Tim Burton's Hansel and Gretel (1983)
This movie is Tim Burton's first attempt at a film, and a bit of an old shame for him. It's not hard to see why: the movie has production values only slightly better than a school play, the musical score is weird jazz that doesn't fit the scenes, and some confusing plot holes are never explained. But Burton's creepy, bizarre designs are on display throughout--just wait until you see Dan-Dan the Gingerbread Man. Another interesting feature is that the movie has an entirely Asian cast, something The Last Airbender couldn't manage. Perhaps this is why the climax includes a candy-cane nunchaku, gingerbread shuriken, and the witch dragon-kicking her way into the over.
This movie isn't exactly bad, but it's certainly bizarre enough to warrant a riff.
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tsarstepan commented
Watching the Bobsheaux review of this film. This Burton film must be riffed for the sake of humanity and all that blah blah blah.....
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Fred Charles Jr. commented
Defiantly would love to see this riffed. As much as I love Burtons works this would most likely rate high in the most watched.
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Fangarius
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Even funnier when this aired on the Disney Channel for Halloween, they had Vincent Price appear and give a warning to parents the story might prove frightening to children, though it was Tim Burton and Dan-Dan does resemble like something from the animated Beetlejuice (which Tim Burton also created).
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zh6wqFBDS3I
Oh yeah, and Bobsheaux reviews it here if you want to see it in action.