The Trost Brothers’ 2011 film The FP is a strange, singular artifact. The saga of a post-apocalyptic future where warring gangs settle beef with a head-to-head dance arcade game, Beat Beat Revelation, is the kind of unhinged mania that shows up, creates an indelible mark, and disappears back into the shadows. Sure, it developed a cult-cult following, a kind of super niche fandom, but it’s not the movie you automatically assume will generate a sequel.
Oh, sweet Baby Jesus, today is a good day! If you’re not
familiar with The FP, you really should rectify that
situation. When I reviewed it in 2012, I said it was “like watching the
hyper-active, sugar-fueled bastard child of The Warriors,
Japanese pop culture, and a hillbilly bounce all over the screen.” And I stand
by that. I’ve been tracking the sequel, Beats of Rage for
some time, and now it’s reportedly in the can, set to make a film festival
debut this fall, and mastermind Jason Trost just dropped this new trailer and we
gotta Beat-Beat this out.
