Watch the long-lost campy Soviet version of The Lord of the Rings - CNET

If you love the kind of cheesy films mocked by Mystery Science Theater 3000 and RiffTrax, you'll likely appreciate the shlocky goodness of a 1991 Soviet television version of the LOTR trilogy. .

From the school-play-style costumes to the home computer-like special effects, this is a quirky bit of nostalgia that's about as far removed from director Peter Jackson's Hollywood trilogy as Moscow is from Middle-earth. .

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