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From the mind of Uwe Boll, certainly the Coleman Francis of our generation, comes a bold, striking new take on the age-old battle of Good Vs. Evil: what if it was depicted as a battle between light and darkness? This breathtaking new vision lays the groundwork for Alone in the Dark, one of the darkest, loneliest movies of 2005.
Tara Reid, fresh off her highly publicized affair with the entire 2005 AFC Pro Bowl team, joins a mostly-not-drunk Christian Slater in a battle against some ambiguously evil guy with some sort of vague plan that involves dropping worms in people's mouths and cavorting with slimy dog-lizard creatures. And that was just how Dr. Boll described it at the pitch meeting.
But the pain will abate as J.C. Walsh enhances the viewing experience with his own brand of snarky Jersey wisdom. Why, ninety minutes from now, you'll scarcely be able to tell which you hate more. But maybe, just maybe, you'll learn a little something about yourself.
(Note: Alone in the Dark is not to be confused with Ted Kaczynski's official biopic, upon which Dr. Boll is rumored to have dibs.)
This is for the theatrical version, NOT the Unrated Director's Cut.
I'll admit, I thought the sample was funny, but not amazingly funny. I decided to take a chance, though, since I thought this movie SHOULD be riffed and could be great if poked at enough. Oh, man, I was not let down. Seriously like at least one laugh-out-loud riff per every 10 minutes, I'd say. The only faults I would cite are fairly minor: an overuse of the phrase, "God!" or "Oh, God!" I'm not religious or offended, it just got a bit tiring after awhile. Also, doing a silly line, then 'would you just?!?' does not really work with a single riffer, and the line on its own worked fine each time, in my opinion. The only other thing is the 'fourth meal' joke was funny the first (out of 30 or so) times, tho it does at least lead to a joke much later, so I won't bitch about that much. //////
I'm impressed that Mr. Walsh made a single-riffer movie work. I think they generally work on shorts, but are a bit more difficult to pull off with a full movie. But I never once wanted for a second voice. The Slater/Reid impressions are awesome, and the riffs do a good job of not just being mean (though it gets a bit more mean-spirited towards the end, which is understandable). Walsh has a snarky New Englander down pat, and pulls it off charmingly for hours on end. ///////////
Favorite line is tough because there's SO MUCH good material here, but at least one of them for me was, the first time Slater comes home to his like three-story warehouse of an apartment, something along the lines of, 'Well, I'll get some light cleaning done, send a note to Pottery Barn, and drop off my SEVEN THOUSAND DOLLAR RENT CHECK.' ///////////
Michael T Bradley
Ice on Mars
I watched the nostalgia critic review for this the other day so I immediately did a search and came up with your riff and I have to say it was awesome. I have always enjoyed single riffer movies so that was not a problem for me. I thought this riff did a good job of making fun of the characters and the actors in the movie, and the director of course. I liked all the running gags in the movie but my friend did get a little tired of the fourth meal joke I believe. There were several laugh out loud moments and chuckle moments and really what more can you ask of from a riff. I'm downloading his VOD right now and will be looking into a dvd for his other riff soon. If they are of similar quality then they will be good and I will probably buy any that he puts out in the future. If you like single riffer movies and own a copy of Alone in the Dark then you should purchase this riff.