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"What's the difference?"

The Matrix and The Mummy Returns. What's the difference.

Both are action movies with plots that borrow heavily from other movies in the genre.

Both are very special effect oriented.

Both feature actors that are generally not known for their great acting. (Except maybe Laurence Fishbourne).

So, what's the difference?

The Matrix to be honest.

Carrie Ann Moss in PVC, and Lawrence Fishburn (sp?) with little round sunglasses.

Watch the matrix and then watch thirteenth floor.
Wich did you enjoy most?

hehe

Satan squatted, let out a loaf and they stuck a title on it.

You made your 14 million Mikey, hit the road

I think everyones getting a little confused here...

The best thing to do, I think, is to stop for a second, relax, take a step back and look the movie again...

oh yes, Forrest Gump, piece of ****.

:)

See, now whilst I disagree with you, your points are well made and I respect that.

I just found that movie offensive.
I'm not saying it was, but just how it was to me.

I don't claim to be right, movies are all about personal interpretation.

This has to be the most cynical view of the film i have ever heard!
ALthough when reading it i could see understand your point of view (see below my opinion of the same events.)
Dont get me wrong i thought you did make some valid points i spose it just depends how you look at it

Goatboy wrote:


Pro-Military.
Gump joins
> the army and follows orders, he survives.

Disobeys orders and runs back in to the jungle to save best freind and lt.Dan still survives

Lt Dan is unhappy and
> doesn't think the army's the greatest thing ever, gets legs blown off.

He loves the army his whole family has forever been in the army and have proud traditions

>Becomes alchoholic and suicidal. Offensive to both the disabled
> and war veterans that aren't 100% "Sir, yes sir!"

Wouldnt you if you felt youd let your family down, had your legs blown off (possibly other bits)and fought for a country thats seems not to give a damn.
The way lt dan comes to terms with his disability is quite "moving" i spose you could say.

>Bubba (ethnic character) is killed.

A lot of vietnam soldiers were black if i remember correctly
and they fought for there country as hard as any white man
i think the film shows this in some ways (its been a while since i watched it)

Jenny, a peaceful protestor catches a
> big disease with a little name and dies.
She may have been peacefull and but was also in to heavy duty shall we say "partying" (s,d,r+r, make love not war) as were many protestors back then
(she is a hippie in the film no?)


My history is peaced together from documentarys etc my apologies for any inacuracies

Better than Speed 2.

"We're going to crash!"

"In about 4 days!"

Pathetic.

He's always good when he plays someone that doesn't understand what's going on.

Bill & Ted rocked, Point Break was ok, The Matrix was fun, Speed was..well..a movie about a bus..

Thing is, was it me or was this the only time Keanu actually looked like had had a modicum of acting talent?

He was certainly better in The Matrix than in Speed, for example.

Yah.

It was just good fun.
A reasonably intelligent script, and Carrie Ann Moss in skintight PVC.

Meka raised a point about the agents looking like geeks.
I liked that, the fact that these dudes ruled the Matrix and didn't need to be enormous threatening guys.