Tripping the Rift: The Movie
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Movie Reviews of Tripping the Rift: The Movie
Movie Review: Hey ..for 10 bucks......sold
Summary: 3 Stars
Tired of waiting to see when season 3 will be release, and this dvd
disguised as a movie will fills the void pretty good at a great cheap
price. Was it interesting....sure it was...and im glad i got it ..and
will get season 3 if they ever release it on dvd.
Movie Review: I Think I Just Rusted Myself
Summary: 3 Stars
In a measure of full discloser, I have never seen an episode of Tripping the Rift, or could even tell you what channel it is on, before checking out the aptly titled Tripping the Rift: The Movie. So this review is from that point of view and if you are a longtime fan of the show you may want to skip this review.
For those that haven't seen the show, it wants to believe it is South Park meets Star Trek in that the characters are fowl mouthed in a setting of space. But the planets that they visit should look familiar because they are all based on pop culture. First the crew head to a black and white setting reminiscent of the old Frankenstein, followed by trips to an Indiana Jones themed planet before going low key on Hysteria Lane surround by desperate, albeit green, housewives.
The lead cartoon Chode (voiced by Office Space's Stephen Root) is your typical purple captain who cares more about sex than, well, just about everything else combines. Which could explain the inclusion of Six (voiced by Singled Out's Jenny McCarthy) in the crew, a sex slave cyborg. Rounding out the rest of the crew is Chode's inept nephew Whip, T'nuk, who sounds like a combination of every lunch lady ever (prudes and females in general may not want to spell her name backwards), and the ambiguously gay robot Gus. Although they should have learned from Ace and Gary, ambiguously gay dudes are much funnier in pairs.
Also thrown in the mix for the movie is a killer robot clown from the future sent back in time to kill Chode. Yes this is an obvious Terminator reference, but instead of going into a biker bar to get cloths, it is a bar that launches plenty of Gus jokes. There are plenty of decent laughs throughout the movie that it almost makes me want to hunt down where the television show airs. Almost.
Movie Review: just 3 episodes edited together really dissapointing
Summary: 1 Stars
Basically this is just 3 of their episodes from season 3 edited together with a couple of new snippets added in.
To me this was just created as a cash cow with no new content whatsoever.
a real disappointment. Don't waste your money.
Movie Review: Dull and painfully heavy handed
Summary: 1 Stars
In the first season the writers were content to let the audience get the jokes based on a few witty comments and the well crafted animation. By this point they seem to have run out of both patience and wit.
One flaming queen of a robot is amusing, an entire bar-full of stereotypes, not so much.
With the exception of Six all of the character designs are rather hideous to look at and the timing, jokes, plot and appearance just feel like the writers are coasting.
Movie Review: Great, but not a real movie
Summary: 3 Stars
While I love the series TtR & would have loved to see a movie version of it, I guess I'd have to clarify that I'd like to see an ORIGINAL movie of the series. This "movie" is actually 3 episodes from the last season strung together with a thinly fleshed out plotline that is new to the movie. While the episodes are still great, that doesn't mean that they're great enough to string together for a movie. It's actually a bit of a ripoff. Sure, the movie original plotline isn't bad, but it was never really given the chance to shine on it's own.
In order to string the episodes together better, the voices were redubbed & given lines that coincide with the movie plotline rather than the lines that were originally in the episodes. Once in a while you can see where the voices don't match up to the animation's lips. They do a relatively good job of making sure they match up, but you can't fix everything. Also, while I like Jenny McCarthy, she's not a very good Six. Her voice is just well... empty in this role. She lacks the warmth, intelligence, & sensuality that the previous actresses had while they were playing that role. Jenny just sounds like the biggest contribution she made to the role was showing up that day & trying to make her voice sound like the previous Sixes. (My question is why didn't they try a little harder to hire back one of the previous Sixes?) Let's face it, Six is one of the main reasons people watch, even if they're a straight girl. Her character is witty, sexy, caring, & ultimately the most intelligent personalities on the show. There's a lot to like in that character & she's survived many different voice actresses who have each brought something new to the character. Jenny brought nothing new & actually detracted from the role Six plays in the series.
Would I recommend this? Um... I'm a little undecided at that. I guess I would as a rental, but not as a purchase unless you absolutely *had* to complete your set. The voice acting by McCarthy is pretty bad & she's a pale imitation of the previous Sixes, which is what really makes the movie so unbearable at times.