{"id":38414,"date":"2016-03-06T17:23:34","date_gmt":"2016-03-07T01:23:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.quartertothree.com\/fp\/?p=38414"},"modified":"2016-03-06T17:32:43","modified_gmt":"2016-03-07T01:32:43","slug":"best-thing-youll-see-day-croft","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.quartertothree.com\/fp\/2016\/03\/06\/best-thing-youll-see-day-croft\/","title":{"rendered":"Best thing you’ll see all day: Croft"},"content":{"rendered":"

Somehow I found myself going down a rabbit hole of Tomb Raider fan films on YouTube. The fewer the views, the more unintentionally hilarious the film. That’s how I discovered a combat move I’ve never seen before. Ladies, gentlemen, and children 13 and up, behold the butt punch<\/a>.<\/p>\n

I shouldn’t be surprised at the sheer number of them. I shouldn’t be surprised that most of them represent Lara Croft as nothing more than a ponytail, a tank top, and a nice rack. It’s called cosplay. Most of these fan films are just cosplay videos.<\/p>\n

But then there’s the one from a couple of years ago with the deceptively understated title of Croft. Just Croft. It isn’t about the dress up. It is instead about the action. One tiny woman against a bunch of burly men with guns. Frankly, this is more Jane Wick than Lara Croft. But it’s competently shot, edited, acted, and even well written for what little part of it isn’t action. The action is top notch, with fantastic stunt work and some astonishing physicality. When the wirework looks this good (pictured), they’re doing it right.<\/p>\n

Director Terrvor Addie and actress Cassandra Ebner have a long list of credits doing stuntwork for mega budget productions. In a way, it feels like cheating. This isn’t a fan film. This is a short film made by talented professionals showing off their skill.<\/p>\n

Watch Croft here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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