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Started by Rattrap007, October 22, 2009, 03:48:25 PM

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RobtheBarbarian

You know, I'm not aware of the pine barrens with huge conifers ten minutes outside Philly.

Rattrap007

Quote from: Sideswipe on October 23, 2009, 10:11:30 AM
its not that I am a fan and dont want to see the riff because of that.  I bought the riff for the first movie and thought it was pretty weak, this one doesnt look like its going to be any better.
I agree. it is mostly Bay bashing. It was ok. They've done so much better on others. this is a meh riff. But everyone is entitled to a weak performance once in a while.



Kete

I haven't seen this yet, but the sample almost had me crying from laughing so hard.  Shy Beef's mannerisms and speech patterns drive me crazy, and the "whoa, whoa, whoa" joke was perfect.  Why does Spielberg have this Man-Boy-Love obsession with Shy Beef?

Relaxing Dragon

I thought the riff had a lot of funny parts, but I also noticed it had a lot of filler.

Of course, when it's a two and a half hour long movie that's nothing but filler, I feel it's OK to cut the guys some slack.

Wesley Stamper

Quote from: Rattrap007 on October 22, 2009, 03:48:25 PM
I thought the riff was decent, but far from their usual gold. Too much padding in this riff with constant noises jokes like the "Whoa Whoa Whoa.." stuff. That got old fast. A little too much bitching as well. They did have good jokes, but for me it was a little too much negative and filler like the Disembaudio Energy Balls bit. Went on way too long. Couldn't come up with a joke could ya guys?

   Well, I watched Matrix Revolutions and Transformers 2 in the same week, so if my remarks seem a little rude it's only because I now hate humanity, but, (without knowing anything about any previous versions of Transformers) SURELY Michael Bay has not done your beloved franchise/characters justice, has he?
   You should *rejoice* in the fact that MKB are trashing the fellow who is trashing the object of your affection!
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Bob

Wow, that was a HORRID movie and I would have hated to watch it without the Rifftrax boys.

Piobman

Quote from: Bob on October 23, 2009, 08:59:54 PM
Wow, that was a HORRID movie and I would have hated to watch it without the Rifftrax boys.

What an incomprehensible piece of crap. I feel like a drunk frat boy just presented a movie to me. I was expecting bathroom humor, but not to the extent this movie dishes out.. Lucas has better vision than this man. I'm still amazed people defend this movie. Its sad that he has so much transformers lore to work with... and how he is incapable of writing a coherent story with it. 

Good riffing from the guys. Love it. And yes the hate comments were well deserved... and I didn't hear any filler there! Pretty rapid fire riffing in my opinion. Premo stuff!

Rattrap007

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Quote from: Wesley Stamper on October 23, 2009, 08:04:57 PM
Quote from: Rattrap007 on October 22, 2009, 03:48:25 PM
I thought the riff was decent, but far from their usual gold. Too much padding in this riff with constant noises jokes like the "Whoa Whoa Whoa.." stuff. That got old fast. A little too much bitching as well. They did have good jokes, but for me it was a little too much negative and filler like the Disembaudio Energy Balls bit. Went on way too long. Couldn't come up with a joke could ya guys?

   Well, I watched Matrix Revolutions and Transformers 2 in the same week, so if my remarks seem a little rude it's only because I now hate humanity, but, (without knowing anything about any previous versions of Transformers) SURELY Michael Bay has not done your beloved franchise/characters justice, has he?
   You should *rejoice* in the fact that MKB are trashing the fellow who is trashing the object of your affection!

But I actually *GASP* enjoy the film UN-Riffed! Yes it is childish at times, but I don't expect Citizen Kane from it. It is giant robots fighting. I get what I expect..

The twins are not racist. They are taking on earth teen/early 20s culture. I've seen white kids act like that more than black. Also about them not being able to read the symbols. The language is ancient. It is like you or I trying to read an ancient language. Jetfire can read it because of his advanced age and knowledge.  So it is like we are regular joes and Jetfire is a old history professor who knows hieroglyphics. We may be able to recognize what it is, but he can read it.



Tony Farms AKA Puma Man


Phantom of Krankor

I was just a wee bit disapionted with the riffing. I agree that there was lots of filler. However, I did love the megan fox jokes.

But the movie is simply too painful to sit through even with the riffers. My brain literally feels like mush after I watch it and I have this unpleasant taste in my mouth. What an awful movie.
I am Ambassador Phantom, from the planet Krankor! I am rapidly approaching your planet... in the warship, which you have just seen. I will arrive tomorrow night at precisely eight o'clock. At that time I shall make my wishes known to you. You will obey them... or die! HA! HA! HA! HA! HA! HA! HA!

Relaxing Dragon

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Quote from: Rattrap007 on October 24, 2009, 06:35:56 AM
Quote from: Wesley Stamper on October 23, 2009, 08:04:57 PM
Quote from: Rattrap007 on October 22, 2009, 03:48:25 PM
I thought the riff was decent, but far from their usual gold. Too much padding in this riff with constant noises jokes like the "Whoa Whoa Whoa.." stuff. That got old fast. A little too much bitching as well. They did have good jokes, but for me it was a little too much negative and filler like the Disembaudio Energy Balls bit. Went on way too long. Couldn't come up with a joke could ya guys?

   Well, I watched Matrix Revolutions and Transformers 2 in the same week, so if my remarks seem a little rude it's only because I now hate humanity, but, (without knowing anything about any previous versions of Transformers) SURELY Michael Bay has not done your beloved franchise/characters justice, has he?
   You should *rejoice* in the fact that MKB are trashing the fellow who is trashing the object of your affection!

But I actually *GASP* enjoy the film UN-Riffed! Yes it is childish at times, but I don't expect Citizen Kane from it. It is giant robots fighting. I get what I expect..

The twins are not racist. They are taking on earth teen/early 20s culture. I've seen white kids act like that more than black. Also about them not being able to read the symbols. The language is ancient. It is like you or I trying to read an ancient language. Jetfire can read it because of his advanced age and knowledge.  So it is like we are regular joes and Jetfire is a old history professor who knows hieroglyphics. We may be able to recognize what it is, but he can read it.

Nah, I'm going with racism on them. The monkey-like heads, gold bucktooth, and Bay's track record when using black people in his movies being my evidence. Plus it's not so much them not being able to read the symbols, but the line "We don't do much readin'", which sorta indicates it doesn't matter what language it is, they're still illiterate.

Plastic Self-Cleaning Duck

Quote from: Rattrap007 on October 24, 2009, 06:35:56 AM
The twins are not racist. They are taking on earth teen/early 20s culture. I've seen white kids act like that more than black.

So they were this...



...only in stereo.

Either way they sucked....as did this entire film

RobtheBarbarian

Quote from: Rattrap007 on October 24, 2009, 06:35:56 AM
Yes it is childish at times, but I don't expect Citizen Kane from it. It is giant robots fighting. I get what I expect..

I am so incredibly sick of that excuse. Where does that line of reasoning end? Catwoman? Manos?

Darth Geek

Quote from: RobtheBarbärian on October 24, 2009, 03:59:54 PM
Quote from: Rattrap007 on October 24, 2009, 06:35:56 AM
Yes it is childish at times, but I don't expect Citizen Kane from it. It is giant robots fighting. I get what I expect..

I am so incredibly sick of that excuse. Where does that line of reasoning end? Catwoman? Manos?
Yeah, that is a terrible excuse. It is a movie about fighting robots, so ANYONE directing this would have had that. The key here is the horribly overcomplicated designs, the retarded humor and the overabundance of human characters we don't care about. A better filmmaker would have had giant robots fighting, and it would have been a better movie. Everyone who liked the current movies would have been happy, too.

The problem with Michael Bay's success, is that he makes terrible movies that are bound to be successful regardless of their quality, simply because of their concept. An action movie with lots of expensive effects? That's the easiest thing for Hollywood to sell.


Piobman

Quote from: Darth Geek on October 24, 2009, 05:18:37 PM
Quote from: RobtheBarbärian on October 24, 2009, 03:59:54 PM
Quote from: Rattrap007 on October 24, 2009, 06:35:56 AM
Yes it is childish at times, but I don't expect Citizen Kane from it. It is giant robots fighting. I get what I expect..

I am so incredibly sick of that excuse. Where does that line of reasoning end? Catwoman? Manos?
Yeah, that is a terrible excuse. It is a movie about fighting robots, so ANYONE directing this would have had that. The key here is the horribly overcomplicated designs, the retarded humor and the overabundance of human characters we don't care about. A better filmmaker would have had giant robots fighting, and it would have been a better movie. Everyone who liked the current movies would have been happy, too.

The problem with Michael Bay's success, is that he makes terrible movies that are bound to be successful regardless of their quality, simply because of their concept. An action movie with lots of expensive effects? That's the easiest thing for Hollywood to sell.

What kills me is that a script was written and approved by more than one person. Apparently racial stereotypes (and yes... it did come off as extremely racist... even if it was unintentional), farting robots (on more than one occasion), ball sucking jokes, dangling ball jokes, dog humping, robot humping, and taking a giant crap votes were approved. Not to mention the most neurotically annoying mom ever to grace any movie screen!  I'm okay with all of these things... south park do them quite frequently, but michael bay presents these jokes in the manner of a three year old. Rather than making you laugh, his stuff just comes off as uncomfortably awkward.  One moment we're suppose to feel sad for a character and the next we see something humping a girl's leg. Its comedy at its worst. I hate to say it.... by I was extremely happy to see Megan Fox. At least she was pleasant to look at and her underacting was far more pleasing than everyone else's overacting. Even the friggin' voice actors were annoying the hell out of me.