Friday, September 06, 2002
MST3K Does FOTR! Well Kinda... - Xoanon @ 13:11 PST
Hi, guys. Chris "Sampo" Cornell from Satellite News here. I ran into Calisuri on the airport shuttle heading out from Dragon*Con and we got to talking and swapping stories about fan web sites and stuff. I mentioned to him that Michael J. Nelson and Kevin Murphy of TV's "Mystery Science Theater 3000," who were acting as Masters of Ceremonies at Dragon*Con, lavished praise on LOTR:FOTR during their panel on Monday. He asked me to send him the exact quotes. Here's what they said:

The question was: "Within the last year, have you seen any of the major blockbusters, Lord of the Rings or Spiderman or the Star Wars movies, etc., and if so did you enjoy them?"

Mike: To answer your question, I saw "Lord of the Rings" like, a hundred times.

Kevin: Yeah. Me, too.

Mike: I really loved it.

Kevin: I hate waiting in lines for movies, but this is one I'd almost think about waiting in line for because I want to see the whole thing come to completion and I really applaud Peter Jackson and everybody who worked with him for doing this.

Mike (adopting the tones of a teenage girl): I had a huge crush on Viggo Mortensen, then Legolas showed up...

Kevin (in the same tone): "Leggy" Legolas...

Mike: ...and from there on my attention was split between the two...

I also wanted mention that in Kevin's new book, "A Year at the Movies: One Man's Filmgoing Odyssey," he devotes an entire chapter to his experience of going to see LOTR:FOTR.

Chris Cornell
Satellite News