Sin City’s biggest sin: Making violence boring
“By the time we get to Elijah Wood with all his limbs chopped off being eaten alive by a wolf, it’s just tiresome.”
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Dark City (1998): Exploring the soul through neo-noir sci-fi
“Dark City represents Proyas’s ‘difficult second album’ in many ways, with a detailed, introspective plot seemingly designed to ensure the masses would shrug.”
Transcendence (2014): Johnny Depp 2.0 hacks actual clouds
“Just like with Christopher Nolan’s films, the action isn’t very exciting, and it feels forced into the story because the filmmakers were afraid no one would care about a sci-fi movie without explosions and shootouts.”
Ted (2012) is stuffed with tired jokes
“The film itself is an odd mixture of witty humor, forced pop culture references, and tiresome gags. In short, it’s everything you’d expect from a movie written and directed by Seth MacFarlane.”
The Boxtrolls (2014)
“It’s a delightful kind of weird that indulges itself and immerses us completely in a different universe, making the movie feel timeless and something that ought to be recognized as an instant classic.”
Lifetime Original Movie "Grumpy Cat’s Worst Christmas Ever" is a real thing and just made my day with best-ever casting
Lifetime Original Movie "Grumpy Cat's Worst Christmas Ever" is a real thing and just made my day with best-ever casting
Clash of the Titans (2010): Release the cheese
“If you’re going to remake Clash of the Titans, for Zeus’ sake, embrace the silliness!”
Divergent (2014) doesn’t diverge from the YA dystopian formula
“See what happens when humans decide to build whole societies around single isolated virtues and really boring color-coordinated wardrobes.”
The real reason for Warner/DC’s “no jokes” policy
“Who is this meant to appeal to, exactly? Robots? Vulcans? Oscar the Grouch? Is there a single demographic anywhere in the world that does not like humor at all in their movies?”
This is the End (2013): Bropocalypse now
“While the actors/friends onscreen are clearly having the time of their lives, it doesn’t really carry over to those of us watching at home.”
Immortals (2011): Of gods and man (of steel)
“This is the mythology-inspired sword and sandals movie genre, and it’s not that far removed from its cape-and-tights cousin.”
Will Cinematic Universes be the end of superhero movies?
“When 2017 rolls around and audiences find themselves being forced to see seven different movies (all within a four-month window) just to keep track of everything going on in multiple universes, we may see a real backlash.”
Knowing (2009): Nicolas Cage knowing he’s in a bad movie
“I realize he has to take these kind of gigs thanks to his current financial situation, but that shouldn’t be an excuse for a total lack of effort.”
Will the new Dracula suck?
“As long as it’s not Twilight, it’s hard to mess up vampires, right? Well... don’t count on that.”
2012 (2009): A masterwork of idiotic disaster porn
“Oh, the places you’ll be dragged, dear viewer.”
Pacific Rim (2013): We’re sure this isn’t a Michael Bay movie?
“I came for robots, and I left with a migraine.”
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Lucy (2014): Scarlett Johansson becomes God
“Only once is the idea even brought up that maybe the world ‘isn’t ready for this’, which is immediately shot down with a line that made me want to stand up and cheer: ‘Knowledge doesn’t cause chaos; ignorance does.’”
In Time (2011): Immortality is for the 1%
“Even though they add the mathematically necessary amount of action scenes, it just didn’t stand out as something I’d care to watch again.”
RiffTrax contributor talks with HNTP (that’s us!) about taking on Godzilla in theaters this Thursday
RiffTrax contributor talks with HNTP (that's us!) about taking on Godzilla in theaters this Thursday
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