SEIZE THE BONE!

[RoninFox]

When we left, my wife compared the movie a little to Jack Frost, and I have to agree.  Lots to mock, to be sure, and the riffing was hilarious, but the movie itself was creative, never boring, had interesting visuals even if they weren't perfectly realized, and at times it was beautifully shot.

[Steve-O]

Great show, although I, too, thought it took a while to hit its stride.  A fairly robust crowd of forty or so nerdish types in my theater, and a small smattering of normals.  I consider the presence of non-geeky types in the audience a good sign, as it suggests RiffTrax's fan base is growing beyond the built-in MST audience.

I also agree with those that found the film surprisingly decent.  A nice change of pace, to not have to hear any riffs about how miserably shitty the movie is.  It also served up a nice bit of nostalgia for me personally in the scene where they're trapped by the two-headed giant in the beach cave;  I totally recognized that cave, having been in it dozens of times as a kid. (It's at Leo Carrillo State Beach in Southern California, should you ever feel compelled, like so many others, to embark on a Jack the Giant Killer-based pilgrimage.)

[dignan]

That was terrific! 

"And then, a monkey saves a leprechaun...da da dan dan da da da!!!"

[doggans]

Agreed that the film was fun on its own. Majorly flawed, but still better than many of today's kids films.

The riffing was quite good. The camera glitches at the beginning made me nervous, but thankfully they seemed to be sorted out before the feature started.

Also, I was sitting behind two gentlemen who appeared to be in their 70s or 80s. They were EXTREMELY entertained by the "Sieze the Bone" running gag. I guess RiffTrax breaks the age barrier more than I realized!

[mojoplasma]

più eccellente
Loved it!
I forget exactly how it went, but the line

"he dabbled in the black arts"
Riffer
"HE MADE A HIP-HOP ALBULM!"
was a big hit in our group.

[Bob]

Good time had by all in St. Louis.

And yeah, the movie itself was actually not bad, so the boys did not have to do all of the heavy lifting.   The cheap paper/cardboard witches were not very good and you could tell that was due to budget limitations.   If they would have been able to make them better and have one more good claymation effect, they may have been onto something.

Counting the days until the blu-ray is announced.

Oh yeah, and the upcoming riff target....... I feel like putting on a Cinemax sax solo until it shows up.

[Kenotic]

That was a blast, thanks guys!!

Like others, I thought that the movie was actually pretty fun. It was a little like "The Magic Sword," but a little more production quality and a stronger story. Sure, it was silly and filled with cheesy effects, but that made it feel a bit like a Joel-era movie. Nice to see they treated it as such.

Highlights (beyond the usual "Be Right There" and "Seize the Bone" gags) included the Queen Amidala princess outfit, the "young" hero well into his 30s, and all of the GWAR rejects hovering over the villain. This was fun, and probably would have been the perfect thing to take a newbie to -- is there a chance of an encore?

And the short...it's like "Drugs are Like That" part 2. I half-expected someone to respond "What's That? Huh? What Balloon?" I downloaded it right away when I got home and watched it again. Absolutely hilarious.

The only minor quibbles:
- I'm happy they didn't pan over the audience for the whole movie, because it was pretty annoying during the short. I was worried at first.
- The Rich Kyanka shorts were...there. I know Rich is funny from his Troll 2 short and some of the SA stuff, but they always seem out of place on the Rifftrax shows. I was hoping for another short instead.

But one thing I love about the Rifftrax shows, there's people of all ages there: Parents bringing their kids and laughing along and sitting next to college students, behind some of the original MSTies, and there's always a few retired couples enjoying the show as well. Beyond Pixar or possibly Star Trek/Wars movies, there's not much else that can do this. Nice job, guys.

[Darth Geek]

Wait for it...


Wait for it...

I'm glad to see a lot of other people were impressed with the movie itself like I was. I could totally see myself renting this out of curiosity if I saw it at the video store. Great riffing.

I would like to think that the reference to Kansas (and there have been several over various Rifftrax) is a reference to Quiptracks and that Mike Kevin and Bill are fans, but it's probably not.

The Rich Kyanka shorts were the video equivelant of crappy art your two year old scribbles and you put up on your refrigerator. It's cute to you, meaningful to the kid who made it, and pointless to everyone else, and annoying if you make a point to show it to people. But apparently I'm in the minority here, because a lot of people in our theater were laughing at it. Since they are so short, I have no problem with their inclusion since apparently some people do enjoy them. I was surprised they didn't spread them out a little more, having two right in a row like that.

And yes, the 30 second camera closeup on poor sweaty Bill was hilarious. I would love to see his reaction watching this again and seeing that.

[ryen0]

I thought it was good, but not as good as reefer madness.  The short was hilarious.

[KoolWhp]

Last night was off the hook. I dragged along two friends who only vaguely knew what RiffTrax is, and they came away total fans. I'm still laughing about the "Dragon Men"...

[Hebs]

Waka is the French sound!!

[Trekker4747]

I live in Kansas and the "nothing in Kansas" riff got a huge reaction here mostly a "you did not go there" humorous groan/laugh/applause.

I enjoyed the Lotax shorts but I also like kids and the crazy imagination they can have when it comes to things.  Having both of her shorts together like that was a bit odd and should have been broken up with another riffing of another bizarre short.

On the short, man what the hell was that thing?! It was literally the kind of conversation two people baked out of their minds would have!

"What? Did these two just fall in love?"

Great, great, night.  These are always fun and seeing them in an audience is always a huge blast.  Can't wait for the next one, guys!

[sarcasm_made_Easy]

It's at Leo Carrillo State Beach in Southern California, should you ever feel compelled, like so many others, to embark on a Jack the Giant Killer-based pilgrimage.)

heh yeah man i totally reconized it too.  That beach has one hell of a movie history.  Just off the top of my head i know it was in the craft, the karate kid, point break, and inception.  Made my night to see it (i had my 30th birthday there we went camping)  Absolutely love Leo Crillio.  Glad to see i wasnt the only one who realized it. 

[RoninFox]

The only way the could have broken the two Lowtax shorts up would have been to open with one since the movie seemed longer than the previous live shows and the only other two elements were the Nothing short and the feature. I think opening with anything other than riffing would have drawn a lot more complaints.

Thought both of them were hilarious this time. Hours later we were laughing about Jesus and the frog. In a cage.

[Bob]

The Rich Kyanka shorts were the video equivelant of crappy art your two year old scribbles and you put up on your refrigerator. It's cute to you, meaningful to the kid who made it, and pointless to everyone else, and annoying if you make a point to show it to people. But apparently I'm in the minority here, because a lot of people in our theater were laughing at it. Since they are so short, I have no problem with their inclusion since apparently some people do enjoy them. I was surprised they didn't spread them out a little more, having two right in a row like that.

And yes, the 30 second camera closeup on poor sweaty Bill was hilarious. I would love to see his reaction watching this again and seeing that.

Quoted for truth.   Maybe since we don't have kids that lessens our tolerance for them.    I look at them as "yellow flags" (Nascar term) that gives the guys a chance to catch their breath, get their scripts ready so they can riff.