The first two FPs tickle me right in the funny stick. They never get old and they're always worthy of a random re-watch. The outrageous characters, the funny af sets/costume design, and even though the first two were very different they were both hilarious. Unironically two of my favorite movies!
Escape from Bako is not great, it's not even a movie... It's an hour long green screen Covid project that is 97% post production effects mixed with FP style dialogue. I get it, Australians and big fans of the left wing establishment were especially terrified of the Wuhan flu, but why not postpone this shizz until you feel safe enough to make proper movie? You know, with people... And sets..... And where things happen.... Damn...
The opening scenes in the FP 1 and 2 are iconic. JTro in the mirror, pumping himself up for his beat off... Old man J-Tro selling "bop its" to kids out of his shack...The first 20 minutes of this 60 minute long "movie" was exposition (funny at first but daaaamn) and it's BORING. Okay fine, I realize he's trying to stretch his project into two films, so maybe it's just getting off to a slow start... No, no that's not the case at all... Green screen dialogue... And more green screen dialogue..... Some green screen "action" thrown in, and then more green screen dialogue...
I don't know what went wrong... Or why J-Tro fake running in front of a green screen like a MAD TV comedy sketch from 1998 seemed like a good idea... In hindsight he should have waited until he and the wifey weren't self quarantining and bathing in booster juice to make ONE solid movie and close out the franchise. Giving this a 3 star is generous, because I really hated it, and I HATE saying that because of how much I love the first two.
Buy it for 7 bucks if you want to support indy films, but do not expect anything close to the off beat classics FP1 and FP2.
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