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Post by zombiewhacker on Aug 9, 2019 22:14:27 GMT -5
I realize I'm late to the party here, but I only recently discovered that Rifftrax is available for streaming on Amazon Prime -- and more importantly, several titles are currently free with a Prime membership.
So far I've been enjoying:
Curse of Bigfoot Mutant Starship Invasions
with titles like
Miami Connection Samurai Cop The Guy From Harlem Prisoners of the Lost Universe
awaiting me in the future, all (at this writing) gratis.
While Rifftrax still can't rival original MST3K in its heyday, it's hard to complain when the price is right.😂
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Post by Mighty Jack on Aug 11, 2019 8:33:41 GMT -5
That free month they gave me (for Prime Days) is ending soon. But I caught a few free Rifftrax I'd not purchased yet.
The highlights for me were... Day of the Animals and Hillbilly's in a Haunted House (these I'd buy)
Arachnia and Radical Jack were fun too.
The Last Shark I lost interest in and quit on it (though it has its fans, so don't just go by me)
I have Icebreaker in my watchlist. It'll probably be the last one I'll watch before the end.
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Post by zombiewhacker on Aug 12, 2019 1:09:01 GMT -5
I saw Day of the Animals in its original form years ago and found it to be quite watchable.
If the riffing for the new version is up to snuff then it sounds like I'm in for quite a treat.
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Post by Torgo on Aug 12, 2019 7:14:37 GMT -5
I picked up Day of the Animals during a "Mike's favorites" sale a few years back. I thought it was really funny too. Definitely worth a look.
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Post by zombiewhacker on Aug 19, 2019 15:59:47 GMT -5
Watched Kill and Kill Again yesterday, a very pleasant way to spend a Sunday evening. This was that '80s South African "karate" film starring James Ryan of Space Mutiny infamy. Surprisingly, there were no callbacks to that MST3K favorite of yore; I wonder if the Rifftrax boys even recognized him or knew who he was.
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Post by Prime Minister Jim J. Bullock on Aug 19, 2019 20:31:17 GMT -5
That free month they gave me (for Prime Days) is ending soon. But I caught a few free Rifftrax I'd not purchased yet. The highlights for me were... Day of the Animals and Hillbilly's in a Haunted House (these I'd buy) Arachnia and Radical Jack were fun too. The Last Shark I lost interest in and quit on it (though it has its fans, so don't just go by me) I have Icebreaker in my watchlist. It'll probably be the last one I'll watch before the end. Icebreaker is pretty hilarious in my opinion. An Edgewood Studios production with Stacy Keach, Bruce Campbell and Sean Aston. Keach’s reading of “timeshare” is classic.
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Post by zombiewhacker on Aug 27, 2019 23:42:33 GMT -5
Just saw Day of the Animals and yep, that definitely hit the spot. Thanks, guys, for the tip.
Funny how so many titles riffed by MST3K and Rifftrax were movies that Leonard Maltin rated **1/2 -- this one included.
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Post by Afgncaap5 on Sept 8, 2019 16:03:14 GMT -5
I generally try to avoid supporting Amazon, but maybe I should keep on the lookout for some free trial memberships to listen to a few Rifftrax things I can't usually get my hands on.
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Post by zombiewhacker on Oct 15, 2019 21:22:57 GMT -5
I'd like to give a big shout-out to City of the Dead, another Rifftrax title available for free with Amazon Prime.
This is that '60s Christopher Lee camp classic that usually plays on TV under its more familiar title, Horror Hotel. As luck would have it, I was watching this very same movie on TCM only a few days before and thinking to myself, "Man, this would have been perfect for MST3K."
And then just last night I'm skimming Prime for something good to watch, and what d'ya know...?
IMHO City of the Dead comes the closest of any Rifftrax title I've seen so far of capturing that original MST3K mojo and would have fit in perfectly with their Sci-Fi years output, at the very least.
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Post by TurkeyVolGuessnMan on Feb 28, 2020 17:00:38 GMT -5
I didn't know there were free episodes on Prime until I saw this thread a few months ago. Since then, I've probably watched 15+ and have become a fan. So far, my favorites are:
Miami Connection Birdemic Live: Manos the Hands of Fate City of the Dead Radical Jack Ice Breakers Samurai Cop Julie and Jack The Last Shark Wonderful Land of Oz Christmas Circus
There are several that were pretty good that I'll need to watch again to appreciate them even more. There's only been one I couldn't make it all the way through:
Catwomen on the Moon
This is my "Hamlet" of Rifftrax so far. I may try it again at some point, but most likely after I've gone through the other titles available on Prime.
Thanks to zombiewhacker for starting this thread as I likely wouldn't have ever known about them. I also found out there are some MST3K titles free with Prime.
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Post by joedonmitchellbaker on Mar 26, 2020 15:24:08 GMT -5
This is good to know - never thought to look on Amazon Prime
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Post by zombiewhacker on May 3, 2020 19:42:01 GMT -5
Something to be kept in mind:
I've just discovered that many of these titles are only included with Prime temporarily.
The riff versions of Starship Invasions, Sword and the Sorcerer, and Kill and Kill Again were free a short time ago. Now it appears that all three are pay rentals again. You can still stream them on Prime, but now it will cost you.
Evidently, the same is true for Amazon Prime rentals on general. Only last week Prime was offering all the James Bond movies for free. No longer. And Amazon apparently never gives fair warning when a particular title is about to be pulled from "included with Prime" status.
So if there are any free Rifftrax titles on your wishlist, better microwave your popcorn now. Otherwise, you may end up missing out.
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Post by majorjoe23 on May 3, 2020 20:27:02 GMT -5
The Bond movies seem to change streaming services on a monthly basis.
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Post by beljah on Sept 20, 2020 14:35:39 GMT -5
I noticed that last week a lot of Rifftrax titles that had been titles included with Prime for as long as I can remember are now PPV or Pay to Own. Titles like Firehead, Uninvited, Pressure Point, Miami Connection, Planet of the Dinosaurs, Psychotronic Man, Mutant, The Last Shark, City of the Dead, The Dark Power, and several others are no longer included with the subscription price. The ones that are unlocked now are A Talking Cat?!? (highly recommended), Spiker, Live: Space Mutiny, and Rollergator, but it doesn't balance out to the ones in number that are now locked. Not sure what to do at this point because I do order online quite a bit now until they stop forcing face diapers on us in B&M stores,
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Post by majorjoe23 on Sept 20, 2020 23:27:05 GMT -5
Face diapers are important. Some of us have uncontrollable verbal diarrhea.
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