Fun with the VHS version

[Monkey King]

Since my family was really, really slow to upgrade, we ended up getting Episode I on VHS back when it was released, so that's the copy I watched when I fired up the Rifftrax. The syncing went really out of whack somewhere in the middle, and I figured out why: they trimmed the VHS version. That's not really surprising, but it's interesting what parts they chose to trim. Specifically, they cut out a big chunk of the Neverending Pod Racing Sequence, and one of the gratuitous CG shots from Coruscant. I noticed the second one because it's the very shot Mike complains about. Apparently even Lucasarts thought those scenes ran too long.

[David]

Since my family was really, really slow to upgrade, we ended up getting Episode I on VHS back when it was released, so that's the copy I watched when I fired up the Rifftrax. The syncing went really out of whack somewhere in the middle, and I figured out why: they trimmed the VHS version. That's not really surprising, but it's interesting what parts they chose to trim. Specifically, they cut out a big chunk of the Neverending Pod Racing Sequence, and one of the gratuitous CG shots from Coruscant. I noticed the second one because it's the very shot Mike complains about. Apparently even Lucasarts thought those scenes ran too long.

I thought they added pod sequence crap to the DVD version. That would fit their MO.

[Sharktopus]

The original VHS release from 1999 is the same as the theatrical release, but the DVD is an extended special edition, the biggest addition being an even more god-awful boring prelude to the podrace. Star Wars: Ep I: Alternate Versions

[DeadlyCinema]

Plus, take in account that DVD's have a tendency to switch layers around halfway through films. It's only a second long, but that might've been a reason the VHS was out of sync with the Rifftrax.

Matthew
myspace.com/deadlycinema

[Sharktopus]

I watched Top Gun on VHS, and the drift was negligible. The movie was still gay, and Mike and Bill were still funny.

[BathTub]

Plus, take in account that DVD's have a tendency to switch layers around halfway through films. It's only a second long, but that might've been a reason the VHS was out of sync with the Rifftrax.

Matthew
myspace.com/deadlycinema

The rifftrax mp3s do not take anything like that into account.

[Monkey King]

The original VHS release from 1999 is the same as the theatrical release, but the DVD is an extended special edition, the biggest addition being an even more god-awful boring prelude to the podrace. Star Wars: Ep I: Alternate Versions

I guess that explains it too. Geez, 22 minutes... It's like Lucas just wanted the pod-racing sequence, and then had to wrap a movie around it to justify the effort.

[Sharktopus]

The original VHS release from 1999 is the same as the theatrical release, but the DVD is an extended special edition, the biggest addition being an even more god-awful boring prelude to the podrace. Star Wars: Ep I: Alternate Versions

I guess that explains it too. Geez, 22 minutes... It's like Lucas just wanted the pod-racing sequence, and then had to wrap a movie around it to justify the effort.

That sounds about right. His first draft was probably the podrace, JarJar, and maybe some lightsabers.

[Teaflax]

The movie was still gay

It didn't strike me as very homosexual at all, but maybe I don't read as much subtext into it as others do.

[Sharktopus]

The movie was still gay

It didn't strike me as very homosexual at all, but maybe I don't read as much subtext into it as others do.

You didn't detect the copious homeroticism dripping from Top Gun? I guess you're lucky.

[6079SmithW]

The movie was still gay

It didn't strike me as very homosexual at all, but maybe I don't read as much subtext into it as others do.

You didn't detect the copious homeroticism dripping from Top Gun? I guess you're lucky.

You're crazy. What's gay about topless, sweaty beach volleyball, spread-legged, nearly naked affirmations of affection in the locker room, and bars full of men singing together?

[cfkane]

Hey, longtime fan of the site and the show before it.

I own the VHS edition of The Phantom Menace, but not the DVD. Will the riff for Episode 1 work for the VHS version?

[Junkyard]

(I know you didn't ask me, but YES. That's how I first saw it.)

[bettertomorrowamy]

Getting back on topic, yes Top Gun is gayer than Senator Larry Craig at a Wham concert.

[AmandaGal]

The original VHS release from 1999 is the same as the theatrical release, but the DVD is an extended special edition, the biggest addition being an even more god-awful boring prelude to the podrace. Star Wars: Ep I: Alternate Versions

I guess that explains it too. Geez, 22 minutes... It's like Lucas just wanted the pod-racing sequence, and then had to wrap a movie around it to justify the effort.

I think it was all for the video game. "Hey, if we add this it'll make the video game seem fun."  Sure, if fun = boring and worse than death.