The Matrix Reloaded (full spoilers)

Stevem, I think most people's problem here (or at least mine) isn't neccessarily the quality of the dialogue (it was pretty bad in the first film too), but rather the overabundance of it--the too many long, long scenes of just talking heads, which never gave the movie the chance to build up any momentum. To me this is poor artistic execution.

i think i'll be sorely disappointed with Star Wars Episode III in perhaps the same way Horace has been with Reloaded - as he said he 'expected more' tho i'm not sure if that means he had ideas that failed to appear in the film or he expected more (and more convincing) character development and less cliched dialogue.

can some parallels not be drawn between Reloaded and X-Men 2 also? both seemed to drift somewhat aimlessly plotwise at times (tho this didnt make them actually boring as you were kept guessing as to how exactly things were going to pan out) partly because it became apparent that both films were trying to avoid certain courses of predictability at least at times and with both involving a wide range of characters, several of whom had very vague alleigances to good and evil (esp. as the nature of what is good and what is evil is challenged refreshingly in both films). tho neither could hardly escape relatively happy 'endings' that amount to 'love conquering all', both follow the model of the middle act leaving several things unresolved and setting things up for the next installement.

as far as the sunglass example that opened this thread, it's badass to wear sunglasses when it's cloudy or indoors, but in bright light what's the point; you look like a tourist. I mean, someone could accuse you of wearing glasses to protect your eyes from glare, and without irony I state that that would be a terrible thing.

parts of this great movie were just awful, and not in a laughable way.

Cowboy Bebob, episode five, hell yes.

i love that remark...truly it was awfully great, and greatly awful

actually i am not that big on most anime but i use the strong anime influence evident in Matrix Reloaded to argue it case, bizarrely. live action versions of anime films have been pretty much dud all round haven't they (altho i think Crying Freeman had its moments at least)?

There is a preview at the end of the film? Noooooooooooooo! That'll teach me to want a ciggy badly.

I thought the trajectory was less mystical; Morpheus is the mystic boy, and he's revealed to be a patsy, played like a sucker by the Oracle.

Trinity was mighty fine. More than fine. I will fite the One and her husband in real life, because I luv her more than any man could.

Think that many have been hysterical with this; it's Episode I/II redux. Hysteric's reaction is 'This is not it'. Expectations were just too high, hence inevitable come-down. I'm so glad I waited and calmed the fuck down.

Overall - kung-futastic. Thumbs up from me.

Attack The Gas Station

The Returner

Resurrection of the Little Match Girl

and of course I love Gunhed as well but they haven't made a DVD of it yet. Frankly I am waiting for the Criterion Collection to pick these up (HA HA).

http://www.frailart.net/members/kodanshi/Hammylet.jpg

i went and saw it again and yes it did make more sense. and the teaser trailer at the end looks pretty good, but tho i may have missed them i saw no glimpse of the twins in the next film, bah

That's not punny.

That is awesome. May I email you and ask a bunch of questions?

"Wait. OK."

I've also noticed that timecode can vary between different DVD players, so be wary of that. But yeah, this screencap is among the better ones I could get.