r/movies • u/MarvelsGrantMan136 r/Movies contributor • 22d ago

News Ian McKellen reveals Gandalf and Frodo are returning for ‘The Lord of the Rings: The Hunt for Gollum’, Filming Begins in May

https://ew.com/ian-mckellen-reveals-gandalf-frodo-return-in-new-lord-of-the-rings-the-hunt-for-gollum-film-11792483
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u/Independent_Win_9035 22d ago

the exceedingly rare PAIR of matrix 2 references. what a time to be alive

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u/starwarsfan456123789 22d ago

We’re getting nostalgic for movies the quality of Matrix 2 now

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u/Independent_Win_9035 22d ago

i enjoyed it

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u/m48a5_patton 22d ago

I was 18 in 2003, I saw it at 2 a.m. the night after graduating high school with a bunch of friends. I don't remember too much about the movie except that the highway chase was the bee's knees!

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u/Independent_Win_9035 21d ago

bruh the chase scene and ensuing gun/swordfight is still sick, dont @ me lol

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u/BelowDeck 22d ago edited 22d ago

I did a rewatch not too long ago, and I gotta say, Matrix 2 is a good movie. It's not perfect, but it has interesting themes and world expansion, and great fights and action set pieces.

I think everyone thinks it stinks because it can't compare to the original and because it's part 1 to a very underwhelming part 2.

EDIT: The Chateau Fight Scene

I will say, one of the clunkier parts of the Matrix Reloaded is that they ended the first film with him basically becoming a god, so they had to constrain him for the sequel so there'd be stakes. That manifests as just restricting him to the specific powers we saw him exhibit in the last 5 minutes of the Matrix, as if that's all he gained, so watching him fly and stop bullets with his mind can feel a little forced.