Imagine, for a moment, that Dance Dance Revolution was released in the ‘80s as an NES game — the kind with 8-bit, brightly colored pixilated punks engaging on side quest-filled adventures that are only just slightly marred by cheesy dialogue and even cheesier storylines. Now imagine that this game was adapted into a major motion picture and was played completely straight — similar to the way that the brightly colored world of Super Mario Brothers was drenched in grit and released as 1993’s Super Mario Bros: The Movie. Well, there’s no need to imagine — the movie exists and it’s an absolute blast. Like a brass knuckle to the face, THE FP asserts its obnoxiousness through loud, boisterous performances, a kinetic attitude to its camera movements and a shit load of terrible fashion choices. From the basic premise — Mohawk-sporting, moonboot-wearing glotards posturing against the winds of progress and beating their chests while they hop around on a video game dance pad to the low-budget, grimy feel to the film’s aesthetic, there’s a lot going on in The FP that will alienate most of the hapless everymen who happen to come across the film’s unbridled ridiculousness. If youre one of the few, the brave, the FP-curious, come and check out the movie on December 2 at Vintage Park. Tickets are only $5. bit.ly/1AtoEgl
Posted on: Fri, 21 Nov 2014 17:12:28 +0000