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Showing posts with label Articles. Show all posts
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Wednesday, November 18, 2015
Wednesday, August 21, 2013
JB Visits the FP
12:31 PM
David Weaver
It's been over 1 year since the Trost Brothers introduced the world to The FP, their ridiculous film and ode to classic cheeseball 80's cinema featuring two rival gangs who play the dancing video game Beat Beat Revelation to determine who runs the local liquor store and in turn who runs the FP, also known as Frazier Park.
While most films that we, here at Lights, Remote, Action, see each year fade from memory or into obscurity, The FP remains a constant recurring metaphor for films we love to hate and hate to love. It's legacy has lived on through nearly each episode of The LRA Show since we reviewed it last year, but for one of us, that legacy wasn't enough.
Wednesday, August 25, 2010
A Moment of Reflection
Kick-Ass & Scott Pilgrim
VS.
The Box Office
A tremendous amount of good will and favorable reviews couldn't get people into theaters.
So what the hell happened?
Two of the most anticipated geek films of the year, two of the most original films of the year, two of the most current graphic novel adaptations of the year, and finally two of the biggest box office let downs of the year. Where were all the rabid fans that were glowing after seeing the footage of Hit Girl slice and dice her foes at Comic-con 2009? Where were all the video game and comic book geeks that seemed to be completely behind Scott Pilgrim? I don't think there were two stranger and unpredictable failures of the year. How exactly did they fail...? Read on...
Friday, August 20, 2010
A Moment of Reflection
The Trilogy is dead.
Long live the Trilogy.
An introspective look at what makes a trilogy and what exactly happened to them.
Please note that the following article may contain spoilers for certain films.
Film trilogies are a strange beast. There are so many different types of trilogies and so many different ways to approach making one. On the one hand you have the intended trilogies such as The Lord of the Rings and for the most part the original Star Wars films. They were conceived from the outset to have a beginning, a middle and an end (Star Wars is up for debate on that point anymore however). Then there are the trilogies that are spawned due to popularity which for the most part have proven to be pretty lack luster. Sure there are the exceptions such as the Back to the Future trilogy and well...that's about it actually. So, what is it that makes a good trilogy and why have they all but disappeared? Read on...
