LOC - Top 53 Most Requested Rifftrax of 2014

[Darth Geek]

I meant the iRiff

[Compound]

Oh. I wasn't aware there was one.

Here you go then:


Krull

When your movie is batshit insane, even by 80s fantasy pics, THAT is saying something! A buff hero with bumbling sidekicks who has to save a princess. Okay, that doesn't sound so crazy. But this has an appearing and dissapearing villain castle lair. And a cool five bladed frisbee thing that looks like it should have ironic "hands off" stickers all over it. Big humanlike bat creatures that dissolve people with their hugs. Yeah, it's a few sandwiches short of a picnic.
 
This movie is most known for: Um...it's fucking KRULL!

Noted riffs:
"The man loves his lime jello!"

Available on Netflix Instant? Yes
 
About the group: Another group I am unfamiliar with. But it takes some manly fortitude to sit through Krull enough to write riffs, so I will give them that. Not a particularly prolific group (only 3 so far).
 
Purchase: http://www.rifftrax.com/iriffs/vox-o-rox/krull-a-vox-o-rox-quest
 
Sample: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VZdvTJvNN-M

[Sugar Ray Dodge]

39. Bea Arthur - (1922) - 24 points
(1 of 11 lists. Highest ranking - #2  Sugar Ray Dodge)
   
Directed by Bea Arthur
Starring Bea Arthur

Place on 13's list: N/A
Place on 12's list: N/A
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 #39: Dead Again -(1991)

Synopsis:
Beatrice "Bea" Arthur (May 13, 1922 – April 25, 2009) was an American actress, comedian, and singer whose career spanned seven decades. Arthur achieved fame as the character Maude Findlay on the 1970s sitcoms All in the Family and Maude, and as Dorothy Zbornak on the 1980s sitcom The Golden Girls, winning Emmy Awards for both roles. A stage actress both before and after her television success, she won the Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Musical for her performance as Vera Charles in the original cast of Mame (1966). And... oh. Hang on. I misread the entry. Take two.

Up Next:
I'm going to be saying this a lot over the next few days but, curse you That Guys with the Glasses.

Okay. This. Was. BRILLIANT! I actually believed this and was NO! NO! THAT'S NOT WHAT I MEANT! THERE'S THIS REALLY BAD MOVIE AND A GUY THROWS A HISSY FIT AT THE BEGINNING AND IT'S SUPER FUNNY! OH MAN! ...wait-- Oh FUCK! ALL! That was great. You totally had me."

[Sugar Ray Dodge]

I really like how this list is shaping up. These aren't the usual suspects. We're seeing lots of debuts, and quite honestly, it's a bit of fresh air in the whole HEY THEY SHOULD RIFF THIS discussion. I'm seeing some of these and I'm all "...yeah, that WOULD be fun." For realsy. I'm gonna put some of these on the consideration list for this year's iRiff.

[Sugar Ray Dodge]

38. Fantastic Voyage - (1966) - 24 points
(1 of 11 lists. Highest ranking - #2 Compound)
   
Directed by Richard Fleischer
Starring Stephen Boyd, Raquel Welch and Donald Pleasence

This would make a SUPERIOR VOD!

[Sugar Ray Dodge]

39. Ben and Arthur - (2002) - 24 points
(1 of 11 lists. Highest ranking - #2 Sugar Ray Dodge)
   
Directed by Sam Mraovich
Starring Sam Mraovich, Jamie Brett Gabel, Michael Haboush

Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9XVPOjXmCQ0 If you have reservations about the subject matter, rest assured that EVERYBODY that sees this movie agrees that this it is hilariously bad. EVERYBODY! From 'kipedia:

The film has been almost universally panned by critics. Rotten Tomatoes' editorial staff ranked it #15 on their list of "Films So Bad They're Unmissable", stating "If Tommy Wiseau's The Room is the over-wrought, melodramatic and self-pitying heterosexual camp classic of choice, then Sam Mraovich's Ben & Arthur is its gay equivalent." Rotten Tomatoes went on to cite the poor production values and Arthur's "hissy fits", concluding that the quality of the film was so poor that "Mraovich might as well have shot his story of gay persecution and fightback on a cell phone". Pop culture review site insert-disc likewise compared it to The Room, stating "The Room was better than this. The acting, special effects, music, and writing are bad even compared to 'The Room.' The film is currently 29th on the IMDb Bottom 100.

The film also took particularly criticism from the gay community: The gay pop culture site Queerty called it "the worst gay movie ever", only to later retract the "gay" qualifier and simply declare it "worst. movie. ever." The gay movie review site Cinemaqueer likewise indicated that it was the worst film to have ever been featured on the site, suggesting that the film was too bad to even be parodied on Mystery Science Theater 3000.

[Sugar Ray Dodge]

34. Air Force One - (1997) - 24 points
(2 of 11 lists. Highest ranking - #4 Compound)
   
Directed by Wolfgang Petersen
Starring Harrison Ford, Gary Oldman and Glenn Close

I'm amazed that they didn't do this back when they were doing a ton of blockbusters, because there's an Air Force One joke in almost every single feature length Riff.

[Sugar Ray Dodge]

Up Next:
#30-21! Bond! Fist fights! Hobbits with the serial numbers filed off! Two trips to a trash dump! And the same thing happens again! And again! All this and more tomorrow!

You have hooked me, good sir. I eagerly await.

[Johnny Unusual]

Watched Krull for the first time a couple years ago.  It is a mess.  It is also a movie that's simultaneously interesting yet dull.  I watched it alone and didn't get much, despite a lot of craziness and stuff that, in theory, should have been guilty pleasure fun.  But I wasn't invested.  And it occurred to me that it would have been a great movie to watch with friends, to point out how ridiculous and faux cool it is.  A perfect choice for Rifftrax.
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/v/ndpV6qfQJVw" target="_blank" class="new_win">https://www.youtube.com/v/ndpV6qfQJVw</a>

[Compound]

30. The Ten Commandments - (1956) - 25 points
(1 of 11 lists. Highest ranking - #1 Sugar Ray Dodge)
   
Directed by Cecil B. DeMille
Starring Charleton Heston, Yul Brenner, Edward G. Robinson

Place on 13's list: #13
Place on 12's list: N/A
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 #30: In the Name of the King: A Dungeon Siege Tale - (2002)

Synopsis:
The Egyptian Prince, Moses, learns of his true heritage as a Hebrew and his divine mission as the deliverer of his people.

Up Next:
Er, didn't I already write this one up?

[Compound]

29. Titanic II - (2010) - 25 points
(1 of 11 lists. Highest ranking - #1 Steve J)
   
Directed by Shane Van Dyke
Starring Shane Van Dyke, Brooke Burns, Bruce Davison

Place on 13's list: N/A
Place on 12's list: N/A
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 #29:Resident Evil -(2002)

Synopsis:
“On the 100th anniversary of the original voyage, a modern luxury liner christened 'Titanic 2,' follows the path of its namesake. But when a tsunami hurls an ice berg into the new ship's path, the passengers and crew must fight to avoid a similar fate.”

Up Next:
A return to the world's worst school. No, not Xavier's Academy.

[Compound]

28. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hollows Pt.2 - (2011) - 25 points
(2 of 11 lists. Highest ranking - #2 Rainbow Crash)
   
Directed by David Yates
Starring Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson, Rupert Grint

Place on 13's list: N/A
Place on 12's list: N/A
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 #28: The Poseidon Adventure -(1972)

Synopsis:
“The final chapter begins as Harry, Ron, and Hermione continue their quest of finding and destroying the Dark Lord's three remaining Horcruxes, the magical items responsible for his immortality. But as the mystical Deathly Hallows are uncovered, and Voldemort finds out about their mission, the biggest battle begins and life as they know it will never be the same again.”

Up Next:
People know precisely one line from this film.

[Sugar Ray Dodge]

29. Titanic II - (2010) - 25 points
(1 of 11 lists. Highest ranking - #1 Steve J)
   
Directed by Shane Van Dyke
Starring Shane Van Dyke, Brooke Burns, Bruce Davison

I think this would make a great iRiff for somebody to try.

[Sugar Ray Dodge]

28. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hollows Pt.2 - (2011) - 25 points
(2 of 11 lists. Highest ranking - #2 Rainbow Crash)
   
Directed by David Yates
Starring Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson, Rupert Grint

I ranked this one #25 on my list because I know MKB will actually do it eventually, and because I figured it would be on EVERYBODY'S list, because everybody is always complaining about how the series is unfinished and we need closure and such. Kinda wish I had ranked this a little higher now so it would have a higher ranking in this list, but what can you do?

[Sugar Ray Dodge]

30. The Ten Commandments - (1956) - 25 points
(1 of 11 lists. Highest ranking - #1 Sugar Ray Dodge)
   
Directed by Cecil B. DeMille
Starring Charleton Heston, Yul Brenner, Edward G. Robinson

I was so tickled when this one made it's debut last year. Kinda hoping that it would rank a little bit higher, but I am glad I was able to keep it on the list two years in a row. This is my favorite movie of all time, and I think it's the Holy Grail of movie riffing. If you can do this, you can do ANYTHING.