(REQ) Ouija Shark

[NexusWraith]

All in all it got a few laughs from me, I liked it. So there.

Liking different things makes the world a richer, more interesting place.

[Dtorrent87]

Filmed on a budget of $300. Not a joke.

Direct-to-dumpster garbage like this is one reason I stopped buying their mainstream (Mike, Kevin, & Bill) riffs. This is not a sincere effort by RiffTrax to "make movies funny". It's a piece of crap they can slap "RiffTrax" on, shovel out to Amazon and Tubi, and hope that enough people accidentally leave it running long enough that they get a few bucks out of it.

I agree with you 100%.  I wrote this comment back in 2021 and it unfortunately still holds true:  The Film Crew and early to mid Rifftrax (until they stopped riffing mainstream movies) was the Golden Age.

Watch the The Two Towers and/or The Return of the King (if you need them) and when it's all over I want you (not you specifically but you included) to tell me that the same company that created those is the same company that exists now.  Nowadays it takes a 6 figure Kickstarter stretch goal to force them to riff a Hollywood movie.

Yeah some of the trash films are just trash but they obviously have an audience otherwise there'd be no mst3k, and likely far more profitable as regular content. Ofc I too would prefer a lot more mainstream riffs but it's a business and the trio won't be doing this forever. We should respect that especially as pirates. Besides which a lot of the riffable Hollywood films these days are miniseries that don't get renewed, and afaik they've only riffed single episodes of GoT and Stranger Things because of legal issues.

Legal issues? Is that why they don't do anymore disney movies or any of the shows? (Book of boba was so bad, i had hoped they'd tear that show a new one. Or even riffing shazam 2 and the like).

I doubt it's legal issues.  It's probably more that they just prefer selling VOD riffs.  That way anyone can buy them.  If you do just the mp3 riffs of stuff you can't license for distribution, then only people that have access to the video themselves (streaming, DVD, etc) are potential customers.  Over the years, they've probably found that getting $10-$15 for a VOD riff just has a way better return, even after licensing costs, than the few bucks for an mp3-only riff.

I don't doubt it at all, actually. Hollywood is especially eager to cover their backside these days, what with them bleeding money, and if a litigious company with skilled lawyers like Disney think they can even possibly find a way to come after these guys for money, and especially if they WIN, then RiffTrax's blood is in the water and every other studio will too.

[Meat Trademark]

My 2 cents:
1: No copyright infringement = no case.
2: No money to go after = not worth it.

[peephalk]

Another Rifftrax that will only be remembered by me for how many times I cringed and moaned, not for the few laughs. I didn't buy this one and will not donate for getting it from here, because, I mean, REALLY?

oh! Forgot to thank you Tadd! Better health is on the way

[I Want To Go Faster]

Having finally finished this ... and politics aside ...

I know women who can do a better Trump impersonation than the one in this film. 

Also ... PUT SOMETHING ON THE BACK OF YOUR TAROT CARDS YOU LAZY ****S.

[1500cc]

It was a decent riff by the crew, I'd call it average for them. I've certainly sat through worse, regardless of what the source material is.

[Flib Ittygibbet]

Watch the The Two Towers and/or The Return of the King (if you need them) and when it's all over I want you (not you specifically but you included) to tell me that the same company that created those is the same company that exists now.  Nowadays it takes a 6 figure Kickstarter stretch goal to force them to riff a Hollywood movie.

Isn’t it the… piracy… that stopped them doing modern Hollywood stuff? I agree with you completely. I’d prefer they do movies that are otherwise of quality (in just production, or screenwriting, or both, even). I’d also like for them to “fill in the gaps” of the ones they’ve already done (Ocean’s 11 but not 12 or 13–the latter being the genuinely bad one? Jurassic Park but not II or III–the latter two being the genuinely bad ones? Indiana Jones I and IV but not… etc.). But… don’t they cite piracy as the reason they don’t bother?

[ageekyguy]

Watch the The Two Towers and/or The Return of the King (if you need them) and when it's all over I want you (not you specifically but you included) to tell me that the same company that created those is the same company that exists now.  Nowadays it takes a 6 figure Kickstarter stretch goal to force them to riff a Hollywood movie.

Isn’t it the… piracy… that stopped them doing modern Hollywood stuff? I agree with you completely. I’d prefer they do movies that are otherwise of quality (in just production, or screenwriting, or both, even). I’d also like for them to “fill in the gaps” of the ones they’ve already done (Ocean’s 11 but not 12 or 13–the latter being the genuinely bad one? Jurassic Park but not II or III–the latter two being the genuinely bad ones? Indiana Jones I and IV but not… etc.). But… don’t they cite piracy as the reason they don’t bother?

I haven't seen them cite piracy as a reason at all.  I think it's just a business decision based on VOD sales being better performing for them.  Even with the app, I think most Rifftrax watchers really want something as simple as hitting play.  Also, with the VOD stuff, they can include them in packages to Amazon Prime, Rifftrax Friends, or whatever other streaming service they want to partner with.  It's just more flexible for them.

Although, yeah, I do agree that getting a Hollywood riff now and then outside the Kickstarters would be nice.  Not even necessarily monthly, but even a good one every couple months throughout the year would be nice.

[Otrader]

Watch the The Two Towers and/or The Return of the King (if you need them) and when it's all over I want you (not you specifically but you included) to tell me that the same company that created those is the same company that exists now.  Nowadays it takes a 6 figure Kickstarter stretch goal to force them to riff a Hollywood movie.

Isn’t it the… piracy… that stopped them doing modern Hollywood stuff? I agree with you completely. I’d prefer they do movies that are otherwise of quality (in just production, or screenwriting, or both, even). I’d also like for them to “fill in the gaps” of the ones they’ve already done (Ocean’s 11 but not 12 or 13–the latter being the genuinely bad one? Jurassic Park but not II or III–the latter two being the genuinely bad ones? Indiana Jones I and IV but not… etc.). But… don’t they cite piracy as the reason they don’t bother?

I haven't seen them cite piracy as a reason at all.  I think it's just a business decision based on VOD sales being better performing for them.  Even with the app, I think most Rifftrax watchers really want something as simple as hitting play.  Also, with the VOD stuff, they can include them in packages to Amazon Prime, Rifftrax Friends, or whatever other streaming service they want to partner with.  It's just more flexible for them.

Although, yeah, I do agree that getting a Hollywood riff now and then outside the Kickstarters would be nice.  Not even necessarily monthly, but even a good one every couple months throughout the year would be nice.

I'd love to see more 60's and 70's stuff.  Public domain material like The Mads riffing on would beat even the motion pics.  I always listen to classic mst3k while teleworking  : - )

[cdmjr720]

For what it's worth, I thought the riffs were hilarious. I prefer the older schlock, for sure, but this was enjoyable.