It wasn't too long ago that the Rifftrax trio of Mike Nelson, Kevin Murphy and Bill Corbett would riff for hours against bad movies. They did their best against James Cameron extra-long blockbusters like Titanic and Avatar.
However, they're not the marathon riffers they used to be. That's why they recruited a lot of help when they decided to take on Batman v. Superman: Dawn of Justice. The crew included Mike's wife Bridget, former adversaries Mary Jo Pehl, Trace Beaulieu and Frank Coniff, Sketchfest bigwigs Janey Varney and Cole Stratton, Brit riffers Ian Potter and Matthew J. Elliott, and writers Conor Lawstoka and Sean Thomason.
Or it could be the movie has too much bad for three guys to handle.
Doesn't matter, because this was one of the best riffs in years. It's also a change of pace from battling the latest Star Wars movies.
The plot, of course, is Batman and Superman having some disagreement on how to deal with the bad guys, while Earth seems to be scared of having a Man of Steel around. Add Lex Luthor as the Joker exploiting the situation, and a woman who saves the movie while the guys wonder what just happened, and you have this movie.
Each "team" takes a chunk of the movie and riffs away. Each has its own style, but Conor and Sean are just hilarious in their first movie. Unleashing them on Justice League or any B movie would be a good idea.
Also, Trace and Frank's chunk is almost like their podcast show, only with video. They're the "lucky" guys who see Batman ask Superman why he said he has to save Martha (which turns out to be the dumbest turning point in any comic book movie ever). Frank even wonders why Rifftrax hates him and Trace. Uh, you guys exposed Mike to Coleman Francis, for starters.
Anyway, let's look at the best riffs from each of the teams:
First, the Rifftrax trio's first turn
Young Bruce Wayne runs from a funeral
This must be where he's bitten by a radioactive bat
A woman says Superman caused a major disaster..."So many dead"
Santa Claus. We never should have let him down the chimney
Then Sean and Conor:
Bruce visits his parents' crypt
This is where they keep all the footage from that Nicholas Cage Superman movie
Cole and Janet:
Lex, Clark and Bruce attempt to banter
It's like if the Marx Brothers were awful
Bruce and Diana meet and talk about what he placed at Luthor's party
What's the opposite of chemistry because that's what these two have.
Matt and Ian:
Mrs.Kent to Superman: People hate what they don't understand
Like the new Twin Peaks
They comment on how Bruce is training with tires
You can get tires delivered through Amazon Prime
I thought Wonder Woman was Amazon Prime
Bridget and Mary Jo:
Clark talks to the ghost of his dad, especially how saving his family farm seriously destroyed another nearby
Clark to Dad: Did the nightmares ever stop?
Robin Hood haunted me for years.
Lex pushes Lois Lane off a tall building. Superman saves her
I was expecting Christopher Reeve
Diana looks through the download she got from Bruce
She's googling Lynda Carter
Trace and Frank:
Batman tries to shoot Superman
Where does he get all those meaningless toys?
Then the Martha scene, where Batman yells "Why did you say that name?"
It begins with bad screen writing
Finally, the RT guys finish it off:
Superman's death scene:
I'm dying but at least I'll never have to meet Aquaman.
There's also riffs on lots of subjects including Charlie Rose, Golden Corral (again), Steve Mnuchin, Bob's Big Boy, Casablanca, Joss Whedon, Trivago and Steve Bannon.
Actually, having a riffing "relay race" gives all the riffers a chance to shine. Maybe they can do this again when Last Jedi is likely to be released on home video next spring.
The mp3 riff of Batman v Superman is now available at the website
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