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BonoMan posted:My sister used to read those books but I have zero knowledge of them - are they any good? Cuz that just looks generic as fudge. They're a lot better read as a piece after the fact than they were when you had to wait two years for the next one. Robert Jordan realised around book 7 that he'd written himself into a corner. Unlike GRRM, who chose to sit on his rear end until he could solve the insoluble problem, Jordan wrote through it by devoting most of three books to manoeuvring characters to where they needed to be. As a result, nothing much happens in those books. Anyway, as people said: they start as a mishmash of LOTR, Arthurian legend (with two Arthurs, no less) and a bit of Norse mythology, but they do diverge from that reasonably quickly. After that it's a generic fantasy saga with maybe a little too much fetishism, but also with some absolute killer scenes that are worth the price of admission. I'm reasonably confident for the TV series because it can cut out the former and emphasise the latter.
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Jedit posted:After that it's a generic fantasy saga with maybe a little too much fetishism, If you're not featuring Jordan's spanking fetish prominently on screen, are you even doing a faithful adaptation of WoT?
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Samuel Clemens posted:If you're not featuring Jordan's spanking fetish prominently on screen, are you even doing a faithful adaptation of WoT? Does he also have a fetish for women crossing their arms under their breasts? And men tugging their braids?
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I'm sure this will make all of the money, but it's hard for me to imagine it being any good.
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https://thechoiceisyours.whatisthematrix.com/ Different clips with narration by Keanu or the Mindhunter dude depending on which pill you pick.
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I don’t know, it’ll be interesting to see. Did the matrix continue to attract younger fans who were too young to see the original movies? 2 and 3 were universally considered disappointments (to varying degrees). The matrix as a franchise isn’t dissimilar from where Alien and Terminator was at one point, I think. One or two decent movies with some diminishing returns and an aging fan base. Like, the demo for this is basically 35+ year olds who love the matrix but weren’t so offput by the sequels that they’re willing to give it a shot. The matrix was also one of the last movies that seemed to represent a quantum leap in CGI that has only been replicated a very small handful of times since (Avatar, Gravity, anything else?). Similar to how the new Star Wars films utterly failed to live up to the technological legacy of their predecessors, I’ll be curious to see if this move can possibly break through the very rote CGI that we’ve become accustomed to.
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Electronico6 posted:https://thechoiceisyours.whatisthematrix.com/ I could be wrong, but I don't think either of those are Keanu.
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thrawn527 posted:I could be wrong, but I don't think either of those are Keanu. Thought it sounded like him on the red pill, but I think you're right, it isn't, looking at the cast it might be Yahya Abdul Mateen II, black manta from aquaman, doing the voice over. Goon voice blindness strikes again.
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Jewmanji posted:I don’t know, it’ll be interesting to see. Did the matrix continue to attract younger fans who were too young to see the original movies? 2 and 3 were universally considered disappointments (to varying degrees). The matrix as a franchise isn’t dissimilar from where Alien and Terminator was at one point, I think. One or two decent movies with some diminishing returns and an aging fan base. I dunno, it's weird to me thinking back on the matrix films because they absolutely dominated the culture like nothing else for like 3-4 straight years, but the media saturation was so intense that when they kind of disappeared after 2004 I think people were ready to see them move out of the spotlight. Whatever one can say about whether the sequels were disappointing or not they were certainly distinct from the mass culture films that followed during the Iraq War years, and I think it's rare anymore to see blockbuster media that tries to be politically challenging or thought provoking like those films occasionally attempted. The 'red pill, blue pill' terminology has a sort of toxic relevence these days that seems ripe for new commentary. All in all the matrix films are bizarre relics, they did some cringe poo poo at times but as a dumb twenty year old I don't think I gave them enough credit for the risks they took. I'm interested in the directions this can go.
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Y'all are probably all talking about different teasers, because there aren't just two on that that site. There are 180,000:Collider posted:When going to WhatIsTheMatrix.com, fans will be able to choose between taking the red or blue pill. Depending on the choice and the time of day the viewer checks out the website, one of over 180,000 unique teaser videos will appear, each one with footage from the film and narration from the talent behind the film. It's a level of possibilities that even The Architect would approve of.
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Sep 7, 2021 17:48
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The first Matrix is still one of the all time best action movies. The Matrix sequels are interesting failures, at least, and I like the work the Wachowskis have done since, so I'm fully hyped.
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feedmyleg posted:Y'all are probably all talking about different teasers, because there aren't just two on that that site. There are 180,000: oooooh that's cool Fully on board on this thing now.
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I'm the one who liked The Architect scene
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BeanpolePeckerwood posted:I'm the one who liked The Architect scene There are dozens of us!
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I like all 4 movies and the various video games. It’s me. I’m the one that wants more Matrix
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Recently rewatched Animatrix and it was dope as gently caress.
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Happy Noodle Boy posted:I like all 4 movies and the various video games. It’s me. I’m the one that wants more Matrix Ill join ya - I eat this poo poo up like candy. It's so good.
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BeanpolePeckerwood posted:I'm the one who liked The Architect scene This is also me. Happy Noodle Boy posted:I like all 4 movies and the various video games. It’s me. I’m the one that wants more Matrix This is also me. [edit] Electronico6 posted:https://thechoiceisyours.whatisthematrix.com/ This is slick marketing. teagone fucked around with this message at 18:51 on Sep 7, 2021 |
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Colonel Whitey posted:A little disappointed that there's no Hugo Weaving Yeah. His portrayal of Smith’s smug nihilism won’t be topped here. And the Architect scenes were badass, sorry haters.
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feedmyleg posted:Recently rewatched Animatrix and it was dope as gently caress. I rewatched it recently and honestly it kind of hosed me up!
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BeanpolePeckerwood posted:grabbed from another thread Many same shots from the earlier films….
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I appreciate the Wachowski's naming their latest bowel movement after Alien: Resurrection.
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MLSM posted:Many same shots from the earlier films…. True, but it would make sense to use those shots in the first teaser.
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Gresh posted:I appreciate the Wachowski's naming their latest bowel movement after Alien: Resurrection. 
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Someone combined the clips: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ozo2gIo6lJ0
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Vintersorg posted:Come on now. Does anyone honestly expect this to be any good? Matrix 2 was a disappointment, nobody liked Matrix 3 and since then, the Wachowski's have gone on to make some of the worst movies ever... JUPITER ASCENDING anyone? I think the best case scenario here is Matrix 2 where there are some cool and memorable things like the twins, the highway scene, and Monica Bellucci's rack but overall disappointing.
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Gresh posted:Does anyone honestly expect this to be any good? Matrix 2 was a disappointment, nobody liked Matrix 3 and since then, the Wachowski's have gone on to make some of the worst movies ever... JUPITER ASCENDING anyone? I think the best case scenario here is Matrix 2 where there are some cool and memorable things like the twins, the highway scene, and Monica Bellucci's rack but overall disappointing. I feel like as time goes on the first Matrix was actually the exception and it was more an accident that that movie was good rather than it was an accident that the rest sucked
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Whatever, I'm super excited for the Matrix. Everything the Wachowskis do is fascinating (especially in regards to the wild variance in quality), and apparently they got Aleksander Hemon on the screenplay —I like his novels. I only see Lana's name attached to this though—did Lilly bail? Also, fun fact for anyone with kids: the Mindhunter guy in the Matrix 4 is also Kristoff from Frozen.
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Gresh posted:Does anyone honestly expect this to be any good? Matrix 2 was a disappointment, nobody liked Matrix 3 and since then, the Wachowski's have gone on to make some of the worst movies ever... JUPITER ASCENDING anyone? I think the best case scenario here is Matrix 2 where there are some cool and memorable things like the twins, the highway scene, and Monica Bellucci's rack but overall disappointing. they made speed racer after matrix 3 and its no joke one of the best movies ever made
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f#a# posted:Also, fun fact for anyone with kids: the Mindhunter guy in the Matrix 4 is also Kristoff from Frozen. Alternatively, if you have a professional-class liberal instead of a kid, the Mindhunter guy is King George III from Hamilton.
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f#a# posted:Whatever, I'm super excited for the Matrix. Everything the Wachowskis do is fascinating (especially in regards to the wild variance in quality), and apparently they got Aleksander Hemon on the screenplay I don't think Lilly was ever attached to begin with. From the moment it was announced, I've only ever heard Lana's name associated with Matrix 4.
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I didn't even really like the first Matrix, which was style over content. I wish it had grabbed me, but... ah well. I did like what I saw of Animatrix, and still need to watch the rest of those at some point. I hope the new movie is good though, for all of you who are excited for more Matrix. Hoping for more of Thing That I Like is always a bit of a monkey's paw situation, but it's been a lovely couple of years and y'all deserve a treat. Fingers crossed for you.
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