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They don't make action movies like they used to. Inflated special-effects budgets have made it too easy, and now every action movie seems to be about pure spectacle. Wouldn't it be great to look back on the action movies of yesterday? Back when all you needed to keep an audience enthralled was an overly-muscled protagonist grunting unintelligibly into the camera against a backdrop of exploding mutants? Back when plots were so thin they gave your brain papercuts? Back in the days of the legend himself, Arnold Schwarzenegger?
Douglas Quaid had it all: a beautiful wife, a wonderful job as the only believable guy at the construction site, and all the protein powder he could eat. But a fascination with the planet Mars soon leads him to Rekall, a vacation company that sells him an implanted memory of his perfect Mars getaway as an unstoppable secret-agent (because nobody's built for espionage like a 6'2 Austrain that can bench-press a motorcycle). But soon Quaid finds himself caught up in an interplanetary conspiracy to deprive ugly people of oxygen, and he'll have to punch, shoot, and grunt unintelligibly into the camera his way to the truth!
Join Shawn and Keith as they once again dive into the fray, knives of comedy clenched firmly between their teeth! Joined by their hateful sync-goblin Syncy, Cinester Theater take the some of the worst that the 80's action genre has to throw at them. Will they falter in the face of extreme adversity? Or will they be left standing atop of pile of metaphorical bodies, covered in the metaphorical blood of their enemies, shirts ripped to expose their manly metaphorical chests, and scream definatly into the sky as the camera fades slowly to black? Don't be the last one on your block to find out!
(And, of course, please remember to rate and review.)
Excellent riffing job, from beginning to end
This Cinester group comes up with plenty of riffs, and makes this well-known movie that much more fun. All the technical details of riffing were handled well. Very entertaining. Another 5-star effort, in my opinion. ___p___
In honor of the "Plan 9" showing, it occurs to me that a riff for the end of this movie might be that the huge Martian reactor has triggered a solarbonite event. :-)
Mega Cheese
I had forgotten how goofy this movie was. The special effects team must have set a record for the number of rubber Arnold masks.
Hilarious track with a great Arnold impersonation. I will never be able to see a picture of him without going "gwah-argh-gwagh" again.
Very funny from start to finish
Funny as usual
Another very funny riff. Great Arnold impressions. Nearly every riff made me laugh. "Penisville! Look, I don't know what you've heard about me..." Hope you guys do another Schwarzenegger movie.
Loved it!
The ref to Overdrawn at the Memory Bank was the icing on this very delicious cake. Consistently funny throughout and the best Arnold riff I have ever seen including the Rifftrax versions of Predator, Batman and Robin, and Terminator 3. Keep em coming.
BTW, I would love to see guys tackle an LOTR flick.
Great Arnold impersonations
This was filled with some great laugh out loud lines. A great iriff!
Cinester-Theater never fails to entertain!
Total Recall is one of my most nostalgic and favorite nonsensical sci-fis. Which, of course, means I love seeing it ripped to shreds!
There are a couple of nonexistent rules I just made up for riffing Schwarzenegger movies. Let me show you how Shawn and Keith satisfy them!
First, whoever endeavors to take on an Arnold movie shall be able to decently impersonate him to hilarious lengths. This is perfectly satisfied. The interview at the end was rather brilliant. (Kudos to pointing out the plot holes! All these years I never realized how much this movie didn't make sense. I was blinded by NOSTALGIA!)
Second, there shall be much mention of muscle building activities and substances. Yes, again, this is hilariously satisfied. The construction scene in the sample is great example.
Third, there shall be hilarious additions of Arnold's token one-liners. Yes! Probably my most favorite example of this was the remark to dead, screwed Benny that he should "Take one and call [him] in the NEVER!"
So, in conclusion, Cinester-Theater satisfies once again. These guys are always hilarious and I look forward to their next riff!
Looks Awesome!!!!
Watched the samples and liked them a lot. You guys seem to have great chemistry and a lot of fun with the riffing. Can't wait to see the whole thing in it's full glory. Great sample.