pendell

Current Hyperfixation: Wizard of Oz

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I use outdated technology just for fun, listen to crappy music, and watch a lot of horror movies. Expect posts about These Things. I talk a lot.

Check tags like Star Trek Archive and Media Piracy to find things I share for others.



The Matrix sequels and the Star Wars prequels are in pretty much the same boat for me of utterly bizarre followups to famous movies where they let the creatives behind it do whatever the fuck they wanted, and that resulted in movies that are not necessarily good, but far more interesting than their more traditional predecessors in all the unique quirks that come about from letting a creative voice run around unrestricted.

all this to say I'm gonna get some Kroger sushi and watch my 4K of The Matrix Reloaded that just arrived in the mail (Revolutions is on order)


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it genuinely rules in my opinion

the wachowskis were given the prompt of "adapt this 1960s anime into a modern action movie" and they absolutely nailed it but we weren't ready for what that looked like.

the cgi is gaudy awful, the wipes and fades and transitions are "video toaster" over the top, it's an assault on your senses

and it rules

the cgi being so specifically gaudy means it aged better than almost any other cgi from 2008 because it actually had a style