Mystery Science Theater 3000 - Pod People [VHS]

Wait! That's not Alf. In this movie, Alf-like aliens come to Earth and hatch out of these alien-type eggs. One befriends a young boy (Trumpy). Trumpy wastes his time eating peanuts and doing small illusions that would make a you David Copperfield proud. However, another alien goes on the rampage, killing poachers, rangers, uncles, and the members of a really bad pop band. The way all of these people are acting in this movie, it comes as a relief when they are picked off one by one. This is a really low budget deal. The Mystery Science crew really rip into the bad effects, the cheesy new age music, and the incomprehensible plot to great comic effect. It's definitely worth checking out for some of the worst alien suits ever.

Yet another great episode from MST3K's golden years. The total lack of cohesion between the scenes in this movie makes for some great riffing, as well as the odd powers the alien has, which is uses to make a kooky scene then is never talked about or used the rest of the film. Also the gun-rights vs. gun-control mini debate that also leads absolutely no where was another highlight, or lowlight depending on how you view it, of this horrible film. In closing I wish I had some stylish white dots on my head which are never explained but are inherently bad.

Some MST3K movies I just can't bare to see. They are so bad it's almost painful to sit and watch. This is one of them. However Mike and bots make it endurable.So many things in this "film" are so mindless and stupid it's a wonder how anyone could think of making it a movie. Many of the old 1940s-1960s B movies had a forgivable quality to them in that they were B movies and didn't hide it. A spaceship on a string or hero in a spandex jumpsuit was to be expected. Here however is a B movie in colorful 70s-80s, and thinks it should be taken seriously.What killed me about Pod People is that the featured alien is the least threatening thing I have seen. Alf was creepier. It doesn't attach it self to peoples faces, have acid for blood, or even drip goo at any time. Nothing cool! No oozing goo! I mean come on! And it kills with by whacking people with its hand for little reason. Other things made this hard for me to watch. The film is shot with constant fog in the background. Characters contradict them selves every other line. The setting is drab and ugly. Most of the "plot" is pointless and irritating. Hair and clothes styles are awful, even in the decade it was made. This is MST3K at it's worst, and that's when it's the best.Mike and bots are generally funny and it's worth a few good laughs. Just don't pay too much attention to the movie or you will go blind.

Not being a big fan of MST3K this movie changed it all for me. The quick witted lines skillfully destroy "The Pod People" and leave the audience laughing b/c of how terrible the film is. Joel, Servo, and Crow manage to make this film not just bearable but also entertaining. I have watched this tape three times and then I have decided to purchase it. I don't know why you are actually still reading this you have a VHS to purchase!"Trumpy do you know how to play?""Yes, it's when I break you in half."

Hilarious MST3k episode! As if the riffs weren't great enough, the on-ship recording studio bit is the gang at their finest! "Idiot control, now!" A must see! So do it! Go see it! ... ... ... NOW!

Perhaps my favorite of the Joel movies. The movie is awful and the riffs excoriate it, the host segments are great, and we get multiple songs from the whole crew.

The funniest of all skits , imitating the singers in the studio, great riffs, one of Joel's best riffs over a color film.

The movie is hilarious and horrendous.Such a bad movie it's funny and a perfect vehicle for MST3.