LOC- The 50 Most Requested Rifftrax of 2012

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20. Billy Jack - (1971) - 47 points
(3 of 17 lists. Highest ranking - #1 Monty)
   
Directed by T. C. Frank (Tom Laughlin)
Starring Tom Laughlin, Delores Taylor and Clark Howat

Place on 11's list: #20
Place on 10's list: #7
Place on 09's list: #21
Place on 08's list: #19
Last year's #20: Billy Jack - (1971)

Synopsis:
"Billy Jack is a half-Indian/half-white ex-Green Beret who is being drawn more and more toward his Indian side. He hates violence, but can't get away from it in the white man's world. Pitting the good guys, the students of the peace-loving free-arts school in the desert vs. the conservative bad guys in the near-by town, the movie plays definitive late-60s themes/messages: anti-establishment, make love not war, the senseless slaughter of God's creatures, the rape of society (figuratively and literally), two-sided justice, racial segregation and prejudices, and basic socialist ideals."

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...thus proving that America was secretly founded by ponies!

[Raefire]

This is a bit late, but I should note that I while I would love the guys to go after it, this MST3K homage did one hell of a job on The Giant Claw:

<a href="http://www.youtube.com/v/-LjjPO0OYCo" target="_blank" class="new_win">http://www.youtube.com/v/-LjjPO0OYCo</a>

The intro to part 1's a bit flat, but once they get to the main characters and the movie, it's pretty freakin' solid.

They also did an earlier homage with Starcrash as well.

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19. National Treasure- (2004) - 49 points
(3 of 17 lists. Highest ranking - #2 DB Barnes)
   
Directed by Jon Turteltaub
Starring Nicolas Cage, Diane Kruger and Justin Bartha

Place on 11's list: #32
Place on 10's list: #27
Place on 09's list: #19
Place on 08's list: #39
Last year's #19: Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom - (1984)

Synopsis:
"Since childhood, Benjamin Franklin Gates has known that he is descended from a long line of people whose job is to guard a treasure hidden by the Founding Fathers, who hid clues to its whereabouts in the country's currency and on the back of the Declaration of Independence. Now, he has learned of a plot to steal the Declaration, and has only one option: steal it himself. Even if he pulls off this monumental task, keeping the treasure safe is still going to be incredibly hard, especially since the FBI has also gotten wind of the scheme."

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Not to be confused with Earth Vs. Soup.

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18. Cowboys & Aliens - (2011) - 49 points
(3 of 17 lists. Highest ranking - #2 Monty)
   
Directed by Jon Favreau
Starring Daniel Craig, Harrison Ford and Olivia Wilde

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 #18: Black Swan - (2010)

Synopsis:
"Year 1873. In Silver City, Arizona Territory, Apache Indians and Western settlers must lay their differences aside when an alien spaceship crash lands in their city. It all begins when a stranger (Daniel Craig) with no memory of his past stumbles into the hard desert town of Absolution. The only hint to his history is a mysterious shackle that encircles one wrist. What he discovers is that the people of Absolution don't welcome strangers, and nobody makes a move on its streets unless ordered to do so by the iron—fisted Colonel Dolarhyde (Harrison Ford). It's a town that lives in fear. But Absolution is about to experience fear it can scarcely comprehend as the desolate city is attacked by marauders from the sky. Screaming down with breathtaking velocity and blinding lights to abduct the helpless one by one, these monsters challenge everything the residents have ever known. Now, the stranger they rejected is their only hope for salvation. As this gunslinger slowly starts to remember who he is and where he's been, he realizes he holds a secret that could give the town a fighting chance against the alien force. With the help of the elusive traveler Ella (Olivia Wilde), he pulls together a posse comprised of former opponents—townsfolk, Dolarhyde and his boys, outlaws and Apache warriors—all in danger of annihilation. United against a common enemy, they will prepare for an epic showdown for survival."

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Sadly, most folks in tech support were probably influenced by this.

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17. Hackers - (1986) - 52 points
(4 of 17 lists. Highest ranking - #5 Artie)
   
Directed by Iain Softley
Starring Jonny Lee Miller, Angelina Jolie and Jesse Bradford

Place on 11's list: #36
Place on 10's list: #38
Place on 09's list: N/A
Place on 08's list: N/A
Last year's #17: Godzilla - (1998)

Synopsis:
"A young boy is arrested by the US Secret Service for writing a computer virus and is banned from using a computer until his 18th birthday. Years later, he and his new-found friends discover a plot to unleash a dangerous computer virus, but they must use their computer skills to find the evidence while being pursued by the Secret Service and the evil computer genius behind the virus!"

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This one got nominated at ComicCon last year too.

[CJones]

18. Cowboys & Aliens - (2011) - 49 points
(3 of 17 lists. Highest ranking - #2 Monty)

I honestly expected this to rank a lot higher. I had it pretty high on my list.

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16. The Apple - (1980) - 55 points
(3 of 17 lists. Highest ranking - #6 Compound)
   
Directed by Menahem Golan
Starring Catherine Mary Stewart,  George Gilmour and Vladek Sheybal

Place on 11's list: #49
Place on 10's list: N/A
Place on 09's list: N/A
Place on 08's list: N/A
Last year's #16: Showgirls - (1995)

Synopsis:
"Alphie and Bibi, two sweet, naive youths from Moose Jaw, Canada, have come to America to compete in the 1994 Worldvision Song Festival. Although the pair have talent, they are beaten out by the underhanded tactics of the festival favorites, another duo with the backing of BIM: Boogalow International Music, and its leader, Mr. Boogalow. Though crestfallen by their loss, Bibi and Alphie are soon delighted to hear the Mr. Boogalow has taken an interest in their music and wants to sign them to his label. All is looking up for the two until they begin to discover the dark underside of the rock and roll world."

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You buy a bag of peanuts in this town and you get nominated.

[Darth Geek]

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Not to be confused with Earth Vs. Soup.

18. Cowboys & Aliens - (2011) - 49 points

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15. Citizen Kane - (1941) - 57 points
(4 of 17 lists. Highest ranking - #9 ispep)
   
Directed by Orson Welles
Starring Orson Welles, Joseph Cotten and Dorothy Comingore

Place on 11's list: #40
Place on 10's list: #16
Place on 09's list: N/A
Place on 08's list: N/A
Last year's #15: Xanadu - (1980)

Synopsis:
"Multimillionaire newspaper tycoon Charles Foster Kane dies alone in his extravagant mansion, Xanadu, speaking a single word: "Rosebud". In an attempt to figure out the meaning of this word, a reporter tracks down the people who worked and lived with Kane; they tell their stories in a series of flashbacks that reveal much about Kane's life but not enough to unlock the riddle of his dying breath."

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Actually, the plot of the next film is just a slight variation on Citizen Kane's plot.

[gojikranz]

i got the chance to see the apple in a movie theatre a few months ago it is quite insane definitely worthy of a riff.

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14. GI Joe: The Rise of Cobra - (2009) - 62 points
(4 of 17 lists. Highest ranking - #1 Pak-Man)
   
Directed by Stephen Sommers
Starring Channing Tatum, Sienna Miller and Christopher Eccleston

Place on 11's list: #6
Place on 10's list: #5
Place on 09's list: N/A
Place on 08's list: N/A
Last year's #14: Tron Legacy - (2010)

Synopsis:
"Two soldiers stationed in Kazahkstan (Captain Duke Hauser and his partner "Ripcord") are ordered to transport special warheads created by MARS, an arms' manufacturer controlled by James McCullen. When they are attacked by thieves (led by Anastasia DeCobray, with whom Duke has history), they are saved by a top secret, international special forces unit known as "G.I. Joe". The leader of G.I. Joe, General Abernathy (or Hawk) is on the trail of the thieves: an evil organization called "Cobra". While Duke and Ripcord train to join the Joes, McCullen ("Destro") is secretly working for Cobra and plotting to recapture his metal-eating "Nanomite" warheads. Duke and Ripcord (with help from Heavy Duty, Snake Eyes, and the rest of the Joes) must prove that they are Real American Heroes -- by stopping the launch of these warheads before Cobra uses them to take over the world."

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I'd make a joke here, but Motley Crue doing a Kia commercial has distracted me. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lHZbXvts0LE

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13. Showgirls - (1995) - 66 points
(3 of 17 lists. Highest ranking - #1 Artie)
   
Directed by Paul Verhoeven
Starring Elizabeth Berkley, Kyle MacLachlan and Gina Gershon

Place on 11's list: #16
Place on 10's list: #19
Place on 09's list: N/A
Place on 08's list: N/A
Last year's #13: Fantastic Voyage - (1966)

Synopsis:
"Nomi Malone, a mysterious young girl with the ambition to dance embarks on a journey to Las Vegas to become a showgirl in a high-class hotel show. There she meets Molly, a seamstress at the Stardust Hotel and the two quickly become good friends. She gets a job as a lap dancer at the seedy Cheetah Club but after a chance meeting with Cristal Connors, the star of Goddess, the current show at the hotel where Molly works, Nomi manages to secure an audition for a spot on the chorus line. However she soon realizes that fame comes with a price as her friendships, her morals and her soul are put to the test as she works her way up the ladder and eventually becomes the star of the show, stealing Cristal's part. She begins to wonder if all of her work was for nothing and if she can reclaim her life back before it is too late."

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The director's cut adds a 40 minute segment of the cast eating at Tim Horton's. Sadly, it's the best part of the disc.

[D.B. Barnes]

Or, as she appeared in the movie:

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12. Green Lantern - (2011) - 66 points
(4 of 17 lists. Highest ranking - #2 Stan Simpson)
   
Directed by Martin Campbell
Starring Ryan Reynolds, Blake Lively and Mark Strong

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 #12: Air Force One - (1997)

Synopsis:
"A man is granted a mystical green ring that bestows him with otherworldly powers, as well as membership into an intergalactic squadron tasked with keeping peace within the universe. Test pilot Hal Jordan (Ryan Reynolds) is given a ring which grants super-powers by a dying alien and recruited into an intergalactic peace-keeping force. Hal tries to avoid the responsibility, but a threat to the Earth and the Green Lantern Corps forces him to become a hero."

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Completely inaccurate portrayal. There's nary a Cheeto to be seen!

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11. Dungeons & Dragons - (2000) - 26 points
(7 of 17 lists. Highest ranking - #1 Darth Geek)
   
Directed by Courtney Solomon
Starring Justin Whalin, Marlon Wayans and Jeremy Irons

Place on 11's list: #24
Place on 10's list: #48
Place on 09's list: #35
Place on 08's list: N/A
Last year's #11: Gymkata - (1985)

Synopsis:
"Empress Savina Rules over the magical empire Izmer. The young thieves Ridley and Snails get involved with her quest to find the legendary Scepter of Savrille. With this most desirable magical wand she could have the power to rule over the Red Dragons and she would then be able to provide freedom and equality amongst all people. Ridley and Snails are closely followed by Damodar, the cruel assistant of Profion who is longing for the power of the Scepter. Profion wants to get into battle with the Empress. Whenever Profion would get his hands on the Scepter, the whole empire would then forever live in darkness. The future depends on the braveness of Ridley and Snails..."

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The top 10! All Simpsons quote teasers! "Oh, they have the internet on computers now!" ; "How can anyone do a spoken word version of a rap song? " "He found a way."; "Solar power.  When will people learn?"; "We learn karate, so that we need never use it." "Um, excuse me, sir. I already know how not to hit a guy."; "Hey...you're not just impersonating a pilot so you can drink here, are you?";  "I'll leave you with what we all came here to see: hardcore nudity!