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The Good Mother (1988)
no wonder you never heard of it - SPOILER
No matter how many famous actors you throw at this "story," it is still pointless and laughable. **Possible spoiler** A woman gets divorced, meets an artist, and her 5 year old daughter touches his penis, trial ensues. I wish I were making that up, but that is the 'story' of this movie. Sound bad? Yeah, it is.
The Matrix Revolutions (2003)
Shockingly Bad -- SPOILER WARNING
I honestly almost fell asleep in the theater and found myself cringing during most of this movie. What is it about the third movie in a series? All this movie needed was Ewoks. I honestly can't remember the last time I saw so many cliches in a single movie, all of which might have been bearable if the ending actually "ended" something.
Basically, Neo saved the Matrix from Smith. That is all. End of story. (?) I guess we are supposed to think that machines have a sense of honor and will therefore release all of the humans from the matrix because they gave their word?? The dollop of pseudo-philosophy heaped on top of the last two films in this series cannot mask the fact that the directors didn't have one original idea after the first shockingly brilliant film. Of course, expectations were absurdly high after the success of "The Matrix," but the depths that this third film plummets to are absurdly low. The "acting," focus on minor characters (uh, who cares??), lack of story, almost laughable script, and over the top (and unoriginal) special effects (see "Aliens" and "Superman III") ensure that this movie will go down in history as one of the biggest let-downs ever.
I guess they forgot that a movie about the matrix should be...about the matrix. I guess they forgot that the Matrix was supposed to be about "robots and kung fu," as the directors once said themselves.
Siu nin Wong Fei Hung chi: Tit ma lau (1993)
If God made a movie, this would be it.
I can honestly say that I laughed so hard I cried when I watched this movie. The English dubbing on this movie combined with ridiculous/bizare/jaw-dropping kung fu make this the greatest movie of all time. Better than "Citizen Kane." Better than "Ghandi." The "flying sleeves" at the end of the movie deserve an Academy award and a Nobel prize.