After last years beautifully packaged 20th Anniversary edition fans could have hoped for a little more love this time around. But this is well worth the purchase. For one thing you get the next figurine in what we all hope will be a series. Last year it was Crow and this year it's Tom Servo. You also get the nice mini-posters. Last year I was completely indifferent to these, but this year I realized that they could be group mounted handsomely behind glass. For the true fan only but still a nice touch if Shout Factory! continues to provide them in future installments. A grouping of twelve would look awesome alongside other show promo.
The films themselves this time around are plenty weird all by themselves and are: The Corpse Vanishes, Warrior Of The Lost World, Santa Claus, and Night Of The Blood Beast. Of these I'll call special attention to Santa Claus only because this is one truly god awful film. Santa, evidently, lives in space, where he employs children from all the different countries of earth to help in his mission. This idyl is then challenged by non other than Satan himself who engages Santa is cosmic warfare in an effort to stop Christmas. This 1950's live-action Mexican musical romp doesn't feature Aztec Mummies or an appearance from Santos but would be an excellent way to introduce your child to the truth that there is no real Santa Claus. After watching this they will never want anything to do with him again- or the devil for that matter. Or possibly even MST3K. Mike and the bots gamely try to make this thing interesting but it's simply too ho-ho-ho-rrible.
The other flicks fare far better and the extras on this set are pretty good. You get:
New interview with Warrior Of The Lost World director David Worth
Santa Claus Conquers The Devil: A 50-Year Retrospective
Night Of The Blood Beast (Turkey Day Version)
Turkey Day 95 Intros
Original theatrical trailers
4 Exclusive MST3K mini posters by artist Steve Vance
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