So, this is actually happening..
Yeah, let's dredge up another classic from the past because we've ran out of ideas. That never ends well...
Okay, almost never...
Fine, it usually doesn't end well and turns out to be a disappointment.
So, this is actually happening..
That never ends well...
I really liked Fury Road.
I really liked Fury Road.
Yeah, let's dredge up another classic from the past because we've ran out of ideas. That never ends well...
Okay, almost never...
Fine, it usually doesn't end well and turns out to be a disappointment.
The Matrix is one of my favorite movies, probably number one [...]
I still love first Matrix movie, I like rewatching second one due to some scenes, the third one... had cool (but impractical) mechs and final battle (which I liked for being the closest we will ever get to competently done live action DBZ fight in a Hollywood movie) going for it, but nothing else. When I watched the ending to Revolutions as a teen, I kinda wished, despite my mixed feelings regarding the sequels, that they still continue that universe through the future movies, but now so many years later, when I finally got it, I saw numerous examples of classics that I wished to see getting next part of the story being utterly butchered by the souless Hollywood machine (like Disney Star Wars movies or Terminator), so right now I don't find myself caring about it anymore and wishing they would just leave Matrix alone. Wachowski's track record after first Matrix doesn't inspire much hope either.
It feels like they took a number of ideas from Shin Hokuto No Ken...
But those aren't exactly sequels, more like reboots, aren't they.
And it dosen't seem like a reboot considering it has the same actors. Either way, I am kinda looking forward to it. The Matrix is one of my favorite movies, probably number one, in fact.
IWachowski's track record after first Matrix doesn't inspire much hope either.
The original comicbook was a cynical take on superhero genre, basically taking a bunch of actual superheroes expies and putting them into Cold War era USA during the absolute height of the tensions between USA and Russia, which goes even higher due to the presence of omnipotent superhero (Doctor Manhattan) on the side of United States. The idea was to have comic book superheroes deal with the real life and current (at the time of comic book release) issues just to convey the idea that while superhero stories are all nice and all as a pure fantasy, in reality superheroes would be utterly impractical and potentially harmful. However the book insane popularity (it was listed as one the best British novels of all time, one of the few comic books that managed to pull something like that) led people to learn a wrong lessons out of it and they decided that they should make the superheroes darker, edgier and more relevant by having them deal with real life issues, which often resulted in Deviantart tier edgy storytelling with garbage art and no substance for years to come. The Watchmen creator, Alan Moore, seeing the terrible direction all the superhero comics were heading, focused on making stories that reminded everyone about glory days of superheroes, thus decrying the edgy phase for those type of characters, that he accidentally initiated with his work. Apparently The Watchmen show creator, Damon Lindelof, presented his idea for the series (which supposed to be a sequel to the original comicbook) to Alan Moore who believed it was terrible idea, but to that Lindelof responded with pretty much "lol, don't care".I just watched the first episode of the HBO Watchmen series... and I’m a bit confused...
Was the plot in the comic also that you have a bunch of liberal good guys who’re stonefaced ninjas and they fight against raving white trash KKK members who wear underpants on their heads?
I mean sure, if that’s the case, but it sounds pretty thin if you think about what would make an interesting plot.
The idea was to have comic book superheroes deal with the real life and current (at the time of comic book release) issues just to convey the idea that while superhero stories are all nice and all as a pure fantasy, in reality superheroes would be utterly impractical and potentially harmful. However the book insane popularity (it was listed as one the best British novels of all time, one of the few comic books that managed to pull something like that) led people to learn a wrong lessons out of it and they decided that they should make the superheroes darker, edgier and more relevant by having them deal with real life issues, which often resulted in Deviantart tier edgy storytelling with garbage art and no substance for years to come.