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RiffTrax

rifftrax-logoWHAT IS IT?

You may be saying to ye self: “Arrrg, Bob, what be a ‘rifftrax’?”  Well, my dearest, scurviest dog, RiffTrax are hilarious DVD commentaries done by the stars of Mystery Science Theater 3000 (or MST3K to those in the know).  You listen to a RiffTrax in sync with your movie.  As they say on their website, it’s like watching a movie with your funniest friends.  Since Bob only has one friend, and that friend is un-funny firstmate Arnav, it’s important to both of them to have that bunch-of-funny-guys-watching-stupid-movies experience.  And RiffTrax provides that for them.

Thank you, Rifftrax. Thank you.

There are 70+ movies that have been Riffed.  Most of them are even movies you’ve heard of!  Some of Bob’s favorites include Eragon, Twilight, and X-men.  The newly released Dragon Wars: D-War (link) will hopefully be just as awesome!!

WHERE DO I GET IT?

From their website, of course!  You can search through their selection of movie commentaries or just see what’s new!  Now, here’s the thing: What you’re buying for $3.99 isn’t the movie itself. What you are buying is the commentary audio file!  You have to go buy/rent the movie itself.  (Bob would be disgraced with you if you illegally downloaded the movie). In the description they tell you which version of the movie they’re using.  You can sync the video/audio yourself (they’ll help you) or you can use their new RiffTrax Player.  There are some Riffs that are the video and commentary, and these you can usually get for $0.99 (Bob recommends Shake Hands with Danger).  They’re not full length movies but they’re still awesome.  The prices are good and the Riffs are golden.  Try one out and see for yourself.

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