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Posted: 3/31/2019 7:24:43 PM EDT
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It's a great film. It came out shortly after The Phantom Menace. I thought at the time that The Matrix was what The Phantom Menace should have been, in terms of quality and innovation. The Matrix was exciting, and edgy. We forget now how cool it was at the time only because it was copied so much afterward.
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Posted: 3/31/2019 8:25:39 PM EDT
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The movie that started my love affair with the M16A1. 
 I was going to say that this movie gave me a healthy appreciation for Cougars but on further investigation these are, in fact, Beretta Cheetahs. ...but this movie still have me an appreciation for cougars... |
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Posted: 3/31/2019 9:35:43 PM EDT
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Another thing where this movie really hit me was the soundtrack. I've only bought two movie soundtracks in my life; this one, and Last of the Mohicans. Both were excellent at setting the mood and tone of the film.
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Posted: 3/31/2019 9:39:37 PM EDT
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can't believe it's been that long, she was sooo hot in the latex - i popped wood may a times and called out her name when i was banging another chick before when i was single
she was a perfect example where short hair was hot on her |
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Posted: 3/31/2019 9:47:28 PM EDT
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I dont think Hollywood had produced anything decent in 20 years besides the Matrix..... except maybe Infinity Wars....
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Posted: 3/31/2019 9:48:40 PM EDT
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I just watched it again tonight. Still an awesome movie!
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Posted: 4/1/2019 12:51:03 AM EDT
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They should have never made the other two. |
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Posted: 4/1/2019 12:53:05 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Yea the Matrix was part of a niche "unseen world" genre that was around in the late 90s but is mostly forgotten (mostly because of the dominance of the Matrix). An excellent entry to that genre was 1998's "Dark City" featuring the arfcom favorite Jennifer Connelly http://renegadecinema.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/Dark-City-Jennifer-Connelly.jpg |
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Posted: 4/1/2019 1:00:29 AM EDT
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They should have never made the other two. 
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Posted: 4/1/2019 1:07:53 AM EDT
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When Trinity did the slow jumpkick at the beginning of the movie, there was a big reaction in the theater. Gasp/wow/woah/awesome etc.
That movie seriously raised the bar for special effects. It was the Star Wars of its day. |
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Posted: 4/1/2019 1:10:32 AM EDT
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Fun fact for those who don't know:
The Agent shooting at Neo during the bullet-time dodging sequence was Walt Longmire. 
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Posted: 4/1/2019 1:24:00 AM EDT
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I dont think Hollywood had produced anything decent in 20 years besides the Matrix..... except maybe Infinity Wars.... |
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Posted: 4/1/2019 1:24:41 AM EDT
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The movie still holds up. I rewatched it for the first time in years a few months ago and was surprised.
The philosophy feels a little strained these days but that's likely due to the changes in the world since then 
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Posted: 4/1/2019 2:00:09 AM EDT
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I had no idea what it was when it came out. In fact, I didn't know it even existed, as I can't recall even seeing a commercial. Six months later, a friend of mine lent me the DVD. I enjoyed it.
As an aside, I saw an article about the movie, today, on my newsfeed. There was a bit of revisionism going on, as they commented that the Wachowski Brothers were known simply as the "Wachowskis" (it was always Wachowski Brothers in press). It never uses the word "brother" at any point, in fact, opting for "sibling". It also tells of their first script, saying it was written by "Lilly and Lana". I'm fairly certain those aren't the names on the script. I guess it is improper to mention the fact that they are dudes. |
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Posted: 4/1/2019 2:01:40 AM EDT
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How about I give you the finger.
And you give me my phone call. |
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Posted: 4/1/2019 2:16:03 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: I have that movie in my library due to some youtube 'top ten' list or some such, but haven't watched it yet. Maybe tonight. |
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Posted: 4/1/2019 2:16:50 AM EDT
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I liked Will Smith in the '90s (MIB, ID4), however I'm glad they didn't cast him. Just like I'm glad we got Laurence Fishburne instead of Val Kilmer. They captured lighting in a bottle with the cast they ended up with. I remember after the movie came out there was some controversy over allegations the the Wachowski brothers stole the script for the movie. Given how terribly the sequels veered from mythology of the first I'd say that was a strong possibility. Either that or they accidentally made a great movie (also a strong possibility).
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Posted: 4/1/2019 2:47:11 AM EDT
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When Trinity did the slow jumpkick at the beginning of the movie, there was a big reaction in the theater. Gasp/wow/woah/awesome etc. That movie seriously raised the bar for special effects. It was the Star Wars of its day. 
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Posted: 4/1/2019 3:07:16 AM EDT
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Still my favorite movie. It blew me away when I saw it. It was the first movie to do that to me. It's never happened since. I go see movies, still trying to find that feeling the matrix gave me back than. The matrix I didn't know what they plot was. I just remember the "What is the Matrix"ads. |
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Posted: 4/1/2019 8:23:25 AM EDT
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Posted: 4/1/2019 9:08:25 AM EDT
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Would smash a lot |
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Posted: 4/1/2019 9:11:59 AM EDT
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Can you imagine? He would have ruined it terribly, just like every other film he gives aids to  Quote HistoryQuoted:
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And to think it was soooo close to going horribly wrong Will Smith as Neo???????????? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hm2szuXKgL8 |
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Posted: 4/1/2019 9:26:22 AM EDT
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It is weird that The Matrix , Existenz and 13th Floor all came out in April/May 99 . Quote HistoryQuoted:
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I remember after the movie came out there was some controversy over allegations the the Wachowski brothers stole the script for the movie. Volcano - April 1997 Deep Impact - May 1998 Armageddon - July 1998 Captain Marvel - March 2019 Shazam - April 2019 |
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Posted: 4/1/2019 9:27:33 AM EDT
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I remember seeing it in the theater in 1999. I didn't have much of a concept of what it was going to be like. I came out thinking "HOLY FUCK, THAT WAS THE MOST AWESOME MOVIE EVER!!!" and at the time, it was. |
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Posted: 4/1/2019 9:32:00 AM EDT
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It was great on VHS.
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Posted: 4/1/2019 9:32:06 AM EDT
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The Matrix was a solid movie.
Reloaded was pretty bad, but one of the first movies to show a realistic hacking sequence, using nmap. Good times. |
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Posted: 4/1/2019 9:34:19 AM EDT
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Fun fact for those who don't know: The Agent shooting at Neo during the bullet-time dodging sequence was Walt Longmire. Jay |
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Posted: 4/1/2019 9:35:47 AM EDT
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They wanted him for the Snow Crash movie as well. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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And to think it was soooo close to going horribly wrong Will Smith as Neo???????????? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hm2szuXKgL8 It will suck, I just know it.
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Posted: 4/1/2019 9:37:11 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Same. I knew very little about the movie going in and truly didn't know what "the matrix" was ahead of time which made the unveiling of it during the film completely mind blowing. When Neo got unplugged, I thought basically, "Neat. I don't think I've ever seen 'jacking in' as a concept in a movie before. But a lot of people had never been exposed to cyberpunk, so it was a very new concept. |
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Posted: 4/1/2019 9:49:08 AM EDT
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The Matrix is a classic.
I think The Thirteenth Floor was a better movie about living in a stimulation. |
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Posted: 4/1/2019 9:53:29 AM EDT
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The Matrix was the end of Cyberpunk. With the advancement of the internet as we have seen. The genre is pretty much dead. Films like the Matrix, Ghost in the Shell, etc are a relic of a bygone era. The idea of an entire virtual world was an strange and foreign concept then. Now, we pretty much live it with 2nd Life, MMORPGs, Social Media, etc...
It was an amazingly well done film borh visually and story wise and in my opinion did not need a sequel. The best related material ever to it was the two short stories from the Animatrix that explained.what led up to the Matrix. That was damn good. As for other pre 9/11 films. To me, The Siege was another good film. |
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Posted: 4/1/2019 10:17:09 AM EDT
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Arguably a better premise than the Matrix, equally excellent (possible better in terms of lighting and framing) cinematography, but less impressive CGI and definitely less action oriented. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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Posted: 4/1/2019 10:23:54 AM EDT
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Watched it. Meh. Won't watch again. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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Posted: 4/1/2019 12:34:36 PM EDT
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I remember after the movie came out there was some controversy over allegations the the Wachowski brothers stole the script for the movie. Volcano - April 1997 Deep Impact - May 1998 Armageddon - July 1998 Captain Marvel - March 2019 Shazam - April 2019 |
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Posted: 4/1/2019 1:54:30 PM EDT
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Posted: 4/1/2019 2:25:32 PM EDT
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Wait, this was just a movie? Not a documentary?
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Posted: 4/1/2019 2:27:41 PM EDT
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some execution fumbles in that movie, but very interesting overall. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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It is weird that The Matrix , Existenz and 13th Floor all came out in April/May 99 . 
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Posted: 4/1/2019 2:28:26 PM EDT
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I have that movie in my library due to some youtube 'top ten' list or some such, but haven't watched it yet. Maybe tonight. Quote HistoryQuoted:
Quoted: Yea the Matrix was part of a niche "unseen world" genre that was around in the late 90s but is mostly forgotten (mostly because of the dominance of the Matrix). An excellent entry to that genre was 1998's "Dark City" featuring the arfcom favorite Jennifer Connelly http://renegadecinema.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/Dark-City-Jennifer-Connelly.jpg |
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Posted: 4/1/2019 2:29:36 PM EDT
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They should have never made the other two. It was so bad I had no desire to see the third one. |
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Posted: 4/1/2019 2:29:48 PM EDT
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Holy Crap, The Matrix was released closer to Alien than to now.
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Posted: 4/1/2019 2:30:21 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Yea the Matrix was part of a niche "unseen world" genre that was around in the late 90s but is mostly forgotten (mostly because of the dominance of the Matrix). An excellent entry to that genre was 1998's "Dark City" featuring the arfcom favorite Jennifer Connelly http://renegadecinema.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/Dark-City-Jennifer-Connelly.jpg |
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Posted: 4/1/2019 2:37:34 PM EDT
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It is weird that The Matrix , Existenz and 13th Floor all came out in April/May 99 .
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Posted: 4/1/2019 2:39:48 PM EDT
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Has someone mentioned how the movie was heavily inspired by anime yet?
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Posted: 4/1/2019 2:40:20 PM EDT
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Which Matrix movie was it where you could see Monica Bellucci Bush through her dress?
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Posted: 4/1/2019 2:42:55 PM EDT
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Which Matrix movie was it where you could see Monica Bellucci Bush through her dress? |
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Posted: 4/1/2019 2:43:11 PM EDT
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Which Matrix movie was it where you could see Monica Bellucci Bush through her dress? And the werewolves or ghosts or whatever. "The move from a structuralist account in which capital is understood to structure social relations in relatively homologous ways to a view of hegemony in which power relations are subject to repetition, convergence, and rearticulation brought the question of temporality into the thinking of structure, and marked a shift from a form of Althusserian theory that takes structural totalities as theoretical objects to one in which the insights into the contingent possibility of structure inaugurate a renewed conception of hegemony as bound up with the contingent sites and strategies of the rearticulation of power." To ask what this means is to miss the point... |
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Posted: 4/1/2019 2:45:44 PM EDT
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Leviathan and Deep Star six were Jan and March 1989 as well . Quote HistoryQuoted:
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Posted: 4/1/2019 2:46:47 PM EDT
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Which Matrix movie was it where you could see Monica Bellucci Bush through her dress? |
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Posted: 4/1/2019 2:49:14 PM EDT
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God dammit.......I got old......where did my life go?
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Posted: 4/1/2019 2:54:51 PM EDT
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They should have never made the other two. Reloaded is a better action movie than the original ever thought about being. While The Matrix is the only solid movie of the series in both storytelling and action, the entire end from getting to the keymaker through the interstate scene is better than any single action scene in the original. |
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