I had a feeling this would be the phrase people would walk out of the theater saying…
A few thoughts:
Overall, a terrific show, maybe their best so far.
My theater was about half full, similar to past shows. It was probably all the same people. I had to fight traffic coming and going because A-Rod was playing in the ballpark next door. Grrr.
There were a few unavoidable “live show” moments. A couple times where the camera went blank for a minute, and then cut to the camera in the back of the hall. Some kind of a miscue, there, I guess. There was also one really long closeup of Bill while he wasn’t saying anything…
I have never been a big fan of the somethingawful.com stuff in the past and while these were decidedly wacky versions of the same sort of thing he gave us last time, it was pretty much the same sort of thing he gave us last time. The best I can say about them is that they were short and silly in places. That being said, they were completely worth it for the callback Mike did three-quarters the way through the movie.
The movie runs 94 minutes, just about a perfect running time for this. “House on Haunted Hill” was just a little too long and “Reefer Madness” was just a little too short. This was JUUUST right.
More thoughts tomorrow when I think of them…
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@58 – I didn’t get the Geoffrey reference either, my husband told me it is a reference to “Game of Thrones” which he just finished reading and loved
@73 – I just recently watched “The Undead” so I was thinking the same thing! Probably would have been to obscure…
I thought they named him Phil after Phil the prince of insiffiant (sp?) light from Dilbert.
The theater was 90% full in Scottsdale, AZ. Great crowd to share the non-stop laughter with (one girl had an MST3K theater seats wrap-around tattoo on her arm). The Rifftrax Live virgins I brought with me really enjoyed it and have agreed to join the ranks of my weekly MST3K screenings group. I prefer this straight ahead, one short and on to the movie, with no special guests format(but the animated shorts were amazingly hilarious). Even though I became a Jonathan Coulton fan after the Plan 9 broadcast, I still feel the guests detract from the main purpose of the show. Solid outing from the Rifftrax crew. Favorite riff: “I can confirm that for some reason”.
@Riot71
Surely you didn’t wait through the full line as Club member! There’s an express lane there for you. I really wouldn’t have minded if it had had a dedicated cashier, but they were using the same windows as main line. So when anyone showed up in that lane they were simply “next” no matter how long everyone else had been waiting.
#97: I’ve had negative experiences with people who describe themselves as “Christians” and/or people who meet the general definition of “right-wingers,” yes, but I don’t presume that any of them are/were Rifftrax fans.
However, it’s not necessary to be a Rifftrax fan to find out about the contents of a Rifftrax performance. People are talking about this one throughout the internet even now.
Sorry to bring down the room, but some people will threaten others over anything if they believe that the Bible, their breakfast cereal, or any other source is providing instructions to that effect.
Thought the show was awesome, started a bit slow, but got crazy funny.
Was anyone else waiting for a “Torgo” reference when the first hunched-over, bent-knees clay giant was hobbling around on bended knees?
Can’t wait for the next one, great job fellas.
Yeah, I caught the references to “A Game of Thrones” and the one to “Great Expectations” got a huge laugh at my theater over in VA Beach, Dickens must be big here!
105: I’m a Christian who is a RiffTrax fan, and I know I’m not the only one.
Maybe we’re not automatically and innately evil, crazy bigots out for this little girl’s blood? Just a thought.
#107: I missed the part where I said that you were anything of the sort. I mean, I stated that I was NOT referring to Rifftrax fans, and you’re presuming that that’s EXACTLY what I was doing? Wouldn’t it make more sense to respond to what I *actually* said instead of to what you’re *pretending* that I said?
Seriously, my apologies for offending people.
And if you’re telling me that there are NO “Christians,” and NO “right-wingers,” who ARE “evil, crazy bigots” who would threaten a child, well, obviously, you’re entitled to an opinion.
For what it’s worth, I thought the shorts were HILARIOUS! Loved em and I hope they always include them.
@73 Elaine knew Peter because he was part of the crew of the ship that she and Jack were using to reach Normandy.
Among the list funny moments from the event (both mentioned and not yet mentioned):
-The “What is Nothing” short (they must be saving the most bizarre shorts for these events).
-The riff that suggests that Elaine’s father is saying “Goodbye, darling” to Jack.
-The callback to “More Dangerous Than Dynamite”.
-“Seize the bone” (if I have a hard time remembering the funniest parts of the film, you can blame this line).
-The Rifftrax guys reacting in horror to what appears to be the sea monster doing “typical Japanese tentacle creature behavior” to the two-headed giant.
-The “Lucky Charms” crack when the leprechaun is seen in a tumbled position.
Folks, let’s let the religious thing drop, okay?
Also, it seems the Seattle P-I linked to this thread: http://blog.seattlepi.com/filmhound/2011/08/18/rifftrax-review/
Better turnout than in the past at the Castleton Square theater in Indianapolis. I have been to every live show except Reefer and Jack so far is probably my favorite. I like the format of last nights show–one Rifftrax short, and then the movie (kind of reminded me of an MST3K episode). I didn’t mind the animated shorts, they were short enough that they didn’t get annoying.
It’s Stevie Nicks! “Just like the White Winged Dove”
It’s the 127 Hours hallway! (or something similar to that)
#110: Oh, right. Don’t know what I was thinking. Thanks. Still holds true for Sigund, though, whom she called “wonderful” (as the guys were quick to focus on). Shrug.
#111: FBM. Again, my apologies. If you want to delete #108, again, FBM.
Thanks Sharktopus & John for the info (and also thanks to whoever provided info on “The Princess is in another castle” bit.) You’re right it was “Geoffrey” not “Godfrey” and PortCullis” not Copperpoulos.
FWIW I’ll agree with the following:
The Princess was cute both as herself and (oddly enough) the Lady Gaga/Witch.
Why didn’t they make a Roger Corman joke when the Corcorman appears?
Why didn’t they make a Dr. Who joke about Pendragon? (or at least a King Arthur joke?)
The “why is the monkey wearing a thong?” bit was great! (I guess it wouldn’t have been a PG movie if we could see his junk though huh?)
A riff I remembered from “What Is Nothing” is “A young Ellen DeGeneres.”
OTHER THINGS WORTH MENTIONING?:
Rifftrax are GREAT at riffing on love scenes! I almost wish they’d do more of them.
Did anybody get a preview of “Scarface” starring Al Pacino in their theater? did anybody wish the Rifftrax could riff on that too?
So I guess Fandango has a contract with Gloria Estefan? Do they show her concert before other movies too?
I think this Rifftrax Live show was the best one so far. I saw this at Union Square Regal Cinema. The movie was entertaining, and the riffs were all spot on. Even the bad riffs and the riffs they bungled were funny. The What is Nothing short — did teachers show this short to break their student’s spirits? Ah well, the riffs made it better. I’m not crazy about the Lowtax shorts, and thank you to the person who pointed out that Lauren was 5 the last time they featured a short by her. I mean, the stream-of-consciousness stories are nice and wild, but the cartoon style is creepy and brings the whole thing down. Nevertheless, I laughed frequently throughout the movie and can’t wait for this one to come out on DVD/Blu-Ray. Carpe os!
@ snowdog. Had no idea they were doing that now. I got these tickets in advanced and anytime I go to the movies I use the computer cause I hate the movie lines
Oh yeah, I forgot! They missed some riffs, or rather, refused to make certain callbacks for some elements. The biggest one I can think of was the leprechaun’s gold boots. However, I can understand them not wanting to call back MST3K too much, although it would have gotten the crowd on their feet, IMO. Also, my first though about the blond kid in the What is Nothing short? Dill from To Kill A Mockingbird. I may be the only one who thought that.
So… anyone going to rush out and see the 129 Operas that Fathom advertised? Just the ads gave me a headache.
Gloria Estefan, ugh,….I was in the theater early [all right I was the first one there] and I had to listen to the whole concert two times before the opening screen jokes started to roll….Now that it appears that Rifftrax live is a success do you think we can get some attendence numbers posted? I’d love to see how many people saw the show last night.
@snowdog,
I won’t be seeing any of those operas. I don’t understand why anyone would pay money to see some fat lady yelling not in English like she’s getting some sharp rammed up her bloated butt.
#117: I didn’t think of that one at all. They could have just whistled a bar of “Keep Your Gold Boots” moving, it would’ve only taken a second. Oh well.
I expected them to somehow jump on the oddity of a man being called a “witch” — it’s usually “warlock” or “sorcerer” — but I guess they weren’t quite sure where to go with that.
When the leprechaun’s seven-league boots were mentioned (I focused on the seven-league part, not the gold part), I presumed they’d figure into the plot, yet they didn’t. I’m pretty sure the audience would have accepted that a leprechaun could hover in the air even WITHOUT magic boots.
Also, I was a bit unclear as to whether there was supposed to be a particular reason that Pendragon returned at that particular time after having been gone for so long. Doesn’t really matter, but they made a point out of establishing that his defeat had been a long time ago, so it was noticeable.
So with those points, plus the Sigurd deal — Jack and Peter, in the ocean, could have DIRECTLY found the bottle with the leprechaun (not any more improbable than happening upon a ship whose captain had himself happened to find the bottle but hadn’t done anything with it) and the leprechaun could have zapped up a ship for them to get to Stately Pendragon Manor; even the shield Sigurd gave Jack turned out to have no real significance — the plot could’ve been a *little* tighter, is what I guess my impression was. Still panned out better than a lot of other movies with much bigger budgets, though.
Maybe Vikings were box-office gold at the time OSLT…
I’m I the only one who had trouble hearing the “what is nothing” Short? But great show I hope they do another one. And remember Grab the bone.
The mentions of problems reminded me of what happened in Tucson (El Con theater). Before the Rifftrax, with the MetOpera and so on, the screen was split, with the right half on the left, etc…. They blanked a couple of times, then got it all one screen in time for the RT. However, the aspect ratio was messed up, so when we were leaving, they handed out cards for a free movie(!!). The problem didn’t bother me that much but it was annoying to many.
J/P=?
For those who missed it, Sigund couldn’t use the leprechaun (that sounds wrong for some reason…). Only someone who had never told a lie could hold the bottle, and thus use it (eventually freeing the leprechaun). That’s why when Jack touches the bottle and doesn’t get burned, the leprechaun says (appr.) ‘after a thousand years, finally an honest man!’
Late to the party, but we were at the Union Square in NYC and it was a blast! This our 4th Rifftrax Live event and we are certainly going to see as many as they’re willing to do.
The “Nothing” short takes its place as one of the weirdest they’ve ever done. All I can figure is that grant money for “educational” shorts musta been flowing like water back in the halcyon ’70s….
And count me among the Lowtax boosters — I find his microcartoons of his daughter’s stories adorable and laugh-out-loud funny.
I just hope there isn’t another 6-9 month gap before the DVD comes out because I can’t wait to see this again. So when it comes out, I’ll…
Be right there!
Be right there!
Be right there…
#124: Okay, thanks.
I guess that proves that the ship’s captain and crew never asked any awkward questions about who Jack and Elaine were, because otherwise Jack would have had to make up a cover story, and that would’ve been a lie. ;-)
Carpe Os. “Seize the Bone.”
Yes, one of their best bet. Almost as good as the Xmas show and maybe slightly better than reefer madness.
Some real classic moments: the kids getting the “munchies” in the short, the Draggin’ Knights (I assume my spelling is correct and claim full credit if it isn’t, rifftrax guys), the hot princess and even hotter claymation, the irish jokes, the skeleton pointing (can’t remember the riff). A certain Saul Bellow novel will forever be “Seize the Bone” for me.
My small audience applauded like hell at the end.
Had lowered my expectations because of Magic Sword but this was much better.
Why no Wizard of Oz reference when P trotted out the hour glass? Or did I miss it?
I don’t know about you guys but I’m still wearing my thong, won’t you?
“skeleton pointing (can’t remember the riff)”
“If you can’t be civil, you can just leave.” It was so perfectly timed with the gesture, it was one my hardest laughs of the evening.
losing my dignity: Why no Wizard of Oz reference when P trotted out the hour glass? Or did I miss it?
They did. When we got a close-up inside Pendragon’s glass thing Kevin said ‘Auntie M., Antie M… oops, wrong movie!’ as the camera zoomed out to reveal Pendragon and his assistant.
Thanks guys! The skeleton will go down as one of the great moments indeed.
@122 (kismetgirl88): No, I also had a hard time hearing the short. Then the movie was a bit too loud (or the riffers too low; either way), and I especially had a hard time hearing Kevin at some times.
Best live show yet! Can’t wait for the DVD!
I’ve been to all the Rifftrax Live shows, and this was by far their best. Jack The Giant-Killer was a perfect movie choice. On its own, it’s silly, good-natured fun. For the Riffers, it was the gift that kept on giving: The sub-par stop-motion animation, the Dragon Men, a chimp in a thong, Pendragon’s goofy assistant, “Seize the bone,” etc. The show got a lot of big laughs from the audience.
I really hope they can get the rights to release this live show on DVD / Blu-ray. (The movie is available on its own on DVD from MGM.) The Blu would be an instant pre-order for me!
Overheard on the way out after the show: “One of those guys was on Mystery Science Theater.” “I’m going home to seize the bone.” “Let’s see Planet of the Apes; wonder if they wear thongs in that.” I attended @ the Oxford 7 in Oxford, MI. Some peeps had apparently come from the Renaissance Festival, as they were in costume.
I was in the theater in the Park Place Mall in Tucson, AZ. Had a fairly small crowd, 30-35% full but it was very energetic and we had plenty of room to ROFL during the funniest moments.
One thing I don’t think has been brought up is, while this live show was excellent, the riffers did seem to throw out a lot more “Dude, not funny!”-worthy jokes this time. They god booed at least a half dozen times.
Saw it at a pretty packed theatre (except for the neck-breaker seats up front) in Westbury. As soon as they hit the boat, my friend was nearly curled up in his chair in convulsive laughter from all the riffs. Although in our theatre one of the biggest, longest laughs came from “I love being a professor of women’s studies!”. Guess that comes of having a dozen colleges in the area. :-)
Saw it in OKC, what a hilarious show! These guys are in their element in this format. More live fathom events!!!!
This was my first “live” Rifftrax (not live here in Spokane, WA though). I haven’t laughed that hard in a long time, besides the DVDs of MST3K. Very, very funny and hope they get to do more.
Viewed it, as we have viewed all the Rifftrax live shows, at the Regal Stonecrest Theaters just outside Charlotte NC. Theater holds 320 and was 3/4 full. Always a good crowd here for the shows. It was a great show , and probably the shortest “opening acts ” before the main attraction. It is great that we can still have Rifftrax and Cinematic Titantic, both of which show the amazing talents of all the MST3K people ! We can only hope for a reunion, even if only for one amazing show. Thanks to you all !
I’ll defend Touches No One’s Life, Then Leaves’ religious right comment (#72). So long as Fred Phelps heads the Westboro Baptist
ChurchHate Group, if Lauren receives any mail from Topeka, I’d suggest Lowtax open it while she’s at school.Man, I really wish you would cool it Sharktopus. 5 or so replies in one thread is enough in and of itself, and then you make more comments after it was asked that you all drop it? Sheesh.
Anywho, I loved this show more than any other Rifftrax. The short was great, although I agree with the notion that “Grass” being on this show would have led to the BEST. NIGHT. EVER.
I was not a fan of the previous shorts from the girl. This time, however, they were awesome and they got a good reaction from the theater I was at.
The main movie itself was perfect. There was clapping at my theater at a few lines (Jack Sparrow and the Super Mario Bros/Castlevania riffs being examples) and they clapped at the end as well. Of course with every good crowd comes a few bad apples i.e. people above us who were yelling out their own riffs. Still, again this was a magical night. I had brought two people who had never seen Rifftrax and barely knew MST3K, and they both loved it. Thanks Rifftrax!
I don’t think anyone has mentioned the best riff from the ‘What is Nothing’ short. “Did they just fall in love?!” I had just been thinking how weird that shot was when he said that and it fit!
I think I was the only person in the theater that got the Game of Thrones reference.
I’m still going WTF over the ‘This illusion only proves that I have her for real’ part of the movie. Took the guys a little longer in going “Huh?”
“Be right there!”
re 140, Ya, that falling in love riff with the two young stoners was perfect. I was thinking the same thing. When they were crawling on each other later it was even stranger.
I might be the only person who didn’t like this one as much as the previous shows. I couldn’t find anyone to go with me though, and was in a major funk for other reasons, so maybe that was the problem. I could have used another bowl of zoloft. But the movie was great fun, and there were a lot of good laughs. For some reason the lackey with great job satisfaction reminded me of the doctor from the original Star Trek. Just watched the Wratch of Kahn rifftrax last week so maybe he is still infesting my mind. Could have been another opportunity for a seize the bone riff. I liked how the non rifftrax parts were very brief this time and there were no guests. The little girl’s stories were quite cute. Hope she keeps being encouraged to be strange and creative, the world needs more of both. The world also needs more chimps in thongs. So thanks guys, these events are the only reason I have to go to the movies. Can’t wait for the next one.
I think I’m sorry I didn’t go. (Stupid 15 hour workdays.) Glad to hear it was so good!
I’ve made it to all of the Rifftrax Live events in the theaters and wouldn’t of missed this one either. Saw it at Lloyd Center Cinemas in Portland Oregon. I typically like to go to the Cinemark in Clackamas because it’s easier to see the screen no matter where you sit (though the seats are hard as a rock) and it isn’t as full. Lloyd was pretty packed and very pungent. What do some people have against taking a friggin’ shower or putting on some deodorant? Despite the stench the show was enjoyable as always. My girlfriend said she got more of the jokes this time around than at the “House On Haunted Hill” showing (she’s not a MSTie just a sweet girl who puts up with my good habits) if that means anything. Always well worth the money and time, will attend the next go-around. Cheers.
Saw it in Lakeland, Fl at the Cobb Theaters.
After a long day of setting up my 2nd Grade classroom, I was exhausted. I had just realized that morning I had pre-purchased the tickets and had to go. I dragged myself to the theater after grabbing a bite to eat and plopped down in my seat, ready to snooze away my ticket price.
I should never underestimate the Rifftrax boys.
‘Nothing’ was awesome, and the cartoon shorts were sweet and brief — no problems here.
Once the feature started, the video problems that occurred during the shorts had the whole audience on edge and things were a bit quiet. However, as the film got going, there was much laughter. All in all, ‘Jack the Giant Killer’ was a rousing success. These regular dates with Rifftrax are nice, I really hope they keep it up.
I liked it, also how come none of you people like the Opera, I have a sister who works for the Met and she worked on all of them so I’m pretty excited about those.
Also they need to show more Something Awful cartoons, this one in particular
http://www.somethingawful.com/d/flash-tub/idea-wiki-cartoon.php
“I’m sorry, the Princess is in another castle.” I nearly shot soda out of my nose at that riff.
To me the only reason the Met ad was annoying is because it lasted forever and I was shore they where going to tell us ever show till the end of 2012.
The short seems like something the director thought people would think he/she’s really smart and deep for making.
The second best part of the actually movie (after seize the bone) was Jack’s shield being knocked away and flying like the cheap thin piece of plastic that it was.
@37 I was at the Charlotte NC show at Regal Stonecrest. Is that where you were at?
Awesome show, I didn’t really care for the animated shorts, but it in no way detracted from the wonderful experience of the main feature. I thoroughly enjoyed the show and I cannot wait to go to another one! Jack the Giant Killer was a great choice for the Rifftrax guys. When I told my dad what movie they were riffing, he said that he remembered seeing it in the theater when he was a kid. I thought that was neat.
I’ve seen all the RiffTrax Live shows at the same theater, and this one had the biggest crowd so far. The boys did a fantastic job.
I was visiting family and just happened to see it in the movie listings, so this is the first one I’ve been to (though I’ve been wanting to; I just don’t know any RiffTrax/MST3K fans who live in my area). I saw it at the Rave Cinema Huber Heights, one of several theaters showing it in the Dayton area. Only about 9 in attendance, but the laughter was lively. The theater botched much of it — the first 5 minutes or so was a screen image of an error message, which we thought might be a problem on Nashville’s end at first, but finally my friend went to tell the management and that was the first they knew of it. So they got things started, but irritatingly, they made up time by flashing through the trivia cards so fast they were impossible to read. Grrr. But we got all the previews and the stupid Gloria Estefan test. When the show started, though, it started from the beginning, so we didn’t miss any of that. Then at the very end, the movie cut out so again my friend went and informed them and we got the end. Really pitiful, but all in attendance got 2 free passes to make up for it. (Though the closest Rave theater is 3 hours from me, so I gave them to my friend.)
Other than that, Mrs. Lincoln, we had a lot of fun and I laughed a lot. Though the place was pretty empty, it didn’t feel weird to laugh. Favorite riffs included “Be right there,” of course, and “Seize the Bone” (I am a big fan of jokes of repetition, at least from the RT guys.)
I’ll be curious to check out the crowds at the next one on my own stomping grounds in the Madison, WI area.