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BadMouth:
You guys talked me out of seeing it. :lol

fallacy:
RedLetterMedia gave some interesting critiques of the movie calling in the new self aware Gremlins 2 movie. I might have to watch it because of this but I am not looking forward to it.

shponglefan:

--- Quote from: fallacy on January 03, 2022, 02:33:54 pm ---RedLetterMedia gave some interesting critiques of the movie calling in the new self aware Gremlins 2 movie. I might have to watch it because of this but I am not looking forward to it.

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RLM is always a good time and usually spot on with their take on films. And after watching this, I kinda feel like watching Matrix Resurrections (albeit with entirely different expectations).

Ond:
Resurrections is not a good movie. It's just another "can we milk it just a little more?" exercise. I got as far as the roof top chase and let it go. The original Matrix is a recognized sci fi classic. The critical consensus is that it's one of the best sci fi films of all time. If you don't agree, maybe Google the reasoning behind that consensus. That said, if you think it's just "meh", well, we all get different enjoyment from our fav movies.

I have a pristine re-release of The Matrix which I watched recently, it's a hell of a lot of fun, my favorite scene is still the helicopter, Trinity, Neo moment. I've never regarded Keanu Reeves as much of an actor. He's wooden even in the Matrix, but the movie is greater than the sum of its parts. The only movie I've ever really liked him in is River's Edge, which none of you have ever heard of. :lol

BadMouth:
I decided to give it a go last night. It wasn't as bad as expected. The first half did drag on too long and I was losing interest. Perhaps having foreknowledge that the second half would be completely different kept me going. The worst part for me was the insertion of clips from the original movie. Completely unnecessary waste of time and I cringed every time. It felt like one of those filler sitcom episodes comprised of clips of past episodes. I thought the movie itself referencing the challenges of making a fourth installment was clever and not in a ludicrous Gremlins 2 way.

The second half felt like your typical 2020's reboot with a variety of generic younger characters plopped in with zero time spent on their character development. It's dissapointing, but what is to be expected from movies now.

So overall....nothing compared to the original, but standard fare as a current movie to kill a couple hours and then forget. They somewhat refer to this with a line about "all we did was entertain some kids back then". (paraphrasing. I don't remember the exact line and am not going back to find it).

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