The Matrix: Resurrections Spoiler This movie is an insult to the audience. And not in some "it doesn't live up to the expectations of some arrogant film-school-reject" sense, but in the sense that it overtly, repeatedly, and self-referentially told the audience that it was a movie that should never have been made and had nothing of worth to present. Lampshading the fact that you're telling the audience to go fuck themselves doesn't mean you're suddenly not telling the audience to go fuck themselves. Matrix 2 and 3 got a lot of shit for story, but they still had the cinematography and choreography that made the first movie so great. This one doesn't even have that. 2/10
The Matrix Resurrections Wasn't terribly bad. Not good. Certainly a big mess. After the expectations and let down of the first two sequels no real high hopes so I wasn't disappointed perse. Some of the new ideas were good in concept but not executed fully so nothing fresh to the franchise that made this stand out. Had they done this the whole Meta joke thumbing their noses at reboots might have been worthwhile. They also dont do anything with the dozen or so new characters. Pacing and action set pieces are uneven. I dont get people's gripe with the CGI. It's as meh and overused as all the other CGI fest in the past 5 years. No better or worse in the uncanny valley sense. 4/10
I agree. I don’t have any other way to describe this movie other than “stupid.” About 40 minutes in I was wondering if things were going to suddenly get better and they never did. It was just completely pointless.
This actually brings up one of my biggest disappointments. Think of everything that has happened in computing since the first Matrix. Most of Web 1.0, all of Web 2.0, social media, ubiquitous wireless internet, crypto, internet of things, big data, machine learning, cloud computing, etc. All those cupboards to raid for metaphors, and they couldn't find anything more than a brief idea of training a genetic algorithm (which never impacts the plot or is mentioned again) and a throwaway reference to not needing landlines anymore?
I got through the first hour at the gym, and....yeesh. Of all the ways this story could have continued, this has to be the worst. Fuck, this is what happens when you make a movie over zoom?
Don't Look Up Probably the first satire that truly understands our current era. Just brutally cynical from start to finish, with some absurd McKay humor thrown in. It's not subtle, and that's the point. 9/10
My "comet strikes the Earth" movie podium was missing a third place finisher, and this movie won Silver. The other two are Armageddon and Greenland, what order you choose for them says a lot about you
The Unforgivable The entire movie could have been 30 minutes long, but there needed to fill the rest of the runtime so they added in a lot of bullshit plot points. The “twist” ending was abrupt and entirely cliche. Worth skipping. 1/10
The Fallout Very heavy, very good. The acting is excellent. If Jenna Ortega doesn't get an Academy Award nomination, I don't know why they even give them out. I think the release date may screw her, though. The script is practically perfect. Everything in the film feels authentic, and deals with the horror of the tragedy in very tangible ways. If you're looking for sunshine and butterflies with a happy ending, this isn't for you. But discussing this film might make discussing the issue easier.
Scream This was the meta-commentary on unnecessary sequels/reboots that The Matrix: Resurrections wishes it were. 7/10
The King's Man Parts of it were over the top, campy, and absurd in the best possible way. Parts of it were over the top, campy, and absurd in the worst possible way. In the end Rhys Ifan's wall-bouncing portrayal of Rasputin, and the attendant Russian Ballet Fighting is worth the price of admission. 5/10
It was the least enjoyable of the series, and all I could think of at the end was Spoiler How the hell are they going to get down off that cliff, and what the fuck are they going to do with the goats that are left up there?
Rhys Ifans was so nutty good, that I thought it was Peter Stomare, until I saw the credits. Couldn't they just Spoiler get down the way they whoever got up there the first time? But, I figured they used the telephone wire to rappel down. Or, one of the power cables, unless that was battery operated movie projector. Either way, it was ridiculous. 5/10 seems right.
I guess this came out in '21? Just watched Nobody with Bob Odenkirk. Eh, 6/10. Odenkirk's performance was good and there were some fun action sequences. The tone was weird. It just felt like it was boner fodder for middle aged men in unhappy marriages. A (very much) less sympathetic John Wick.
The Power of the Dog I watched it because I heard it was Oscar worthy. It’s slow as fuck, and the writing isn’t that great. But, for the whole time you feel like it’s gonna end in some weird ambiguity, it at least has a real ending and leaves things tied up nicely. Beautiful cinematography - yet another tourism ad for New Zealand. Also you get some Cumberbutt, if you’re into that sort of thing.
The Batman A three hour movie that didn't need to be. I hope there's a Director's Cut that actually cuts the excess. The easy comparison is "Se7en, but Batman", at least that's how it starts off and it's pretty great. But then it's like they kept writing, and they kept writing, just adding pages to the screenplay. You'll see what I mean.
I will say that Colin Farrell was really enjoyable on Hot Ones, and talks about his role in the movie a bit. I've never really known any personal aspects of Colin, but after that episode, he seems like a really fun guy to go have a pint or 6 with.
Colin Farrel was in this movie? I ask sincerely, because even tho I know he was I'll be damned if I could've spotted him blind. A complete transformation.
Yeah, he was the Penguin. He talks about the absolute freedom he had to play the part while in costume and full prosthetics. He initially thought it was going to be a barrier to his performance, but counter intuitively found it to be the opposite.