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Trope on a Rope

The Badger"s Apprentice

TROPE ON A ROPE is a weekly podcast where Jeff and his mate Colin, along with their guests discuss and dissect the common movie tropes that have come to define cinema.From the high concept sci-fi mind-f**k that contorts ideas of reality and identity; the young and naive small-town musician who is thrown into the deep-end world of money, high fashion and fame; and the brooding anti-hero whose methods test the bounds of an audiences acceptance; to the grizzled cop that will work the case no matter

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9 - DEEP IMPACT (1998) - DEATH FROM ABOVE - PART THREE

Trope on a Rope ·

2023/08/07

Welcome to the end of our end of the world deep dive with DEEP IMPACT, the less flashy sibling of '98's big swinger ARMAGEDDON. It didn't have the budget, the special effects, the spinning cameras or Bruce Willis trying to beat Ben Affleck to death with a pipe, but it did have heart, annoying astronauts, and Denise Crosby.>>>If you like this you may like our mate Paul Tonkin's podcast "THE UNSOCIABLE ACTOR," where he chats with creative types about the pitfalls and positives of social

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8 - DON'T LOOK UP (2021) - DEATH FROM ABOVE - PART TWO

Trope on a Rope ·

2023/07/24

Welcome back to part two of our dive into end of the world films, specifically asteroid/comet impact movies. This ones a bit of a fudge because technically this is a metaphor for something else, but still a horrid reminder that if any of these impact events happened in the real world we'd be too busy spinning conspiracy theories to do anything about it. Sleep tight kids.>>>If you like this you may like our mate Paul Tonkin's podcast "THE UNSOCIABLE ACTOR," where he chats with creative types

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7 - GREENLAND (2020) - DEATH FROM ABOVE - PART ONE

Trope on a Rope ·

2023/07/17

Its the end of the world as we know it, and I feel a'ight. Why? Because over the next few weeks we have some explosive entertainment in the form of END OF THE WORLD MOVIES, specifically DEATH FROM ABOVE. Humanity is looking at the business end of a giant space rock and maybe, just maybe, we might be stuffed.Join us as we have a look at 2020's straight to streaming GREENLAND, where Gezzy Butler punches an asteroid in the face.>>>If you like this you may like our mate Paul Tonkin's podcast

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6 - THE GOLDEN COMPASS (2007) - FRANCHISE FALSE...

Trope on a Rope ·

2023/06/26

So here we are, at the end of our journey as we look at the times movie studios stuffed up their franchise plans so hard that they had to abandon everything after the first instalment. In fact, by finishing this series of films we've managed to do what they couldn't. We started with JOHN CARTER, Tom Cruise's THE MUMMY, and here we are with 2007's THE GOLDEN COMPASS, a film which like the franchise it was meant to spawn, abruptly ends before it was supposed to. So join Colin and Jeff as they discuss

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5 - THE MUMMY (2017) - FRANCHISE FALSE STARTS - PART TWO

Trope on a Rope ·

2023/06/15

Part two of our deep dive into the times movie studios had big ambitions, dollar signs for eyes, and the desire to start their own franchises in the hope they would be money printing machines, only to completely botch it on the first attempt.This week we're looking at Tom Cruise's THE MUMMY remake from 2017, the first and last instalment of Universal's DARK UNIVERSE franchise.At time of writing it's on Netflix if you want to give it a punt.----- WATCH THE FILM🎬 The Mummy (2017) BD from Amazon

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4 - JOHN CARTER (OF MARS - 2012) - FRANCHISE FALSE...

Trope on a Rope ·

2023/06/01

Hi there, over the next three weeks we're going to look at the curious phenomenon of the FRANCHISE FALSE START, where movie studios confidently bet the farm then biff it on the first attempt. We start with the biggest box office failure of all time (still hasn't been beaten), 2012's JOHN CARTER.Join us as we cover not only the film, but also the reasons why this all fell apart in Disney's lap.If you want to follow along you can find the film buried deep on Disney+ or the bargain bin of the WH Smiths

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3 - BLADE (1998) - PRE-MARVEL MARVELS - PART THREE

Trope on a Rope ·

2023/05/17

Welcome to the final part of our deep dive into the world of PRE-MARVEL MARVELS, and what existence was like before the MCU.This week we are looking at the first heroes of the comic book movie renaissance: Mr. Eric Blade the First.So pour yourself a Horlicks, and settle down for 45 or so minutes of audible silk with Jeff and Colin as they ice-skate up-hill like a pair of mother-f**kers.----- WATCH THE FILM🎬 Blu-ray from Amazon UK: https://amzn.to/3qP2uHy----- SUPPORT THE POD📼 PATREON:

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2 - FANT4STIC (FANTASTIC FOUR - 2015) - PRE-MARVEL...

Trope on a Rope ·

2023/05/08

Welcome to part two of our dive into PRE-MARVEL MARVELS, and what the world looked like before the MCU. This week we're looking at a Marvel property that was more MCU adjacent, the infamous 2015 version of FANTASTIC FOUR, or as it came to be known due to poor poster design FANT4STIC,So pull up a pew and join Colin and Jeff as they pick through the rubble, confusing plot points that go nowhere, and fake wigs.----- WATCH THE FILM🎬 Blu-ray from Amazon UK: https://amzn.to/44dloWX----- SUPPORT THE POD📼

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1 - THE PUNISHER (2007) - PRE-MARVEL MARVELS - PART ONE

Trope on a Rope ·

2023/04/30

Welcome to the first episode of the TROPE ON A ROPE PODCAST, join Jeff and Colin as they examine PRE-MARVEL MARVELS, starting with 2004's THE PUNISHER staring Thomas Jane. Part violent killing spree, part sitcom, all heart.Here we try to explore what comic book movies were like before the MCU dominated the genre for better or worse.Pull up a pew, pour yourself a drink and let the liquid silk of our hosts voices take you back to a simpler time, when walking away from an explosion without looking back

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