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Raven wrote:

I'm a big fan of MST3k and now Rifftrax and I've put together a couple of riffs myself as "Raven's Riffs" and it's a lot of work but a lot of fun.  I guess that's my version of a fan film and I'll be happy to provide links to them if anyone is interested in checking them out.

Link that shit!! We have a creations forum for just such purposes!

Stealing wholesale from every gangster and crime film of the last 30 years doesn't bother him though

I think that's partly because people who have good original ideas would rather keep them to themselves and go pitch them instead of posting them online. 

I decided to revisit it just to analyze its flaws. Here's the biggest one: the movie doesn't trust the audience. The evolution CGI sequence is explained by unnecessary dialogue instead of relying on visual storytelling. Basically, it's the Space Odyssey series for idiots. There are visual "homages" to both 2001 and 2010 and a direct quote from the latter film (although, to be fair, the "piece of cake" line might've been accidental). In the 1950s, Mission To Mars would've been very impressive (especially when compared to typical sci-fi flicks of the era), but now it just feels hokey, dated and derivative.

Tomahawk wrote:

if it were me simulating that, there's no way I'd be able to stay limp

When you've been on set since dawn, barely had anything to eat, hardly know the person you're working with, under hot lights, with your dick in a sock, and a half-dozen people standing behind a camera shoved in your face, staring at you while you try to remain in character and give a performance, you realize the real question is how anyone manages to actually have sex in that situation.

Or so I've heard.

Well, Farscape was 17 years after Dark Crystal, and in those 17 years the Creature Shop did Labyrinth, the Dinosaurs tv show, the Ninja Turtles movies and a slew of other things.  I dunno how much there was left to prove by the time they got to Farscape. 

And even Dark Crystal was pretty much universally acknowledged as a great technical and design achievement for the Creature Shop and Brian Froud etc... it just didn't catch on with audiences.   For me, I remember the coffee-table books were far more interesting than the movie itself.

Pretty sure this will be next ep of Documentality along with Overnight.  Theme: Storytelling.

Oh Lord.

There's a huge explosion, causing a rift in time, and we end up back in the first episode! Perfect for syndication!

I'm not crazy about The Dark Crystal, myself... but it's Cloe Z's favorite movie. Lemme see if she'd be interested in hopping on for a commentary. If so, you and her could bring the actual movie knowledge, Trey could pipe up when something involving rods or servos happens, and I'll make observations about the weather.