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Riff Trax: Christmas Dream
by Nathan on Dec.23, 2009, under Uncategorized
Watching this movie marks only the second time in my life I have ever walked out of a theater. I guess it never crossed my mind that all the RiffTrax where actually scripted, but watching this movie sure made me realize it was. Everything is scripted including the bickering back and forth between the Riffers. It made the whole concept of Riffing feel so wrong. I thought these guys were just great at what they do, and could come up with riffs on the spot. In fact this is completely wrong, and they probably rehearsed many times before performing in front of a live audience.
Most of you are probably thinking I’m an idiot for thinking this wasn’t rehearsed beforehand, but really its just one of those things that never crossed my mind. I really like Mystery Science Theater 3000, but I just couldn’t sit through this RiffTrax thing. I walked out about half way, and don’t feel to bad about it. Being there for an hour and only laughing 3 times, I feel I made the right decision. Oh well at least I know not to pay $12.50 next time right?
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December 23rd, 2009 on 8:25 am
Sorry to hear you didn’t enjoy it. I figured out during the previous “Plan 9″ that it — like MST3K was totally scripted, so it didn’t really bother me all that much, but I do see what you mean.
Every member of the 7-person group I watched it with truly had fun with it and will probably see the next as well.
Wayne Hunt
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