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(More customer reviews)Mike Nelson, Kevin Murphy, & Bill Corbett riff their way over nine historic and hysteric shorts in the appropriately named collection "Rifftrax Plays with Their Shorts". While the subjects are wide ranging, a "patriotic" theme rears it's head in three of the shorts.
We begin with a collection of stock footage of American cities and landmarks tied together with confusion narration in the really lame and confusing "What it Means to Be an American". A mousey teen must listen to her creepy Mom in "Going Steady?", while her so-called boyfriend is hitting up on other mousey teens.
"Understanding Your Ideals" can get confused with "Highway Mania" as they both deal with cars...in a way. "A Circus Wakes Up" is exactly that, unfortunately. A big highlight is "Teenagers on Trial" as pre-teen angst challenges Al Capone as America's biggest criminal threat. Although some of the footage is priceless as a teen girl downs a highball and has an expected reaction...mind if we ask a few questions?
A condecending narrator overwelms America's female contribution to the war effort in "Women in Blue". Farm animals are humiliated in "Wing, Claw, & Fang" and we end with the Zsa Zsa Gabor of the 1930's Constance Barrett, who doles out make-up tips in "Constance Barrett's Daily Beauty Rituals".
Like "Shorts-A-Poppin", the Rifftrax crew is at the top of their game with some great riffing in all the shorts. The sole extra is an "alternate riff" of the first five minutes of "What it Means to Be an American". Funny stuff for sure and well worth it for your collection.
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