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The Agony Booth List of Recaps!

This is a listing of all the gloriously lengthy recaps ever posted to the Agony Booth. Use the links below to sort the list according to your personal needs. Don't forget the conventional reviews, mini-recaps and other miscellaneous articles found in the Agonizer.

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Santa and the Ice Cream Bunny (1972)
a recap by Albert Walker

An Agony Booth Christmas special!

Stars: Jay Clark, Shay Gardner, Pat Morrell, Bob O'Connell.

In a nutshell: "After seeing this movie, all your kids will want for Christmas is some serious psychotherapy."

Posted on: Monday, December 23, 2002.

Average reader rating: 9.130/10 (192 votes).

Mr. T's Be Somebody ...Or Be Somebody's Fool (1984)
a recap by Albert Walker

Stars: Mr. T, Martika, Shanice, New Edition.

In a nutshell: "The essential component of Mr. T's philosophy is that all of life's difficulties can be solved by doing squats."

Posted on: Thursday, April 10, 2003.

Average reader rating: 9.117/10 (213 votes).

Road House (1989)
a recap by Albert Walker

Let's Have a Patrick Swayze Christmas!

Stars: Patrick Swayze, Ben Gazzara, Kelly Lynch, Sam Elliott, Kevin Tighe, Jeff Healey.

In a nutshell: "This might be the first film I've ever seen that makes me constantly look around to make sure I'm not on hidden camera."

Posted on: Monday, December 24, 2007.

Average reader rating: 9.057/10 (228 votes).

Eragon (2006)
a recap by Jet

Stars: Ed Speleers, Jeremy Irons, Robert Carlyle, John Malkovich, Rachel Weisz.

In a nutshell: "Why exactly did this movie turn out so terrible? Well, aside from the poor source material they were working with, it's pretty clear what doomed the movie: they just didn't give a shit."

Posted on: Sunday, September 16, 2007.

Average reader rating: 9.004/10 (447 votes).

Deafula (1975)
a recap by Albert Walker

An Agony Booth Trick or Treat special!

Stars: None. Nada. Zip. Zilch.

In a nutshell: "All you really need to know about this movie is that it's called Deafula, it's about a deaf vampire, it's performed entirely in sign language, and yes, it really exists."

Posted on: Tuesday, October 30, 2007.

Average reader rating: 9.000/10 (135 votes).

Overlords of the UFO (1976)
a recap by Albert Walker

Part of the Rogue Reviewers Cheese from Outer Space Roundtable!

Stars: William Gordon Allen, Uri Geller, Stanton Friedman.

In a nutshell: "Do you think the host deliberately shoved his head up his own ass, or that happened by accident?"

Posted on: Sunday, March 20, 2005.

Average reader rating: 8.996/10 (263 votes).

Battlefield Earth: A Saga of the Year 3000 (2000)
a recap by Team Agony Booth

An Agony Booth MEGA RECAP!

Stars: John Travolta, Barry Pepper, Forest Whitaker.

In a nutshell: "Every shot is tilted at a different angle. I'd call this 'jarring', but I'd worry about offending jars."

Posted on: Sunday, March 9, 2008.

Average reader rating: 8.927/10 (330 votes).

"Manos" The Hands of Fate (1966)
a recap by Albert Walker

Stars: Hal Warren, Diane Mahree, John Reynolds.

In a nutshell: "This movie will make you pine for the technical prowess of Eegah or The Beast of Yucca Flats."

Posted on: Sunday, August 25, 2002.

Average reader rating: 8.864/10 (316 votes).

Mister T in "Mystery of the Golden Medallion" (1983)
a recap by Albert Walker

Another episode of Mister T: The Animated Series!

Stars: Mr. T, Phil Lamarr.

In a nutshell: "Other shows jump the shark, Mr. T coldcocks it!"

Posted on: Saturday, April 23, 2005.

Average reader rating: 8.839/10 (137 votes).

Superman IV: The Quest for Peace (1987)
a recap by Albert Walker

Stars: Christopher Reeve, Gene Hackman, Margot Kidder, Mariel Hemingway, Jon Cryer, Mark Pillow.

In a nutshell: "This movie is really starting to hurt me in my common sense."

Posted on: Monday, June 26, 2006.

Average reader rating: 8.829/10 (217 votes).

Enterprise - "A Night in Sickbay" (2002)
a recap by Albert Walker

Another installment in the Worst of Trek!

Stars: Scott Bakula, John Billingsley, Jolene Blalock, Linda Park, Connor Trineer.

In a nutshell: "This episode will not be presented in real time. It'll only feel that way."

Posted on: Wednesday, April 30, 2008.

Average reader rating: 8.771/10 (315 votes).

Moment By Moment (1978)
a recap by Albert Walker

An Agony Booth Valentine's Day special!

Stars: Lily Tomlin, John Travolta.

In a nutshell: "There appear to be only three characters in this movie, and that's counting the poodle."

Posted on: Monday, February 10, 2003.

Average reader rating: 8.759/10 (79 votes).

Star Trek: Voyager - "Threshold" (1996)
a recap by Albert Walker

Another installment in the Worst of Trek!

Stars: Robert Duncan McNeill, Kate Mulgrew, Robert Picardo, Roxann Dawson, Jennifer Lien.

In a nutshell: "Brannon Braga calls this one 'a royal, steaming stinker'. And when the guy who wrote the episode says that, it's pretty hard to disagree."

Posted on: Wednesday, September 27, 2006.

Average reader rating: 8.747/10 (265 votes).

Batman & Robin (1997)
a recap by Albert Walker

Stars: Arnold Schwarzenegger, George Clooney, Chris O'Donnell, Uma Thurman, Alicia Silverstone.

In a nutshell: "I would say that the Batman movie franchise has been reduced to the level of the campy 60's Adam West TV series, but that would be an insult to Adam West."

Posted on: Tuesday, November 12, 2002.

Average reader rating: 8.740/10 (335 votes).

The Fantastic Four (1993)
a recap by Team Agony Booth

An Agony Booth MEGA RECAP!

Stars: Alex Hyde-White, Rebecca Staab, Jay Underwood, Michael Bailey Smith, Joseph Culp.

In a nutshell: "When your villain compares unfavorably to Punky Brewster's dad, you know it's not a good movie."

Posted on: Tuesday, July 5, 2005.

Average reader rating: 8.683/10 (104 votes).

Monster A-Go Go (1965)
a recap by Albert Walker

Part of the Rogue Reviewers Monsters That Scared Your Momma Roundtable!

Stars: Phil Morton, June Travis, Henry Hite.

In a nutshell: "I'm not exactly sure what 'wim-wams' are, but if it's something that makes you run to the bathroom repeatedly, then this movie definitely gave me a case of them."

Posted on: Monday, June 16, 2003.

Average reader rating: 8.679/10 (84 votes).

Red Zone Cuba (1966)
a recap by Albert Walker

Stars: Coleman Francis, Tony Cardoza, John Carradine, Harold Saunders.

In a nutshell: "A film that seriously gives Seinfeld a run for its money in the 'being about nothing' department. "

Posted on: Thursday, March 20, 2003.

Average reader rating: 8.625/10 (80 votes).

Night of Horror (1981)
a recap by Albert Walker

An Agony Booth Trick or Treat special!

Stars: Steve Sandkuhler, Jeff Canfield, Gae Schmitt, Rebecca Bach.

In a nutshell: Maybe it's time for me to find a new hobby.

Posted on: Tuesday, October 29, 2002.

Average reader rating: 8.596/10 (99 votes).

Overdrawn at the Memory Bank (1983)
a recap by Albert Walker

Part of Casablanca Month!

Stars: Raul Julia, Linda Griffiths, Donald C. Moore, Wanda Cannon, Chapelle Jaffe, Louis Negin, Arnie Achtman, Gary Farmer.

In a nutshell: "Out of all the movies featured in the Agony Booth, this is the only one that your tax dollars helped pay for."

Posted on: Saturday, March 27, 2004.

Average reader rating: 8.587/10 (63 votes).

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