I must be fucking broken but I don't think I've ever found a Rifftrax amusing. I know they went from like nine writers on MST3K to two or three on Rifftrax, but does that really explain it? I'm definitely a Mike guy when it comes to MST3K, so I'd love to love this stuff, but it all falls flat to me.
Three stars for entertainers that I love; I just wish they still entertained me.
What I like about them is you can choose the audio track. Sometimes their commentary is funny. I really watch it late at night when I am feeling sad and feel like being 15 again.
Happy Thanksgiving!
http://youtu.be/ZzSlgaZHV80
One day I'll actually pay for something they made.
I agree that RiffTrax doesn't live up to MST3K, but it's still pretty funny to me. I found the RiffTrax of "Battlefield Earth" and "Transformers" to be fucking hilarious, so check those out if you haven't.
Also, from this clip: "Michael Myers as Katie Holmes in a one-woman tribute to Abraham Lincoln" come on, that gave me a hearty guffaw.