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remember The Matrix Reloaded?
 

offline magicant from Canada on 2003-09-23 13:23 [#00875041]
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i struggle to recall that abomination of cinema...i bring
it up to ask you what significance does it have on our lives
now? who cares about Revolutions? i don't!

nothing but a passed fad.


 

offline xceque on 2003-09-23 13:24 [#00875044]
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I didn't see it. I'm a sad and lonely soul, but one who
still has enough pride not to go to the cinema alone.


 

offline uzim on 2003-09-23 13:25 [#00875045]
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yeah, Matrix lost all its "magic" with Reloaded...


 

offline epohs from )C: on 2003-09-23 13:25 [#00875046]
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i'm still interested


 

offline uzim on 2003-09-23 13:26 [#00875047]
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xceque > i go to the cinema very rarely too....

i think i must see like 2, maybe 3 movies a year. too bad,
but well... *shrugs*


 

offline xlr from Boston (United States) on 2003-09-23 13:27 [#00875048]
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It wasn't that bad. The first matrix wasnt exactly an oscar
contender, either. I think of the films as showpieces for
high-tech cinematic effects, which they do very well.

Reloaded was disappointing to me after the novelty of the
first film wore off. I never thought it would work as a
trilogy, but they seem to think it will.


 

offline AK47 on 2003-09-23 13:28 [#00875049]
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Me too, just watched Animatrix recently too, that's awesome.



 

offline DJ Xammax from not America on 2003-09-23 13:29 [#00875050]
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I agree. It was a fad, nothing more than just a popular
blockbuster.

I'll end up seeing Revolutions though, another excuse to go
to the cinema with my girlfriend :D


 

offline epohs from )C: on 2003-09-23 13:31 [#00875053]
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i'm afraid they may've painted themselves into a corner with
the plot. like, there's absolutely no way for the audience
or the characters to know if they're ever truly out of the
matrix now, so why bother fighting?

but, if the w. bros are able to reconcile that issue nicely
in revolutions i think it'll all be worthwhile.

they introduced a whole grip of characters in reloaded that
will be important in the third film. i think they'll tie up
a lot of loose ends with them that will make reloaded a
better film in retrospect.


 

offline uzim on 2003-09-23 13:34 [#00875058]
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to sum it up for me:

the highlights of Matrix were mostly the special effects...
the few highlights of Reloaded were the scenes who became
funny because of too much ridicule.


 

offline uzim on 2003-09-23 13:35 [#00875060]
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*the highlights of Matrix were mostly the special
effects


-> but that was not a bad thing.
the ambiance was one of the highlights too, it had a pretty
strong ambiance.


 

offline TonyFish from the realm of our dreams on 2003-09-23 13:36 [#00875061]
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worst film eva!
Only good things were the twins and lambert wilson. Ho hum
at least I didn't waste any money on this one (long live
DivX)


 

offline magicant from Canada on 2003-09-23 13:39 [#00875064]
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i agree with everything said in this thread.

most of my friends loved the film when they first saw it. i
told them to wait 5 months and see if they still feel the
same way.

they don't.


 

offline epohs from )C: on 2003-09-23 13:42 [#00875073]
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i saw it once - liked it ok, but wasn't impressed

i saw it again - liked it much more, picked up more detail.

i still feel the same about it as i did after the second
viewing.


 

offline xlr from Boston (United States) on 2003-09-23 13:42 [#00875074]
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That highway chase was pretty sweet. But then, i love high
speed chases.


 

offline SValx from United Kingdom on 2003-09-23 13:48 [#00875081]
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Forget the special affects. The best bit was the key maker
guy.


 

offline DJ Xammax from not America on 2003-09-23 13:58 [#00875088]
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Good way to kill the thread honey :)


 

offline scup_bucket from bloated exploding piss pockets on 2003-09-23 14:04 [#00875095]
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i hated it, reloaded that is. the first one blew my mind; i
wasn't expecting anything special and i hadn't seen anything
about it. i still love the first one but my love is now
tainted


 

offline SValx from United Kingdom on 2003-09-23 14:05 [#00875097]
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yeah, I thought so.


 

offline scup_bucket from bloated exploding piss pockets on 2003-09-23 14:07 [#00875098]
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o and the music for reloaded was so cheesy i laughed during
the movie. my friends also thought it was awsome and that
made me very disappointed in them.


 

offline WeaklingChild from Glasgow (United Kingdom) on 2003-09-23 14:09 [#00875100]
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..unfortunately i did.


 

offline WeaklingChild from Glasgow (United Kingdom) on 2003-09-23 14:09 [#00875101]
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*i do.


 

offline epohs from )C: on 2003-09-23 14:09 [#00875102]
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i have suspicions that neo isn't going to be the one.
possibly trinity, possibly morpheus himself, or maybe a
combo of characters.


 

offline promo from United Kingdom on 2003-09-23 14:10 [#00875103]
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Like to forget it actually. One of the worst movies of all
time. Unintentionally it was actually very funny in parts.
In fact I couldn't help myself laughing at some of the very
'serious' scenes.


 

offline scup_bucket from bloated exploding piss pockets on 2003-09-23 14:11 [#00875104]
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weaklingchild: you what?
...love your avatar by the way. donnie darko!


 

offline scup_bucket from bloated exploding piss pockets on 2003-09-23 14:13 [#00875106]
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promo: watch the first battle with agents in reloaded. it is
so stupid it makes me laugh uncontrollably.


 

offline TonyFish from the realm of our dreams on 2003-09-23 14:21 [#00875115]
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yeah!! Oh man Keanu has to be the most wodden actor to grace
the big screen.


 

offline TonyFish from the realm of our dreams on 2003-09-23 14:22 [#00875118]
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when they all take turns to say bits of the same sentence!
wahahaha. so lame


 

offline WeaklingChild from Glasgow (United Kingdom) on 2003-09-23 14:22 [#00875119]
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I meant...unfortunately i do remember the matrix reloaded.


 

offline titsworth from Washington, DC (United States) on 2003-09-23 14:42 [#00875170]
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it really sets the bar pretty low for matrix revolutions,
doesn't it? no one's really going to care when it comes out.


 

offline WeaklingChild from Glasgow (United Kingdom) on 2003-09-23 14:44 [#00875179]
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i'll probably go see it anyway...i'm a glutton for
punishment.


 

offline TonyFish from the realm of our dreams on 2003-09-23 14:47 [#00875183]
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It's a shame really cos it has some interesting ideas
despite that fact that it's yet another re-hash of solipsism
wrapped in ripped-off ideas from dark-city, pkd, 13th floor
and many other better films/works. Maybe if they trashed all
the "Wowwww Coool" parts it might be worth seeing...


 

offline pantalaimon from Winterfell (United Kingdom) on 2003-09-23 14:51 [#00875188]
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yeah i remember it alright, one of the worst films i've seen
at the cinema... first time i've ever felt like walking out.


 

offline pantalaimon from Winterfell (United Kingdom) on 2003-09-23 14:52 [#00875192]
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as for revolutions.... looks like more of the same


 

offline WeaklingChild from Glasgow (United Kingdom) on 2003-09-23 14:55 [#00875199]
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I remember seeing the trailer for Matrix reloaded and
thinking...."this is going to be cool as fuck!"
maybe that added to the overall disappointment of the shit
movie it really was.


 

offline TonyFish from the realm of our dreams on 2003-09-23 15:00 [#00875216]
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that's what DivXs are for. Anyone seen Ghost ship. I
downloaded it recently. Shit film but there's this scene
where all the people dancing on the deck get sliced in two
in one go and then slowly the halves fall apart and I almost
threw up. ew.


 

offline qrter from the future, and it works (Netherlands, The) on 2003-09-23 16:15 [#00875406]
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"the matrix" was okay - an action flick, not much more.

"reloaded" was a bunch of trite crap.

I wanted to take my brain out and wash it thoroughly with
bleach.


 

offline kochlear from aud-stim.com on 2003-09-23 18:12 [#00875603]
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matrix reloaded was awesome.


 

offline thecrimsonguard from ∞ (United States) on 2003-09-23 18:14 [#00875608]
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hmm. The movie itself is an interesting idea. Basically
its just rehashed religion anyway you slice it up.

The effects work on the first movie were ground breaking at
the time, and pretty cool. but now its just been over used.
The new movies haven't done much to really blow my mind in
terms of visual effects...like they claimed they would
have.

The other thing i dislike about the series is the way its
been marketed. In order to truly understand what exactly is
going on in the sequals you have to at least view the
animatrix, and play the videogame which has additional
footage (hours worth shot just for the game?)

Thats great for warnerbrothers. more money in the bank. but
for a casual viewer that just wants to see the flick, thats
a pain in the balls. Before seeing reloaded, i didn't play
the game or see the animatrix. so there were characters and
things that i didn't understand. so it was like...duuuuuuuuh
did i miss somethin cleatus?

The actual movie 'reloaded' was okay. i liked the twins and
the big car chase. the fighting and gun fights are getting
very lame. Although i should really talk shit until i see
the finale. But since i already know the ending i guess i
can bitch before hand. all i can say is. its fun, it just
sucks seeing 20000000 stupid comercials, and product
placement in the movie, and the game too.


 

offline kochlear from aud-stim.com on 2003-09-23 18:18 [#00875618]
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i love the matrix movies. you can't watch these movies and
like them for the same reasons you like flicks like solaris
or pi. these kind of movies are great for the same reason
terminator 2 kicks ass. all he's doing is riding a
motorcycle and shooting shit with a shotgun. do people get
all elitist and say terminator 2 is too "dumb and poorly
acted"? (which it is, but still awesome)

i say let the third one come out, give the whole series 5
years to let all the media hype die down, then form an
opinion.

hype does horrible things for opinions. :(


 

offline JivverDicker from my house on 2003-09-23 18:23 [#00875629]
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hee hee!


 

offline thecrimsonguard from ∞ (United States) on 2003-09-23 18:33 [#00875644]
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i love people that say T2 was dumb & poorly acted" its a
fu*king sci-fi movie about a time traveling robot. i didn't
see best acting awards for the first one either.


 

offline kochlear from aud-stim.com on 2003-09-23 18:38 [#00875649]
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regardless, that doesn't take away from the fact that
everyone loves it because it's fucking ace.


 

offline Zeus from San Francisco (United States) on 2003-09-23 18:40 [#00875653]
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jeez... youd think the movie raped your mother, with such
rage you guys have towards it.

Its a fucking movie.



 

offline evolume from seattle (United States) on 2003-09-23 18:40 [#00875654]
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every time i see reloaded, i want to see revolutions even
more. sure there are parts of it i didn't think were
necessary, but that film did everything it was meant to do.
that being: kick ass, blow shit up, drive fast and blow shit
up. anything after that is just frosting on the cake.

I'm curious to see how many of you anti-matrix people go see
revolutions anyway.

i understand if you liked the 1st and that prompted you to
see the second. but if you go watch the 3rd one and still
talk shit, you should have fuckin' better known better.


 

offline kochlear from aud-stim.com on 2003-09-23 18:42 [#00875655]
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that's how i got a new little brother.


 

offline evolume from seattle (United States) on 2003-09-23 18:42 [#00875658]
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that's an excellent point zeus.

there is always something to be said about a movie that
stirrs up this much hatred. any film that can provoke
audiences to participate in endless internet quarrels has
done something right.


 

offline evolume from seattle (United States) on 2003-09-23 18:51 [#00875662]
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he's supposed to be wooden.

i'm not saying he is a great actor, or even a good actor but
he was well cast.

"..not too bright though"

-the Oracle


 

offline Asche XL on 2003-09-23 18:51 [#00875663]
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ATTENTION!!!!!!

If you and your friends are bored and are looking for
something to do, here's something to kill somtime. Watch the
MATRIX 1 on mute or low to no volume. and dub the
characters yourselves. MAKE SURE you dub keanu reaves with a
surfer accent and say "woahhhh" atleast 5 times per minute.

On another note: I loved the first film and although only
seeing it once, loved the 2nd aswell. I am very excited
about the 3rd film. I must admit tho 2nd was alot worse than
the 1st, but cool non the less.


 

offline Zeus from San Francisco (United States) on 2003-09-23 18:51 [#00875665]
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personally, I like it.

Sure, when I first saw the Matrix, I thought "thats a damn
clever plot!" but after awhile... you realize, the real
reason you liked it, was because its a fucking slick and
stylish action movie.

No one goes "oh, lets go watch the matrix, so we can ponder
life as we know it"

people go "lets watch the matrix... I feel like seeing
trinity spin in the air" or whatever.

If you guys are so damn worried about the philosophy, go
read a book by a famous philosopher.

Dont bitch thats its not in a hollywood movie.


 


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