The Matrix: Resurrections

Well shit, I guess I'm gonna have to finally watch Matrix Revolutions.

I mean let's be real, this is a glossy retcon of the original that's not gonna rewrite the franchise. It looks fun and it has potential to surprise, but Dune is gonna be superior to this in absolutely every way.

Lana Wachowski vs. Denis isn't a fair fight in the slightest.

Would you prefer the term reboot instead? It's essentially the exact plot of the original. We're doing the same dance we did in 1999.

Again, I'm excited for this movie. But nothing in the trailer suggests the wheel is being reinvented. 

Heh, just remembered my CS signature.

I knew about how it was suppose to be used for brain power. That would have worked a lot better.

Cloud Atlas is a movie that's for some reason generated a following among the Letterboxd crowd that I'll never understand. I don't think it's a good movie in the slightest and has none of the thematic depth it pretends to. I'd counter that all of Denis' filmography, even back to his first films from Quebec, are all superior to that movie. But, yeah, some people like that movie for reasons I'll never comprehend. 

I agree that The Matrix edges out the best of Denis' work, but after that you're really, really reaching.

Blade Runner 2049, Incendies, Arrival, Sicario, Prisoners, Polytechnique vs. The Matrix, Bound, The Matrix Reloaded, Cloud Atlas, Speed Racer, Jupiter Ascending. I mean, it's really not even close. Denis continues to only get better, blending the sort of arthouse sensibilities with big budget filmmaking. The Wachowskis haven't made anything that wasn't a horrendous flop in 20 years. Lana HAD to make this movie because Warner Bros. wasn't going to fund another debacle unless they got this one. Wachowskis are always interesting and I agree they never play it safe, but everything after The Matrix has been a dour disappointment and I think expectations around this project have been tempered but intrigued for this reason. Hard to justify a director that's been on a bad streak since 2003 over one that's at the top of their game and climbing.

I used to take pride in saying that whenever I started a movie I would finish it no matter what. Jupiter Ascending broke me of that completely and demonstrated that there are indeed movies that are definitely worth turning off.

Cloud Atlas was great at parts, actively bad at others, but mostly great..

I hated Speed Racer and the sequels so much I'd written the Wachowski Sisters off. I didn't watch Atlas until last years 2000s thread, but I'm cautiously optimistic about this trailer.

I don’t think the new one is even shot on film.

“I still know Kung Fu.”

I can’t wait for Doomsday to watch this movie.