Monster a go-go or Manos?
Which one is worse? I say Manos. They are both really bad, so I really wish that IMDb had less than 1 for rating.
shareGood question. I'd say that Manos, the Hands of Fate and Moster A Go-Go are the worst movies that I've ever seen on MST3K. Monster A Go-Go is a bit worse, though. At least Manos was in color! I will admit that Manos, the Hands of Fate was more unintentionally funny than Monster A Go-Go.
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Manos actually had some sort of interesting characters and sort of a plot, it was actually sort of a movie, Monster A Go-Go is...well...a guy with a camera randomly shooting scenes and smashing them together. I used to say Manos was the worst movie ever but I have no idea how anyone can say that after seeing Monster.
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I would have to say that Monster A-Go-Go is definitely the worst film I have ever seen. I can't help but laugh while saying that. Sure, Manos is a terrible film but I think it is too often cited by MST3K crew and others as the worst movie ever made. Another one which often gets noticed is Ed Wood's Plan 9 From Outer Space. Sure these are both awful pieces of celluloid, but they are quite enjoyable. I mean Tarantino even said (though this is depending on how reliable MST3K Trivia is for the facts) that Manos: Hands of Fate was one of his personal favorite films.
Monster A-Go-Go is the worst film I've ever seen in that it has really no plot, or it does, but the plot is so bland, paper thin and forgettable that it is the same as having no plot, the dialogue is terrible, the film quality makes watching it "equivalent to eating paper and staring at a blank wall," as my friend above stated, and the ending might be the biggest cop out in the history of film. I mean Hal Warren took pride in what he was making, so did Ed Wood. There was no way either of these directors would allow such an end to their film, because any one with half a brain knows that the ending to Monster A-Go-Go basically rapes the viewer, letting them know that they have just wasted their time even more than they initially thought.
Sometimes it is fun to watch bad movies to make fun of them, like most MST3K episodes, but there are certain bad movies which give the term "bad movies" a bad name. Monster A-Go-Go is the worst of these, followed closely by Creeping Terror, but that's another story.
IN closing, let me say that I think Manos has really achieved something in the annals of B-movie history. Monster A-Go-Go continues to inspire suicides.
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Monster a go-go is worse than Manos. To repeat what was said before, Manos acutally had something resembling a plot and a real ending. Ugh, this was boring.
In order from least painful to wanting to rub broken glass in my eyes:
Hobgoblins:It's bad but at least it has a begining, a middle, and an end.
Manos: The Hands of Fate:Endless driving scenes, but Torgo provides some amusement, and as I said before, a real ending. Plus, with this film and Hobgoblins I was actually able to keep all the characters straight.
Monster A Go-Go:painful beyond words. Can't hear the dialouge, can't keep any of the characters straight, and what the hell was up with that person making the phone nosie? In two earlier scenes they used a painfully loud phone sound effect, why didn't they just loop it in for a third time? And the non-ending, dear lord...