[Focker]

I really don't know why everyone s**ts on the sequels. I thought they were pretty much as good, especially conceptually.

Reloaded expanded on the original by introducing the Merovingian. He explored the fabric of existence itself with the cause/effect dogma. Then the Architect and Oracle represented the duality of the idea of choice. They conveyed how powerful our choices can be, yet how little control we have when looking at the grand scheme of things.

Revolutions looked at humanity itself. It expands on the capability of humans to simultaneously be both repulsive and wonderful creatures. At the end, it's a celebration of humanity, and how our flaws make us the glorious and ambitious creatures we are.


One could write several Masters level theses based on the ideas presented in that trilogy. It's almost like John Steinbeck's novels set to a dystopian future.

 
Sorry, I'm having a hard time hearing you over "neo making things crash outside the Matrix with his mind" 

 

[eke2k6]

Sorry, I'm having a hard time hearing you over "neo making things crash outside the Matrix with his mind" 

He didn't actually crush anything. He disabled the machines, without altering them physically.

If we want to bring technology into it, there are devices nowadays that are worn on the head, and they control electronics based on out neural patterns. This is real life, not to talk of the fictional world of the matrix where human beings have holes in them that connect them to a vast web.

Perhaps the reason Neo could do the things he did in the Matrix (making him The One) stemmed from particularly strong action potentials in his CNS, overriding the electrical interface of the system the Machines had in place. This could probably grow more powerful, creating an electromagnetic field around his brain, which could extend his abilities outside the matrix.

Like I said, many possible Masters level theses.

 

[Eddyfcknp]

He didn't actually crush anything. He disabled the machines, without altering them physically.

If we want to bring technology into it, there are devices nowadays that are worn on the head, and they control electronics based on out neural patterns. This is real life, not to talk of the fictional world of the matrix where human beings have holes in them that connect them to a vast web.

Perhaps the reason Neo could do the things he did in the Matrix (making him The One) stemmed from particularly strong action potentials in his CNS, overriding the electrical interface of the system the Machines had in place. This could probably grow more powerful, creating an electromagnetic field around his brain, which could extend his abilities outside the matrix.

Like I said, many possible Masters level theses.

 
Nothing beats pizza.

 

[2015071]

Daredevil: 9.8/10

Daredevil is one of the shows that every characters are likable and interest, especially Wilson Fisk. The cast is just fantasic, the stunts are very enjoyable and the story is edgy and dark, but not very sinister. It is a great...

Wait, you mean the movie, not the netflix series??? Ok fine I'll review it...





Daredevil: 3/10
Boring boring boring. Nothing is interesting and the stunts are gay as ****. Daredevil itself looks **** too. Overall it sucks.

 

[Redcarmoose]

Reviews were bad but folks did not listen and the movie pulled in over one hundred million dollars.
I thought it would be good.


Meh, 3 out of 10


Is this the future?

 

[mutabor]

Two notable films are coming out this year from Siberia ( Russia): Chaiki ( The Gulls) - a Berlinale 2015 participant and a biopic about a folk singer from Yakutia "Unsolved Love" by Mikhail Lukachevsky.
 

 A noir-ish portrait of a dysfunctional marriage on the frosty fringes of modern Russia, The Gulls is the first film to be shot in the remote republic of Kalmykia for 25 years. Premiered at the Berlinale last week, the feature debut of young writer-director Ella Manzheeva is a small but haunting character study with strong visual appeal. A predominantly Buddhist region with its own language and folk customs, Kalmykia is a strong presence in the movie and should prove to be a novel selling point for further festivals. Commercial interest will be modest, but the established overseas audience for Russian cinema with a self-critical social message should help its prospects.

 

 

 

Yakutian rock of the 1990s is a phenomenon which is not comprehended yet. The new film of Yakutian director Mikhail Loukachevskiy is an attempt of comprehension.

1990s were a time of spiritual quest and increased interest for national traditions. Soviet leveling gave way to regional diversity. Many groups which combined traditional Yakut music and rock appeared thereat. One of them was “Ai-Tal”.

“Unsolved love” is a kind of experimental documentary about life of Yakutian rock-star, Stepan Semyonov, the leader of the group “Ai-Tal”. The structure of the film is constructed of the elements of the feature film (some of them are very close to video art), documentary interviews and archival shootings of live perfomances. It is a story which is unfold in time as a trip of the memory of the daughter of Stepan Semyonov, Saisary. Mystical relationships between father and daughter are shown by the director with special care.

Films of Loukachevskiy are well-known in Russian film community. They are labeled as “art-house” by Yakutian filmmakers and highly appreciated by metropolitan critics. The first documentary of Mikhail Loukachevskiy does not go beyond the formed author’s style. He remains true to special “northern” coloring, conceptually conserves the interest for mystical interrelations and ghostly images.

 
As for Lukachevsky I've found his music video which is not related to his film:
 

 
More contemporary interpretation of Yakutian songs:
 

 

[Focker]

He didn't actually crush anything. He disabled the machines, without altering them physically.

If we want to bring technology into it, there are devices nowadays that are worn on the head, and they control electronics based on out neural patterns. This is real life, not to talk of the fictional world of the matrix where human beings have holes in them that connect them to a vast web.

Perhaps the reason Neo could do the things he did in the Matrix (making him The One) stemmed from particularly strong action potentials in his CNS, overriding the electrical interface of the system the Machines had in place. This could probably grow more powerful, creating an electromagnetic field around his brain, which could extend his abilities outside the matrix.

Like I said, many possible Masters level theses.

 
Well, all I can say is that my IQ is one step below genius, I have two degrees - one magna cum laude, one summa, graduated from one of the best schools in the world, am well versed in psychology, and pretty open minded when it comes to movies. I've also spent quite a bit of time reviewing opinions on the two "sequels", a few of which went into absurd amounts of detail and even soudned somewhat credible, but all I was left with was the same conclusion I started with - I HATED them lol. 
 
To each their own, though...I'm glad you enjoyed 'em

 

[eke2k6]

   
Well, all I can say is that my IQ is one step below genius, I have two degrees - one magna cum laude, one summa, graduated from one of the best schools in the world, am well versed in psychology, and pretty open minded when it comes to movies. I've also spent quite a bit of time reviewing opinions on the two "sequels", a few of which went into absurd amounts of detail and even soudned somewhat credible, but all I was left with was the same conclusion I started with - I HATED them lol. 
 
To each their own, though...I'm glad you enjoyed 'em

 
lol, and I'm a couple of months away from a Pharm.D, which mashes up neuroscience, medicinal chemistry, and other disciplines directly related to the discussion at hand.
 
IDK, I really enjoyed the series as a whole. I felt the first one introduced doubt in the environment, the second introduced the question of choice and cause/effect, then revolutions rounded it up with the discussion of the very nature of humanity. It's an action movie that makes you think...go figure.
 
I could understand your hatred if Neo started flying around in the real world, but other stuff is explainable. 
 
Lucy, on the other hand...I want to destroy every copy of that movie in existence.

 

[Focker]

   
lol, and I'm a couple of months away from a Pharm.D, which mashes up neuroscience, medicinal chemistry, and other disciplines directly related to the discussion at hand.
 
IDK, I really enjoyed the series as a whole. I felt the first one introduced doubt in the environment, the second introduced the question of choice and cause/effect, then revolutions rounded it up with the discussion of the very nature of humanity. It's an action movie that makes you think...go figure.
 
I could understand your hatred if Neo started flying around in the real world, but other stuff is explainable. 
 
Lucy, on the other hand...I want to destroy every copy of that movie in existence.

First of all, nice on the Pharm.D 

 
I can relate to your frustration with people who dislike the sequels, cause I sort of had the same experience in reverse with Cloud Atlas. I had an emotional reaction to that film, and when it was over I felt disarmed. Most people I know were frustrated with it and/or just didn't bother taking the time to understand it. I fully respect the genius of the Wachowskis, and believe me, I WISH I didn't feel this way about the Matrix films, cause the first one is probably a top 15 of all-time for me. I guess we just all have different taste and opinions, which makes it all that much more fun. 
 
Agree about Lucy. I was loving the set-up of that film, but by about 2/3 into it I was hating it. 

 

[eke2k6]

  First of all, nice on the Pharm.D 

 
I can relate to your frustration with people who dislike the sequels, cause I sort of had the same experience in reverse with Cloud Atlas. I had an emotional reaction to that film, and when it was over I felt disarmed. Most people I know were frustrated with it and/or just didn't bother taking the time to understand it. I fully respect the genius of the Wachowskis, and believe me, I WISH I didn't feel this way about the Matrix films, cause the first one is probably a top 15 of all-time for me. I guess we just all have different taste and opinions, which makes it all that much more fun. 
 
Agree about Lucy. I was loving the set-up of that film, but by about 2/3 into it I was hating it. 

 

 
True, true.
 
Lucy spits in the face of science itself lol. I spent 3/4 of the movie thinking...
 

 

[Focker]

   

 
True, true.
 
Lucy spits in the face of science itself lol. I spent 3/4 of the movie thinking...
 

 
 
You mean it's not possible to sit on a hovering Lazy-boy recliner and zip around through dinosaurs and the cosmos? Come on, man...it's science! 
 

 

[Hutnicks]

   
 
You mean it's not possible to sit on a hovering Lazy-boy recliner and zip around through dinosaurs and the cosmos? Come on, man...it's science! 
 

 
I think you guys missed the whole "fiction" part there.
 
My gripe with Lucy was more due to it's cinematic bi polarity. It's and action film, wait no it's sci fi, wait no it's a religious experience. Shame really, Besson missed out on the whole boy meets girl and finds true love scenario. He probably just needs to collaborate with Jim Cameron on his next flic.

 

[Focker]

   
I think you guys missed the whole "fiction" part there.
 
My gripe with Lucy was more due to it's cinematic bi polarity. It's and action film, wait no it's sci fi, wait no it's a religious experience. Shame really, Besson missed out on the whole boy meets girl and finds true love scenario. He probably just needs to collaborate with Jim Cameron on his next flic.

 
I can accept the "fiction" aspects at the end of Interstellar, but Lucy took a great concept and just went full Matrix Revolutions on us. 
 
(that was in your honor, eke2k6 haha) 

 

[Hutnicks]

   
I can accept the "fiction" aspects at the end of Interstellar, but Lucy took a great concept and just went full Matrix Revolutions on us. 
 
(that was in your honor, eke2k6 haha) 

I have yet to be able to get through either of the Matraii sequels, my frame of reference there is limited. I usually have a very high tolerance for bad sci fi, but those two were just visually painful and merited abandonment at the earliest possible opportunity.
 
Take heart dear fellows for America has seen fit to treat us to yet another sci fi treat. The overexposed Johanssen gets to bring Lucy/Black Widow to the live action rendition of Ghost in the Shell. What could possibly go wrong there?

 

[Redcarmoose]

I will like the visuals, still I figure the porno remake will have a better plot?