Comments on: In Soviet Middle Earth, Adventure finds you!

In Soviet Middle Earth, Adventure finds you!

Brandon Blatcher — Sat, 08 Dec 2012 12:55:25 -0800

The subtitles aren't accurate, but that shouldn't stop your enjoyment of this Russian adaptation of 'The Hobbit'.

By: Wordshore

Wordshore — Sat, 08 Dec 2012 13:00:44 -0800

The subtitles aren't accurate, but that shouldn't stop your enjoyment of... They are stopping my enjoyment, as it's difficult to follow when one is crying with laughter. F'ing pink shirt et al.

By: JHarris

JHarris — Sat, 08 Dec 2012 13:03:06 -0800

I think this got mentioned in a comment before. But it's great all the same. I saw this over a year ago and love it, from narrator grandpa in his darkened infinite cafe to slightly sinister Gandalf. Wait until you get to the goblins and their ridiculous dance!

By: JHarris

JHarris — Sat, 08 Dec 2012 13:04:34 -0800

Ah, but those jokey subtitles are terrible, and harm the experience. It'd have been better without. YOU'RE NOT MYSTERY SCIENCE THEATER 3000 MORONS, DON'T EVEN TRY.

By: srboisvert

srboisvert — Sat, 08 Dec 2012 13:06:22 -0800

Stop laughing. I care for weed.

By: JHarris

JHarris — Sat, 08 Dec 2012 13:11:37 -0800

This Huffington Post article has the original. (Warning: ad before show starts.)

By: JHarris

JHarris — Sat, 08 Dec 2012 13:16:49 -0800

(The subtitles might actually be clever, I've not seen more than a few seconds... but I would have preferred a way to see it without the peanut gallery. Say what you want about MST, but they never gave you the impression that you'd rather be seeing the film without them, they were at least that respectful.)

By: Guy_Inamonkeysuit

Guy_Inamonkeysuit — Sat, 08 Dec 2012 13:30:10 -0800

Oh, dear. Those hobbit feet...

By: Martijn

Martijn — Sat, 08 Dec 2012 13:33:38 -0800

Or the original on YouTube, without ads or hard subs.

By: Guy_Inamonkeysuit

Guy_Inamonkeysuit — Sat, 08 Dec 2012 13:35:08 -0800

Oh, dear. The dragon.

By: JHarris

JHarris — Sat, 08 Dec 2012 13:35:21 -0800

Ah, thanks Martijn!

By: justsomebodythatyouusedtoknow

justsomebodythatyouusedtoknow — Sat, 08 Dec 2012 13:37:41 -0800

Thanks JHarris and Martijn. Part of what made MST3K work was that Joel, Mike and the bots were in the audience one row in front of us laughing at the screen. They didn't turn around and tell us what we should think of the movie.

By: Nomyte

Nomyte — Sat, 08 Dec 2012 14:00:54 -0800

Oh, dear. The dragon. It may be useful to know that this isn't strictly speaking a movie. It's a "телеспектакль," or a stage play filmed for broadcasting on television.

By: Nomyte

Nomyte — Sat, 08 Dec 2012 14:03:30 -0800

I wrote a bit more about Russian Bilbo's feet in this comment.

By: vrakatar

vrakatar — Sat, 08 Dec 2012 18:21:52 -0800

The blue comes thru and amen to soviet cinema.

By: Strange Interlude

Strange Interlude — Sat, 08 Dec 2012 18:46:13 -0800

Man, the new high-frame-rate digital projection really does look rough...

By: rainy

rainy — Sat, 08 Dec 2012 19:06:54 -0800

This is great.. last time I saw this was about 15 years ago! I like it much better now.

By: philip-random

philip-random — Sat, 08 Dec 2012 19:13:56 -0800

Man, the new high-frame-rate digital projection really does look rough... Must be your connection. It looks f***ing astonishing on my box. Oh, wait a minute. I guess there was some residual DMT in that pipe.

By: Countess Elena

Countess Elena — Sat, 08 Dec 2012 19:35:15 -0800

I love this. I skipped directly to the URL for the Youtube upload. I have a deep fondness for watching shows in languages I don't speak, particularly Russian cartoons, so this was a natural fit for me. The goblin dance, as noted, is magnificent.