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[Mayavi Morpheus]

I too heard of eXistenz, never got to see it. Think it was made before Matrix.
<br>BTW, anyone seen \"Lock, Stock and two Smoking Barrels\" and \"Trainspotting\"? . British movies and both movies are on lines of Pulp-fiction.

[Johnny]

hey i\'ve seen \"Lock, Stock and two Smoking Barrels\"... awesome movie man... yea somewhat on the lines of \'pulp fiction\'... but i liked the british accent in it;)
<br>Have u seen \"A Clock Work Orange\"... its a very bold movie not suitable for young audience... but its overall theme is impressive...
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<br>I also recommend \"City of Gods\", a brazillian movie about drug lords et al..
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[Anil]

Trainspotting...If anyone wants to keep themselves or their kids away from drugs, they ought to see this movie. Well, a disturbingly entertaining film about the lives of heroin addicts. May be one of the best directed and well acted but definitely not one of the most enjoyable. My friend walked out of the room after the public-toilet scene where in Ewan McGregor tries to fetch the drug packet from his excrement - the public loo itself is repulsive enough. My other friend, she couldn\'t digest the scene where the parenting skills of a heroin addict are shown - quite disturbing. Anyone seen \"Requiem for a dream\", a similar sort of movie?

[Johnny]

Yea \" Requeium for a dream\" was good, have u seen \'Bowling for Columbine\', a documentary but nice one about the american gun culture...... anybody seen
<br>\"FULL Metal Jacket\" Kuberick\'s amazing directional ability to switch the moods in the 2 halves, but still keep the connection... the whole movie is about finding this connection That reminds me of War movies... my fav war movies are...
<br>\'Saving Private Ryan\' WW2
<br>\'Platoon\' similar to FMJ concerning the vietnam war..
<br>\'Apocalypse Now\' Amazing one again concerning vietnam war.
<br>\'Brave Heart\'
<br>\'Gladiator\'
<br>\'The Patriot\'
<br>\'Black Hawk Down\'
<br>\'The Pianist\'
<br>anymore additions as and when i recollect...
<br>PEACE OUT

[popesmokesdope]

Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels: you have to be really demented to get on this ride
<br>This is one hell of a movie. Guy Ritchie at his very very very best. Plus, the British accent is really cool. Very much like Pulp Fiction and Reservoir Dogs... a bunch of guys with no scruples or conscience in a \"here a kill, there a kill, everywhere a kill kill\" world. An amazing plot with a bunch of \"you blink, you miss\" twists. Guy Ritchies direction is fabulous. Trainspotting again was truly blissful. The plot deals with a working-class junkie and his loser friends who keep screwing things up for themselves and others.
<br>Its quite a good film - the direction is robust, the visuals very creative, the black humor is truly good. Ewan MacGregor\'s lead performance is leagues ahead of most stuff he did later. Aronofsky\'s \'Requiem for a Dream\' is so unique that it defies any kind of description. One of the most amazing movies ever made. Also Aronofsky\'s other visual poetry \'PI\' is highly recommended. \'A Clockwork Orange\', in Alex\'s own words - it is all gorgeousity and gorgeousness. B t w, am I the only one here who thinks \'Matrix: Revolution\' wasa butt-load of crap? More later...

[Fiddler]

LOL, I hear you PSD! My friends and I came out of \\\'Revlutions\\\' feverishly racking our brains to find something nice to say about the movie! We had to settle for \\\'the visuals were good\\\' and \\\'the soundtrack was nice\\\' ) Personally, I think the worst part about the movie was mister \\\'Ramakhandra\\\'!! Smith rocked, as usual, though.

[CtrlAltDel]

almost all good movies are already listed here. so, since i am a horror freak too, i\'ll list out some of what i feel are the best horror films made:
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<br>1)Exorcist
<br>2)Halloween (Pt 1 only)
<br>3)Friday the 13th (Pts 1 and 3)
<br>4)Nightmare on Elm Street (Pt 1 only - also J.Depp\'s debut)
<br>5)Hills have Eyes (Pt 1)
<br>6)Omen (Pts 1 and 2)
<br>7)The Entity
<br>8)Poltergiest (Pt 1)
<br>9)Howling (Pt 1)
<br>10)Blair Witch Project (Pt 1)
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<br>among Indian horrors i\'ve enjoyed only Bhoot, Raaz and a 70s flick called \"Gehrayee\". And no, I refuse to talk about the Ramsay comedies.
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[popesmokesdope]

OK CHILLUNS! HERE IS THE REAL FRIGGING DEAL. The Wachowski Bros have finally indubitably beyond the shaodow of doubt shown us something that the fanboys knew all along. REloaded was a masterpiece! It had an interesting beginning some gripping before they got tired fight sequences and an end that left you wondering what was coming next. It also had a LOAD of banal dialogues but chances are after you see Revolutions even lines that you cringed at will seem not entirely devoid of merit. What the Wachowskis did on this, the grand culmination of the Matrix trilogy is they probably commissioned their research agencies and found what people DIDN\'T like about reloaded was the tons of pedantic dialogue. Chagrined that their beautiful thought provoking words were dismissed so cavalierly the Wachowskis went totally over the goddamn top. This movie has more dialogue than both the last movies combined and squared. You can throw in the complete works of Shakespeare, _, James Hadley Chase and PG Wodehouse and you still won\'t get a fraction of the amount of dialogue this movie has. Sadly, it doesn\'t even PRETEND to be profound and meaningful anymore. It\'s just the same \"I lurve you/ All you need is lurve/Naan onna kadalickarain\" stuff we\'ve heard for as many years as we\'ve been exposed to banal stupid cinema. Neo meets a little Indian girl called Sati (!!!) whose dad speaks in an Indian accent but calls his wife \"Kamaala.\" This was the only part in the movie I was genuinely moved by as I went all misty-eyed reflecting on the years I spent watching the \'Ugandan giant\' squaring off against the UNDERTAKER. The rest of the movie was utter and complete tedium. I\'m kind of glad I had company who felt the same way cause it would have been insufferable sitting though this shit alone.
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<br> Highlights: Somehwere in the middle of the movie, someone from the studio interrupted the Wachowskis attempts to write Jane Austen using the Matrix as a backdrop and prodded them into a few action sequences. Though these begin after a shit-load of false starts, they are quite incredible, but again, the fight sequences overstayed their welcome, and like the solo on Free Bird were based on the premise that length is an adequate substitute for quality. As for Neo, he gets Saibaba-eyetis. Voluntary sightgain to compensate for lame scripting. First seen in all its technicolour glory in Amar Akbar Anthony where Nirupa Roy, after escaping from snakes and villians regains her sight. Here\'s another theory for the Matrix fanboys: Maybe Keanu Reeves character Neo\'s full name is Neorupa Roy, a reincarnation of the doughty old bag from Amar Akbar Anthony. Neo visists Cirith Gorgor from LOTR. Agent Smith realises he\'s a gay elf in that other movie and is unable to take the strain of acting in two trilogies simultaneously. The Oracle and The Architect are still annoying . There are a 1000 loose ends left hanging because the Wachowski\'s chose to do an Everly Brother imitations instead of focusing on plot/action etc. Expect another dozen sequels; If they get the budget sanctions that is. After this debacle they\'d be lucky if they got to do the end credits on Everybody Loves Raymond. This movie will shake the faith of the most dedicated fanboy. Like Holden Caulfield, I wish I could save you people from this but know I cannot. A few of you will stray into a theatre to watch this. Some will even pay to see it. I pity you. But the people I pity THE most are the fanboys who\'ve let the movie define their entire identity. Who have nicks like Neo, Morpheus, Trinity etc. Who will strain their necks to see all the alphabets pasted on the Oracle\'s refrigerator and try to crack the Bible Code using these. Who will take as a personal affront any comment directed against this film. Who\'ll love it percisely befcuase so many people don\'t - who will embarass themselves for years on end defending it as one of the great masterpieces of cinema, even after they\'ve stopped believing it themselves. SOmewhere down the line, life, maturity and an aprpeciation of quality might dawn on them at which point, they\'ll wish they\'d saved up enough for a plastic surgery or could go someplace where no one knows them and start life afresh. Save yourselves from this. Especially if you were fanboy enough to LIKE Reloaded. If you go see ANY movie with a mind open enough to enjoy revolutions chances are you wont find any bad films. Revolutions is a truly bad film with very little aesthetic or entertainment value attached to it. The end.
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[BornBad]

Matrix Revolutions, heh ...was the sweetest smelling pile of shit I’ve ever seen. It was a rose-bedecked puddle of vomit, an ornately dressed abortion, a – dare I say it – exquisite corpse. Ponderous and hulking to the point where I had to close my eyes for a moment, just a moment, to protect my bursting pupils from the sinking freighter on screen. Dialogue so heavy-handed as to make the Merovingian exclaim, “Sacre bleu! Call in a professional screenwriter!” And a parting sadness, as the credits rolled and the wordless patrons filed out of the theater in a haze of incomprehension, that it was all over.

[Anil]

Gosh! Can\'t we have our own opinions? What\'s the purpose of participating in a discussion when you don\'t have an orginal opinion of your own and just try to nick from some site and try to pass it as your own adding very cleverly one single word \"heh..\" BTW, if you are indeed Andy Hawkins, the original author, welcome to FullHyderabad! If only that was true
<br>For the rest of you, check this site http://www.pretentiouspartizan.net/
<br>It has some really witty reviews and essays. Of course, you guessed it right - BornBad\'s very original contribution is also from the same site.
<br>I am sorry, I might be overreacting. But plagiarism is a sin. It should be nipped in the bud.

[Fiddler]

BB, \'tis difficult to compete with PSD when he\'s on a roll. Well tried, though

[Mayavi Morpheus]

Pope, sniff the last puff of dope, agents are coming for u.

[Pavan]

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[CtrlAltDel]

pavan bhai!
<br>thanX...i ve joined the group....my id is your_pal_andy

[Mayavi Morpheus]

miya andy, sirf register hone se kuch nahi honewaala, messages post karna mangta...

[popesmokesdope]

Wake up and smell the laughing gas, Mayavi \'Morpheus\', the joke\'s on you.

[CtrlAltDel]

hau miya....jaldi ich mai messagaan post kartoon

[Jaszalcatraz]

OK CHILLUNS! HERE IS THE REAL FRIGGING DEAL. The Wachowski Bros have finally indubitably beyond the shaodow of doubt shown us something that the fanboys knew all along. REloaded was a masterpiece! It had an interesting beginning some gripping before they got tired fight sequences and an end that left you wondering what was coming next. It also had a LOAD of banal dialogues but chances are after you see Revolutions even lines that you cringed at will seem not entirely devoid of merit. What the Wachowskis did on this, the grand culmination of the Matrix trilogy is they probably commissioned their research agencies and found what people DIDN'T like about reloaded was the tons of pedantic dialogue. Chagrined that their beautiful thought provoking words were dismissed so cavalierly the Wachowskis went totally over the goddamn top. This movie has more dialogue than both the last movies combined and squared. You can throw in the complete works of Shakespeare, _, James Hadley Chase and PG Wodehouse and you still won't get a fraction of the amount of dialogue this movie has. Sadly, it doesn't even PRETEND to be profound and meaningful anymore. It's just the same "I lurve you/ All you need is lurve/Naan onna kadalickarain" stuff we've heard for as many years as we've been exposed to banal stupid cinema. Neo meets a little Indian girl called Sati (!!!) whose dad speaks in an Indian accent but calls his wife "Kamaala." This was the only part in the movie I was genuinely moved by as I went all misty-eyed reflecting on the years I spent watching the 'Ugandan giant' squaring off against the UNDERTAKER. The rest of the movie was utter and complete tedium. I'm kind of glad I had company who felt the same way cause it would have been insufferable sitting though this shit alone.
<br>
<br> Highlights: Somehwere in the middle of the movie, someone from the studio interrupted the Wachowskis attempts to write Jane Austen using the Matrix as a backdrop and prodded them into a few action sequences. Though these begin after a shit-load of false starts, they are quite incredible, but again, the fight sequences overstayed their welcome, and like the solo on Free Bird were based on the premise that length is an adequate substitute for quality. As for Neo, he gets Saibaba-eyetis. Voluntary sightgain to compensate for lame scripting. First seen in all its technicolour glory in Amar Akbar Anthony where Nirupa Roy, after escaping from snakes and villians regains her sight. Here's another theory for the Matrix fanboys: Maybe Keanu Reeves character Neo's full name is Neorupa Roy, a reincarnation of the doughty old bag from Amar Akbar Anthony. Neo visists Cirith Gorgor from LOTR. Agent Smith realises he's a gay elf in that other movie and is unable to take the strain of acting in two trilogies simultaneously. The Oracle and The Architect are still annoying . There are a 1000 loose ends left hanging because the Wachowski's chose to do an Everly Brother imitations instead of focusing on plot/action etc. Expect another dozen sequels; If they get the budget sanctions that is. After this debacle they'd be lucky if they got to do the end credits on Everybody Loves Raymond. This movie will shake the faith of the most dedicated fanboy. Like Holden Caulfield, I wish I could save you people from this but know I cannot. A few of you will stray into a theatre to watch this. Some will even pay to see it. I pity you. But the people I pity THE most are the fanboys who've let the movie define their entire identity. Who have nicks like Neo, Morpheus, Trinity etc. Who will strain their necks to see all the alphabets pasted on the Oracle's refrigerator and try to crack the Bible Code using these. Who will take as a personal affront any comment directed against this film. Who'll love it percisely befcuase so many people don't - who will embarass themselves for years on end defending it as one of the great masterpieces of cinema, even after they've stopped believing it themselves. SOmewhere down the line, life, maturity and an aprpeciation of quality might dawn on them at which point, they'll wish they'd saved up enough for a plastic surgery or could go someplace where no one knows them and start life afresh. Save yourselves from this. Especially if you were fanboy enough to LIKE Reloaded. If you go see ANY movie with a mind open enough to enjoy revolutions chances are you wont find any bad films. Revolutions is a truly bad film with very little aesthetic or entertainment value attached to it. The end.
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Throw all that hate for the movie outta the window Dorothy cause Kansas is going bye-bye.



http://wylfing.net/essays/matrix_revolutions.html

[CtrlAltDel]

Throw all that hate for the movie outta the window Dorothy cause Kansas is going bye-bye.

...now where did i hear this quote before....*racks his grey matter*

[Stingrae]

Throw all that hate for the movie outta the window Dorothy cause Kansas is going bye-bye.

...now where did i hear this quote before....*racks his grey matter*

dude...Matrix....!!!



Cypher says that!!

[CtrlAltDel]

dude...Matrix....!!!
Cypher says that!!

yes! i remember. thanX!

[black wizard]

do u watch movies just for the heck of it,CAD?

[CtrlAltDel]

do u watch movies just for the heck of it,CAD?

i watch movies for fun. i dont think they are so important that i have to remember which actor said what line on which scene...

get a life guys!

[black wizard]

do u watch movies just for the heck of it,CAD?

i watch movies for fun. i dont think they are so important that i have to remember which actor said what line on which scene...
get a life guys!

are u listening Jaszboy?

[Jaszalcatraz]

Why is watching movies for no reason wrong? Remembering dialogues, scenes and shots is wrong? Is that you speaking or is it the Indian belief that movies are bad and they spoil you.



When people spend hours and hours reading poetry and studying art and come back to detail a shade of blue in a painting or qoute a line from a forgotten poem, we look at them with reverance. When musicians name two raags and talk about the subtle differences between them, the auditorium is filled with thunderous applause. And yet, movies are bad.