Tripping the Rift: The Movie
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Movie Reviews of Tripping the Rift: The Movie
Movie Review: Out where?
Summary: 2 Stars
I didn't find this "movie" offensive but I did find it tasteless and tedious. And not a movie at all, being disjoint episodes. And why was the first episode in black-and-white, simply to make me appreciate the colors that followed? No question the animation was well-done as were the voices. But to what end? Someone for TV Guide may comment "Think 'South Park' in Space!" but nothing about this movie reminded me of South Park. Despite much simpler animation, I have almost always found South Park hilarious. Someone at Newsday is quoted as commenting "Irreverent, Smart, and Raunchy ...Worth the Trip!" I'd agree that this movie was irreverent and raunchy but smart? And not in a way of being raunchy that seemed funny to me.
"Foul language!" - big deal, will you pay for that? "Senseless Violence!" - not my cup of tea but I'll note there was little and it is, after all, cartoon-ish so it may not satisfy those of you who lust for something seeming more real. "Gratuitous N*dity!" - hardly even that even in this animation.
I would have given up after 20 minutes but I wanted to see if "Tripping" were an acquired taste. This movie, unfortunately, didn't help me in any such acquisition, the final episode may have seemed the most pointless of all. What did amaze me is wondering why so many talented animation and voice people and investors would invest themselves in this. I assume the TV show had more to it and that any elements "too extreme for broadcast TV" were nothing of consequence for me. I was further amazed when I watched the extra about the making of "Tripping" to find how thrilled the "voices" were about this show - is that marketing? Certainly it was "out there" but there are so many ways to be "out there" and this one wasn't in any "there" that impressed me. This movie gives "out there" a bad name . If you enjoy funny "out there" I recommend Warhol's Women in Revolt: not animated but "out there" and truly funny to me.
With the kind of continuity one expects from a movie, a better script, less or better tastelessness and less tedium, "Tripping" fine animation and voices had promise. Maybe the TV episodes have all that. But I certainly didn't find it in this movie, I recommend skipping this one.
Movie Review: 2 stars for art, 1 star for entertainment
Summary: 2 Stars
Like others here, I didn't see the point of this. If you're going to go to all the work and expense of making a movie in this genre, why produce something that isn't anything. It isn't funny, scary, amusing, thrilling, or interesting. It's just a thing taking up space and consuming the time of people wanting a 90-minute escape. I'd rather put up with reality. Movie Review: SLOPPY and UNCENTERED
Summary: 2 Stars
TRIPPING the RIFT isn't TOTALLY without merit, but there's so much wrong with it, those few things are so hard to find that it makes the move a really pointless adventure.
The entire movie seems, and is, like a slapped together collection of skits making fun of movies like Terminator, Young Frankenstein, Star Trek, The Stepford Wives and others. Then they threw in some big breasted women, some crazy breasted women, a libido that carries over throughout the film, vibrators, dirty magazines and a slew of cuss words.
I don't mind the cuss words. I don't mind the sex. Yet, from the scattered plot, to the cuss words, to the sex, to the random storylines and the empty feeling the entire things gives you, the whole thing is just slapped together and holds no impact and certainly doesn't hold your attention.
I watched the entire film, but after each storyline lasted ten minutes and then they were... in a flash... locked into a different scenario with the same unexcuted jokes, I found myself checked out somewhere about the forty-five minute point... wondering how much was left, but wanting to fulfill my obligation to the amazon review system.
I can't recommend TRIPPING THE RIFT... unless you really like short attention span theatre and/or are really intoxicated or stoned.
Movie Review: Fun enough for what it is
Summary: 3 Stars
This Canadian-made television series used to be shown on Sci Fi Network in America, but it doesn't seem to be shown any more. This "movie" (quotation marks explained later) follows Chode, horny purple amoeba-head and the crew of the Jupiter 42 as they try to escape the Arnie 1000 an indestructible robot assassin set on their tail by the disgruntled parents of Babette...see Chode supposedly impregnated Babette and her parents send the Arnie 1000 back from the future to kill Chode before the coupling occurs...really it's just an excuse for a lot of dick and boob jokes, sexual innuendo and some entertainment industry satire AND a whole lotta bad language.
And for what it is, it's really rather good. The animation is well done. The voice acting is good. And there are a lot of larfs...some of the humor might not wear well as time goes on--come on, most of the world is trying to forget "Apocolypto." But it's fun...Parodies of Desperate Housewives, T2, Young Frankenstein (with some of the same jokes), and AVP.
Now for the explanation of the quotes: It's fun...unless you've seen season three. This is actually four episodes of season three strung together (Witness Protection, Skankenstein, Raiders of the Lost Crock of *@#?!, and Chode Eraser). SO, it's a solid rental or a good buy for completists.
Oh, and there is no nudity really...just some scantily cladedness. All privates are kept private.
Movie Review: very creative but erratic and erotic!
Summary: 3 Stars
This animated romp about a jaded princess,has beautifully done characters that spring forth with acid tongues,voluptuous sexy mannered bodies,,sex jokes,mad cap violence with a swinging ensemble of creatures that stay in your mind after the movie is over.The artists that created these characters are to be commended,even if the movie itself is farsical.
The charicatures here and references to pop sci -fi and tv and movies (terminator,desparate housewives,star trek)keep you chuckling along as the tale unravels.The story is a bit mindless but the creativity gets an A.Don't want to spoil the plot(as if it mattered) but if you like south park and spoof films this may be a fun evening.It isn't as violent or offensive as it might have been.
I haven't seen anything quite like it.I was suprised it entertained me after the reviews I read.