街机：探索90年代VR电影热潮
VR经历了重大变革
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Disney lawsuit forces 90s sci-fi movie to change CGI.
Disney, like every profitable studio, is known for being violently litigious. The company will destroy Etsy sellers for using their IP in handmade gifts. Their stranglehold on Mickey Mouse has pushed back the power of the public domain for decades, robbing creators of the concepts that inspire them. Disney is awful enough that any negative story surrounding them could be plausible. Full Moon’s 1993 film Arcade might have fallen apart after a Disney lawsuit.
Albert Pyun was one of the most fascinating filmmakers of the 80s and 90s. He was a B-movie legend, cranking out schlocky, low-budget sci-fi and action projects with absurd moments. Any of his films are perfect for a group of friends seeking something hilarious for a drunken viewing. Though most of his outings were bad by traditional standards, Pyun occupied a necessary place in the media ecosystem. His power increased dramatically when he worked with Full Moon and its iconic founder, Charles Band.
🎮 What is Arcade about?
Director: Albert Pyun Writer: David S. Goyer Story By: Charles Band Starring: Megan Ward, Peter Billingsley, John de Lancie Runtime: 85 Minutes Release Date: March 30, 1994
Arcade follows Alex, a teenager sent reeling after her mother commits suicide. Her friends, boyfriend, and guidance counselor watch her struggle without the means to help. Alex joins her loved ones on a day at the local arcade, Dante’s Inferno. They discover Difford, the CEO of a computer company, marketing a test build of a new VR game called Arcade. Difford hands out home versions of his creation. Alex’s boyfriend tries out the new title and disappears mysteriously. As her friends vanish, Alex and her friend Nick track down the developer, Albert. He explains that the game traps the souls of those who lose and that the only way to save Alex’s friends is to defeat the sinister spirit residing within the cartridge. Only Alex and Nick can defeat Arcade before the game releases worldwide, imposing its brutal “Game Over” screen upon millions.
Arcade dropped into the weirdly prolific VR movie craze of the early 90s. It joined Brett Leonard’s Lawnmower Man, Robert Longo’s Johnny Mnemonic, and, of course, Steven Lisberger’s Tron. Albert Pyun’s filmography is overwhelmed with high-concept science fiction projects, many sharing elements with Arcade. It appeared to be his passion, but in a 2012 interview, he explained that he favored post-apocalyptic settings and cyborgs as necessities in his low-budget circles. David S. Goyer wrote Arcade, his second collaboration with Pyun. Goyer is a controversial legend, ranking among the most influential voices in the superhero genre. He wrote the Blade trilogy, co-wrote Christopher Nolan’s Batman films, and provided much of the early DCEU. Only the great Charles Band could bring talent like that together. His Full Moon Features brand contributed endless low-budget schlock for the enjoyment of several generations. The collaboration makes Arcade a fascinating, unexplored artifact for specific film historians.
🎭 The Disney lawsuit against Arcade explained
The trailers for Arcade depicted different special effects than the finished product. The first drafts of those CGI desGameTopics also appeared in Full Moon’s VideoZone video magazine, which outlined upcoming and recent projects. In 2014, Ryan W. Featherson posted a retrospective piece about Arcade for his blog, Houston on the Half Shell. He speculated that director Albert Pyun and producer Charles Band were unhappy with the CGI, prompting a second pass. In 2016, a user going by laseractive left a comment claiming that Band changed the CGI because Disney threatened Full Moon with legal action. Laseractive offered no supporting evidence. Wikipedia reports the legal action with the Blogspot post as its only citation. IMDb and several other forums list the Disney suit as fact, but there is no verifiable evidence available online to suggest any truth to the story. If Disney threatened to sue Full Moon over similarities to their film Tron, they did so without making headlines. The making-of featurette after Arcade does depict the original special effects, including an artist openly referring to the film’s bikes as “light-cycles,” but the Disney lawsuit story remains in limbo.
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🎥 在哪里观看 Arcade
Arcade 可以在 Roku 频道、Tubi、Pluto TV、Plex 和 Freevee 上免费观看带广告的流媒体。对于任何订阅了亚马逊 Prime Video 并拥有 Full Moon 频道的用户，都可以免费观看无广告版本。
Arcade 让人回想起了一个更简单的时代。特效很廉价，演技很傻，设定很荒谬，画面几乎普遍糟糕，但这些失败给这个项目赋予了特定的魅力。艾伯特·皮恩 (Albert Pyun) 在 2022 年不幸离世，但他的传奇将永远延续下去。查尔斯·班德 (Charles Band) 和 Full Moon 依然活着，不时推出荒诞的垃圾片。找到 Arcade。它不会吸引观众进入游戏，但会让他们体验到一种更早的流派电影制作时代。
🙋♀️ 问与答
Q1：还有哪些属于 90 年代 VR 电影类型的其他电影？
有！除了 Arcade 外，还有一些其他电影在 90 年代初 embrace 了 VR 电影热潮。布雷特·伦纳德 (Brett Leonard) 的《割草机人》 (Lawnmower Man) 和罗伯特·朗戈 (Robert Longo) 的《疾速战警》 (Johnny Mnemonic) 是值得一提的例子。如果你对探索更多这一流派的电影感兴趣，一定要去看看它们。
Q2：我在哪里可以获取关于艾伯特·皮恩的作品及与查尔斯·班德的合作更多信息？
要深入了解艾伯特·皮恩的作品及其与查尔斯·班德的合作，可以访问以下网站：
Q3：Arcade 是一部邪教经典电影吗？
虽然《Arcade》可能并未取得主流成功，但多年来它已经拥有了一批忠实粉丝。90 年代 B 级电影的粉丝和那些喜欢低成本、傻呆电影魅力的人通常会因其独特风格和怀旧感而欣赏《Arcade》。观看一下，看看它是否会成为你的私藏之爱！
Q4：在哪里可以找到更多 Full Moon Features 的电影？
如果你喜欢 Full Moon Features 的垃圾魅力，可以在他们的官方网站 Full Moon Features 找到更多他们的电影。
Q5：我可以找到《Arcade》的幕后内容吗？
是的，《Arcade》中的制作特辑包括幕后花絮和采访，让你一窥制作过程和原创特效。这是了解该影片及其创意团队的好方法。
📚 参考链接
- 《休斯顿克半壳 – 瑞安·W·费瑟森关于 Arcade 的博文》
- 《创战纪 – 史蒂文·利斯伯格的电影》
- 《刀锋三部曲 – 大卫·S·戈耶的超级英雄作品》
- 《早期 DC 宇宙 – 大卫·S·戈耶的参与》
请随意与你的朋友和怀旧爱好者分享本文。让我们一起重温 90 年代的 VR 电影热潮！🎉✨🎮
注：本文中使用的图片来自 Miximages，是电影《Arcade》（1993）的原创艺术作品。
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