LOC - Top 53 Most Requested Rifftrax of 2014

[Darth Geek]

22. Willow- (1988) - 33 points

Fine, I'll do it.

http://www.rifftrax.com/iriffs/cinester-theater-presents-willow

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And here we go! Day 4!

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20. Breakin' - (1984) - 36 points
(2 of 11 lists. Highest ranking - #6 Compound)
   
Directed by Joel Silberg
Starring Lucinda Dickey, Adolfo Quinones, Michael Chambers

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 #20: The Apple -(1980)

 
Synopsis:
“Kelly, a struggling young jazz dancer  is introduced to two Street dancers, Ozone and Turbo, who have a bitter rivalry with another crew known as Electro Rock. They also struggle to overcome scorn from Kelly's dance instructor, Franco, who disapproves of her hybrid dance style and affiliation with street dancers. The trio soon become the sensation of the street crowds. “
 
Up Next:
We fulfill the back-talking robot requirement of the list.

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19. Stealth - (2005) - 36 points
(2 of 11 lists. Highest ranking - #1 Bob Random)
   
Directed by Rob Cohen
Starring Josh Lucas, Jessica Biel. Jamie Foxx

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 #19: Jaws The Revenge -(1987)

Synopsis:
“In the near future, the Navy develops a fighter jet piloted by an artificial intelligence computer. The jet is placed on an aircraft carrier in the Pacific to learn combat maneuvers from the human pilots aboard. But when the computer develops a mind of its own, it's the humans who are charged with stopping it before it incites a war... “

Up Next:
Our boat theme returns.

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18. Waterworld- (1995) - 37 points
(2 of 11 lists. Highest ranking - #6 Steve J)
   
Directed by Kevin Reynolds
Starring Kevin Costner, Dennis Hopper and Jeanne Tripplehorn

Place on 13's list: #47
Place on 12's list: N/A
Place on 11's list: N/A
Place on 10's list: #34
Place on 09's list: #27
Place on 08's list: #20
Last year's #18: Dungeons and Dragons - (2000)

Synopsis:
"In the future, the Earth is engulfed with water when the polar ice caps melts, leaving the lands and civilization beneath the sea. In "Waterworld" drifters sail across the waters of the world on their man-made ships, trading for supplies and salvaging what is left of civilization, communities of survivors lives in towns called "Atolls" and a force of evil pirates "The Smokers" travel across Waterworld in search of a mythical island called "Dryland". Arriving at a Atoll, a mysterious drifter without a name called The Mariner is sentenced to death when the community discover he is a mutant. When the Atoll is attacked by The Smokers led by their evil leader Deacon, a woman named Helen and her adopted daughter Enola bribes The Mariner to take them to Dryland, believing The Mariner has been there. But the Mariner, Helen and Enola are pursued by Deacon and the Smokers, when The Mariner learns the tattoo on Enola's back is in reality a map that will lead them to Dryland..."

Up Next:
The first time he played someone in the military, but not the last.

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17. Navy Seals - (1990) - 37 points
(2 of 11 lists. Highest ranking - #1 Wes J)
   
Directed by Lewis Teague
Starring Charlie “Topper” Sheen, Michael Biehn, Joanne Whalley

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 #17: Cowboys & Aliens -(2011)

Synopsis:
“While rescuing an American air crew captured by Mid-Eastern terrorists, Lieutenant Curran and his team of Navy SEALs discover evidence that the terrorists have come into possession of dangerous high-tech weapons. “

Up Next:
This is where the whole throat lozenge business starts.

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16. Batman - (1989) - 37 points
(3 of 11 lists. Highest ranking - #7 Bob Random)
   
Directed by Tim Burton
Starring Michael Keaton; Jack Nicholson and Kim Basinger

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: #36
Place on 09's list: N/A
Place on 08's list: N/A
Last year's #16: The Wizard -(1989)

Synopsis:
"Gotham City: dark, dangerous, 'protected' only by a mostly corrupt police department. Despite the best efforts of D.A. Harvey Dent and police commissioner Jim Gordon, the city becomes increasingly unsafe...until a Dark Knight arises. We all know criminals are a superstitious, cowardly lot...so his disguise must be able to strike terror into their hearts. He becomes a bat. Enter Vicky Vale, a prize-winning photo journalist who wants to uncover the secret of the mysterious "bat-man". And enter Jack Napier, one-time enforcer for Boss Grissom, horribly disfigured after a firefight in a chemical factory...who, devoid of the last vestiges of sanity, seizes control of Gotham's underworld as the psychotic, unpredictable Clown Prince of Crime...the Joker. Gotham's only hope, it seems, lies in this dark, brooding vigilante. And just how does billionaire playboy Bruce Wayne fit into all of this?"

Up Next:
A bigger bomb than Corky Romano.

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15. Airport- (1970) - 38 points
(2 of 11 lists. Highest ranking - #3 Mystery Submission)
   
Directed by George Seaton   
Starring Dean Martin, Burt Lancaster and George Kennedy

Place on 13's list: N/A
Place on 12's list: #25
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 #15: X-Men Origins Wolverine - (2009)

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:
Wow. Seriously? First time on the list? Guess so.

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14. The Dark Crystal - (1982) - 38 points
(2 of 11 lists. Highest ranking - #7 C Jones, Darth Geek)
   
Directed by Jim Henson, Frank Oz
Starring Stephen Garlick, Lisa Maxwell, Billie Whitelaw

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 #14: Billy Jack -(1971)

Synopsis:
“On another planet in the distant past, a Gelfling embarks on a quest to find the missing shard of a magical crystal, and so restore order to his world.”

Up Next:
We're only half way through our boat riffings. Ponder that for a sec.

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13. The Poseidon Adventure - (1972) - 38 points
(2 of 11 lists. Highest ranking - #5 Mystery Submitter)
   
Directed by Ronald Neame
Starring Gene Hackman, Ernest Borgnine and Shelly Winters
Place on 13's list: #28
Place on 12's list: #27
Place on 11's list: #41
Place on 10's list: N/A
Place on 09's list: N/A
Place on 08's list: N/A
Last year's #13: The Ten Commandments - (1956)

Synopsis:
"A passenger ship, on her way to the scrap yard is pushed to her limits by the new owners to save on the dismantling fees. A tidal wave hits her, flipping her over so that all the internal rooms are upside down. A priest takes a mixed band of survivors on a journey through the bowels of the ship in an attempt to survive."

Up Next:
I'd use the jive talking robot line here again, but my inner geek is yelling at me about how inaccurate referring to him as a robot would be.

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12. Star Trek: Nemesis - (2002) - 39 points
(2 of 11 lists. Highest ranking - #6 Rainbow Dash)
   
Directed by Stuart Baird
Starring Patrick Stewart, Brent Spiner and Ron Perlman. Plus I'm pretty sure that  Shriekback's lead singer plays Shinzon.

Place on 13's list: N/A
Place on 12's list: #29
Place on 11's list: #38
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: Street Fighter: The Movie - (1994)

Synopsis:
"In the wake of a joyful wedding between Riker (Jonathan Frakes) and Troi (Marina Sirtis) Picard receives another reason to celebrate: the Romulans want peace and the captain will be the Federation's emissary. But as the Enterprise heads toward the Romulan Empire a brilliant villain awaits - harboring a diabolical plan of destruction and an unimaginable secret that will give Picard his most fearsome challenge."

Up Next:
Well, Night Ranger songs are drowning out every thought in my head right now, so enjoy! o/`You're motoring! What's your price for flight? In finding mister right. You'll be allright tonight ....o/`

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Hang on.


http://www.rifftrax.com/iriffs/ronin-fox-trax/ronin-fox-trax-star-trek-nemesis


There you go.


I'm not linking to the abandoned iRiff of Dark Crystal as it's, you know, abandoned.

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Curse you, Imageshack? Why you lose my images?  Hang on. Need to track down the screenshot from this one....

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11. Gymkata - (1985) - 41 points
(2 of 11 lists. Highest ranking - #3 Compound)
   
Directed by Robert Clouse
Starring Kurt Thomas, Tetchie Agbayani and Richard Norton

Place on 13's list: N/A
Place on 12's list: #50
Place on 11's list:  #11
Place on 10's list: #26
Place on 09's list: N/A
Place on 08's list: N/A
Last year's #11: Watchmen - (2009)

Synopsis:
"Johnathan Cabot is a champion gymnast. In the tiny, yet savage, country of Parmistan, there is a perfect spot for a "star wars" site. For the US to get this site, they must compete in the brutal "Game". The government calls on Cabot, the son of a former operative, to win the game. Cabot must combine his gymnastics skills of the west with fighting secrets of the east and form GYMKATA!"

Up Next:
The top ten! Archaeology! Twice! Spiritualism! Biology! Thieves! Really bad Biology! Piracy!   Fishing! Hey, did I mention Biology? Seven-Elevens! And yes, more boats! All this and more tomorrow!

[Darth Geek]

You forgot:

http://www.rifftrax.com/iriffs/ronin-fox-trax/ronin-fox-trax-batman