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A Poor Man's Matrix?

posted 10 years ago by Intothenightalone
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I found this movie recommended on a site stating that it was one of the most underrated movies of all time. I was intrigued.

Could there be a hidden classic out there that I had never heard of?

First of all, I didn't buy that this Preston guy would change to questioning himself so quickly. So from the get-go, I was like "what's with this huge change of character?"

I didn't buy it, so this put this movie way back in enjoyment for me.

Secondly, the styling. To me it looked like Michael Jackson's Moonwalker. Moonwalker has guards dressed the same, with machine guns, who use motorcycles. A totalitarian regime.

Finally, the action. It was neither here nor there. Is he a superhero? So why can he just stand there as people shoot? Oh that's right, because its a special martial art.

The biggest thing that was missing (besides proper storytelling, original ideas, etc) was some humour. At least Matrix has jokes. Neo "Hmm, upgrades"

This was just a dreary movie from start to finish.

[–] HarlemEagle42 (18430) 5 years ago

I couldn't get into it either, although I can respect it for trying.

[–] PrimeMinisterX (8859) 5 years ago

That's a shame. I think it's a great film.

It's clearly derivative of 1984 and Fahrenheit 451, and made on a relatively low-budget, but it took those ideas and tied them into an action film framework in a satisfying way. At least in my opinion, that is.

The OP saying that the action "was neither here nor there" is totally baffling to me. WTF? Gun-Kata is awesome! The action is some of the most original I've seen in any movie, ever.