential" instead cause the movie is a preety Disappointing Detective movie but only worth watching when it's with the MST3K Crew.
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Summary: "Who's the blurry guy?"
Review: He's Mitchell! He's an out of shape detective who likes to take naps and shout at kids. He's a cop who plays by his own rules except when his boss shouts at him in which case he meekly leaves the office (apparently even rouge cops have feelings). He's a lady-killer who can't keep his gun in his waistband or his beer foam off his dates. He's Mitchell!MITCHELL is one of those films that you can see slowly going wrong. The original script probably wasn't all that awful. Then, likely, there were a few changes made to it by a committee of studio types. Someone may have thought that the ending of KEY LARGO would be really great at the end of a Joe Don Baker feature. Someone else might have decided to turn the Mitchell character into a bit of a slob. The director may have thought to emphasize the sloppiness even more for amusement value. All of these little problems add up to massive amounts of hilarity. MST3k always works best when the film they are watching could be laughed at without the help of the bots and that's certainly the case. There is a lot to make fun of here, from the illogic of the plot to the chase scenes that don't go above 20 miles per hour (the helpful car in the lead carefully puts its indicators on at each intersection, presumably, so that no one following gets lost). And they don't miss a single opportunity. If you've never seen an episode of MST3k, then MITCHELL is a great place to begin. The film in question isn't as truly painful as some of the others that have been lampooned over the years (see MANOS: THE HANDS OF FATE or THE INCREDIBLY STRANGE CREATURES WHO STOPPED LIVING AND BECAME MIXED-UP ZOMBIES if you dare), so you can ease into the flow of things without running, screaming, from your television set in horror. (The DVD version of this episode comes with the original theatrical trailer for MITCHELL. It's a hoot. Unfortunately, unlike other MST3k DVD releases, the uncut version is not available as an extra.)
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Summary: Mitchell movie is a hangover, Joel and the bots are a party
Review: How bad can a film be? Pretty freakin' bad!
Mitchell is great target material for the MST crew. I would love to have been a fly on the wall while the writers were viewing this horrible 70's film.
Joe Don Baker as Mitchell! is a fat drunk bad cop. There is supposed to be some mafia drug plot, but nobody cares. When Mitchell shoots a man in the back as he's running away, the movie soundtrack switches to some wanky, carnival music. It's inexplicable the directorial and editorial choices made on this movie.
Take for instance a 90 second scene that shows drunk Mitchell passed out on his sofa bed, he chucks a beer can and stumbles to the shower. end of scene????
Or the 20 lines of dialogue the script dedicates to soup. SOUP!!
Linda Evans is a high priced call girl that Mitchell let's live in his cave/apartment until he finds she has pot and he busts her. Talk about a double standard.
Then some kid on a skate board, who is supposed to be her son, bothers Mitchell while he is sitting in his car on a stakeout?
Where did he come from? (Mitchell sits in his car for half the movie, btw)
With this much awful celluloid to chew through-Joel and the robot roll call have a blast tearing it to pieces.
A sad goodbye to Joel and too much screaming Gypsy were the only downers. Otherwise this is classic Hopkins, Minnesota humor.
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Summary: Love Mitchell, Wish the DVD Could Be Better
Review: Just bought one of my favorite MST3K episodes and it's as funny as I remember it but I wish Rino would make a better DVD for it. When I bought Eegah, that was a much better quailty disc then this one. Mitchell is a classic amoung all the MST3K's. I think it is one of the best movies that they ever made fun of. For one thing it's about a fat, lazy, unhygenic cop and it has one of the sickest sex scenes ever filmed. I also loved that car chase with the turn signals going off and hot merging action. I that this is a must have.
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Summary: It is so bad, it's terrific
Review: Just thinking about this movie makes me chuckle. It is so awful that I don't blame Joel for leaving after watching it. Don Baker missed his chance at superstardom by not going after comic roles. Of course, that' what makes him so funny because he's trying to be serious.
This is a great flick. I loan it to my friends all the time. In fact, Bob, you still have it. Give it back now.
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Summary: [...]
Review: All the MST3K DVDs are worthwhile for the episodes they contain. One rant, however... I do wish Rhino would introduce some level of consistency to the disc production. I get the feeling all of the MST DVDs were made in someone's dorm room.
[...] [Mitchell]: Season 5 Episode 12 (Joel's Final Episode/Mike) 97 mins:
· Disc Label: Cheap silver silhouette
· Menu System: Cheap flying saucer graphic buttons with semi-annoying music loop from Mitchell - Play Movie, Play Trailer, Scene Index
· Special Features: Original theatrical trailer for Mitchell. [...]
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Summary: Joel goes out on a high note
Review: Okay. Let's start by saying that Joe Don Baker gets every riff he deserves in this pointless and unlikeable police flick. Mitchell is a perfect cop ... but only on a police force headed by Darrel Gates. Joel, Joel, Joel ... we hated to see you go, but brother, did you leave with style. 'Mitchell' has some of the wickedest riffing and best host segments (Gypsy gets some well-deserved screen time all her own!) in all the MST3K canon. It may be a small mercy that this DVD does *not* include the uncut and unMSTed version of 'Mitchell'; personally, I would have liked to seen it on there, even if I never watched it. The original theatrical trailer is included, which is a nice touch. Any and all MST3K tapes and DVDs are must-haves, but this one should be had in your first wave of buying.
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Summary: "My my my my my MY GOD!!!!!"
Review: Genius. Let's be honest: most of us have already seen/loved/memorized this classic but for those just getting started with the Best Brains oeuvre this is the one to start with. I'd love to know who greenlighted the original Mitchell production, because this is truly one awful movie. Joe Don Baker, Linda Evans, John Saxon, and Merlin Olsen must have had some contractual obligations... Murder, drugs, some sloppy lovin', and the slowest car chase in the world make this the ultimate cheesefest. Sad that this was Joel's last episode, but they send him off with grace and dignity in a wonderful mock-up of "2001: A Space Odyssey" as well as a nod to traditional Greek theatre. Joel and the 'bots do some of their best work with the material, and several viewings are needed just to keep up with the zingers that get by. In fact, almost every barb they come up with ranks as classic MST3K fare. Enjoy this film tonight with Johnny Mathis and a quart of your cheapest scotch. Lest I repeat myself, all that can be said is: genius.
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Summary: Mitchell!
Review: Finally another MST3K DVD from Rhino! Certainly worth the wait...and deserves to be sitting on your shelf beside "Manos." Now, where's "Catalina Caper" and "Cave Dwellers?" Since my original entry "Catalina Caper" and "Cave Dwellers" are available on DVD. Collect 'em all, kids! -Charlie (MST#5535)
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Summary: Technical Problems
Review: This isn't about the content - but the badly lacking quality of the DVDs. No this isn't about lacking features, since they never had many - but what appears to be new compression and pressing of this disk as well as Manos: The Hands of Fate. My copy of Mitchell seems to be "warped" for lack of a better word. Either that or it's taken a new record for putting out dull off-center throbbing sounds from BOTH of my DVD players.Manos is worse. In spite of having the hillarious Poopie Vol.1 reel on it, around track 16 (the layer change I assume), the playback stops. Not pauses - stops. Of course you can cue up track 17 and back up to the errant position and continue watching but obviously, Rhino decided to go cheap on these two disks (and future releases one's left to guess). Buyer beware - or keep that receipt in your quest to find a working copy.
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