On April 1st, Rifftrax is hosting a 3 hour April Fool's Day marathon of nature documentary riffing.
And, if you need something to chew on in the meantime (http://www.rifftrax.com/video/super-mario-bros):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UG5JHY7xIb8
Title: Re: Crossover Event of the Summer - NatGeo vs. Rifftrax
Post by: Stoney Mason on March 25, 2014, 11:50:43 PM
Good for them. I'll give it a watch.
spoiler (click to show/hide)
I don't think Rifftrax is remotely as funny as the glory days of mst3k :'(
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Title: Re: Crossover Event of the Summer - NatGeo vs. Rifftrax
Post by: Joe Molotov on March 26, 2014, 12:08:06 AM
I wouldn't disagree with that, but I do still find most of their stuff pretty funny.
Title: Re: Crossover Event of the Summer - NatGeo vs. Rifftrax
Post by: Joe Molotov on March 26, 2014, 12:51:14 AM
But then, I also find this pretty funny.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=El7GVPUl-r0
"Hey, you know what our Super Mario Bros movie needs? A cheesy power ballad by Roxette!" :heh
Title: Re: Crossover Event of the Summer - NatGeo vs. Rifftrax
Post by: recursivelyenumerable on March 26, 2014, 01:01:38 AM
Plus, Zune UI
OK, you inspired me to start watching the SMB movie which I'd never seen before. Uhhh
Title: Re: Crossover Event of the Summer - NatGeo vs. Rifftrax
Post by: Great Rumbler on March 26, 2014, 09:09:42 AM
The husband and wife director team wanted to do a serious cyberpunk movie. The producers wanted a lighthearted fairy tail for kids. So, they compromised and made a goofy cyberpunk fairy tale for kids.
Title: Re: Crossover Event of the Summer - NatGeo vs. Rifftrax
Post by: Joe Molotov on March 26, 2014, 11:04:24 AM
Guy 1: "Hey, I just watched Blade Runner and the tv show Dinosaurs, let's take these two things and smash them together at 100mph and masturbate to the mangled wreckage like in David Cronenberg's Crash."
Guy 2: "Then maybe we could check out the videogames for some ideas?"
Guy 1: (http://i776.photobucket.com/albums/yy43/achromaggie/Gifs/tumblr_ldybv2ENXH1qal8uu.gif)
Title: Re: Crossover Event of the Summer - NatGeo vs. Rifftrax
Post by: benjipwns on March 26, 2014, 01:04:42 PM
Look when somebody says "I want to make a movie based on a kids videogame" the first thing that comes to mind is "get me the guys who did Max Headroom."
Title: Re: Crossover Event of the Summer - NatGeo vs. Rifftrax
Post by: recursivelyenumerable on March 26, 2014, 04:13:20 PM
Watched the whole thing. It's entertaining if you enjoy production design wankery. I can't say I cared about any of the characters, with the possible exception of Koopa's hot mistress :'(
Title: Re: Crossover Event of the Summer - NatGeo vs. Rifftrax
Post by: recursivelyenumerable on March 26, 2014, 06:50:55 PM
Look when somebody says "I want to make a movie based on a kids videogame" the first thing that comes to mind is "get me the guys who did Max Headroom."
You have to put yourself in an early 90s film industry mindset - videogames = digital = Max Headroom
Title: Re: Crossover Event of the Summer - NatGeo vs. Rifftrax
Post by: Great Rumbler on March 26, 2014, 07:48:40 PM