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Bishop, California · BishopMatty tits about in the snow with Jim Wynorski’s energetic action romp. A strange one: Jim Wynorski’s EXTREME LIMITS is a Phoenician Entertainment stock footage epic in all but name. Supposedly, the film was bankrolled by the shingle but its ties were quietly scrubbed at the behest of distributor 20th Century Fox who wanted to distance themselves from the shady financial activities of Phoenician’s parent company, Franchise Pictures. Given Fox ha…Read Article
Extreme Limits (2001): The Cold Never Bothered Jim Anyway
Arkansas · ArkansasWelcome to Short Ends. Quick (ish) reviews of a handful (ish) of movies. Sometimes connected by a theme, sometimes not. In this second instalment, Dave charts the career of Charles B. Pierce and wonders whether he’s an unappreciated auteur or a hack who got lucky. “Once upon a time, there was a filmmaker named Charles B. Pierce; an evolutionary throwback who never let his work be sullied by any advancements in movie-making.” [1] I’ve always beli…Read Article
Short Ends: The Films of Charles B. Pierce
Canada · CanadaIt’s a struggle for sure, but Matty reckons there are a few points of note in this otherwise dud sequel. The DTV Die Hard (1988) riff is defined by how closely it emulates its source material. John McTiernan’s bombastic masterpiece is a perfect action movie and its best imitators stick to its structural and tonal template, tweaking only settings, casts, and the scale of set pieces to match their budgets. Those that get a sequel or a companion pi…Read Article
