TROLL 2? TROLL 2????? (Thoughts)

[Conor]

I still have to say that it was the worst rifftrax (track?) so far, for my previous reasons. It didn't help that this was one of the most cringe-worthy riffed films since Manos, or Merlin's yadda yadda yadda.

Yeah but you already said that before it was even released, so why should it mean anything now?

[MrTorso]

I liked it better than I thought I would, you just need to get some "boom" in your voice.

I've (obviously) never taken any voice lessons before, and don't know crap about speaking besides the fact that your mouth is somehow involved in it.  If and when we do the next one, I'll be more conscious of my voice and try to do a better job.

I guess its a matter of projection. It seemed like sometimes you might have been further away from the mic or a little soft spoken.

[SaucyRossy]

WHOA the man himself speaks and what not.  Congrats on the track i have to hear   How was the party and also the party cleanup mr tax?

It went very well, it seemed like everybody had a good time.  No real cleanup; goons may be socially awkward, but they're almost always very polite and well mannered.  Also Tarantulas wasn't as psychotic as I expected; he was a good guy with a fun sense of humor.  I guess the Internet just makes you act odd sometimes!

I can't believe that Tarantula's went! It's great that everything was cool between you guys! Also that is so great of you to open up your house to people for a viewing party. I haven't watched the Rifftrax yet, I was supposed to watch it tonight at a friends house with like 16 people but Deep Discount dvd failed me and it hasn't gotten here in time. Congrats again Lowtax!

[Minnesota]

I'd rather take the crummy, un-mainstream movies, to differentiate myself from the traditional MST3k riffing crew.  I can't really compete with Kevin and Co., so it might be better if I would be given the movies the MST3k crew wouldn't normally perform on Rifftrax.

Might I humbly suggest that you go see Mimic 2 and get back to me on your thoughts for a potential riff ... please ... I'd be forever gratefull, also thanks for riffing troll 2, it needed it!

[mrbakasan]

I'd rather take the crummy, un-mainstream movies, to differentiate myself from the traditional MST3k riffing crew.  I can't really compete with Kevin and Co., so it might be better if I would be given the movies the MST3k crew wouldn't normally perform on Rifftrax.

I think that's awesome.  Hopefully, we'll get to see more crappy movies down the line like Abraxis and Gymkata. 

[6079SmithW]

My one complaint about this is that I wound up paying $15 for the DVD out of impatience, whereas newer, better movies can be found for $5-$10 in stores and cheaper still online. I know that's not rifftrax's fault, but it does seem wrong to pay nearly $20 for a Troll 2 experience.

[MrCyNic]

Personally, I had a slightly hard time getting into this one.

The riff itself was certainly entertaining, and I thought Lowtax (whom I'll now always think of as Lowtrax in recognition of his work on this) did a good job of establishing his credibility. The film, however, was just so depressing that I found it difficult to settle into watching it.

Troll 2, more than any other trax, brought home to me the fundamental difference between MST3K and Rifftrax. As an MST3K episode, where there are regular escapes from the movies, this would have been a lot easier for me to sit through - Hobgoblins being the most obvious comparison to my mind.

For me, I suspect the Rifftrax format just isn't so well suited to films that aim this low (should any be found).

That said, the addition of a new riffer (albeit one I was only dimly aware of from the whole Uwe Boll thing) has served to further open up the Rifftrax format. I'm certainly less apprehensive about new guest riffers than I was before.

Cheers,

Cy.

[Fuzzy Necromancer]

I have trouble distinguishing Lowtax from Eliot. However, I imagine that only the dark lord of a website such as somethingawful.com would be willing to sit with mike through this excercise of cinematic massicism.

[Hank]

Yeah but you already said that before it was even released, so why should it mean anything now?

By the same token, why should anything posted on a message board mean anything now, then, or later?

Just posting my 2¢ (1 for the first post, 1 for the second). This one is no cents.

Zing, indeed 

[sarcasm_made_Easy]

By the same token, why should anything posted on a message board mean anything now, then, or later

And thus we have my name.

[SaucyRossy]

http://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=2307226&pagenumber=5


Pictures of the event at Lowtrax's house......

[Tyrant]

  Oh man. This one hurt. It hurt bad. Probably the single worst movie I've ever seen in my entire life.

  I thought the riffing was excellent. Lowtax did a good job keeping with up with Mike. All the naysayers need to remember that Mike's had years of riffing experience, Lowtax probably not as much. I thought they were dead on. Yeah, not the same as having Kevin or Bill with him, but it's a different gear to switch into, much the same as when Mike goes solo after we're used to him teaming up with the old gang.

  So, the movie.....WOW. To everyone who wanted Troll 2, thanks a lot. (I'm not sure if I'm being sarcastic or not).

[Pak-Man]

You know, after watching Troll 2, I no longer think Battlefield Earth was a horrible movie. Dr. Moreau was a beautifully acted movie that made perfect sense, and I long for the sweet, sweet embrace of Brittany Spears' acting talent.

This was a good choice of a movie to introduce a guest-riffer. Riffing Troll 2 is like shooting fish on a barrel. It's a good movie for the new guy to cut his teeth on. I was wary and skeptical of Lowtax's ability to Riff, but after watching this 'trax, I think he's got the chops for it. Battlefield Earth is a hard act to follow, but I really enjoyed this Rifftrax.

And to everyone who shouted this movie's name out in unrelated conversations and pressed so hard to get this movie riffed, I want to thank all of you (But can really only thank the one or two that stuck around to read this post. :^))

[Pak-Man]

how many people here got the Princess Tomato in the Salad Kingdom joke?  hahaha Lowtax picking on an obscure NES game = priceless.

I caught it! :^) I also caught the very awesome and subtle Skate or Die reference.

[WaffleTron]

oh man, and the 'thats the power of love' song mike had when joshua was on the skateboard, hahaha.  so totally NOT marty mcfly.  just stumbling on how to even stay on the skateboard.  this may be the 2nd rifftrax i rewatch or the 1st i show my friends.