Wait until the Black Friday sales hit. The 4K trilogy set was around $30-ish on a few sites around that time last year.
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The Matrix Resurrections - Official Trailer (December 22, 2021)
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Wait until the Black Friday sales hit. The 4K trilogy set was around $30-ish on a few sites around that time last year.
I wasnt trying to imply that the 1999 DVD is the original intent - I dont know what the original intent was, I have never seen Matrix in the cinema and even if I did I doubt I would remember the specifics of the color-grading. That I dont know is what frustrates me, because I desperately want to watch all movies as close to the OG vision as intended.
And of course its a huge problem if a solid reference print isnt available, but I cant imagine thats the case for a movie like the Matrix, surely the right material is out there somewhere.
You can see a good showing of the original print here (forget the 4K panel, as many people says in the comments it doesn't actually look like this):
Well you know, like I said we are sometimes at the mercy of the changing minds of these artists. :P The only way to experience how a movie "originally" looked is to have been there.
I also forgot to mention how sometimes they just fuck up, even in a modern release. For instance the theatrical release of The Dark Knight had a heavy teal filter over several scenes (you can still see it in its trailers), which they just removed completely when it came out on DVD/BD lol. It was restored when the UHD disc was released though.
Thats a really good ressource, thanks. I havent watched the Matrix movies in a while and Im looking to buy a home release so this helps to make a decision.
I bought the first movie on release, but skipped the sequels. I picked them up later during a sale, so if you want them mainly for a rewatch before Resurrections you might save some cash waiting for holiday/black Friday sales through Best Buy or something.
I Will do that, thanks.
I've literally rewatched the trilogy twice this year, once after when I came out to my friend, and did another one when the trailer dropped. This is more for posterity than "I need to watch it now."
I just don't like paying for movies individually that are dependent on my internet connections being consistent. At least with my digital purchases on consoles I can play them during the hours I may receive an internet blackout, streaming apps don't allow that. I could download it to my computer and then pipe it out... but fuck that.
My wife just watched this trailer without context and and asked me if Fishbourne was in this movie and I said no. Then she was like "why is he on pills, this makes no sense?"...then it hit her in the middle of the trailer like "wait, this is not John Wick why does he look like John Wick in this?"
The final realization that this was a new Matrix movie and not another John Wick had her a bit sad. She's meh on Matrix but loves that damn John Wick.
The final realization that this was a new Matrix movie and not another John Wick had her a bit sad. She's meh on Matrix but loves that damn John Wick.
Everyone be cool I got this.
Hmmm, it's still missing something though...
Perfect.
10/10 post
I had the 1999 DVD back in the day along with Matrix revisited and those were some of my most watched discs back then.
I was used to the brown grading and never really liked the green that seemed to folks standard reference for a long time. I did watch the HBO Max release recently and thought that looked real good to though.
Overall I'm seriously impressed at how much more intimate this feels. Absolutely the right move, going big end of the world would be retreading. Can't wait
I was used to the brown grading and never really liked the green that seemed to folks standard reference for a long time. I did watch the HBO Max release recently and thought that looked real good to though.
Overall I'm seriously impressed at how much more intimate this feels. Absolutely the right move, going big end of the world would be retreading. Can't wait
How do you watch a trailer with no context? You just click a random video without looking or was this on TV as a commercial?
My son was watching trains on youtube from my phone but I casted it to the tv and the trailer played and she just happened to be in the room while it was on. I didn't even know she was paying attention to it till she asked me if Fishbourne was in this one...which makes sense cause I thought she was talking about Morpheus and and not the Bowery King.
What is the age of this print? How was it stored? What kind of stock was it printed on? Who scanned it, when was it scanned, and what did they use to scan it? They fact that they can't even get the 4K panel correct looking is also concerning as that is a digital source.
There's a reason they go back to the original camera negative (OCN), for major films anyway, when restoring a film and don't scan a 35mm release print if they don't have to (it would be the last film anyone would use when restoring a film. The internegative would be better as that is what all the 35mm prints would copy, but more than likely the interpositive would be available if the OCN isn't. These would all still theoretically be of lesser quality than the OCN. Although the protection interpostive may ultimately be a better source as it's seen less action than the negative and is a finished version of the film, and it's just safer to use). The 35mm prints are made to be projected on a screen. Film isn't just scanned by a machine and it comes out looking perfect. It requires work. And obviously the OCN itself requires a ton of work, too. This is what leads to "poor" remasters. They could be using and referencing film from any step in the process. Ideally you have notes on the color timing process. But those notes aren't always easy to translate from an analog to digital process. Not to mention you can be way more specific in the digital realm than you can when chemically color timing film. When we speak of an artist's original intent, they may simply have not been able to replicate what they imagined because the tools or process were not available. And it's why you often hear the creatives say the latest transfer looks better than the film ever looked. They could tweak it like never before and they are working from either original material or closer to original material. A 35mm release print is a copy of a copy of a copy of a copy.
lmao. this is perfectEveryone be cool I got this.
Hmmm, it's still missing something though...
Perfect.
Rewatching the trailer for the 101st time and the thing that keeps affecting me is the shot of Neo in the bathtub, seemingly crying, but with that stoic look it's like he has no idea why he's so upset, why he's grieving. If this movie's main narrative thrust is about a depressed man recovering from loss, it's gonna be amazing. The Wachowskis moments of third act triumph in their movies, especially post-Matrix is stunning. From Speed Racer's last lap in the final race, Cloud Atlas's multiple crescendos, to Sense8's moments of epiphanies and orgies.
It's going to be wild.
It's going to be wild.
Suhweet 💚 was considering whether it would be worth getting the UHD physical (£40 for the trilogy) but I own them on iTunes and have the TV 4K.
Kojima is turning into a Kojima fan conspiracist, he's gone full circle. Matrix is going full circle... maybe I am in a simulation?
It's absolutely not strange that The Matrix is my favorite movie and MGS is one of my favorite game series.
When they did it with the oracle I was like " well thats weird, I guess they couldn't get the same lady....meh"
but this time it REAALY feels like he didn't want to do it or they couldn't get him lol
There's nothing untoward, laurence Fishburne even said he wasn't asked to come back and play Morpheus.
unless he has been asked back and he's lying to keep a cool scene a secret... fingers crossed lol
God I hope so, He's such an incredible presence in the original movies.
I'm basically choosing to believe he will be back until I see the movie and he's not in it.
I really hope that is the case. I just can't imagine him not being asked to come back...Why would Lana throw shade like that?
What if this is a prequel and Morpheus is a younger version of himself? Otherwise it just seems silly not to have him.
Another shower thought I had was what if this story takes place hundreds of years after Revolutions (the idea being Neo and Trinity are only digital minds), but
...so that far future theory went out the window. (then again, maybe only the first minutes of the movie are set immediately after Revolutions, then the movie time skips far ahead?)
I like the idea because it reminds me of Aronofsky's The Fountain, another tale of a man trying to get over losing the love of his life.
I read that Niobe is in the movie
I like the idea because it reminds me of Aronofsky's The Fountain, another tale of a man trying to get over losing the love of his life.
Damn, now kojima has got me thinking if the whole "The choice is yours" promotionals have anything to do with how the movie is distributed... If there is a red/blue version like pokemon I will simultaneously be excited and pissed at the same time.
Excited because we get two spins on the same movie. Pissed because you know everyone else is gonna try to do the same thing for $$$... and execute very poorly at that.
Excited because we get two spins on the same movie. Pissed because you know everyone else is gonna try to do the same thing for $$$... and execute very poorly at that.
With it being on HBO Max, I'd be okay with it. See the Red Pill in theaters, and then check out Blue Pill at home.
When we get the Avatar 2 trailer, it'll be exclusive to TikTok
Yeah it's becoming a problem haha. I knew I was excited to see more matrix but not this excited. It helps that it's such a well made trailer too
To be overblown, Laurence Fishburne and Hugo Weaving basically hold the first movie together.
Not that any of the other actors are bad, they just don't get as much to chew on.