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Have read many posts recommending "The Matrix" so I rented it last night. Maybe I'm missing something, but that movie was BORING! As usual Keanu Reeves' acting talent runs the gamut from A to B. Lawrence Fishburn was laid back verging on coma. Technical effects aside, there wasn't anything to recommend this dreck. It's entirely possible "The Matrix" was over my head. Maybe someone could enlighten me?
I was a bit shocked when Neo and Trinity tried to rescue Morphius by loading up on guns and blowing away the guards. Since there are real humans hooked into those virtual bodies, which die when their virtual selves are killed, wouldn't tear gas have been a better choice than guns? Yeah, it makes for fun action viewing a la John Woo, but why kill the people they're ultimately trying to save?
Astute observation, Steve; I went to "The Matrix" at the IMDb site -
that films "goofs" were unavailable. Don't know if they thought there
weren't any to list, or if just not available. If I read you right, then
this "goof" has serious moral ramifications, not exactly a typical
continuity error. - AH
Although I agree with some comments made here, the special effects can't hide the bad plot which 'deepest' thought was 'This is not a spoon', like that famous painting 'Ceci n'est pas une pipe'.I sneaked it some months ago and gave it a 3 out of 10.
Rob
IMO, Carrie-Anne Moss is the standout of this film, not Reeves or Fishburn;
the film stands at #27 on the Top 250 list (8.6 avg rating) at the Internet
Movie Database site; check out the reviews there - www.imdb.com
I went into the discount theater with low expectations and came out pleasantly surprised, the movie kept my interest. Good action, pace and
interesting premised variation on the "virtual reality" theme. Check out
an earlier, similar film, "Dark City". - AH
To me it blended "Lost in Space" special FX with "The Avengers" overwelming sense of cinematic style. It was a platform for the director, not the actor nor the effects. It however was a package whose vision exceeds it parts. Could it have been better? Absolutely! But its existance has left an indellible mark on the genre. The standard has been raised beyond Hollywood's SciFi fixation with writing scripts to merely excuse stringing different FXs together. I was they'd strengthened the plot instead, but then again that didn't help "Lost in Space"s reception (in fact I wish they made it longer, the plot's blistering pace was fatiguing).PS: if you think Keanu sucks in this, don't rent "Much Ado About Nothing". Luckily, he only had a small part, but he stunk up the screen as much as "Jason Robards" did in "Julius Ceasar" or "Lawrence Fishbourne" in "Orthello".
millions.. That ain't fair.. This world shells out money to the undeserved,
I have the same feeling about Golf players, for putting a ball through a
hole on the ground, insane..
Seven bucks here, seven bucks there, pretty soon you are talking millions...Don't underestimate the power of YOUR dollar. There is YOUR dime in every stone of his new mansion.
and another $7.50 for the date..
unlike a ton of even more modern actors like ...
George Clooney
Anthony Bandaris
??? D'Caprio
those 2 brothers from some "river" movie
any Baldwin
any Roberts
Jean Claude Van Damm ( sorry, I couldn't resist )
Keanu made a couple movies worth more than a single watch, while the above have yet to make one worth even a single viewing.
You are absolutely right. I just saw 'Desert Heat' starring Jean Claude...
The only reason I rented that cause, every other DVD was out. He sucked so bad and so did the movie, I watched the entire movie in just 25 minutes jumping from chapter to chapter..
That came from an early Dylan McDermott film, "The Blue Iguana".The thing I can't understand is why there are professional bowlers. I mean, they don't even have to walk to retrieve their ball! Amateur bowling I can understand (esp. rock 'n' bowl), but why are people being paid to do this?
nt
Let me tell you a little story: I sold autos in the early 90's during the
recession; a lot of irony there, sitting in the office complex, every
salesperson knows how the other salespersons are doing financially because
they're in competition. I saw more than one salesperson on
the verge of financial (and nervous) collapse, while in the same office,
some salespersons were raking in more than a few bucks. I always managed
to stay afloat somewhere in the middle. The fact that there was such a
glaring disparity was at first rather unsettling - here literally side by
side, you have one guy contemplating suicide and another rejoicing! But
I got used to it.
goal-line; ball past the tennis opponent; ball in the soccer net; puck in
the hockey net, ball in the billard pocket, etc. Why just pick on golf?
most likely because their is something inherently demeaning to the human pyschy to reward the person who puts in the least effort during the tourniment.
I've played lots of billards and lots of golf in my lifetime and I can
assure you that golf takes more effort from me. I don't have to battle
the elements of nature when I shoot pool for one thing, except perhaps
go take a whizz every now and then. - AH
Billiards, Golf, what difference is there, its putting a ball through a hole on the ground or on a table. Just sucks.. I am in the engineering profession designing processors and just makes me bitter it took a good chunk of my life (now I am 32)to get to a respectful percentage of what these guys rake. Just sucks.. Sorry
if you're bitter about balls going into holes, why haven't you designed
a top-notch sports computer program or something? Don't you have the
talent? the best paid golfers and billards players are at the top of the talent
chain in their respective professions. I dare you, exceed your own expectations, find the talent hidden deep within thyself and create a
best-selling program of whatever sport or game of your choosing; you'll be surprised how
much your market value will increase! Don't complain...get on the ball (no
pun intended!). - AH
What I was getting at is, what betterment putting a ball through a hole makes it to humanity? I just don't see the justification.. On top of it, I don't see how people can spend hours in front of the TV watching something so lame.. I absolutely would see no reason to be sorry, when they, the celebrity ones get struck by a lightning..
If the main thrust of your criticism is "what betterment putting a ball
through a hole makes it to humanity?"; then, why not apply it to all games
and sports, e.g., putting a ball through a hoop and so on. None contribute
to society in the basic survival sense, not like some farmer producing
crops to feed the masses, or a physician healing the sick, suffering and
dying. Moreover, your criticisms could apply to virtually any cultural
activity that did not contribute directly to our survival; i.e., music, art, sculpture, TV game shows, etc.
Beyond that, these sports/games professions have provided countless
people with much enjoyment and entertainment, me for one. Just because
YOU don't appreciate the skills of top golf or billards players doesn't mean
OTHERS do not; if a good number of people didn't enjoy these types of
activities, the cash wouldn't be there for promoters to pay the sums that
top performers get. Face it, we live in a market economy.
I am not putting down the entertainment that you get out of any art, music, movie, games, etc.. But I am questioning their existence, only when the amount being spent on it is so ridiculously high. I'd rather see that much money being spent on some medical research. But that's not going to happen as long as there are people that encourage that..
focus on the capitalistic underpinnings of these types of activities.
Hi Audio Head, your responses were very interesting, thanks.. I want
to get back to the interesting and more challenging stuff, how about them movies?? Thanks again..
I realize that overpaid golfers might offend your moral sensibility; but think about
professional poker players for instance, the top dogs make buku bucks
in Vegas tournaments, heck, they don't even have to walk around in the
elements and make swings like golfers; they just sit on their cans and
throw around cards and chips. How's that for an imbalanced physical effort vs paycheck ratio!
There is a considerable degree of pressure and stress, however, that must be
factored in at that level of competition and with stakes that high; wonder
how high the heart attack rate among top poker players is vis-a-vis the
general population? Seems it would be somewhat higher, considering the
amount of stress and the fact that they can't release that stress, keeping
it all pent up with stonefaced demeanors and all.
Putting a ball in a 4" diameter hole in four strokes from 400 yards takes an undenyable amount of skill. Standing in front of a camera and "looking good" is another matter.
i heard that brannaugh had to phonetically feed keanu his lines in Much Ado.
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