LOC- The 50 Most Requested Rifftrax of 2012

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26. The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn: Part 1 - (2011) - 39 points
(2 of 17 lists. Highest ranking - #2 Anais)
   
Directed by Bill Condon
Starring Robert Pattinson, Kirsten Stewart, Taylor Lautner & Peter "Mike Dexter" Facinelli

Place on 11's list: N/A
Place on 10's list: N/A
Place on 09's list: N/A
Place on 08's list: N/A
Last year's #26: Lara Croft: Tomb Raider - (2001)

Synopsis:
"The Quileute and the Volturi close in on expecting parents Edward and Bella, whose unborn child poses different threats to the wolf pack and vampire coven. Bella decides to remain human for a while longer after marrying Edward. They honeymoon on a private island where Edward can bask in the sun without causing alarm. When she begins to get sick, Edward rushes her home to Forks. They soon realize that despite all odds, Bella is pregnant and the baby is growing so quickly that Bella's life is in danger. The Cullens are afraid that if Bella gives birth, she will die, but she refuses to give the child up. When the Quileute wolf pack learns of the pregnancy, they fear that the baby will be like a newborn vampire—a crazed blood drinker who murders innocent humans. They plan to destroy it—and if Bella is killed in the process, so be it."

Up Next:
Monty's the highest rank. Again.

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25. Airport- (1985) - 41 points
(2 of 17 lists. Highest ranking - #3 Monty)
   
Directed by George Seaton   
Starring Dean Martin, Burt Lancaster and George Kennedy

Place on 11's list: #31
Place on 10's list: N/A
Place on 09's list: N/A
Place on 08's list: N/A
Last year's #25: Knowing - (2008)

Synopsis:
"A midwestern U.S. hub airport struggles to remain open despite the worst snowstorm in 25 years, angry homeowners from a nearby housing tract and pilots refusing to obey noise abatement rules during the storm. Mel Bakersfield is the airport manager who must not only fight the weather and the home owners but his pilot/playboy brother-in-law, his divorce seeking wife, a deranged man with a bomb, a plane stuck in the mud and blocking the main runway, a little old lady stowaway and the airport commissioners. A very accurate, for its time, depiction of the day-to-day goings on at a busy airport-- with some extra high drama thrown in for seasoning."

Up Next:
No, seriously. This one will surprise you.

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Okay, the next three entries? All had the same number of votes and all votes were in the same position.  Grr. So they were randomized.

And person who wanted "Any film from this series", you had about 5 different candidates nominated. This is the one you voted for.

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24. Godzlla vs. Space Godzilla- (1994) - 45 points
(2 of 17 lists. Highest ranking - #3 ArquetteSister)
   
Directed by Kensho Kasiwabara
Starring Megumi Odaka, Jun Hashizume, Akira Emoto

Place on 11's list: N/A
Place on 10's list: N/A
Place on 09's list: N/A
Place on 08's list: N/A
Last year's #24: Dungeons & Dragons - (2000)

Synopsis:
"When Mothra went into outer space to stop a meteor from reaching Earth, she accidentally took with cells from Godzilla and remaining cells from Biollante that inhabited our atmosphere. The combined cells went through a black hole and created a new creature, Space Godzilla. Space Godzilla heads to Earth to confront Godzilla, Junior Godzilla, and the new G-Force robot, MOGERA."

Up Next:
Old school misties will rejoice.

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23. The Giant Claw - (1957) - 43 points
(2 of 17 lists. Highest ranking - #3 Gojikranz)
   
Directed by Fred F. Sears
Starring Jeff Morrow, Mara Corday and Morris Ankrum

Place on 11's list: #21
Place on 10's list: #29
Place on 09's list: N/A
Place on 08's list: N/A
Last year's #23: Gamera: Guardian of the Universe - (1995)

Synopsis:
"When electronics engineer Mitch MacAfee spots a UFO as "big as a battleship," from his plane, the Air Force scrambles planes to investigate. However, nothing shows up on radar, and one of the jets is lost during the action. MacAfee is regarded as a dangerous crackpot until other incidents and disappearances convince the authorities that the threat is real. Some believe it is a French-Canadian folk legend come to life, but it turns out to be an extraterrestrial giant bird composed of anti-matter whose disregard for human life and architecture threatens the world."

Up Next:
"No, I wanted apathy, not attitude. Go call Dante. Yeah, I know he's not even supposed to be here today."

[gojikranz]

GINO has fallen.  i still think that would be a good older(compared to most rifftrax) film to do since there are about ten billion copies of the dvd floating around. 

keep the giant claw movement going!

[CJones]

GINO has fallen.  i still think that would be a good older(compared to most rifftrax) film to do since there are about ten billion copies of the dvd floating around. 

keep the giant claw movement going!

Just in case you didn't know, Quiptracks has done a riff of the American version of Godzilla. It's pretty darn good.

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22. Mighty Morphing Power Rangers: The Movie - (1995) - 45 points
(2 of 17 lists. Highest ranking - #3 Stan Simpson)
   
Directed by Bryan Spicer
Starring Johnny Yong Bosch, Jason David Frank, Jason Narvy, Paul Freeman & Amy Jo Johnson

Place on 11's list: N/A
Place on 10's list: N/A
Place on 09's list: N/A
Place on 08's list: N/A
Last year's #22: Star Trek The Motion Picture - (1979)

Synopsis:
"The galactically feared, universally despised Ivan Ooze is released from a hyperlock chamber after six thousands years. The first thing on his agenda - conquer Earth. A plan which involves revenge on his imprisoner, and mentor of the Rangers, Zordon! The Rangers, stripped of their powers, must journey to a distant planet and seek the fabled Great Power - the only thing capable of saving Zordon and restoring their lost powers. It's a race against time as the rangers, using the power of Ninjetti, struggle to restore they're powers, save Zordon and defeat Ivan."

Up Next:
They do that trick at Radio Shack too if you don't give them your phone number.

[Artie]

keep the giant claw movement going!

Yes, yes, yes!  If you haven't seen The Giant Claw then you're missing out.

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21. Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom - (1984) - 47 points
(3 of 17 lists. Highest ranking - #5 Candle jack and Ispep)
   
Directed by Steven Spielberg
Starring Harrison Ford, Kate Capshaw and Ke Huy Quan

Place on 11's list: #19
Place on 10's list: #22
Place on 09's list: #16
Place on 08's list: N/A
Last year's #50: Gamera: Guardian of the Universe - (1995)

Synopsis:
"Set in 1935, a professor, archaeologist, and legendary hero by the name of Indiana Jones is back in action in his newest adventure. But this time he teams up with a night club singer named Wilhelmina "Willie" Scott and a twelve-year-old boy named Short Round. They end up in an Indian small distressed village, where the people believe that evil spirits have taken all their children away after a sacred precious stone was stolen! They also discovered the great mysterious terror surrounding a booby-trapped temple known as the Temple of Doom! Thuggee is beginning to attempt to rise once more, believing that with the power of all five Sankara stones they can rule the world! Now, it's all up to Indiana to put an end to the Thuggee campaign, rescue the lost children, win the girl and conquer the Temple of Doom."

Up Next:
The top 20! Kung fu! The Devil! Sean Bean! The far future! Aliens! Politics! Canadians! Computers! And more Simpsons references! All this and more tomorrow!

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And our list of guest entries continues with webcatoonist day!

Yes, webcartoonists!

...

Hey, NPH doesn't answer his email. And Penn just sent me back an email saying "Three of clubs." Granted, that was my card, but I didn't ask him about that.

Anyway, webcartoonists! Folks who bring us illustrated joy and mirth every day for free! Respect them and rejoice in their presence!

First up we have...

Still, if I must (and I must), here's a list off the top of my head, and in no particular order:

* The Harlem Globetrotters on Gilligan's Island
* Hook
* The Spirit
* Return to Oz
* Never Say Never Again
* The Great Gatsby
* The Last Starfighter
* Super Mario Bros.
* Ferngully: The Last Rainforest
* My Neighbor Totoro
* The Batman serials from 1943
* Mighty Morphin' Power Rangers: The Movie
* Corvette Summer
* Holiday Inn
* Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret of the Ooze
* The Black Cauldron
* Howard the Duck
* The Rocketeer
* The Wizard

Alright, I'll stop there.  Nothing else is rolling swiftly off my virtual tongue.  I think it's fairly clearly from most of that list that I was born in 1983.  In any event, I think Rifftrax could carve out an even larger niche for themselves if they targeted more goofy films of my generation.  Highlander and Karate Kid III were huge steps in the right direction.

Also, appro of nothing, but we need to convince Cole Stratton and Janet Varney to get back in the recording booth.  There are times when I prefer them to the regular Rifftrax crew!

Trout's work includes the goofy superhero romp "Sporkman", the recently ended literary comic Lit Brick, and the newly begun and the uniquely named "Mary Elizabeth's Sock." Which, to borrow a different webcomic's catchphrase "Is not satanic Porn." I think. It's early in the strip. And ladies? He knows Jeph Jacques...

BTW John? He draws you better than you do.

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And continuing webcartoonist day, it's  a favorite of Eric Burns-White.

1. Mazes and Monsters (1982): The classic TV movie/cautionary tale in which Tom Hanks is driven mad by the seductive pull of tabletop gaming.  But in an interesting way, not in the way where you wear T-shirts based on Internet memes and tell everyone about your character.

2. Legend (1985): Sometimes not even the can't-miss combination of Ridley Scott's direction and Tim Curry in a big red devil suit can save a film.  I don't understand it either.

3. Rocky IV (1985): Yes, it's great that Rocky defeats Communism.  But in the cold, hard light of day, we have to face the fact that a franchise that was initially a gritty Rust Belt underdog story had, by the fourth movie, morphed into a thing where it seems reasonable for Paulie to own a robot butler.  And by "butler" I of course mean "prostitute."

4. Under the Cherry Moon (1986): I debated for many fraught hours over which failed musical pop-star vehicle to request: "Cool as Ice" or "Under the Cherry Moon"?  In the end, I couldn't say no to Prince, let alone Prince as a Jazz Age gigolo whose seduction technique consists of sarcastically insulting women.  And it's in black-and-white, so you know it's classy.  But still, "Cool as Ice" is pretty boss.

5. Masters of the Universe (1987): Do not fear "Masters of the Universe"!  The combination of Dolph Lundgren as He-Man, Frank Langella as Skeletor, a plot about the power of music, and plenty of mid-budget pre-CGI special effects makes this a tasty block of cheese.  Teela is pretty badass here, unlike in the cartoon where she spends all her time getting kidnapped and teaching Orko not to eat the drug berries.

6. Super Mario Brothers (1993): This is not the worst film I've ever seen in the theater.  The worst film I've ever seen in the theater is "Nine Months," starring Hugh Grant.  This is the second worst.

7. Love Stinks (1999): Comedies are notoriously hard to riff.  That said, what we have here is an attempt to promote French Stewart, a.k.a. the squinty guy from "Third Rock from the Sun," as a romantic leading man.  Also, it's incredibly misogynistic, like "Wicker Man" misogynistic.  Also, it's written and directed by the creator of "Full House."  Also, wow.

8. Punisher: War Zone (2008): The greatest of all the Punishers.  In the opening, the Punisher kills an entire room of gang bosses, each in a different creative way, then jumps on the ceiling and spins around on a ceiling fan spraying bullets.  Wayne Knight is Micro.  There's a thing with a parkour guy and a grenade launcher.  The magic of the movies.
(Editor: This is a completely unsurprising choice, BTW.  http://skin-horse.com/comics/2011-09-07Mitchell_pounced.jpg )

9, The Spirit (2008): There is no way I can physically make it through this film without people in the TV insulting it for me.  I'm coming to you for help.

10. Atlas Shrugged: Part I (2011): This is going to happen, right?

Shaenon, aside from writing and drawing "Narbonic", a story of mad science, gerbils and forensic linguistics and "Skin Horse", covering government bureaucracy, transvestites and psychoanalyzing lions, also writes "Smithson" and has also worked at Viz and written several stories for Marvel Comics. Which involved the Mole Man, but that still counts.

And the trailer to "Love Stinks", which is as bad as described.
<a href="http://www.youtube.com/v/e-WBWtNm_i0?version=3" target="_blank" class="new_win">http://www.youtube.com/v/e-WBWtNm_i0?version=3</a>

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Okay, someone want to unflag my last post? It's over in spam land. Kthnxbye.

[Darth Geek]

GINO has fallen.  i still think that would be a good older(compared to most rifftrax) film to do since there are about ten billion copies of the dvd floating around. 

keep the giant claw movement going!

Just in case you didn't know, Quiptracks has done a riff of the American version of Godzilla. It's pretty darn good.

Agreed!

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Okay, my last post is still flagged as spam here, but here goes today's list.