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Post by doctorz on Jan 11, 2007 16:29:18 GMT -5
I agree complete, love to see it riffed. Is there ever a worse saying then Life is like a box of chocolate, you never know what you are going to get. Why not read the box. What's even worse is the message that if you love a girl, and are persistent enough, even though she's a junkie, an emotional wreck, and treats you like crap your whole life, she'll eventually become desperate/high enough to have pity sex with you, and then run out on you again, and then come back to you when she knows she's dying of AIDS, just so you can raise the kid she didn't tell you about when she was healthy. Viva life! I watched this movie only once. I found the 'romance' utterly offensive for reasons you have so clearly articulated. Are we supposed to think that was touching? Ew. To this day I do not see why it is so popular. It is a completely unbelievable fabrication start to finish. Some parts of the show are all about 'photo shopping' in Forrest with famous people footage, which was neat for the time. I guess the appeal is the message is "fairy tales can come true, they can happen to you." Only somebody with Forrest's mentality could believe all that stuff could actually happen, but I guess enough people wanted to believe....so it was a hit.
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Post by Road_Element on Jan 13, 2007 16:25:38 GMT -5
What's even worse is the message that if you love a girl, and are persistent enough, even though she's a junkie, an emotional wreck, and treats you like crap your whole life, she'll eventually become desperate/high enough to have pity sex with you, and then run out on you again, and then come back to you when she knows she's dying of AIDS, just so you can raise the kid she didn't tell you about when she was healthy. Viva life! I watched this movie only once. I found the 'romance' utterly offensive for reasons you have so clearly articulated. Are we supposed to think that was touching? Ew. To this day I do not see why it is so popular. It is a completely unbelievable fabrication start to finish. Some parts of the show are all about 'photo shopping' in Forrest with famous people footage, which was neat for the time. I guess the appeal is the message is "fairy tales can come true, they can happen to you." Only somebody with Forrest's mentality could believe all that stuff could actually happen, but I guess enough people wanted to believe....so it was a hit. I think your all forgeting that Forrest was a Retard. Overall i liked the movie and yes jenny was a sult. But that in itself dosnt make it bad movie. I have seen worst movies, you know. At least in wasnt a 2 hour Fed-Ex ad.
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Post by mightyjack on Jan 13, 2007 16:37:53 GMT -5
I didn't hate Gump as much as the people here. It wasn't the greatest, but there were bits I enjoyed and got a kick out of.
I still want Joel to join in and do Gymkata (With a new DVD edition available too)! Its was one of those riff resources that died down after he left so it would be a shame if they did it without him.
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Post by FredC on Jan 14, 2007 12:54:12 GMT -5
I thought of another one: Breakin 2: Electric Boogaloo is PERFECT Rifftrax Fodder.
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Post by uruseiranma on Jan 25, 2007 3:41:55 GMT -5
I want them to do either Batman & Robin, or Armageddon, but moreso Armageddon-that film is just dying to be torn to shreds. It's a bad movie that doesn't quite realize how bad of a bad movie it is...badly.
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Post by Jackie Frost on Jan 25, 2007 12:49:12 GMT -5
How about Richochet?
I just saw that movie last night. Talk about an insult to the senses! My favorite scene was when Denzel Washington was 'raped' by a sexy blonde who forced intercourse on him. (The director must have been a fan of The Viloent Years). Then there was the scene where the vicious thug John Lithgow, (yes John Lithgow) wrapped himself up in masking tape so he could resemble a knight before impaling another cell-mate in the prison cafeteria. There was absolutely no secuirty in the prison luch room, by the way. I was rolling on the floor with laughter, disbelief and even disgust. I can't believe this film earned a 77% freshness rating at Rotten Tomatoes.
Please Mike. Please eventually riff on Richochet!
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Post by Mr. Atari on Jan 25, 2007 13:00:26 GMT -5
I wrote a review of Gump when it came out for our college newspaper.
Basically, I talked about how the other Best Picture Nominees (Shawshank, Quiz Show, and Pulp Fiction) were superior to it in every way. I included comments about Jenny like the ones above.
The title of the article? "Existentialism for the Common Man".
'Cause that's the point of the whole film. Just make your way through life. There's no point, but you'll find happiness if you don't pay attention or have a moral center. Run when you feel like it. Stop when you feel like it. Be lucky and unlucky. Let people use you. Pick a random chocolate. Life is just a feather floating in the wind. Of course, if you actually want to live life in this way, it really helps if you're retarded.
In short....TOTAL CRAP! (Lord, I hate this movie)
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Post by Hugh Beaumont on Jan 25, 2007 13:39:09 GMT -5
Ha. I love you, Mr. Atari.
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Post by TarlCabot on Jan 25, 2007 15:52:33 GMT -5
Howard the Duck? Or is that just too painful?
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Post by Mod City on Jan 26, 2007 3:32:45 GMT -5
Yeah, Armageddon is begging for it. Bruce Willis AND Ben Affleck. How can you resist?
How about some 80s stuff, like Over The Top or Teen Wolf? Money Train also seems like it could deliver a good Rifftrax.
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Post by BathTub on Jan 26, 2007 13:04:39 GMT -5
We've had a run of modern films, I would like to see some older ones again (road house, top gun style), either way I'm enjoying the ride.
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Post by Mod City on Feb 1, 2007 3:15:07 GMT -5
The Running Man. We haven't had an Arnie film yet. This seems like it would be an excellent start.
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Post by gbeenie on Feb 4, 2007 23:46:33 GMT -5
The Running Man. We haven't had an Arnie film yet. This seems like it would be an excellent start. If, by "excellent," you mean "terrifying," then YES.
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Post by gbeenie on Feb 5, 2007 0:01:06 GMT -5
So, before I give my list, I wanted to talk about the underpinnings of my various choices. For me, the space in these films where comedy fits are the yawning chasm between a film's desire (in some cases, even demand) to be taken seriously, and its actual ability to be taken seriously. Sometimes, a film's desire for seriousness is compromised by dated ideas or trappings, sometimes by sheer ineptitude. Most of my selections possess some variation on this idea. I just thought I'd lay it out up front, instead of having to explain thoroughly in each selection. These are in no particular order: Batman (1989) or Batman Returns -- I know there's a huge push to Riff Batman and Robin, but while there are a LOT of things about that TERRIBLE film to make fun of, the fact is that B & R is basically a comedy. Tim Burton's first two Batman movies, on the other hand, are, despite Burton's trademark "ghouls' funhouse" atmosphere, clearly meant to be taken seriously. This, combined with how the films have aged (despite my love for these first two Batman films, the passing years have given me the ability to see the flaws with something of an objective eye), plus Burton's complete inability to laugh at himself, makes either of these movies ripe for the Riffing. Invasion of the Bee Girls www.amazon.com/Invasion-Star-Creatures-Bee-Girls/dp/B0007R4T1M/ref=imdbpov_dvd_0/002-6559928-3633658 -- How this beautiful dish of cinema con queso somehow failed to be given the business on MST3K is utterly beyond me (maybe its semi-adult content was a factor); With its ridiculous plot, gratuitous nudity and one of the most stupid fight scenes in film history, it's time to correct this oversight. Billy Jack -- SUPER-serious, and impossibly funny. From incomprehensible improv street theatre, to a supposedly naked woman's visible top (thanks to the film's "open-matte" transfer; it's never been issued in widescreen), to its vague "back to nature" philosophical musings, Billy Jack is a comedy treasure. Soylent Green/The Omega Man/Planet of the Apes -- ANY post-apocalyptic film starring Mister Charlton Heston will fill the bill. Zardoz -- This movie wants to be one of those "thoughtful" 70's post-apocalyptic "cautionary tales;" and, goddammit, it wants it like nobody's business, in spite of the complete lack of any concrete idea just what it is it's warning us about. Godzilla Vs. Hedorah (a.k.a., Godzilla Vs. The Smog Monster) -- Thanks to MST3K, we've had all the Gamera we can possibly keep down. It's time to go back to the granddaddy of all rubber-suit monsters, which hasn't been done since MST3K's second season. This film's environmental "message" makes it a perfect candidate. The Passion of the Christ -- The ULTIMATE in preaching to the choir. This one could be priced at $4.49, with $.50 of each purchase being donated to The Anti-Defamation League. Carrie -- Still a great, terrifying film... and Riffable as HELL. Akira -- If only to hear Mike, Kevin and Bill's multiple interpretations as to what the HELL the ending of this movie actually means. Eragon -- I've never seen this movie, but two kinds of people have: those who found the books juvenile and derivative, and found the movie to be more of the same; and those who enjoyed the books, and managed to still hate the movie for its combination of arch seriousness and appalling incompetence. Highlander 2: The Quickening -- Lovingly reminds you of EVERYTHING that was wonderful about its predecessor, and proceeds to take a GIGANTIC poopie on it. It tries so hard to be "serious sci-fi," and is so ill-defined in its focus, that it BEGS to be riffed. Back in the Joel days, the boys said in an interview that the film they'd most like to do, but never would be able, is Highlander 2. There's no time like the present.
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Post by Arizona Warwilf on Feb 5, 2007 9:15:58 GMT -5
Howard the Duck? Or is that just too painful? I think this would be great. Except for that dang song, of course. I loved this movie as a kid, though it scared the b'jesus out of me. Tentacles and slime and, gulp, inter-species romance! Too bad the DVD is OOP. That'd probably hurt its chances of being RiffTrax'd.
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