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cognitivedissonance - 2011-11-19

Paul Williams... the guy you get when John Denver is too vulgar.


Innocent Bystander - 2011-11-19

I am sorry, truly I am, but this just doesn't have that certain something that MST3k had.


Jet Bin Fever - 2011-11-19

I feel the same way. I guess it's nostalgia, but still.


Spit Spingola - 2011-11-19

I don't know if the content of the jokes is much different, but maybe the tone is definitely off on some of them here. I might be wrong but I think on Rifftrax and maybe also Cinematic Titanic they might not have a writers room and just write the jokes by themselves and throw them together so they don't get as good a rhythm going on.

Also maybe the words just seem funnier when puppets are involved.

Four stars for this creepy, shitty movie, though.


SteamPoweredKleenex - 2011-11-19

You mean "theater seat silhouettes?"

As a longtime MSTie, I have to disagree on some level. Yes, I'd rather have the bumper sketches, the satellite, and Dr. Forrester, but MST3K doesn't age terribly well. I still turn on the odd YouTube vid of whole movies, and the humor is VERY dated when it comes to pop culture, politics, etc. Not to mention that I just didn't care for Pearl being the show's "villain" after Trace left.

Not to mention this method of riffing allows for them to do major release movies without all the problems with licensing.


memedumpster - 2011-11-19

They're not playing characters riffing on movies, they're just riffing on movies. I can imagine it's Mike, Tom, and Crow until they drop a line that paints them all as humans, then the spell is broken.


cognitivedissonance - 2011-11-19

They're free to be saltier. They can drop an F bomb now, which suspends the innocent charm that the old show had.

I'm not complaining, our culture still needs this sort of thing.


Aelric - 2011-11-20

The main problem with Rifftrax that is actually getting solved with video on demand is that they generally did major movies that can be bad, but have some level of production quality that makes them at least technically competent. Obviously, they do stuff like this as well, though in general, despite being a bit more of a Mike guy, I prefer Cinematic Titanic. That said. CT needs to stop touring so godamn much and release a few more episodes.


fluffy - 2011-11-20

Nah, I still watch classic MST3k and still find it funny, and particularly like the Mike-era ones. These jokes just feel overly-verbose and over-explained.


Bort - 2013-05-26

The best MST3K movies have some measure of quality but are rough around the edges; that way the movie carries itself but there's enough goofy material to play off of. Too good of a movie and the guys have to work at making fun of things; too bad of a movie and not even they can make it enjoyable.

This clip falls into the former category -- it's a shmaltzy scene but there's nothing really wrong with it, so the guys are struggling to mine comedy.


Caminante Nocturno - 2011-11-19

Somebody needs to dub slasher movie music over the part starting at 2:39.


snothouse - 2011-11-19

I love MST3K, but this is getting sad.


themilkshark - 2011-11-19

Travoltaing


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