it was alright

[F-Zero]

I agree with F-Zero. It felt a little lazy. Then again, a movie this stupid based on such a popular IP kinda writes itself.

Why is Balrog, one of the four lords of Shadowloo, a good guy? Why is E Honda Hawaiian? Why are Charlie/Nash and Blanka the same person? Why is Zangief (my favorite character) an idiot? On second thought, don't answer that. It's like they took the character names and just applied them to whoever looked the part.

I was critiquing the riff itself not the movie. 

Strange bunch of responses.

[Iron Curtain]

I agree with F-Zero. It felt a little lazy. Then again, a movie this stupid based on such a popular IP kinda writes itself.

Why is Balrog, one of the four lords of Shadowloo, a good guy? Why is E Honda Hawaiian? Why are Charlie/Nash and Blanka the same person? Why is Zangief (my favorite character) an idiot? On second thought, don't answer that. It's like they took the character names and just applied them to whoever looked the part.

I was critiquing the riff itself not the movie. 

Strange bunch of responses.

I guess both are fair game here.

[dbsommer]

Strange bunch of responses.

That's because we're a 'strange bunch'. 

I brought up the movie's construction because it often goes hand in hand with riffing. Occasionally you can take a northingburger like Manos and come up with a classic, more often you end up with 'The Beatniks'. I just rewatched that and realized I'd forgotten everything about it because it was as 'meh' as they've done, but there's nothing in the movie to really focus on. It was a basic plot with a bunch of tropes typical of the genre. Poorly acted and executed, sure, but also nothing so bad it stands out. I was never attached to the SF game anymore than SMB, which I never played. I just looked at them as the movies themselves, albeit with intentionally ridiculous costumes.

I had them, um, 'privilege' of seeing both in the theaters, opening night in the case of SMB. People leaving SF thought it was a typically bad action movie with JCVD. A packed house (yes, SMB had tons of blockbuster hype), left almost to a person going 'WTF did I just watch?'. That latter should be easier to riff since there's so much more to work with.

I agree the SF riff felt a bit by the numbers,much like the movie, but I couldn't figure out what I would have done to change it that might have made it better. It's like the dead space in 'Night of  Living Dead'. The riffing kind of died off there, but what are you going to talk about?

[Pastor of Muppets]

I really appreciate you sharing your views on this one. It seems like absolutely no one ever wants to participate in a poll or share their feelings on the releases anymore. For some reason the only question anyone seems excited to answer is "what did we learn?"  I can tell you I have learned nothing from any Rifftrax except that some are very funny and some are not.

Those aren't really discussions of what was learned.  They're really snarky comments about silly things in the movie.  It's a form of discussing the movie.

[Anarchemist]

I really appreciate you sharing your views on this one. It seems like absolutely no one ever wants to participate in a poll or share their feelings on the releases anymore. For some reason the only question anyone seems excited to answer is "what did we learn?"  I can tell you I have learned nothing from any Rifftrax except that some are very funny and some are not.

Those aren't really discussions of what was learned.  They're really snarky comments about silly things in the movie.  It's a form of discussing the movie.

I did actually know that     And while that certainly doesn't bother me in the least, I kinda like when those who've seen the release give honest recommendations as to whether they liked it or not. That wouldn't replace snarky discussion--or it shouldn't. But it does seem like more of an either/or thing here.  Which is why I was appreciative of this thread.

[losingmydignity]

The Only Mario game I ever played was Donkey Kong so I didn't have a clue what was going on in Super Mario Brothers. Still, pretty funny riff. I'm hoping for the same with Street Fighter, a game I've never even heard of, but I am way behind in watching riffs these days.