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30-08-03, 09:46 PM
The trailer for revolutions is out.......looks fantastic .......www.thematrix.com
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View Full Version : The Matrix Revolutions qais 30-08-03, 09:46 PM The trailer for revolutions is out.......looks fantastic .......www.thematrix.com SoMe1 31-08-03, 09:22 AM Yeah! i've seen it in Ruwi and i was like WTH?!?!?! la7qto!!! When is the movie expected to launch? qais 31-08-03, 09:39 AM 5/11/03 ..... not that long SoMe1 31-08-03, 10:41 AM That's too soon!! I think its stupid to do it so fast! DeSerTDesTroYeR 31-08-03, 02:14 PM some1 .... the trailer was already out since a long time..and it was previewed after the credits in the end of Matrix Reload. -------- Too soon???? :eek: hmm well not sure about that... but as a fan of this movie series ... I cant wait...and the sooner the better... its been already announced that it would be coming out in the end of the year.. :D Azure 31-08-03, 03:00 PM Originally posted by qais The trailer for revolutions is out.......looks fantastic .......www.thematrix.com i already posted the high quality trailer of Matrix revolution in my thread "Upcoming movies" and "the matrix explained" :D haso0on 31-08-03, 03:17 PM but till it reaches oman, mayb the release date will be mid of december Azure 01-09-03, 07:52 PM Release Date: November 5, 2003 (Theatrical & IMAX release) Studio: Warner Bros. Director: Andy Wachowski, Larry Wachowski Screenwriter: Andy Wachowski, Larry Wachowski Starring: Keanu Reeves, Laurence Fishburne, Carrie-Anne Moss, Hugo Weaving, Monica Bellucci, Daniel Bernhardt, Jada Pinkett Smith, Matt McColm, Harold Perrineau Jr., Harry Lennix, Stuart Wells Genre: Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller Official Website: WhatistheMatrix.WarnerBros.com Plot Summary: Producer Joel Silver says that Reloaded & Revolutions are one big movie cut in half that takes place over a 24 hour period. Monica Bellucci plays an evil Matrix temptress, Nona Gaye and Jada Pinkett Smith play warriors in the PVC-clad Trinity mould. Both movies, but mainly Revolutions, will visit scorced Earth, where biomechanical machines terrorise Zion. International Trailer: QuickTime, Hi-Res (http://progressive1.stream.aol.com/wb/gl/wbonline/progressive/thematrix/us/med/revolutions_640_dl.mov) QuickTime, Med-Res (http://progressive1.stream.aol.com/wb/gl/wbonline/progressive/thematrix/us/med/revolutions_480_dl.mov) QuickTime, Lo-Res (http://progressive1.stream.aol.com/wb/gl/wbonline/progressive/thematrix/us/med/revolutions_320_dl.mov) Azure 01-09-03, 07:53 PM http://imagecache2.allposters.com/images/153/501620.jpg Release Date: November 5, 2003 (Theatrical & IMAX release) Studio: Warner Bros. Director: Andy Wachowski, Larry Wachowski Screenwriter: Andy Wachowski, Larry Wachowski Starring: Keanu Reeves, Laurence Fishburne, Carrie-Anne Moss, Hugo Weaving, Monica Bellucci, Daniel Bernhardt, Jada Pinkett Smith, Matt McColm, Harold Perrineau Jr., Harry Lennix, Stuart Wells Genre: Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller Official Website: WhatistheMatrix.WarnerBros.com Plot Summary: Producer Joel Silver says that Reloaded & Revolutions are one big movie cut in half that takes place over a 24 hour period. Monica Bellucci plays an evil Matrix temptress, Nona Gaye and Jada Pinkett Smith play warriors in the PVC-clad Trinity mould. Both movies, but mainly Revolutions, will visit scorced Earth, where biomechanical machines terrorise Zion. International Trailer: QuickTime, Hi-Res (http://progressive1.stream.aol.com/wb/gl/wbonline/progressive/thematrix/us/med/revolutions_640_dl.mov) QuickTime, Med-Res (http://progressive1.stream.aol.com/wb/gl/wbonline/progressive/thematrix/us/med/revolutions_480_dl.mov) QuickTime, Lo-Res (http://progressive1.stream.aol.com/wb/gl/wbonline/progressive/thematrix/us/med/revolutions_320_dl.mov) Azure 18-09-03, 02:00 PM new clips for the matrix revolution 6 new clips (http://www.derikroth.com/~kyle/) Azure 18-09-03, 02:07 PM major matrix revolution spoiler don't proceed if u don't want to know the story but it's worth checking lots of great pics and story spoilers u are on your own to check it out hit here (http://www.xzaust.com/index.php?page=matrix) i warned you :D :D :D haso0on 18-09-03, 02:18 PM thaaanks man Azure 19-09-03, 12:54 PM Originally posted by haso0on thaaanks man you are welcome but myself i didn't read the article in them i just lokked at the pictures cause they are from the trailers i don't want to spoil the movie any way enjoy :D haso0on 19-09-03, 03:52 PM loool i did same thing Azure 20-09-03, 12:02 AM Originally posted by haso0on loool i did same thing good :color: haso0on 20-09-03, 05:30 PM it looks like that chinese guy will be with there team in this movie Azure 26-09-03, 12:24 PM Originally posted by haso0on it looks like that chinese guy will be with there team in this movie Azure 26-09-03, 12:52 PM matrix revolutions new trailers check 'em out NEW! Trailer: QuickTime, Hi-Res (http://pdl.warnerbros.com/thematrix/us/med/rev_theatre_0x3839_640_dl.mov) QuickTime, Med-Res (http://pdl.warnerbros.com/thematrix/us/med/rev_theatre_0x3839_480_dl.mov) QuickTime, Lo-Res (http://pdl.warnerbros.com/thematrix/us/med/rev_theatre_0x3839_320_dl.mov) ENJOY THIS haso0on 26-09-03, 01:00 PM really nice! Azure 26-09-03, 01:19 PM Originally posted by haso0on really nice! u already seen it :bang: i'm still downloading the smallest one :bang: haso0on 26-09-03, 01:26 PM loool :D :D :D Azure 26-09-03, 01:46 PM Originally posted by haso0on loool :D :D :D still downloading :bang: :angre: haso0on 26-09-03, 03:12 PM loool how old did it take u to download tht? it took me around 10 minz qais 26-09-03, 09:07 PM it took me 40 secs to download the largest file. haso0on 26-09-03, 09:25 PM u had cable right? qais 26-09-03, 09:44 PM yes...singapore cable vision....up to 1.5 mbps haso0on 26-09-03, 09:50 PM thts faast ur in singapore or in australia? qais 26-09-03, 09:53 PM singapore. Azure 27-09-03, 12:13 PM it took me about an hour and a half but finally i saw the trailer and i have to say this it was awsome and worth seeing i can't wait for this movies to come here arghhhhh :bang: this is gonna kick some body man :D haso0on 27-09-03, 07:27 PM waaaail u downloaded the low or high quality ? i downloaded the low :p Azure 28-09-03, 09:44 AM i saw the low quality one but still it was awsome :D Azure 30-09-03, 10:35 AM The Matrix Revolutions Gets Simultaneous Release Worldwide Source: Warner Bros. Pictures Monday, September 29, 2003 Warner Bros. Pictures and Village Roadshow Pictures will unveil The Matrix Revolutions, the final explosive chapter in the blockbuster "Matrix" trilogy, at the exact same moment in time in every major city around the world on November 5. This unprecedented distribution scenario will make the highly anticipated film available to fans simultaneously at 6 a.m. in Los Angeles, 9 a.m. in New York, 2 p.m. in London, 5 p.m. in Moscow, 11 p.m. in Tokyo and at corresponding times in over 50 additional countries worldwide. The announcement was made today by Dan Fellman, President of Domestic Distribution, Warner Bros. Pictures, and Veronika Kwan-Rubinek, President of International Distribution, Warner Bros. Pictures. "Given the enormous popularity and success of the 'Matrix' films throughout the international community, we're thrilled that we can bring the final chapter of this amazing trilogy to fans simultaneously around the world," Kwan-Rubinek said. "We thank our exhibitors for their unqualified support in staging this extraordinary event." "The zero hour simultaneous opening of 'Revolutions' once again positions the 'Matrix' films as the cutting edge experience in motion pictures," Fellman added. "Audiences came out to see 'The Matrix Reloaded' in record numbers, and we appreciate the enthusiasm, collaboration and support of our exhibitors in helping us bring 'The Matrix Revolutions' to audiences on November 5." "We received such an overwhelming response to 'Reloaded' from audiences around the globe that the Wachowski Brothers wanted to give our fans the chance to experience the final piece of the 'Matrix' puzzle at the same time in every major city worldwide," said Joel Silver, producer of the phenomenal "Matrix" trilogy. "It's an incredibly complex and exciting venture that furthers the Wachowskis' vision and underscores the trilogy's theme of integration." To date, The Matrix Reloaded has earned over $734 million in worldwide box office, making it the highest-grossing film of 2003 and the highest-grossing R-rated film in history, both domestically and internationally. Additionally, "Reloaded" scored the record for the largest single week ever with $158.2 million and reached $150 million in a record-breaking six days domestically; internationally, it is the 10th highest grossing film of all-time, and is the first film in history to gross more than $100 million in a single weekend. In conjunction with the "Revolutions" worldwide distribution event, "The Matrix Revolutions: The IMAX Experience" will debut at IMAX Theatres in the United States on November 5. This marks the first time a major Hollywood live-action event film is released concurrently in 35mm and IMAX's revolutionary 15/70 format. Warner Bros. Pictures and Village Roadshow Pictures previously collaborated with IMAX on the hugely successful release of "The Matrix Reloaded: The IMAX Experience," which debuted on 39 IMAX screens on June 6, launching three weeks after the 35mm theatrical release of The Matrix Reloaded on May 15. "The Matrix Reloaded: The IMAX Experience" later expanded to 54 IMAX screens throughout North America and 12 screens internationally, grossing $12.4 million worldwide to date. "Following the unprecedented audience response and box office performance of 'The Matrix Reloaded: The IMAX Experience,' we couldn't be happier to offer fans the chance to see 'The Matrix Revolutions: The IMAX Experience' on the same day as we open 'Revolutions' in 35mm," Dan Fellman said. Like "The Matrix Reloaded: The IMAX Experience," "The Matrix Revolutions: The IMAX Experience" has been digitally re-mastered into the unparalleled image and sound quality of The IMAX Experience® through revolutionary and proprietary IMAX® DMR(TM) (Digital Re-mastering) technology. IMAX Theatres offer unequalled clarity and intensity of image as audiences experience one of the biggest films of the year on screens up to eight stories tall and 120 feet wide, and surrounded by 12,000 watts of pure digital sound. We might see the movie at 12:00 am 5/11/2003 in Oman if Oman comply with this (i hope so otherwise i'm heading to Dubai to see the movie :D Azure 30-09-03, 10:37 AM http://whatisthematrix.warnerbros.com/rv_img/rv_poster_neo_med.jpg this is the new poster :D haso0on 30-09-03, 05:21 PM if oman did wht they said then the film will be showing here in 5th of november ? Azure 04-10-03, 10:40 AM yah at 12:00 am Oman time i hoe they do so i don't have to go to Dubai it's gonna be Ramadhan :bang: Azure 06-10-03, 05:38 PM Poster No. 1 Azure 06-10-03, 05:39 PM Originally posted by Azure Poster No. 2 Azure 06-10-03, 05:40 PM Originally posted by Azure Poster No. 3 Azure 06-10-03, 05:41 PM Originally posted by Azure Poster No. 4 qais 06-10-03, 06:15 PM Azure we have 2 months to go.....you are not making it any easier on us Capricorna 06-10-03, 06:27 PM Sara7a , i never understood this movie its soo COMPLICATED !! :bang: Azure 06-10-03, 11:08 PM Originally posted by Capricorna Sara7a , i never understood this movie its soo COMPLICATED !! :bang: hey Capricorna read this it might help u understand the movie The Matrix explained (http://www.englishsabla.com/forum/showthread.php?s=&threadid=14257) Azure 06-10-03, 11:11 PM and this explain the Martrrix Revolutions but there is lots of spoilers here so u are on your own i warned you poeple http://forums.thevgnation.com/index.php?act=ST&f=7&t=94&st=10& that's a lot of matrix stuff for one day and i can't wait Either qais and by the way the movie will open 5/11/2003 and it should open the same time here in Oman :D Muscati 07-10-03, 01:04 PM The simultaneous release is for major cities only. Here in the UK only London will have it on November 5, other cities won't get it till Friday November 7th. As for Oman, as you know in Ramadhan cinemas aren't allowed to show movies until after tarawee7, and also because the loss of business in the month, movie distributors refuse to release big movies during the month and usually keep them till Eid. DeSerTDesTroYeR 07-10-03, 02:19 PM ooh...no way i can read that about Martrrix Revolutions ..cant spoil that now..... hmm....well i hope they do keep it for after ramadan...that be more convinent...overall... Capricorna 07-10-03, 07:22 PM Originally posted by Azure hey Capricorna read this it might help u understand the movie The Matrix explained (http://www.englishsabla.com/forum/showthread.php?s=&threadid=14257) Azure , Its Looooooong :confused: Azure 08-10-03, 02:54 PM Originally posted by Capricorna Azure , Its Looooooong :confused: then u can ask me what you want to know about the movie and i'll tell you :D Azure 08-10-03, 02:54 PM Originally posted by mux The simultaneous release is for major cities only. Here in the UK only London will have it on November 5, other cities won't get it till Friday November 7th. As for Oman, as you know in Ramadhan cinemas aren't allowed to show movies until after tarawee7, and also because the loss of business in the month, movie distributors refuse to release big movies during the month and usually keep them till Eid. what can i say :bang :bang: :bang: haso0on 08-10-03, 05:55 PM noooooooo not till eid!!!!!!! :weep: :weep: :weep: :weep: H@$$@N 09-10-03, 12:59 PM 3aad la7akoo !!!!!! Capricorna 10-10-03, 02:06 AM Originally posted by Azure then u can ask me what you want to know about the movie and i'll tell you :D Really , okay explain for me the whole movie in 3 Paragraphs :D Plzzzzzz Plzzz :rolleyes: Azure 10-10-03, 12:48 PM Originally posted by Capricorna Really , okay explain for me the whole movie in 3 Paragraphs :D Plzzzzzz Plzzz :rolleyes: ok i will very soon :D Sure Thing 12-10-03, 05:27 PM Azure maaaaan u have al da details about the movie u r crazy about it... good. they should giv u a part in da movie:gap: sad its da last one:sorry: Azure 13-10-03, 01:10 PM Originally posted by Sure Thing Azure maaaaan u have al da details about the movie u r crazy about it... good. they should giv u a part in da movie:gap: sad its da last one:sorry: i do i'm a big fan and i'm a movie freak too :D thanks you and i hope u enjoy my movie updates i have a lot of them Sure Thing 13-10-03, 06:43 PM Originally posted by Azure i do i'm a big fan and i'm a movie freak too :D thanks you and i hope u enjoy my movie updates i have a lot of them Oh i enjoy them alrite,, Azure 14-10-03, 11:45 AM Originally posted by Capricorna Really , okay explain for me the whole movie in 3 Paragraphs :D Plzzzzzz Plzzz :rolleyes: I tried to sum it up for you Capricorna but it's difficult all in all Neo is the One and he is a programme who must reload the Matrix and Morpheos and Trinity are Programes to Direct him so he can do what he must do and Smith is a virus who spreads all over the Matrix to destroy it and get free but i suggest again that you read the Explanation i posted believe me its useful qais 19-10-03, 09:40 PM The movie will be shown on oct 5 in singapore....:D ....but Iam going to wait for at least 2 weeks....I dont like to go to a movie with lots of people.....you know they keep talking, couging, make noise when they eat popcorn or throw some at you, pppl shuuushing others while they them selves are making noise....these movie needs full concentration...... or i am just going to watch it in the golden class. aaaaaaaaaa.......I cant wait......patience my son haso0on 19-10-03, 09:55 PM i thought only arab people make noises in the cinema, while english people stay quite and dont say anything, except for the tennagers Muscati 19-10-03, 10:58 PM I saw the latest Matrix Revolutions trailer in the cinema today. It's the one which has Neo talking to some sort of giant eye which says that Smith is gone out of control and Neo offers to stop him. This trailer showed more of the movie than the previous ones, but somehow it didn't make me think "i can't wait till I see it". I just don't have that kind of excitement for this movie like I had for Reloaded. Does anyone here share this feeling? Azure 20-10-03, 01:17 PM Originally posted by mux I saw the latest Matrix Revolutions trailer in the cinema today. It's the one which has Neo talking to some sort of giant eye which says that Smith is gone out of control and Neo offers to stop him. This trailer showed more of the movie than the previous ones, but somehow it didn't make me think "i can't wait till I see it". I just don't have that kind of excitement for this movie like I had for Reloaded. Does anyone here share this feeling? actually i disagree with you i'm more into this like the first one and the second and that trailer you talked about is posted in my previous post and i downloaded it and i'm watching it all the time to get the bits missing and any thing that will make me understand the movies I also watched the Animatrix wow there is more the matrix than we know :D Blossom 20-10-03, 01:27 PM azure thanks , now i know whats the matrix is all about, i enjoyed reading the thread. i think my brother would've loved talking to you, he is a movie freak just like you. Q: do you have any idea when are they going to release it UK? Azure 20-10-03, 01:34 PM Originally posted by Bloom azure thanks , now i know whats the matrix is all about, i enjoyed reading the thread. i think my brother would've loved talking to you, he is a movie freak just like you. Q: do you have any idea when are they going to release it UK? as I mentioned b4 in post that'll be released simultaneously in the 5/11/2003 around the world in the same time Azure 21-10-03, 03:17 PM check this out guys: 'Give Anything': QuickTime, Hi-Res (http://pdl.warnerbros.com/thematrix/us/med/tv_give_anything640_dl.mov) QuickTime, Med-Res (http://pdl.warnerbros.com/thematrix/us/med/tv_give_anything480_dl.mov) QuickTime, Lo-Res (http://pdl.warnerbros.com/thematrix/us/med/tv_give_anything320_dl.mov) 'Future': QuickTime, Hi-Res (http://pdl.warnerbros.com/thematrix/us/med/tv_future_640_dl.mov) QuickTime, Med-Res (http://pdl.warnerbros.com/thematrix/us/med/tv_future_480_dl.mov) QuickTime, Lo-Res (http://pdl.warnerbros.com/thematrix/us/med/tv_future_320_dl.mov) 'Believe': QuickTime, Hi-Res (http://pdl.warnerbros.com/thematrix/us/med/tv_believe_640_dl.mov) QuickTime, Med-Res (http://pdl.warnerbros.com/thematrix/us/med/tv_believe_480_dl.mov) QuickTime, Lo-Res (http://pdl.warnerbros.com/thematrix/us/med/tv_believe_320_dl.mov) qais 21-10-03, 06:57 PM Wow...what a sexy movie. thx azure I dont think I can wait 2 more weeks....I must book seats from now. For matrix hardcore fans go watch it in dubai....it will be released earlier than oman qais 21-10-03, 07:59 PM Pics from the movie fcuk....i cant link them haso0on 22-10-03, 06:05 PM thaaanks man am downloading them now :D Azure 23-10-03, 08:12 PM TV Spot 7 - 'Help #2': QuickTime, Hi-Res (http://pdl.warnerbros.com/thematrix/us/med/tv_help_640_dl.mov) QuickTime, Med-Res (http://pdl.warnerbros.com/thematrix/us/med/tv_help_480_dl.mov) QuickTime, Lo-Res (http://pdl.warnerbros.com/thematrix/us/med/tv_help_320_dl.mov) TV Spot 8 - 'Power #2': QuickTime, Hi-Res (http://pdl.warnerbros.com/thematrix/us/med/tv_power_640_dl.mov) QuickTime, Med-Res (http://pdl.warnerbros.com/thematrix/us/med/tv_power_640_dl.mov) QuickTime, Lo-Res (http://pdl.warnerbros.com/thematrix/us/med/tv_power_320_dl.mov) :D haso0on 24-10-03, 12:39 AM lool azure every day u add new trailers.... :P Azure 24-10-03, 12:53 AM Originally posted by haso0on lool azure every day u add new trailers.... :P and i'll keep doing that for every thread of any movie out here :D haso0on 24-10-03, 01:33 AM inshallah man! never give up :D Azure 24-10-03, 01:15 PM Originally posted by haso0on inshallah man! never give up :D thanks haso0on and by the way this movie is opening in two weeks time and tickets are being sold from now i think i'ts gonna do very well :D haso0on 24-10-03, 01:29 PM but not in omaan :( :( :( :( :weep: :weep: :weep: qais 24-10-03, 02:46 PM A clip of the matrix revolutions that u cant see any where else and keanu talk a little about the movie (http://creek.i7.com.au/wvx/news/0310/tt_031020_matrix_low.wvx) haso0on 24-10-03, 04:21 PM thanks qaaais daaaaaaaaaamn 200 million dollars and 6 years for the effects only?!?! and its suppose to get 1.2 BILLION DOLLARS in the box office... daaaamn!! qais 24-10-03, 04:25 PM Originally posted by haso0on and its suppose to get 1.2 BILLION DOLLARS in the box office... Dont forget keanu gets 20 percent or something like that.....It will probably make him the highest paid actor and and one of the richest in the world. Hasoon...want to rob a casino? Muscati 24-10-03, 04:30 PM Yo, those are Australian Dollars mentioned in the clip you saw, not US Dollars. And the 6 year thing is bullsh!t. The first Matrix movie came out in 1999 which is only 4 years ago and they didn't start making Reloaded and Revolutions till the begining of 2001. haso0on 24-10-03, 04:32 PM . haso0on 24-10-03, 04:33 PM almost $80,000,000...he'lll live his life with that money sure qais :D qais 24-10-03, 04:49 PM Originally posted by mux And the 6 year thing is bullsh!t. Mux dont forget the filming of the first part. Muscati 24-10-03, 04:52 PM Yeh but when they made the first part they hadn't decided at that time for it to be a trilogy. It's only after the first one came out and was a huge hit that they decided to make two sequels. So it's not right for them to say that the special effects for this new one took 6 years to make. Film makers always want to hype their stuff this way. Azure 25-10-03, 12:41 AM I want to clarify some issues regarding this matter at hand first of all Keanu Reeves might make between 90-200 million US Dollars as i mentioned in a pervious thread called "Cameron Diaz is the highst paid actress" and it's true he gets a percentage on top of his salary of 35 million and as we speak matrix reloaded already made more than 750 million world wide secodly the dirctors brothers wrote the script for all the 3 movies long ago but they could only make one movie cuase no body really thought that'll do well but it did and they demanded what they wanted to make the other two parts third and last these movie are the best thing that happend to cinema and i'm looking forward to see the final chapter :D Muscati 04-11-03, 08:28 PM So who's already got their tickets for the first day shows? qais 04-11-03, 08:46 PM I have tickets for friday:D Mystical 04-11-03, 08:48 PM lucky....im filled with envy:fire: lol...cant wait till it gets here...i guess in 3 weeks inshallah...woohoo!!! ^^3aBaDY^^ 05-11-03, 07:08 PM So far i havent seen the film so come back soon when i have done, i will edit this post and leave a review. Blossom 06-11-03, 04:59 PM seen it didn't like it, why did Neo have to..........ok i won't spoil it for you. but really i didn't like it, the 2nd one was better in my opinion...everyone in the theater was like what the*****. anyway you'll see by yourself. hope the LOR will be much more better. Blue_Chi 06-11-03, 05:52 PM I saw the move on day one, I thought that it was good, but I was not really satisfied, I wanted more, I thought that there was something missing, a movie this good should have been concluded in something grand, something massive. I still love the whole concept and theme of the Martix, it is full of messages, emotions, and lessons. My favourite theme was that there is a reason for the existence of every one of us, I loved the way that ideas were resembled through lay names of characters we see every day, although that it was not perfect, it was still my type of movie. qais 06-11-03, 08:10 PM Neo dies from kidney failure. Bloom and chi...I was so looking forward to it until I read your reviews. Shinoda LP 06-11-03, 08:38 PM If you only want to see machines fighting against each other (firing a zillion rounds at those squids) ... or a scene with Neo and Agent Smith doing an Arial fight, then this movie's for you! Personally ... the worst of all the 3 parts. Has nothing special to add ... Neo can feel almost the whole matrix, can defeat the ex-agent Smith (don't know how), and this time you'll see the face of the Computer World. If you can wait for the dvd to come out, then do wait!! Blossom 07-11-03, 03:29 PM where is azure we you need him, although i didn't like the movie but i still need some help to understnad some bits of it. Muscati 09-11-03, 03:05 AM I finally got my sh!t together and went to see Revolutions today. I came out thinking not of the movie but of how success gets to people's heads. The Wachowski brothers made a movie changed the face of film making. That movie was The Matrix. It showed you stuff you've never seen before. That's not something you can say about too many movies you've seen in your life. Really. Think about it, how many movies have you seen in your life which actually showed you something new which you haven't seen before? Anyhow, The Matrix was a huge success and when the studios went back to the Wachowskis and asked them if they can do a sequel the brothers were so full of themselves that they actually believed they can pull not one but two sequels out their collective a$$es.... And what do we have now? The memory of the brilliant movie spoiled by a substandard sequel and a horrible horrible ending. Matrix Reloaded wasn't a bad movie, but it was a movie that required trimming. If you take out that horrible rave sequence and the god awful speech that Morpheus gives it easily becomes a much better movie. The highway chase scene was brilliant, but the so-called "burly brawl" in which Neo fights a million Smiths was nothing great. It was brilliant as a display of how advanced special effects have become, but as a piece of film making it simply lacked spark. They fight and fight and fight. It keeps looking more and more fake. The problem with Revolutions is that I found myself not caring for the characters anymore. In the first movie Zion is just a concept you hear of but never see. It is left to your imagination to wonder what kind of utopia it is. But when you finally saw it in Reloaded, tell me honestly what did you think of it. It looked like a friggin' hippy commune to me. And then when they started dancing as if they were all on acid I kept waiting for the psychedelic lights to come on.. free love and all that crap.. What the hell, this is the life they were all fighting for? Do you remember the scene in the first movie when Cypher eats a steak in The Matrix? He says "I know this steak doesn't exist. I know that when I put it in my mouth, the Matrix is telling my brain that it is juicy and delicious. After nine years, you know what I realize? Ignorance is bliss." After seeing Matrix Revolutions I came back to this quote and agreed with it. So what if humans were living in a Matrix where everything was fake and they were nothing more than batteries for the machines. At least things looked good and tasted good. Better than Zion where everyone's a hippy, everything's filthy, and the city is ruled by a council of acid heads (especially the back dude with the bushy beard.. that guy probably rolls the fattest joints of the bunch). Matrix Revolutions is the product of brains that have run out of ideas. They could have easily taken the core of this movie and trimmed the crap from Reloaded and come up with one movie. It would still be a semi-disappointing sequel to The Matrix. But one good, not so great movie is better than the sum of disappointing one and a horrible one. When the machines attack Zion in Revolutions the screen is full with thousands of the machines all coming down at Zion. I am sure it is a brilliant piece of special effects. The FX people were probably creaming their shorts the whole year that they were drawing that sequence. But what doest it amount to as entertainment? Nothing. It overwhelms your senses for a second and then your brain tells you 'hey, I can't follow this action.. they're are too many machines and too many bullets.. I'm not enjoying this'. And that's the biggest fault of Reloaded/Revolutions. The geeks forgot they were telling a story, not just showing off to other geeks. It's like penis envy on a nerd level. It's not "mine is bigger than yours", instead it's "my special effects are better than yours." It reminds me of something Quentin Tarantino said in an interview when he was promoting Kill Bill last month. I think he said something like "If I wanted to make the Matrix i'd just stick my d!ck in the hard drive of my computer". Unfortunately that's what the Wachowskis have done here. And the really sad part in all this is that they did it to their own legacy. They spoiled their own wonderful vision. There wasn't any reason why there should be a Matrix Trilogy except that Star Wars is trilogy and all great sci-fi sagas are usually trilogies. So what? They should have learned from the mistakes of the past. Even George Lucas couldn't do it with Star Wars. The first one was a new new thing. The second one, amazingly, was even better than the first one.. but then he f*cked up and third one sucked.. Then George Lucas thought he could do it again, but Episode One was even worse.. The only reason why the Lord of The Rings trilogy will be a great movie trilogy is because it was already written and acknowledged as a great story. When fans went to see the movies the suspense wasn't "will it be a good story", the only suspense is if the director could pull it off and make a good movie of it. Here a story was needed first, a great movie second. They couldn't come up with a good story in the first place, so why make a movie at all? I'm just ranting here.. I better stop. Abs 10-11-03, 01:06 PM Mux if you've written the above all by yourself then i praise your talents. By the way you hardly said anything much about Matrix Revolutions. You were more or less lamenting on Matrix Reloaded, Matrix, Star Wars, geroge Lucas, Quentin Tarantino, Wachaowskis and so on....I was expecting a Revolutions critic. Muscati 10-11-03, 01:14 PM I didn't want to put any spoilers so I purposefully avoided to write much about what I didn't like in the movie. It is basically a huge let down. When fans came out of Reloaded disappointed the film makers said stuff like "oh don't worry this was just a set up, the real deal will be Revolutions. It will blow your socks off." Well it doesn't. It's much worse than Reloaded and the ending is a HUGE letdown. And there is no way for me to criticize it without telling you what the ending is. Let's wait till the movie comes out in Oman and then we can open a Matrix Spoilers thread to discuss it then. Abs 10-11-03, 01:37 PM Originally posted by Muscati I didn't want to put any spoilers so I purposefully avoided to write much about what I didn't like in the movie. It is basically a huge let down. When fans came out of Reloaded disappointed the film makers said stuff like "oh don't worry this was just a set up, the real deal will be Revolutions. It will blow your socks off." Well it doesn't. It's much worse than Reloaded and the ending is a HUGE letdown. And there is no way for me to criticize it without telling you what the ending is. Let's wait till the movie comes out in Oman and then we can open a Matrix Spoilers thread to discuss it then. Thanks. Blossom 10-11-03, 03:57 PM Percent Sunday November 9 3:20 PM ET By DAVID GERMAIN, AP Movie Writer LOS ANGELES - The sci-fi Matrix saga lost some of its spin at the U.S. box office, with "The Matrix Revolutions" pulling in $50.16 million in its opening weekend off 45 percent from the previous chapter's weekend debut. "Revolutions," pummeled by critics as harshly as "The Matrix Reloaded" was last May, has grossed $85.5 million domestically since debuting Wednesday, according to studio estimates Sunday. While the numbers are high, they are still down from "Reloaded," which had a $91.8 million weekend debut and took in $134.2 million over its first four days. Distributor Warner Bros. preferred to focus on the worldwide results for "Revolutions." Warner opened the movie simultaneously in a record 109 countries, where it racked up a worldwide total of $204.1 million in five days, beating the previous global high of about $200 million for "The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers" Despite the domestic debut for the final "Matrix" chapter, the "Matrix" franchise this year already is pushing the $1 billion mark. "Anytime you have a billion dollars in box office, that's pretty impressive," Joel Silver, producer of "The Matrix" franchise, said Sunday. "I don't know how you point a finger and say there's anything wrong there." Still, interest clearly has waned in the franchise, which began in 1999 with the Wachowski brothers' "The Matrix" starring Keanu Reeves, Laurence Fishburne and Carrie-Anne Moss. The movie's sleek black fashion sense and slow-motion visual effects have become one of the most copied looks in movie history. Many fans of the original were disappointed by "Matrix Reloaded," finding it a lackluster followup that emphasized style over substance. "Reloaded's" opening weekend the second-best ever after "Spider-Man's" $114.8 million was greatly due to pent-up demand since the original movie. "Revolutions" lacked that buildup. "I don't know what film could do $90 million and then repeat that with its next sequel just six months later," said Paul Dergarabedian, president of box-office tracker Exhibitor Relations. Playing in 3,502 theaters domestically, "Matrix Revolutions" averaged $14,322 a cinema from Friday to Sunday, down from a $25,472 average for "Matrix Reloaded." "Love Actually," with an ensemble cast including Hugh Grant, Emma Thompson, Liam Neeson and Laura Linney, averaged $11,458 in 576 cinemas, while "Elf" averaged $9,619 in 3,337 theaters. Dan Fellman, head of domestic distribution for Warner, said "Matrix Revolutions" may hold up better in subsequent weeks than did "Matrix Reloaded," whose grosses nose-dived in its second weekend. Films tend to have longer shelf life over the holidays than they do in summer-blockbuster season, he said. "The story really isn't over yet," Fellman said. "We might not have had the same impact in the opening weekend, but you need to play this out for the next few weeks and see if we play a little catchup." "Elf" and "Love Actually" were scheduled against "Matrix Revolutions" as alternatives to the sci-fi franchise, whose core audience is younger males. Families and children accounted for most of the crowds at "Elf," while "Love Actually" played mainly to women and older adults. "We assumed we would be swamped, and essentially, we did get swamped" by "Matrix Revolutions," said Russell Schwartz, head of domestic marketing for "Elf" distributor New Line. "We were not trying to be No. 1." Estimated ticket sales for Friday through Sunday at North American theaters, according to Exhibitor Relations Co. Inc. Final figures will be released Monday. Blossom 10-11-03, 04:04 PM http://movies.yahoo.com/mvc/dfrvmid=1808402448&s=&rvid=255-69646&i=2&spl=&ys=UuzsfjrphnFmlvbrodHv4w-- Blossom 10-11-03, 04:05 PM i found the site quiet helpful..........have a look, for those who alreday watched the movie. Mystical 10-11-03, 05:01 PM Originally posted by Muscati It is basically a huge let down. It's much worse than Reloaded and the ending is a HUGE letdown :weep: nooooooooooooooooooooo!:weep: well therez still lord of the rings: return of the kings to look up to:D:D this will definatley blow ur socks off Milliardo Peacecraft 15-11-03, 03:25 AM Haven't seen it yet, but those who did think that it must be a preview of the planned Dragonball Z movie. :D http://forum.hondaclub.com.ph/index.php?board=5;action=display;threadid=3270. On another front, one cannot escape the overly religious--and very Christian--theme of Revolutions. For a discussion of it: http://forums.matrixfans.net/showthread.php?threadid=18223&perpage=15&pagenumber=1 Very long discussion and points, but then it should be a good guide for what it is all about. Muscati 19-11-03, 11:50 PM Matrix Revolutions will be playing at Ruwi and Bahja next week. Eid I suppose. haso0on 20-11-03, 10:46 AM it will be released on the 1st day of EID in Bahja Cinema!! Azure 22-11-03, 11:13 PM i'm really sad to hear all this critisism about Revolutions but never the less i'm going to watch this movie next week inshallah ^^3aBaDY^^ 23-11-03, 08:24 AM The concluding chapter of the Matrix trilogy finds Neo (Keanu Reeves) trapped between the real world and the computer-generated Matrix. After being rescued by Trinity (Carrie-Anne Moss) and Morpheus (Laurence Fishburne), he consults the Oracle (Nona Gaye) and sets off to confront his nemesis, Agent Smith (Hugo Weaving). But to do so, he first must make a nearly impossible journey to the machine city to strike a bargain that may end the war and save Zion, which is under attack by sentinels, fierce battle droids sent by the thousands to wipe out the humans' last line of defense. Starring Keanu Reeves, Carrie-Anne Moss, Laurence Fishburne, Nona Gaye, Monica Bellucci, Hugo Weaving Director(s) Larry Wachowski, Andy Wachowski Screenwriter(s) Larry Wachowski, Andy Wachowski Studio Warner Bros. Production Company Silver Pictures Productions, NPV Entertainment, Village Roadshow Release Date November 5, 2003 MPAA Rating R - for sci-fi violence and brief sexual content Genre Science Fiction, Action, Martial Arts Running Time 129 minutes Media Type Color Filming Location(s) Australia; Chicago; San Francisco Web Sites Official Site <http://whatisthematrix.warnerbros.com/> AcmeCity: The Matrix fan sites <http://www.acmecity.com/explore/area/thematrix/> The Matrix Unfolded <http://www.suspensionofdisbelief.com/matrix/faq.html> Jen's Matrix <http://www.scary-monsters.com/mmindexx.html> Know the Matrix <http://www.knowthematrix.com/> Matrix as Messiah Movie <http://awesomehouse.com/matrix/> This is the second time i have attempted to write a review of Revolutions, the first review i wrote didnt go right and now iam re-writing. I enjoyed the first film after watching it on DVD and the second film when i saw it at the cinema, i also watched Animatrix and have it on DVD. I havent actually read any of the books however i found Reloaded fairly simple as with the first film having understood the first film on my first watching, the same with Reloaded when i got it on DVD. When Revolutions was approaching i downloaded a trailer and spent hours analysing it with friends as obsessed with films as iam, this led to some great theories concerning the third film especially with some of the imagary on the first trailer. It has been 24 hours since i watched the film and now its even better than when i watched it yesterday which was when i would have not been so happy about the film. The film began will with some great explainations and also good scripting which explained the whole issue of Neo being in a coma at the begining, the special effects and fight sequences were as enjoyable as the first film and the emotional growth of both Neo and the machines upto the final sequence with Neo trusting the machines and freeing humanity. The film wasnt simply a sequel to the first film but also the whole Matrix sequence of films and games, bringing the main questions to an end while also providing the third section of the 3 issues of Birth, life and death which was key to the whole Matrix, its a pity some people and other reviewers simply either dont get it or simply think of the Matrix as an average movie which aint true due to the huge storyline which like all good fan created films is tough to understand for some but if you enjoy it like the creators must then that is the best thing that could happen, just like Tarrantino and Kill Bill. (9 out of 10) It left me with questions and opened my mind to possibilities i never thought of, the very nature of Morpheus's comment in the Matrix "Free your mind". I know some people might find the questions afterward were bad, i thought they were the thing which would make me remember the Matrix in years to come, plus it was better than T3 and i have waited for that for nearly a decade. Azure 23-11-03, 10:10 AM thanks ^^3aBaDy^^ for the review now i can go watch the movies with peace i'm sure not a lot of poeple understood the movie and that's why they hated it but any way i'm eager to go see and lets see what i have to say about it :D DeSerTDesTroYeR 01-12-03, 09:47 AM Seen it.....the Matrix Revolutions that.. is.... its sad....that there is no more matrix...:sorry: took me few moments to realize...when it ended... I loved it.. and think it was done in one of the ways I would of wished it to end with.... I always looked and look at the matrix..as one movie.... which means including the sequels... they are all one big movie... like if you had a VCD movie with 3 CDs.... looking at it from that point it makes lots of sense...especially that the movie itself..was mostly all done together.... Highly recommend it to those who are in doubt....no matter what.... its a must see... Abs 01-12-03, 02:54 PM I agree with Desert Destroyer and Abaadi here...I loved the movie. I must admit some points still dont make sense to me, but im still trying to catch up with the explanations and im sure they'll make sense in the end. Im surely gonna watch all three movies(Matrix,Reloaded,Revolutions) again and again , once more just because they're all so brilliant. No matter what I liked Revolutions. 8/10. haso0on 01-12-03, 06:34 PM inshallah ill go watch it on wed i wanted to watch it in dubai by my self, but i said tht it wont be fun watchin it alone... Blossom 01-12-03, 06:42 PM some ppl say that there is a fourth one!! qais 01-12-03, 09:26 PM Originally posted by Bloom some ppl say that there is a fourth one!! they must be stupid. The triolgy has ended...no more ...kapeesh Mystical 02-12-03, 04:47 PM just a question....exactly what happened to neo in the end?:lost: qais 02-12-03, 05:46 PM Originally posted by Mystical just a question....exactly what happened to neo in the end?:lost: His urinary tracts got infected....no seriously I think he died. NaBHaN 02-12-03, 05:56 PM Originally posted by qais I think he died. the orical said that he'd be back. and that it wasnt the end of him :rolleyes: qais 02-12-03, 05:59 PM Originally posted by NaBHaN the orical said that he'd be back. and that it wasnt the end of him :rolleyes: It is the last movie......what will he do next...zap aliens with his newly discovered laser powers? Its over ....get over it Mystical 02-12-03, 06:45 PM i also think he has died...his mission is over ...he, "THE ONE", has ended the war n everythin and '7las no point in him being alive mimosa 06-12-03, 08:52 AM I disagree with Mux no one thing: I thought Revolutions was better than Reloaded. The story actually came to mean something at that point (as it did in the beginning), although what it came to mean would be disappoiting to some. A few may find the rather "Christian" symbolism a little disturbing. For me it just made me s****** - not quite the thing for a poignant climax. 5/10 |