Trope on a Rope

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 pu...

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...

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...

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...

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. ----- WA...

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, an...

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...