Comments on: RiffTrax, Cinematic Titanic, and Me http://tleaves.com/2008/02/11/rifftrax-cinematic-titanic-and-me/ Creativity x Technology Sat, 17 Mar 2012 05:09:58 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Tea Leaves - Mike Nelson Interview http://tleaves.com/2008/02/11/rifftrax-cinematic-titanic-and-me/comment-page-1/#comment-4696 Tea Leaves - Mike Nelson Interview Mon, 31 Mar 2008 19:53:42 +0000 http://tleaves.com/2008/02/11/the-peanut-gallery/#comment-4696 [...] A couple of weeks ago, after reviewing RiffTrax and its cousin project, Cinematic Titanic, I had the happy opportunity to speak with Mike Nelson, the face of RiffTrax. In particular, I was most interested in talking to Mike about some of the business model issues I raised in that earlier article. [...] [...] A couple of weeks ago, after reviewing RiffTrax and its cousin project, Cinematic Titanic, I had the happy opportunity to speak with Mike Nelson, the face of RiffTrax. In particular, I was most interested in talking to Mike about some of the business model issues I raised in that earlier article. [...]

]]> By: Greg Williams http://tleaves.com/2008/02/11/rifftrax-cinematic-titanic-and-me/comment-page-1/#comment-4699 Greg Williams Tue, 12 Feb 2008 21:55:46 +0000 http://tleaves.com/2008/02/11/the-peanut-gallery/#comment-4699 Looking at some samples around the net RiffTrax didn't really do it for me until I watched the Transformers sample I found: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H15TT8CKltM Having watched a clip of the RiffTrax Harry Potter, I prefer this spoof: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u981JhkK46o Have you watched any good movies you've seen before with commentary? I have a feeling I'd rather watch a mediocre movie with the commentary than a favorite. Looking at some samples around the net RiffTrax didn’t really do it for me until I watched the Transformers sample I found:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H15TT8CKltM

Having watched a clip of the RiffTrax Harry Potter, I prefer this spoof:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u981JhkK46o

Have you watched any good movies you’ve seen before with commentary? I have a feeling I’d rather watch a mediocre movie with the commentary than a favorite.

]]> By: Eli Mordino http://tleaves.com/2008/02/11/rifftrax-cinematic-titanic-and-me/comment-page-1/#comment-4698 Eli Mordino Tue, 12 Feb 2008 16:16:55 +0000 http://tleaves.com/2008/02/11/the-peanut-gallery/#comment-4698 Being non-American and hence televisually deprived, I never saw the show on original broadcast. I did however happen to catch MST3K: The Movie late one night/early one morning, with all the interossitor- and mu-tant-based hilarity that entails. It's a genius idea. One glaring flaw, however, with the show (which I've since watched a lot of on tv-links and the like)... the theme song JUST KEEPS GOING. Being non-American and hence televisually deprived, I never saw the show on original broadcast. I did however happen to catch MST3K: The Movie late one night/early one morning, with all the interossitor- and mu-tant-based hilarity that entails. It’s a genius idea.

One glaring flaw, however, with the show (which I’ve since watched a lot of on tv-links and the like)… the theme song JUST KEEPS GOING.

]]> By: SR http://tleaves.com/2008/02/11/rifftrax-cinematic-titanic-and-me/comment-page-1/#comment-4697 SR Tue, 12 Feb 2008 05:29:20 +0000 http://tleaves.com/2008/02/11/the-peanut-gallery/#comment-4697 In fairness to the later MST3K years, when Sci Fi figured out they weren't going to renew the show they seemingly dropped the genre requirements, giving us such gems as The Girl in the Gold Boots (a low-rent indie crime film), Final Justice (a Joe Don Baker trainwreck) and a truly bizarre German TV production of Hamlet. I too recently downloaded my first Rifftrax, Eragon. I was dragged to the movie in theaters, and I felt that justice must be served. I plan to buy more tracks and DVR most of the movies off HBO. I'm interested in Cinematic Titanic, but their first offering didn't really tempt me. Now, if someone finds a legal way to sell downloads that automatically chromakey Joel & the gang over A-list films, I'd be very excited. In fairness to the later MST3K years, when Sci Fi figured out they weren’t going to renew the show they seemingly dropped the genre requirements, giving us such gems as The Girl in the Gold Boots (a low-rent indie crime film), Final Justice (a Joe Don Baker trainwreck) and a truly bizarre German TV production of Hamlet.

I too recently downloaded my first Rifftrax, Eragon. I was dragged to the movie in theaters, and I felt that justice must be served. I plan to buy more tracks and DVR most of the movies off HBO.

I’m interested in Cinematic Titanic, but their first offering didn’t really tempt me. Now, if someone finds a legal way to sell downloads that automatically chromakey Joel & the gang over A-list films, I’d be very excited.

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