naptownskinsfan Posted December 9, 2021 Share Posted December 9, 2021 .......and yes, if that song sounds familiar in the middle of the trailer, it is an orchestral cover of "Wake Up" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sammymvpknight Posted December 9, 2021 Share Posted December 9, 2021 It's Keanu, so of course I'm going to watch Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MacReady Posted December 9, 2021 Share Posted December 9, 2021 I would be very interested in this if it wasn’t for the two Matrix sequels. The story AND style of the sequels ruined it for me. The Matrix is an all-time great movie. Top 100. Its grittiness mixed with those visuals and that story and action sequences, GROUNDED action sequences for the world, was and is amazing. Then they went all anime characters, stylization, and got absurd in their scale and scope and story. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sammymvpknight Posted December 9, 2021 Share Posted December 9, 2021 Man...I just realized that John Wick 4 and Top Gun 2 are both scheduled to release on May 27. I might just camp in an IMAX theater that day Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ET80 Posted December 9, 2021 Share Posted December 9, 2021 10 minutes ago, Outpost31 said: I would be very interested in this if it wasn’t for the two Matrix sequels. The story AND style of the sequels ruined it for me I don't disagree, but the first was such an experience I am willing to scrub the last two from my memory... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thrILL! Posted December 9, 2021 Share Posted December 9, 2021 This looks incredibly underwhelming tbh. Unless there’s another trailer coming that shows some amazing action sequences that need to be seen on the big screen, this is easily an HBO viewing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ET80 Posted December 22, 2021 Share Posted December 22, 2021 So far, reviews seem generally positive. Some bad reviews, which was expected - but the general theme is that it's a throwback to the original with some new and relevant themes, solid action and visuals and an open ended story that leaves the door open for a potential universe. Spoiler - Lot of praise for Jessica Henwick as Bugs and Jonathan Groff as Smith. - The chemistry between Keanu Reeves and Carrie Anne-Moss carries over, and carries a lot of the movie. Those two are pretty dynamic together. As someone who didn't hate the last two movies (I didn't like em much, but can watch em) this is really promising early on. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RuskieTitan Posted December 23, 2021 Share Posted December 23, 2021 So... I think I enjoyed it, but it's definitely worth a rewatch. Potential spoilers: Spoiler Worth the rewatch if only because there were so many subtle callbacks during the first part of the movie, and I was actually surprised with how much tie-in the trilogy had on this one, though it makes sense. I wasn't exactly thrilled about another Matrix as I really enjoyed the Trilogy growing up (I know, I know about the second and third, I was a kid / teen, sue me), but this movie and storyline... I thought it worked. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deadpulse Posted December 23, 2021 Share Posted December 23, 2021 2 hours ago, RuskieTitan said: So... I think I enjoyed it, but it's definitely worth a rewatch. Potential spoilers: Hide contents Worth the rewatch if only because there were so many subtle callbacks during the first part of the movie, and I was actually surprised with how much tie-in the trilogy had on this one, though it makes sense. I wasn't exactly thrilled about another Matrix as I really enjoyed the Trilogy growing up (I know, I know about the second and third, I was a kid / teen, sue me), but this movie and storyline... I thought it worked. I think it worked fine, but its not reinvigorate the franchise good IMO The ending scene was... gratuitous 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ET80 Posted December 23, 2021 Share Posted December 23, 2021 I... liked it. Didn't love it, there were some cheesy/hokey concepts at times, but I liked it overall. Spoiler - Jessica Henwick as Bugs was great; She was Captain first and foremost, but she was also just in awe of Neo, Trinity and Morpheus. If she's the horse they back for the next run of movies/TV shows, the franchise could start an upward trend. - I understand the idea behind Morpheus and the idea of creating a program that combined Morpheus and Smith, and I liked the entire premise of humans and machines allies (more on that). I liked Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, too. But, just some of the dialogue and behaviors? C'mon now, Morpheus ain't drinking no damn martinis. - Seq giving dabs to that little machine? What is this, a Michael Bay movie? Get that out of here... - The idea of cooperation between humans and machines, and a war waged between machines? Yes, yes please. This could be the tentpole for the Matrix universe - programs unable to reach consensus on life after Neo v Smith, and the chaos that would fall out, with an emerging human race coming out of Zion caught in the crossfire... starring Laurence Fishburn as Morpheus. I'd pay money for that one. - Neil Patrick Harris as a bad guy is my spirit animal. Perhaps my favorite performance overall, definitely better than the Architect. - Jonathan Groff as the resurrected Smith is a very, very close second. - Curious on who the suits are. Sure we'll find out soon enough. - More movies are coming. I'll be here, waiting. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PrplChilPill Posted December 23, 2021 Share Posted December 23, 2021 My two friends that saw it hated it.....so I won't be paying for it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thrILL! Posted December 23, 2021 Share Posted December 23, 2021 There’s a solid sequel in here somewhere but it was too meta, too self-aware, too metaphorical and too allegorical for its own good. Spoiler Morpheus didn’t work at all and I wish they had just created a different character altogether. I did like the programs’ ability to navigate the physical world though. That was cool Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mox Posted December 23, 2021 Share Posted December 23, 2021 Pretty meh. Not a fan of how they handled Morpheus at all. Think you can clearly rank the series 1>2>3>4. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PrplChilPill Posted December 23, 2021 Share Posted December 23, 2021 1 hour ago, Bullet Club said: Pretty meh. Not a fan of how they handled Morpheus at all. Think you can clearly rank the series 1>2>3>4. Ouch Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D82 Posted December 24, 2021 Author Share Posted December 24, 2021 Halfway through...and it's awful. Spoiler The constant flashbacks to the previous movie were not necessary. The whole attempt at being meta and self-aware was a bad choice. It didn't feel like a "Matrix" movie at all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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