![]() ![]() Sure, Project Almanac’s script touches on highly familiar ground as David attempts to rectify past mistakes only to make things infinitely worse in the future, but these tried-and-true tropes are made fresh again by the story’s singular perspective. Time travel flicks may be a dime a dozen, but I guarantee that you’ve never seen one quite like this before. Several media outlets unfairly condemned the picture as a mediocre cash-grab meant to ride the coattails of the found footage films that inspired it, while others were even more critical of its murky time travel logic. While the movie would ultimately rake in nearly three times its budget at the box-office, this success didn’t extend to its critical reception. Not only that, but it was also a bit of a gamble in the financial department, with the film boasting a surprisingly large budget for a Found Footage flick despite not featuring any superpowered characters or city-destroying monsters. Produced through Michael Bay’s Platinum Dunes, Project Almanac was already an unusual endeavor coming out of the gate, being the production company’s second non-horror film after 2014’s Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles reboot. Naturally, hormone-influenced shenanigans ensue as David and his friends decide to travel back in time for personal gain – only to discover that even the smallest changes can have disastrous consequences for the future. If you haven’t heard of it before, Project Almanac tells the story of a group of teenagers involved in a time travelling conspiracy after David ( Jonny Weston) uncovers blueprints for a time machine that his father ( Gary Weeks) was working on before his mysterious death. ![]() That’s why I appreciate rare exceptions like Dean Israelite’s Project Almanac, a sci-fi Found Footage romp that takes advantage of subjective filmmaking in an admirable attempt at updating age-old time travel tropes for a new generation. ![]() This is one of the most entertaining episodes of American Dad! and I recommend you watch it right away.įrom absurd dashcam footage to amusing cat videos, it’s pretty safe to assume that the vast majority of real-world recordings are completely banal in nature – so why is it that Found Footage movies are almost exclusively associated with the horror genre? If you really think about it, we should have seen major Found Footage entries in pretty much every single genre by now, and yet filmmakers still insist on trying to make the next Blair Witch Project year after year.ĭon’t get me wrong, I’m a sucker for POV horror flicks, but I also enjoy a nice little palate cleanser every now and then. Oh and the Antichrist does and says everything that’s the opposite of Jesus, which is used to hilarious effect. In a particularly darkly humorous moment, Stan murders a child whom he thinks is the Antichrist, but is actually just a kid from the prep school next door to the Antichrist’s lair. Jesus goes to find Stan because the Antichrist has captured Francine so they wage battle against the forces of Hell. There are demons and monsters flying around, pentagrams painted on buildings, etc. Flash forward seven years and the episode has turned into a Mad Max film. Stan ditches Francine to please a man who he thinks is Jesus but turns out to be a hobo, but Francine finds the real Jesus and he falls in love with her so she gets Raptured while Stan gets left on Earth. Their kids get Raptured and escorted to their own personal Heaven (Steve’s involves Valkyries riding unicorns that poop out cheeseburgers with pepperjack cheese). Basically, Stan and Francine have sex in church on Christmas when the Rapture happens and Stan and Francine are left behind. Oh man, this is one of my favorite episodes and it really starts to show its roots in horror starting here. Best Quote: “Apparently God does love gays but only if they’re tops.” – Terry, on why his partner was Raptured but he was not. ![]()
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