The Matrix Resurrections Movie Review

[@GUniqMedia]

The front cover of this movie is Keanu trying to stop us from watching it, but he failed..

[@paulocarreirapinto]

It´s really one of those movies that you watch 1 time and you´re done. I mean, literally done, you die inside.

[@amit_patel654]

The front cover tried to make him look like a Jesus character SMH

[@kashaunmorris2179]

Comment should be at 1k. Lol

[@benjy117]

Neil Patrick Harris was chosen obviously... When you go from brothers to sisters... who do you think they will choose? lol Brad Pitt?

[@darkstar7447]

He's like the Matrix equivalent of Marauder Shields.

[@Eva01-jy2qu7pu9r]

"I came in with low expectations.... and came out with even lower expectations" -OJ 2021

[@cameronvalencia6023]

I think what he's saying is the movie lowered his (already low) expectations.....post viewing. Lmao

[@MichaelDoesLife]

It's OVER!

[@GamersAhoy]

100%

[@JohnnyZenith]

It's an awful film.

[@jamescorey3516]

Do you know what the World needs? They just released a remaster of Not Another Teen Movie. The World needs a Not Another Terrible Hollywood Movie.

[@JamesCarmichael]

Lawrence Fishburne and Hugo Weaving dodged a bullet with this one.

[@TheCoolmandingo]

Good one 👍🏾

[@Zuggeerr]

Imagine if they didint, and ended up like that poor agent in the first matrix.

[@jakey14344]

At least, Fishburne is in MacGruber, which is quite good.

[@MomoDojo]

I mean, they “literally” didn’t.

[@lukeskywalker6809]

Laurence Fishburne, too.

[@yellowfellow7246]

Everyone: "Why did they recast Morpheus?" Laurence Fishbourne: "I read the script."

[@Machiave11i]

Well to be fair, it was written on a napkin in crayon...

[@zethstclair7485]

They didn’t even call him back he didn’t even have a reason sounds like Hollywood black balled him for some reason?

[@TehShadowDeath]

@@zethstclair7485 After hearing about this train wreck I'm happy they didn't call him. His name won't be tarnished with this trash.

[@BringBack2Center]

Thinking this before I read it comment 😂

[@zethstclair7485]

Yeah but it’s not even that hard to make another matrix I don’t understand how it bombed so hard Lazy writing? I wonder 💭 if the executives rushed it out really quick not caring if they bombed a great series??? I mean there was pretty much endless amount of acient lore in the matrix you could have discovered I mean I wouldn’t even have minded going back to a old program of the nightmare matrix staring a younger marovigian that would have been pretty awesome there’s lots they could have done I haven’t seen the flick yet but sounds like it was really really bad movie 🎥

[@aracuscesar]

honestly the part when they showed machines fighting other machines looked like a better movie from what we actually got

[@spencertrueman865]

Ya when I saw that scene and it ended in like a sec I was like nooooo bring it back . the only part I found interesting was how some of the robots turned good and where fighting each other

[@sovereignstate6760]

Same. I paused the movie just to look at it for a while and couldn't help but be reminded of the Terminator movies during their war.

[@aguyfromnothere]

That could have been a cool movie. And they recreated a simulated Neo….they captured his brain as code and he works with the robots while the robots have a war. Something….but the robot war could have been great.

[@warreng675]

Just watch one of the Terminator movies

[@tomglover98]

When it showed that scene i was thinking "Wait, this was such a better idea? WTF"

[@backslashio]

Neo: "I need guns. Lots of guns" Matrix 4: "No"

[@bodivanbodivan3668]

Bro come to think of it... Neo didn't use one gun in the film 💀💀 Holy shite 😭😭

[@AwesomeNossum86]

Did he use a gun in matrix 2 or 3?

[@bodivanbodivan3668]

@@AwesomeNossum86 He was a walking Terminator in the first film. The 2nd and 3rd he was already The One so he didn't really need them but he still touched them lol

[@freshdb]

He didn't in 2 or 3 either. It's actually a really smart nod/hint to Trinity joining him as the one since she doesn't touch a gun either. It's a really smart sequel when you let it soak in and move beyond wanting matrix 1 over again.

[@M1XEDBAG]

@@bodivanbodivan3668 no, Neo did not use any guns in reloaded or revolutions

[@TOK150]

Seeing OJ in a leading talking position is kinda unique honestly lol

[@Čangrizavi_Cinik]

OJ was so timid guy in the past. He was scared of talking and now he is the main comedian of the group.

[@TOK150]

@@Čangrizavi_Cinik honestly the first time he seemed to me that way but now I see him as this smooth smart guy with a great sense of humor. He’s a really cool dude who seems to have his shit together.

[@alexalvarez1177]

Honestly, really refreshing having OJ in the captain's chair. Makes me wish he had his own YT channel

[@troyonate]

@@alexalvarez1177 yeah, I would much rather OJ always be the main dude rather than the screaming man child that is Joe.

[@Elite7555]

@@troyonate But isn't that the theme of the -- you know? -- *Angry*JoeShow?

[@randomuser3555]

Bros I was 23 When the first Matrix dropped and I have lived in that universe ever since. Played ALL the games, got all the box sets. I even have an unopened Matrix Cell Phone in my collection. My wife and I were pumped for this film. We fell asleep half way through.

[@pedrokoury1352]

Dream crushed. Sorry to hear, man

[@g-dub5272]

I fell asleep first 20 mins

[@Legola87]

Did you watch the Animatrix though?

[@randomuser3555]

@@Legola87 Once or twice a year. My favorite one is about the runner!

[@mikoto7693]

Hey I’m sorry your dream got crushed. I was lucky that I saw trusted reviews before I thought about watching.

[@bermudalife]

Legendary fight Choreographer Woo Ping Yuen was behind the other Matrix movies incredible fight scenes , the fight scenes in this movie were such a let down… it didn’t have that Hong Kong feel to them at all .. Woo Ping Yuen is such a master at his craft!

[@gertjanvandamme2068]

not just choreography, but straight op cinematography. og trilogy movies were shot very clean and methodically, this was just absolute chaos

[@justinstoll4955]

Basically, everything was off. On another KZbinrs review, I commented the original was revolutionary, they said I was wrong. That's why I hate social media.

[@walkmetomytrugg3984]

@@justinstoll4955 the original inspired so many filmmakers and it’s influence was everywhere. That’s true weather you like the first movie or not. You were right lol.

[@justinstoll4955]

@@walkmetomytrugg3984 i tried explain that to no avail. Thanks

[@TheFinalGate_]

@@walkmetomytrugg3984 whether*, come on bro lmao

[@FlyfishermanMike]

It's so refreshing to hear OJ and Alex get to finish a sentence!

[@PBart7]

LMFAO

[@abccinema1]

they need to get rid of chubby Joe , the guy rates almost every movie too high an refuses to let people speak without interrupting them.

[@pettaduffy6561]

Right? Lol

[@exiledhebrew1994]

movie reviews are better without angry Joe. just my opinion. his game reviews are still second to none

[@perceivedvelocity9914]

I agree 100% with the OP

[@Tyrael1701]

Rescuing them was super easy, barely an inconvenience.

[@charles2703]

That was the joke on the other channel!

[@lenoigel2626]

@@charles2703 Inside jokes are tight!

[@MrKentsvenstrup]

Wow wow wow, wow

[@baghlani92]

😂😂😂😂😂

[@WTiiWarcraft]

Alex & Joe calmly explaining to us why this movie should have never happened. Good review lads!

[@jimmykov]

well, there it is

[@Anjilstorm1]

Except for the part when one of them said Matrix 2 had bad CGI…TF is he talking about? Matrix 2 had great CGI for the time it was out.

[@Limes11]

True True. Also Hi Wtii

[@WTiiWarcraft]

@@Limes11 hi~

[@FryCanon]

The advance in technology was a big problem for me. Horror movies often have to go out of their way to disable a cell phone. This movie needed to go out of its way to bring phones back. Exiting the matrix so easily removes all tension.

[@GnasherBurst]

Can this be the format going forward? AJ - Game reviews Alex - Gaming news OJ - Movie reviews I liked OJ leading the discussions in this one and want him to do it more.

[@BrandonMcCallum]

AGREED!!! It was so nice to have some degree of calmness and consistency. It’s okay to rip on bad movies, but sometimes AJ just yells and pops off into a different area out of nowhere.

[@doneson1717]

"Of all the movies we've seen in 2021, this is definitely one of them." It just says it all.

[@daveg.6648]

Worst movie of the year by far.

[@dend1]

Bullet time always seemed like an instinctive ability that came about as Neo focused harder and became more powerful. Bullet time was an expression of the fighters speed and strength. It never came across like an on - off switch until this film

[@RichyRich2607]

And it was not even bullet time, it was just slow motion.

[@CabbageYe]

@@RichyRich2607 isn't that the same thing?

[@RichyRich2607]

​@@CabbageYe No, its not. Bullet time means camera angle change,so move around the scene at a normal speed while events are slowed down. Exactly what you had in M1-3

[@darkgreen9360]

It (focus) was an awesome mechanic in Enter the Matrix. I just assumed all the characters in the movies could do it to.

[@panbouk]

@@RichyRich2607 No, actualy it is bullet time in this case. That term is been used in games after the Matrix, like Max Payne. So they refere it like that in the movie. In Andersons game the Matrix probably used the term bullet time to describe the mechanic. But yes in the first movie especially it wasn't a term, or a switch as mentioned above, but rather to show the audience how much faster Neo is, like the agents

[@humphreyegwangu7086]

Lets be honest, this movie shouldn't even have happened. It had no use or purpose other than to cash grab on an amazing franchise. Jesus christ

[@NathanCassidy721]

Exactly. Granted with the existence of social media and Facebook attempting to push the Metaverse, I can see someone making a good movie exploiting these times. But that requires somebody who has their act together with talent and self-awareness, which doesn’t exist in Hollywood.

[@MrTheDarkKnightFan]

Only few movies can pull off a sequel set after 2 decades

[@roof1975]

Welcome to Hollywood. You new bro???

[@nuke2099]

It felt like it was made by someone who didn't like the ending of the third film and wanted Neo and Trinity alive and having a happy ever after.

[@ImotekhtheStormlord-tx2it]

it really looks like a fanfic. and... it looks like a cash grab. prolly both

[@ironcladnomad5639]

If you want your story to have Agent Smith, get Hugo Weaving. If he can't or doesn't want to do it, *create a completely different character.* For me, this is up there with having anyone other than Michael Ironside play Sam Fisher.

[@kylebaugess6611]

Hugo wanted to do it but the studio didn't want to wait for him to be free.

[@kylebaugess6611]

Sad they didn't wait.

[@fufu1128]

@@kylebaugess6611 He was filming the Lord of the Rings tv show I heard. They had huge issues leaving New Zealand and moving to England. I still think John Wick 4 and Matrix were meant to connected, but the "Pandemic" changed the plan. The both movies were meant to be released the same day originally. And Laurance Fishbourne is reprising his role as the bowery king in John Wick, but not Morpheus.

[@fufu1128]

I was pissed when I played the last Splinter Cell, not hearing Michael Ironsides voice as Sam, but it came out a couple of years ago, Michael done an interview said he was sick with cancer and couldn't perform, he gave his blessings for that game. So I eventually came to terms😅

[@VincentBrooks437]

Not sure about that because in the matrix reloaded and revolutions there was this guy in zion that mimics hugos acting of agent smith almost flawlessly.

[@SalinaBabba8343]

OJ: "got your drinks ready?" Me: "ah, shit, not another bad movie."

[@darthraider450]

It's available in full HD online via pirate streams. Save your money.

[@m4rcin847]

How did you figure that out?/??///?? Teach me, sensei!

[@narusora1]

It wasn’t as bad as their acting

[@StitchRizz90]

That's alright, go watch No Way Home instead. Great film

[@Tony-hn8qy]

@Fish Boy You do? LMAO

[@bencarey243]

It's crazy Neo is in the movie pretty much every scene and he still doesn't do anything somehow.

[@IgnoreMeImWrong]

A broken man dealing with a mental breakdown does nothing, amazing.

[@bencarey243]

@@IgnoreMeImWrong lol you liked this?

[@balmain2496]

This is a really unique video. I love Joe but sometimes he’s just TOO loud. Alex and Other Joe are usually the voice of reason and it’s pretty cool to see them have their time to shine here.

[@christianjacobsen3049]

he can be a man child for sure

[@VermillionThaKid]

@@christianjacobsen3049 😂

[@BrandonMcCallum]

Be thankful we’re not in the soundboard era anymore lol. That was rough.

[@ForgetMisery]

I mean, It is called Angry Joe tho. He's big mad.

[@spudastic]

yeah lately his shouting feels like its forced "going through the motions" type of forced, it doesnt feel as genuine and focused as his old rage

[@ProdbyPope]

Can’t wait to hear Alex destroy this passive aggressively

[@tubadude07]

It's what i live for.

[@pboytrif1]

Neo: Are you saying I can dodge bullets? Morpheus: No Neo. I’m saying when you watch the new movie… you won’t want to

[@squeegeeboi2106]

"Of the movies we saw this year, this was one of them" for some reason had me laughing so hard. Love these style of reviews and every time something bad comes out, I can always count on a good Angry review.

[@slycooper7231]

“No one can say it wasn’t a movie” When that’s the only compliment you have for the movie that’s when you know it sucked😂

[@benlunch7618]

Thats nothing! A guy on a different channel said "At least its not Space Jam 2" :D

[@slycooper7231]

@@benlunch7618 WOW that is cold

[@JackEverton101]

@@slycooper7231 like the emotional response of the viewers who watch this movie

[@SuperMurray2009]

As much as I trashed this movie the first time because I was on my reboot fatigue phase I think this movie isnt nowhere near a bad as people making it.

[@TheBestEverEverEver]

@@SuperMurray2009 you only say that because you agree with the “political statements” it makes...

[@KingYojo]

The moment I heard “I still know Kung-Fu” it was an instant failure for me.

[@sammmy6718]

Exactly!!! I smelt shit immediately after hearing that!

[@calvinandsnobs]

yeah and that line is at the end of the movie soooo please dont waste your time

[@SuperMurray2009]

I didn't have a problem with it because it was already in the trailer. I cringed the first time i saw the Merovingian tho.

[@calvinandsnobs]

@@SuperMurray2009 they did the Merovingian dirty

[@GamersAhoy]

especially in the movie, there was no silent moment, the moment he said it people started talking, not even giving us time to digest it.

[@erbgorre]

basic rule of thumb: if a sequel has the word "resurrection" in its title, they probably shouldve just let that one rest in peace.

[@nontologicalbeing]

Alien flashbacks

[@jameswasdin654]

@@nontologicalbeing Damn, beat me to it.

[@kanyekubrick5391]

Or if it has a number in the middle of words “welcome 2 America” and others

[@ChristopherCubbage]

Alien: resurrection 😂

[@hexerei02021]

@@nontologicalbeing I recently rewatched alien ressurection and I thought it was okay. Definitely better than this matrix.

[@unrealcyberfly]

The machines had a fight between themselves and that was only mentioned for a second. That could have been the movie! The machines fight themselves and the humans need to rescue Neo from the battle field.

[@BlazingOwnager]

Villain: "Am I a joke to you?" AJS: "We honestly cannot tell."

[@Nedk82]

No surprise to me , I watched Keanu reeves interview about this movie and he literally was shocked about how they made it. He said the fight scenes weren’t rehearsed at all and he said that’s very unusual cause the last matrix movies rehearsed many many times before actually filming. He said in this movie they didn’t rehearse shit and just recorded like wtf who does that. Idiots ruined the matrix cause this movie could have been so good.

[@MangumCo]

Can you link me to that interview?

[@danbaz13]

When the director gets a sex change what did you expect

[@MotoMatt418]

@@danbaz13 The problem was we didn’t have the Wachowski Brothers at the helm. Those guys rocked. Instead we had a single Wachowski with an identity crisis single handedly destroying the franchise.

[@wolfhors3_660]

Like I said, cuz they didn't care about the movie anymore. Now that they're sisters instead of brothers they had to make "the one" be a woman. Wow that's a lot of money to blow on self serviance

[@Nedk82]

@@MotoMatt418 I completely agree, this farce of a matrix film just single handedly destroyed any possibility of a real director coming in and rebooting one of the most loved franchises. It’s sad

[@digitallovee623]

Once Alex whips out the alcohol, you know how the guys feel about the movie.

[@DFTNSHEXGRM]

Not surprising Alex doesn’t like anything.

[@cosmancho2959]

@@DFTNSHEXGRM Everything sucks. We should all just die.

[@TipppedScales1015]

@@cosmancho2959 Spider-Man most certainly did not suck though lol.

[@Naptosis]

@@cosmancho2959 You should be a motivational speaker. 🤣

[@MrsHjort]

Thanks for this OJ and Alex, now I know the movie was as bad as I expected. Also, I really enjoy AJ's personality, so don't get me wrong, but OJ and Alex are simply a great duo. AJ's loudness and tendency to interrupt is why I don't watch many angry movie reviews or news videos anymore. I get that the guys have a natural dynamic as friends and that's fine off-cam, but it's too loud and erratic on-cam for my taste. Angry reviews are where AJ really shines, and I hope too see more of the traditional ones with him as host next year, with all the usual jokes, parodies and bloopers.

[@zestydrizzle1813]

I don't know about you guys but seeing Alex and OJ doing a review was pretty great!!

[@winstonsmith8482]

They're all grown up now, sprouting their wings. XD

[@cinematicpassages8884]

Nah...i miss those massive joe rants hehe.

[@Mikx100]

Yes it is calming to not hear someone constantly cutting in on every comment.

[@andresgonzalez5676]

If Joe was here "STFU UP ALEX IT WAS GREAT!"

[@TheBestEverEverEver]

First time we actually got to hear OJs opinion, he’s not just a side piece for once.

[@paulherrmann4457]

They took the dead rotting corpse of the matrix, stuffed it with nostalgia and called it a new movie. This 3 hours felt like 6.

[@NoMansLand98]

Still probably made allot of money due to it having a massive fan base like the new bad Disney Star wars films...

[@christophergongora7885]

Looking at the production the Wachoskis never wanted the story to continue but WB was gonna do it without them and it looks they took that and one of them did it anyway and made a thought provoking parody like they knew they wanted it to be pretty bad especially that ending with the gender swap "the one" and that line "bye." Wtf its like looking at that way i enjoyed it better

[@paulherrmann4457]

@@NoMansLand98 I'm sure it did. They knew people would go see it. It's the matrix after all. No need to like try or anything like that. Give us your money nerds. How it felt lol

[@hexerei02021]

@@NoMansLand98 That doesn't seem to be the case with this movie. They will be happy to break even.

[@theveteransergeant]

The complete lack of tension was what got me. The shoehorned story to justify why Neo is back in The Matrix is bad, but I can push past that. But I never once understood the stakes, nobody was ever in any real danger. The original had a sense that humanity scraped and hid to survive in the depths, and that the Machines were dangerous and all-powerful. There was none of that in this film. Shit, when Team Expendable stepped forward to answer Bad Makeup Pinkett Smith's call to action I laughed to a colleague at the press screening "Oh, here are the non-namers to die in the big battle." Nope. Does anyone die in this movie that isn't a faceless extra fighting our plucky heroes? I'm not saying you have to slaughter the cast for drama or tension, but I've never seen so many fights without even the slightest sense of a rising danger for the protagonists. And when Discount Peter Pan shows up with The Lost Boys, who the fuck were they? Was this a callback from 2 or 3 I just forgot? The bad cover of "Wake Up" at the end encapsulates this movie perfectly. I already know all the words, it's kinda like something great from the 1990s, but in the end, why does this exist and why wouldn't I just stick with the original? At least they didn't shit on Neo like the Star Wars sequels did to Luke Skywalker. If this movie felt like a bad fan fiction sequel/reboot to The Matrix, at least it was fiction written by people who were fans of the original movies.

[@henkhenkste6076]

peter pan and the lost boys were the merovignian and his new gang... they actually did that to a previously good character...

[@Booneface]

Your comment on "wake Up" is exactly what I thought as well!!

[@theveteransergeant]

@@Booneface You know why you basically never hear bands do covers of Rage Against the Machine? Because it will almost always be a losing proposition. To quote the lyrics themselves: "It'll never come close to the rage built up inside of me." Those guys were legitimately (and justifiably) angry, that emotion comes out so distinctly in the performance, and you can never repackage that. I had joked to the same colleague during the final scene "Is this where we go to credits to Rage Against the Machine?" and then I heard that cover start and was immediately "Oh no, they wouldn't..."

[@baddunwell2306]

I noticed that too. I don't think a single character died in this. Not even the machine allies. No dramatic sacrifice, no betrayals and definitely no resurrections.

[@theveteransergeant]

@chaintech it stop embarrassing yourself.

[@poocianpoo]

I love that OJ is hosting and the conversation between the two of them is smooth and pure, no interruptions when one talks (not coming at you AJ)

[@exiledhebrew1994]

movie reviews are better without angry Joe. just my opinion. his game reviews are still second to none

[@SlimeBlueMS]

AJ really does scream and interrupt way too much

[@alrightbro]

Neo in this movie: "I know Kung-Fu." Everyone: "No, no you do not."

[@anticorruptionagenda5106]

GERIATRIX 4

[@Mr.KittensAndGibberish]

He actually does know it, they just had a piss poor choreographer.

[@thebhoy8561]

@@Mr.KittensAndGibberish obviously what he ment

[@Mr.KittensAndGibberish]

@@thebhoy8561 *I* meant the actor himself, Keanu Reeves, knows Kung Fu.

[@MyZ001]

@@anticorruptionagenda5106 Bullshit, he does actual BJJ and other MAs in all his John Wick movies which are still being pumped out. His age is not the issue.

[@CesarDaSalad]

"This sure was a movie" was exactly how I felt after watching this.

[@Young_Dab]

Was it a movie or a 2 and a half hour parody?

[@zymosan123]

Feminist movie

[@purefoldnz3070]

it was more like a tv show pilot.

[@Nauda999]

@@Young_Dab 2 and half long parody movie, and I liked it, probably had the right mindset going into the movie, expected woke parody garbage, but got a good parody.

[@ethamaxx]

They should have given Matrix 4 to Denis Villeneuve. A fresh vision and a serious take on the material is what this needed.

[@Andytlp]

Agreed. Or at least if both of the wachowskis written and directed, we might have had something decent. Maybe on revolutions level. Only one of them signed on the movie is half the vision.

[@aldovk6681]

I agree

[@worlds3061]

@@Andytlp Your profile picture reminded me of a better time

[@ProtestantsRUs]

Or... Christopher Nolan...

[@ProtestantsRUs]

@@Andytlp the wachowskis don't know weiners from non-weiners anymore how would you expect them to know good writing?

[@isarke7042]

Its so nice to see Alex and OJ talk more than usual without being interrupted too much

[@pjcmcnulty]

The original Matrix was one of the best movies of it's generation, having seen the new one I wouldn't even class it as one of the best movies this week.

[@goodtreeinexile7509]

Ouch

[@TheRisingTide89]

1 movie was brand new fresh to the audience and the other came out after 50000 newer movies already did everything being done in this recent one. But okay captain obvious😭😭😭

[@waltermojica222]

It's 1 of the worst movies this year.

[@Flypidge]

It needed the guy who directed dune to direct it, would have been quality.

[@SolidPain6624]

It’s a good thing that we can remove this from the canon. As far as I concerned, this Movie doesnt count. Waste of time, money…

[@EdmundLoh]

The Matrix is an interesting universe with so many possibilities. They could have covered any of the previous 5 Ones, or the Machine War that led to the creation of the Matrix. A missed opportunity, just like Terminator with their future war.

[@loC2ol]

Yeah for sure a major missed opportunity. The Animatrix did a great job giving them a baseline to work with.

[@Andronicus87]

Yeah... wtf is wrong with Hollywood so devoid of talent these days. We need a new Hollywood that isn't afraid of hurting someones feewings. I swear these people are more afraid of hurting someones feelings than actual physical violence i nthe streets of our cities!

[@MamadNobari]

But how could they slap Keanu on the poster and nostalgia bait people then?

[@dreamyoufindyou]

You’re wrong on so many levels. The amount of people agreeing is scary. What sheep you are.

[@dreamyoufindyou]

@@M00NBULLET lol, that’s cute.

[@Hossak]

The first movie had so many aspects to appeal to a massive audience. Sci fi, action, love story, redemption, hero's journey etc etc.

[@ProudCommie]

Fans of just the first one are insufferable movie critics

[@CaptainTitforce]

@@ProudCommie elaborate on that?

[@starcraft-bo2mk]

Yeah everything that made the first movie so amazing was absolutely absent from this movie

[@drake128]

This one has a meeting montage

[@Hossak]

It is just like a musician. They can have one song you really like, that doesn't mean you have to like the rest of their catalogue. Movies are a personal experience like pretty much all forms of artistic expression. I do appreciate the sheer effort, amount of work and craftmanship that goes into making any movie, no matter the budget or what my opinion of its quality. Plus the pressure you would have to endure whilst making the thing is something that I personally would not be able to stand for even a week.

[@guifm5761]

"We were drinking and still didn't make it good" I feel you OJ :(

[@alexloyola4695]

"Out of all of the movies we've seen this year, this is certainly one of them." I died laughing and came back to life just to laugh some more.

[@TippyHippy]

Sometimes I play with my willy and the white stuff comes out

[@alexloyola4695]

@Cosmo Kramer The Resurrection Stone

[@pira707]

I love how other joe responded lol

[@dereksbooks]

Did anyone actually expect this to be remotely good? Reloaded was seriously flawed, and 3 was unwatchable. One of the Wachowskis didn't even return for this one! And no Laurence Fishburne? Get outta my face!

[@forlatagate1]

@@TippyHippy you need to be put on nofap

[@bustersgotavmax]

OMG! Other Joe just stepped up to the plate and smashed it! Well done! I always tend to agree with Alex on most of his points, and the discussion with just the two of them is a good change once in a while.

[@camphustle1]

"They took your story, something that meant so much to people like me. And they turned it into something trivial. " -Bugs speaking to Neo P.S. - Matrix Resurrections Review now up on the channel.

[@RaikenXion]

Lol IF Lana fuckin Wachowski thinks she's being clever by having her characters speak certain truths (through the movie) to us fans and the audience, in the hope we listen or something then she has another thing coming. She should have made a fuckin great movie from the start and if the greedy WB studio were being corporate-controlling with her, then she should have simply told them to fuck off and walk away from the project!

[@killzorrkillsall1953]

@@RaikenXion Wachowski is a dude trying to be a girl.

[@RaikenXion]

@@killzorrkillsall1953 I actually believe you, i think both "Wachowskis" pretended to be Trans cause they knew as two "White Dudes" in "woke", "metoo" era Hollywood right now, they would stop getting work, and that's why they've played it up. Only the Larry/Lilly "Wachowski" has been finding it hard pretending and that's why he/she has needed some time away from the industry.

[@thomasmuandersontheneousul4184]

This video proves what Bugs was saying - they wanted Matrix to be an MCU film In other words, dumbed down garbage with guns but they didn't do that hence bad movie Or a movie that is more intelligent than them ANOTHER possibility lol

[@UKXcalibur]

it was the movie being meta again

[@WeRemainFaceless]

One of the biggest kicks in the teeth for me, was the fact that Smith kept calling Neo “Tom” instead of Mr Anderson. The reason for this…Calling Neo “Mr” implies a male gender. In a movie that is rolling gender neutrality and non-binary bs up into a little ball and shoving it down your throat. This movie should have been called Matrix: Woken Up

[@RyanX1899]

They turned the mighty Neo into a Simp guys. He was dazed and confused the whole way through, on the other hand Trinity wakes up and instantly is kicking ass haha. Neo also lost his flying ability yet Trinity gets it. neo is basically bossed around by every woman character in the film. He's just a look how woke this film is plot device, that's all. I mean can't have him kicking ass and pushing that "Toxic Masculinity" now can we? But the women can kick ass, that's ok.

[@sparkytheskater]

@@RyanX1899 I will say I get why Trinity could fly in this one, its because Neo alone isnt "The One" but Neo and Trinity together are.....but there was definitely some woke crap in there

[@Sharky1986]

@@RyanX1899 What do you expect when the Wachowski's literally spent their money from the original Matrix on BDSM femdom abuse and ultimately destroyed any connection they might have had to masculinity? Ultimately, they both chose the blue pill.

[@thomasmuandersontheneousul4184]

@@RyanX1899 Trinity wakes up and instantly ... Could you NOT lie about the film its over an hour and half before they even try to find Trinity again She "kicks" near the conclusion ...

[@thomasmuandersontheneousul4184]

@@RyanX1899 Trinity only flies literally minutes before the movie ends ... neo is bossed around by Bugs? I missed that She worships him and she defers to his decisions Also Sati has almost God-like powers and they need her of course they need to follow her plan DUH

[@RobTheDoodler]

What kills me is that there’s some things I really like conceptually, particularly the bits with the machine civil war, yet it gets botched or glossed over so badly. I would have greatly preferred dealing more with the machine conflict than this weird flashback stuff that kept popping up. Also, one part that bugged me, when the new “Smith” playing Anderson’s boss is monologuing at the window like OG Smith…how did Neo recall this? The only person that listened to this speech was the original Morpheus when he was captured by the agents.

[@derrickwilliams1210]

But Smith did say to Neo "You wrote that line"

[@TTaareKK]

Yeah in the movie neo made the game with that line... Also for a game, they are just showing cutscenes in the background:P

[@CarlosXPhone]

I think the movie is "good," just needs a little more polish when it came to story. However, it doesn't get away with criticism. For me, the story was confusing especially the first 30 minutes. I feel like the way they explained the story in the wrong way: They spent the first hour of the film trying reconcile Anderson's (Neo's) reality. I say touch on this for 30 minutes, and keep the story going. I don't mind the battle between today's "Smith," and today's "Neo." And, the battle between "The Analyst," and "Neo" was interesting. Almost intense. I feel like they're setting up "The Analyst" and "Neo" for the next Matrix film. Since Neo doesn’t have his powers at 100% NOW. Trinity has Neo's powers from Matrix Revolutions, despite dying before Neo.

[@strainofthought9142]

Goof!

[@scottmcqueen3964]

I think the trick to this movie is its implying everything was in Neo's head, he wrote all of it, and this movie IS the 4th game. We live the 4th game through the movie, just as we did the previous 3 (unaware that we are watching the game). That's why all the silly shit that is suggested through the montage comes to fruition in the movie. It doesn't rescue the just general poor movie making, but it does at least introduce a new way to watch the movie and appreciate what they are trying to do.

[@addidaswguy]

I CAN'T wait for Pitch Meeting when he says Saving Neo from the Matrix was Super Easy, barely an inconvenience

[@ynkybomber]

Hey that was in the other movie.

[@JimmyMon666]

wow, wow, wow

[@the15minutegamer]

Haha I thought the exact same thing but when trinity was saved.

[@David-bb7mt]

without AJ, you actually get to hear these two talk lol

[@bigfatchubbybritboy9445]

Its refreshing.

[@albeirozuluaga93]

@David Spiewak Yep and its great.

[@NugsFan21]

Seriously tho. It’s one of the reasons I don’t watch too often, AJ just talks with over everybody else to the point it’s not a conversation

[@Rammsteinfan79]

It's what I'm saying! I'm loving them!

[@Boxman-GG]

It just makes me think how iconic the first movie was and far we have fallen matrix one looked a million times more realistic then movies today.

[@reacherfan9487]

Nice to finally hear Alex give a full opinion without getting interrupted constantly by AJ.

[@LecrazyMaffe]

So much this haha

[@PanicGW]

Was it nice though? Guy just shits on everything with no substance to his critiques.

[@Mstasgt]

@@PanicGW I don't think so. Where's the angry for the review? There's no emotion in what they are saying. Theyre just plain Jane. Atleast for me anyways

[@pegeta]

AJ has some serious people skills problems for a youtuber.

[@MyZ001]

@Benjamin Brown AJ has done a couple of these on his own and they are boring and terrible. He needs someone to bounce off of.. he needs someone to interrupt and talk over haha

[@loopsaround7664]

I love how they just don't talk about neo using his abilities in the "real" world.

[@HR-ms6ed]

Yep

[@Taruukc]

Or Trinity now just being able to do everything Neo could

[@Revan-eb1wb]

@@Taruukc and more. they can now control the matrix

[@miketolpa4449]

Yeah. Nothing made any sense.

[@bjstrife]

To be fair, that had to do with the Prime Program and possibly Neo entering the Source. He never had his Superhuman abilites in the real world but he had a connection to the machines, making him able to affect them and control them, kinda like wi-fi. He couldn't do anything beyond that (fly etc). I think it was explained in Matrix Online or somewhere too.

[@BrightHero_Ultimato]

Welcome to the real world. where some movies rely on too much nostalgia and others use nostalgia to progress their story.

[@Lord_Phoenix95]

Least Spider-Man NWH not only used Nostalgia but they added to it.

[@JoyfulSeas]

I did like how Neo got plugged into the matrix again, and was lost. That had a lot of potential to me and was kinda rushed. imagine if morpheus and all the people who already escaped somehow fell back into the matrix, all of them discovering they are in and trapped... whatever. You get what i mean.

[@bobbywilliams4438]

That would've been fire

[@RS-kt6bo]

Anyone else spot the middle finger aimed right at us in the scene where Neo's sitting in his office? It's on the shelf with the Matrix collectibles. This movie was a giant middle finger to the Matrix fans.

[@dragonmeteor1057]

I think it was meant for the studio heads who forced them to make it

[@UniverseGd]

r/shittymoviedetails

[@cyphaborg6598]

I wouldn't be surprised if they did stuff like that lol IDK what's going on in Hollywood but they went batshit crazy.

[@RS-kt6bo]

It was definitely meant for the fans. Studio heads don't give a crap about collectibles and memorabilia. It's as if this movie was created out of spite.

[@vegeta8169]

@@dragonmeteor1057 yes.

[@Str4vv]

"It did not feel genuine." Indeed. Also, they talked more about bullet time than utilizing bullet time...

[@scottiecraig9768]

Neo and the architect were the only ones that coul do it tho

[@RRRRRRRRR33]

It did felt boring, it's crazy... 2 hours that felt like 5 hours

[@jellyandjam9646]

OJ and Alex do such a great job in their own as well!! Amazing team AJs got, love you 3❤️❤️

[@Volkskomissar]

Alex trying hard to sound smart so desperately. He should be replaced. Will pay for it

[@syncopaint_minis3016]

Thats cause they dont have the other joe shouting over them.

[@vandalcreed]

@@syncopaint_minis3016 my sentiments exactly. Yes it's AJ show but he needs to shut up at times and let his sidekicks have a decent say

[@eigos]

I'm starting to like OJ being the main guy during reviews more and more... OJ and Alex ftw

[@dereksbooks]

OJ has really matured. He's so savage now and often provides more excoriating criticism than even Alex!

[@darknesslight3100]

Resurrections was actually a message about Loosh farming and the Reincarnation Trap cycle. The "Swarm Mode" is about how half of the human population aren't actual humans-- or better yet true consciousness but are artificial/false consciousness here to ensure specific reactions from people through influence peddling. You have to research both Loosh energy farming and the reincarnation trap cycle to really get what this movie was trying to get across. That isn't to say that they did a good job or anything. Don't get me wrong, I'm not defending this movie, but what I'm seeing is like a final warning to humanity about what's about to happen.

[@Trace153]

Dude I love when Alex just shows he is a legit hardcore nerd. And not just a kinda nerd. The things he always knows off hand with very little effort always makes me proud.

[@neansath]

I was actually glad Lawrence Fishburne and Hugo Weaving wasn't in this movie. At least the bad film can't be associated with them.

[@TheFinalGate_]

Right?

[@actionreplay2165]

You guys feel like friends I never feel I’m watching a video but instead hearing three in this case two really good friends having a conversation that had it happened in my living room I would participate in. Love yours guys content

[@MyZ001]

Yea, that's the reason I even watch them. I don't really GAF about their opinion hahaha.

[@d_shuffles]

I felt so bad for my girlfriend, she had never seen the 1st movie, I told her I'm sure it would be fine... Yikes, it took me awhile to explain that the Matrix was not a game in the original movies.

[@hemendyran2809]

So nice to hear Alex's feedback without being interrupted.

[@DW-qt5xy]

Him, running his own channel would be definitely desired

[@JerichoLeon]

Seriously! Sometimes you can tell he just doesn't want to talk.

[@OldheadMike]

i'm waiting on alex's fireside reviews where he sits in a lounge chair in front of a fireplace with a glass of whiskey where he talks low and sweet like his rapid fire reviews

[@ForgottenShinobi11]

My brother wanted to go an see this movie cuz he was a HUGE fan of Matrix when he was younger, and holly fuck i never seen him so disapointed :S, after we got out the teather, we decided to go watch Spider-Man No way home for a third time just so we can wash off what we just saw xD

[@thebrotherstalkabout4752]

I just can't believe that I actually got excited for this movie.. why did I do that to myself!! This movie just was ACTUALLY bad, it's really a shame that every Matrix film only gets worse 🤦🏻

[@resurrectionsealcoat1291]

Yea man, your not alone I was interested after seeing that first trailer but man was this movie terrible. I just wish I could take the Blue Pill and forget everything I watched, just a complete waste of 2 and a half hours... 💊😎

[@hikoseijuro1649]

You simply fell for the same trick they tried to pull on everyone: USE keeanu to sell a product. People forget things. There is a difference between LIKING A PERSON vs THAT PERSON BEING IN A MOVIE. I like him too but that doesn't mean I have to like his every movie. John Wick is mediocre at best (imo) but hey, people loved it. That's how thing is. However some part of the movies I liked... This matrix however...well, you can't beat the FIRST (not 2nd or 3rd) original matrix...simple as that. Original copied (literally a copy paste, nothing else) of religious and metaphysical concepts, and converting them into cyberpunkish mumbo jumbo. It worked though. But if you want that, Ghost in the Shell did this YEARS before even matrix. So yeah! But this is nothing new. Just milking the franchise.

[@KISS_MY_CONVERSE]

afte watching movies like the raid and other overseas martial arts films. I cant take the matrix series serious anymore. The fights are pure cringe.

[@walkforgiven]

Just try to always remember this next time you get excited for something.

[@ShazammtheProducer]

I did the same

[@brian6391]

It’s sad watching these “ultra woke” teens and early twenties kids trying to act like this movie has some deeper plot that we aren’t getting haha. The plot is lazy and you get it within the first thirty minutes of the movie and the next two hours are just a sad cash grab filled with constant call backs to the originals. It’s not deep it’s just a bad movie simply made for money.

[@Dragonpuncher123]

Personally I thought Resurrections sucked ass, but if you just see it as a cash grab you are clearly not getting it. Lana made a movie that has so much subtext about transitioning between genders like she did herself, that it almost hits you in the face. The movie uses so much of the framing of the original, but focuses on a single part of the journey, Neo finding out who he is, much like a transperson is forced to. It becomes clear that he and Trinity are made to be almost one connected person. One can’t live without the other, but by the end Trinity is the stronger more dominant force, as in the feminine side wins out. There’s a lot of talk about how people see you, vs who you really are, also an obvious analogy to transpeople yet to come out. And the end credits use literally the same Rage Against the Machine song as in the original, but song by a women to signify that the transition is complete. Like I said I wouldn’t call it a good movie, but it’s clearly not just a cash grab. Lana got free reins and made something quite personal.

[@aysaqchaudhry6054]

I agree that the movie is bad but the original was also "woke". The directors are literally trans and the movie is an allegory for that feeling transgender people have. Idk what's wrong with AJ's audience in being super weird about "wokeness"

[@brian6391]

@@aysaqchaudhry6054 The wachowskis were brothers when they made the original matrix movies they weren’t trans yet.

[@robgaming2638]

Trinity becoming "The One" also then flying away was so cringe

[@tomd4748]

You’ve never had a girlfriend

[@AlexxxPerales]

That's what happens?? Lol thanks for saving me 2 hours

[@robgaming2638]

@@AlexxxPerales I usually don't comment spoilers but this movie was so laughably bad that it doesn't matter honestly.

[@Panthorius]

Well… you remember they both fly away at the end so he became the SECOND “One” 🤣🤣🤣🤷‍♂️🤷‍♂️🤦🏻‍♂️

[@coreycrossman3447]

Woah thats trash

[@Memememe-is1yn]

AJ be like, "I'm sorry, I just can't. You guys do this one...PLEASE."

[@shadowlinkbds]

That should of been what he said during the cats movie review. 😂

[@draxrdax7321]

The action scenes are so lazy and cheap, it's bothersome watching it really. Remembering the action scenes in Reloaded and Revolutions, where they broke the rules and went crazy with it (even with the dated CGI), this is just embarrassing. This movie shouldn't have been made.

[@jamesgorman899]

off topic and kinda late but I love how much more you guys have become a part of the show in the last few years. legends

[@thedarkdade]

Those curious about missing cast members. It comes down to "They just didn't call me" end quote So a-lot of past members just did not get the call from Lana Wachowski. Laurence Fishburne Explains Why He Won’t Appear in ‘The Matrix 4’ “I have not been invited. Maybe that will make me write another play. I wish them well. I hope it’s great,” Fishburne told the publication.

[@BekoeSpeaks]

Dude morpheus is in the movie you didn't watch it properly. If you want to watch matrix 1 just ask

[@figjam9530]

@@BekoeSpeaks he's talking about cast, not characters. if you want to know the difference, just ask.

[@ohboy6738]

@@BekoeSpeaks Was that a serious statement from you??? You completely missed what this dude was saying. THE ORIGINAL ACTOR FROM THE PREVIOUS TRILOGY WAS NOWHERE TO BE FOUND IN THIS LATEST INSTALLMENT! Due to them not contacting him. Dear God! How do some people even walk and breathe at the same time when they can't even comprehend a basic Statement. 😅

[@brando3342]

@thedarkdade Dang, how insulting man, wow, don’t even call them to reprise their role? Nice little slap in the face, probably thought there was too much testosterone in their characters so they couldn’t be brought back for this feminist crap fest.

[@BekoeSpeaks]

@@ohboy6738 yeah because he would not fit the story. It was so they could show you how the matrix has evolved, and how would he last if the movie takes place 60 years nto the future? He wasn't contacted because he's dead.

[@Psilocybin77]

From one of the brilliant minds behind the smash hit JUPITER ASCENDING, comes a tv-movie quality version of the fantastic film you loved!!!!!!!!!!

[@sheevthewireless110]

Cherry on top of all the badness was Smith addressing Neo as Thomas instead of Mr. Anderson. Seriously WTF is wrong with them.

[@Arenem88]

I remember he even called him “Tom” at one point lol

[@TheAmericanPrometheus]

Guess calling him "Mr Anderson" is too gendered a term for the alphabet crowd to accept

[@Kay0Bot]

@@TheAmericanPrometheus don't shift shit writing for wokeness

[@dangr3957]

We watched it with my wife. We walked out it was soo good!😅 Many other people left the theatre before us!😄

[@defaultcamo4288]

On Hulu I wanted to stop the movie at the hr mark. It's just torture

[@TNM001]

just watched it. even with all the nostalgia...it was a parody of itself in the end. the ONE scene that encapsulates it for me is the one with the Merovingian. In the old movies he packaged his BS into philosophy and style, to justify what he does, as a survivor. in this one, he just was there to swear in french, making a parody of the parody. btw...no philosophy in this one, that would hurt brain cells. the original movies took themselves serious enough as dystopian phantasy. this one, not so much. everything is shrunk down and has no meaning. Smith for example is without meaning, and his power not explained at all (more powerful than the designer?). he is just a set piece to use for nostalgia moments (Smith fight subway, also taking over everybody...) there won't be any sequels. nothing more to tell. this just gives the characters a happy ending, which takes away from the original trilogy (sacrifice is part of the journey), and even kicks some old ones in the nuts (like, Morpheus basically didn't react and got Zion destroyed? thx). also, if you want to go a certain "message" route, it was in here also. like, powerwomen everywhere while old men suck, as always. as if these movies get made to destroy old heroes, because we can't have those. also, the design was way off, didn't resemble the old look at all for the worse. its crazy to think they did the style alot better 20 years ago, the action scenes in this one felt off alot of times.

[@Stevan_275]

💯 agree with everything you wrote. Tonally, this film just felt off, like it was fanfiction that got Keanu and Carrie Ann Moss to join.

[@williamcronshaw5262]

Turn on subtitles during the Merovingian cameo. He's literally ranting about Cell phones, video games, movies, franchises, and sequels. What in the actual fuck?

[@Nauda999]

many call it a parody, and then start to criticize, I watched it as a parody and enjoyed it, like these MTV Matrix parodies from 2005, but this time 2 hour 20 minutes long, was fun when creators of matrix made so much fun about themselves and the matrix, good parody in my opinion.

[@MotoMatt418]

All 100% accurate

[@hamsterminator]

The trailers screamed Cash Grab to me, mixed in with a sense of entitlement that because it has some of the old actors mixed in with a healthy dose of woke empowerment must equal a good film. Haven't seen it, but really have zero desire to do so. This era of remakes and sequels has to stop.

[@darthbalrog]

i appreciate when it's just alex and OJ. ive been subbed for many years and love AJ, but it feels like he's overpowering in the movie reviews. for example when they do a review only AJ's score is put on the screen, while alex and OJs aren't put up like their scores don't matter as much. while here both reviewers scores are put on the screen. i know its the angryjoeshow, but without alex and OJ the channel wouldn't be where it's at now (e.g. the news how, rapid fire reviews, misadventure streams). the least he can do is put their scores on the screen so it feels like they all have equal weight

[@danyukhin]

agreed 100%

[@tonygilbert3911]

I completely agree with both of you, it was a 4 for me as it was good seeing keanu and Carrie Ann back together but my god the story and action brought it down 6 points for me. Great review.

[@bricriu]

The Matrix was lightning in a bottle and impossible to one-up for any sequel. This film speaks directly to that. There's nothing they could've done to satisfy your nostalgia for the innovation of the original.

[@bodivanbodivan3668]

Probably because they stole the script from the lady who kept telling ppl that the Matrix was a prequel to the terminator the way she originally wrote it. This film proves that they have zero creativity what so ever and most likely did indeed steal it.

[@LagunaLeonhart]

Spoiler... I don't think so. The middle of the movie was actually cool and a lot of the story and lore felt like original matrix stuff which was fantastic. The bad jokes and nerfed neo was pathetic as was the switch from the One to... The Two..

[@centerfield6339]

This wasn't a failed one-up. It was the worst.

[@mstrikesback168]

@@bodivanbodivan3668 interesting. I know the Matrix was a copy of Dark City (1998). Even used the same set. There should still be a video about it here on YT

[@joelincoln6560]

I bailed after 40 minutes. Blue hair Mary sue with shaven sides and lil quippy quips while rollypollying away from agents was just too much.

[@TheFinalGate_]

LMAoo i was like, wow the gen z lgbtq-insert so the new kids can like the matrix too whoa

[@Leprechaunproduction]

Spoilers! I love the first three Matrix films and was eagerly waiting for this movie ever since it was announced, and I was shocked at how bad it was. The only positive things were learning how the machines and humanity can now live together in peace and harmony, and Keanu and Carrie's acting. But everything else... 1. Would it really have been that hard to bring an older Morpheus back instead of killing him offscreen and bringing in a machine fanboy to take his place? 2. So there was a civil war within the machines, and now Io is involved in yet another war, which left humanity once again enslaved in the Matrix means that Neo's sacrifice ultimately amounted to NOTHING. 3. Niobe is an unlikable jerk who gives Old Luke Skywalker a run for his money as the most depressed edgelord around. 4. The Merovingian (who is now king of the hobos) adds NOTHING to the film. AT ALL. He literally just stands there and yells at Neo about how much he sucks before shambling away like Gollum and is never mentioned again. You could have cut him and his goons out and saved us from that horribly edited fight scene. 5. Smith... oh my God, where do I even begin with Smith? Wasn't he deleted for good at the end of 'Revelations'? Why the FCUK would the machines even let him still be around when he, you know, TRIED TO WIPE OUT HUMANITY AND THE MACHINES AND ALMOST SUCCEEDED. Neo doesn't even seem to care when he realizes that his business partner is his mortal enemy. He's like, 'Oh.' and then they get into another pointless fight that adds nothing to the plot. like the Merovingian, you could have cut Smith out of the film entirely without affecting it at all. 6. Bugs is boring. Her crew are boring, get maybe one line each, and get no development at all. 7. Bugs sounds like she's mumbling most of her lines. 8. Why in heaven's name did the film need to make Trinity's release from the Matrix so freaking complicated?! Would it really be that hard to just unplug her and then whisk her out of the machine tower instead of Star Trek-level technobable about duplicating her brain waves? 9. The climax is a boring, generic escape scene that could have been taken from any thriller released in the past twenty years. It feels like it's building up to a spectacular finale, only to end without delivering said finale. 10. The film can't decide if it's a romance, a thriller, the start of a new series, or a reboot. It tries to do everything and fails. I hate banging on a movie that Lana Wachowski made to help cope with the death of her parents, but 'Resurrections' is a failure from beginning to end. The Matrix series deserved better than this.

[@Hlbkomer]

It was shockingly bad, like a Wish version of a Matrix movie.

[@vadernotthefather2408]

I read alk of that

[@timslack7568]

Its amazing how good a reviewer Alex is, when given a chance to speak and have an opinion

[@jdunnatl]

Is he a battered spouse??? 😅

[@thee_morpheus]

@@jdunnatl AJ interrupts a LOT

[@reacherfan9487]

YES exactly my opinion

[@reacherfan9487]

@@thee_morpheus Totally agree. With the size of Alex, AJ needs to be careful 🙂

[@brandoncarver2474]

Wish Joe would just STFU for 30 seconds. I bet if you did a drinking game for his interruptions, you wouldn't make it to the spoilers section.

[@jblps]

New Agent Smith: "Mr. Anderson" Director: No that's not right just call him Tom from now on

[@JesseWhiteman117]

Resurrections gutted me. I'm serious. I watched the trilogy millions of times when I was younger. I consider it the best action trilogies in cinema. Everything in this movie does the exact opposite the trilogy does. Me, you, everyone knows how potentially great a Matrix sequel can be. This isn't it. The script doesn't have that Matrix feel that it did where the characters get straight to the point while also explaining and asking things too. Everyone talks like they are in a Marvel movie. Love the Marvel movies but something felt off on the characters. Apparently the OG choreographer wasn't part of production which to me is a make or break for me. The shakey cam in the fight scenes made me disappointed knowing how capable all those actors still are. The stakes for The Matrix simulations have been lowered DRASTICALLY. Just like the movie there is little reason the simulation needs to exist if you think about it long enough let alone care about it. Some of the concepts they explored was cool but refuses to extend it further which was a pain. Like I said WE KNOW WHAT THE MATRIX MOVIES ARE CAPABLE OF. They pull the brakes at every given chance. The movie claims to give you nostalgia but somehow manages to give you the bare minimum at the same time! HOW? Keanu has had a long career. But something about him going going back to Neo does not feel like Neo its just Neo trying to be Keanu. I feel the directors did not give Keanu Reeves any pointers or anything to give him time to revisit the character. I'm not gonna lie I wasn't expecting it to live up to any of the movies we had in the past but this one kinda hurt me. As far as sequels, remakes, reboots, old franchises returning, etc. I can't remember a time where I kinda felt hurt from a movie I was supposed to get a little enjoyment out of even if I know it won't be good. This is different.

[@zeropolicy7456]

You want to read what a good Matrix sequel could be? Look up The Super Matrix. Corny ass title, isn't finished, ends on a cliffhanger, and written in Script format. But it's eons better than Resurrections.

[@kevinkim9620]

i feel you man, i really really do. i was a huge fan of the original movies and went alone as a teenager on a school night to watch the midnight screenings for reloaded and revolutions when they came out in high school for me. i bought books on the philosophies explored in the movie, nerded out on its expanded stories in the games, comics, and mmorpg. this movie definitely gutted me the same way you explained. but (dont take this as a defense or redeeming factor for the movie), it is not the worst ive felt for a cherished childhood franchise, that would have to go to star wars the force awakens (which did what resurrections did as you explained for star wars) and the last jedi (which completely destroyed my hope for the future of the star wars at the time, i still have not watched rise of skywalker)..

[@Cenot4ph]

It should have stayed at one movie, instead we had another 3 that were unnecessary

[@DJFlemmyFlem]

Why the marvel movie dig when the recent spiderman movie that came out was 10x better than this pile of trash, and frankly much better than the third matrix movie too lmao

[@davidalpeter9963]

‘Me, you, everyone knows how potentially great a sequel can be’ … do we though? Cause all the sequels to the matrix are not good. Matrix is a masterpiece, all the sequels are a terrible letdown. No reloaded is not a good movie it literally has one memorable scene

[@dr.sergeykutzofykock9720]

Well, granted...Neo only used guns in the first movie. After he became "the one" he never used them again

[@Young_Dab]

Seriously? I never noticed that

[@justinreid7459]

Agreed but here is not the one again yet. It's a software reboot where he has to learn everything again. It would have been better out the gate to have a growth pattern again.

[@dr.sergeykutzofykock9720]

@@justinreid7459 oh, no doubt. Agreed

[@Akame4514]

That’s true I disagreed with them

[@TheBakerZen]

@LtDanGotNoLegs That was the point of the matrix. It's not supposed to be a popcorn action movie, it's a story meant to challenge the audience with its themes about choice and free will.

[@stoyantrendafilov7202]

some friends of mine went to the movies, a guy and girl, girl being the huge fan and recently rewatched all 3. 1 hour into the movie she told him she wanted to leave, but he said 10-15min more, maybe it will get better, then 3-4ppl walked out during that time, and then they left as well. GJ

[@eggsnest32]

The depressing aura im feeling from you guys is exactly how i felt within the first 10 minutes of watching the movie. I couldn't even watch the whole movie in 1 day. We had to keep stopping because it was physically painful. lmao.

[@davidm4677]

That’s why you do watch movies online just in case,nothing really worthy this days seeing in cinema.

[@chicharones9640]

They officially admitted that there was ZERO and yes this is legit information, they did zero rehearsals for the movie.

[@addidaswguy]

Wow, I was at a 3/10 for hype after I read some things like the Director saying the first three were all about transgenderism, HOW does that happen??! Also the fact that they didn't contact Fishburne so they just replaced him with another guy, ugh. But after seeing this review I'm about a 1/10. My buddy with his love and nostalgia for the first three(he liked the last two) wants me to PAY to see it in the theater. Ugh.

[@jasonjason8387]

Watched this at home with dad and brother. First time in 24 years that my dad walked out about 50 minutes in and said he was going to bed. It’s painfully bad and needlessly confusing. 3-4 out of 10 is accurate

[@freestyla85]

I now pre-screen movies before I ask my dad to watch em, they're just so bad nowadays.

[@TheFinalGate_]

God, i felt that. I dnt think i could watch this with my dad, we loved the matrix, but this looks like a dumpster fire

[@blackwolf4653]

on Amazon or where?

[@jasonjason8387]

@@blackwolf4653 hbo max

[@IanLai]

It did make me question my reality as in "Is this for real?" "How can we go from the Matrix from 20yrs ago to this?"

[@buddyWalrus]

Armchair film analyst here, and this is a small portion of the rant I could go off on. The biggest problems of movies these days IMHO are 1) too many scenes that don't change the outcome of the narrative, and 2) as others here have said, the lack of tension & stakes in climax-level choices. *Minor spoilers ahead* For example, for 1), why does the blue hair captain (can't remember her name, doesn't matter) get decommissioned by Niobe for finding Neo? The next scene the whole crew is back with Neo racing into the Machine City without any care of consequence. I guess they're just that cool. Lazily throwing in the Merovingian (one of my favorite OG antagonists) did nothing to advance the story, it actually turned the character's previous relationship with Neo into a cheap joke. Plenty of other useless scenes I could get into given enough writing space. For 2), a big turning point lies in Trinity's "red pill/blue pill" moment. It would have been far more impactful for the audience if there was at least 1 minute spent showing what kind of new life Trinity got in the Matrix. To me, her "family" meant nothing, I don't even know the names of her husband or kids. The audience knows it's a fake life from the start, because well it's the Matrix. This is a climax level decision for Trinity, but has about the same weight as someone deciding between a pair of pants that fits and a pair that doesn't. Another major gripe with 2), I don't buy for 1 second that some machines were "friendly" and wanted to help humans right after decades of war. Machines warring against each other? They are hive mind, non organic beings- a machine would (and has, see the breach of Zion in Revolutions) willingly die if it meant the hive would survive. Only human-imitating programs within the Matrix ever cared to help humans, and even then we aren't completely sure of their motives. " 'Love' is just a WORD," remember?? Even if some were truly sympathetic, the decision to befriend machines would have resulted in widespread distrust, split political factions, civil war, etc etc amongst the human survivors. The struggles of that transition could have had far more weight in the story, but instead a theme of unearned, unconditional tolerance between mortal enemies replaces that. All so they can help create a fake sky over Zion and eat some GMO strawberries. That is weak. Just rubbish world building. Every character except Neo and Trinity could have died and I would have felt nothing. The villains are generic, which is surprising considering Smith is still in it. The fight scenes are a major downgrade from the originals, but serviceable enough. All in all I was still entertained, but only because I had literally zero expectations, as I imagine many of us did. Another reboot film that was created purely as a money grab, the Netflix fan fiction version of an eternal series that didn't need another iteration. Thanks for reading.

[@cardinalrule6810]

@buddyWalrus "Even if some were truly sympathetic, the decision to befriend machines would have resulted in widespread distrust, split political factions, civil war, etc etc amongst the human survivors. The struggles of that transition could have had far more weight in the story, but instead a theme of unearned, unconditional tolerance between mortal enemies replaces that." Umm.... The Matrix Revolutions ended with a peace treaty between the machines and humans. It wasn't that far fetched to see some of them collaborating in the sequel

[@buddyWalrus]

@@cardinalrule6810 ahh so they made a peace treaty after years and years of enslavement and bloodshed, so it’s all good in the hood then? For most of Revolutions, Sentinels ripped humans apart with wanton abandon, but these new, supposedly trustworthy machines conveniently have a moral code now? What utter nonsense. With how many times the new characters violated those worthless “protocols” by (effortlessly) flying behind enemy lines, that peace treaty could go to hell in a hand basket real quick. But as we know, the proximity protocols have no actual bearing on the story. Remember when being around just 5 Sentinels was dangerous? Now we can just 5-sec hack our way straight into the heart of the Machine City! My suggestion, instead of that hot garbage, is to use that lingering tension between the surviving parties to show how dire the situation still is, that any misstep could result in the machines ending the treaty, and that the stakes are as high as ever. The enemy we do get is about as menacing as Dr. Evil from Austin Powers.

[@zasterheffor]

The entirety of this film was dedicated to meta "docudrama" bits, critiquing psychoanalysis [ the latest villain is an analyst who practically handicaps Neo ], and progressive arguments about body dysphoria, gender identity and the regressiveness of contemporary entertainment/media. All of which are essentially mainstream at this point, and would've been better stated in a different universe, rather than through the symbols and characters of the Matrix. As far as I am concerned, this film was both a middle finger to WBmedia and a half-assed attempt to resurrect any claims to its legitimacy as canonical sequal.

[@buddyWalrus]

@@zasterheffor Even if the aim of the movie was to push this or that ideology (which in this case I’d agree is true to some extent), you still want good story telling to portray the creator’s vision, so that the audience can resonate with the characters and their decisions. As the movie stands, I just can’t relate to the characters. They do seem like mainstream media talking heads, albeit in some of the shorter scenes. Where the first Matrix had me asking, “what choices matter the most?” this movie has me asking, “is society just brainwashing girls into having offspring?” or whatever Trinity said in the cafe.

[@Foxfire_forty-nine]

@@zasterheffor dude wasn't the first movie just a quote allegory for the trans life and experience, according to the co-directors?

[@echolocationn]

This movie sounds like a "WE NEED MONEY!!! Member Neo? Member him learning he's special? Member the Matrix? I member. GIVE ME MONEY!!!" It's typical MO of Hollywood in this age.

[@jaygooese4242]

How right

[@raiderbro8663]

Milk that IP to the last cent

[@jaygooese4242]

Anyone sick of remakes & sequels

[@Tom_Bombadil3000]

Fishbourne has stated that he was never asked to be in the film and Hugo was asked but couldn't because of his schedule so yeah

[@radubataran4835]

I had zero expectations for this, im a huge fan of the franchise. I saw the matrix on opening day and was hooked. This movie i’ve tried watching it since opening night i still haven’t seen the whole thing!?! I fell asleep on it 4 nights in a row!!! How is that even possible i even have a coffee and three coke cans the second night and i still fell asleep on it🤦🏻‍♂️

[@jackwalters3928]

So you paid four times to watch it?

[@radubataran4835]

Lol hell no, hbo max.

[@Xm3rcyX]

That's because you are stuck in the Matrix, experiencing dejavu over and over, the torture never seems to end. Free your mind and except what you have always known, this movie is the one you need not watch.

[@BWMagus]

And maybe cut down on the caffeine. That much ain't good for you, trust me.

[@pmontgaming2699]

Go see a Dr. if you're falling asleep after a coffee and 3 cokes.

[@baraka99]

I really enjoyed the conversation between you 2. Never missed Joe as your points are very interesting as well. Personally I found this movie forgettable in all artistic aspects.

[@Novapoid]

I'm beginning to think the first Matrix's best ideas were indeed stolen from other media (sci-fi books, anime) because the Wachowsky's have made a total of TWO good movies (if you count V for Vendetta, that is. They kinda shadow-directed it) in their entire career. You could really tell watching this how there wasn't a true desire to make this film. These kind of films really expose which critics are either not genuine when giving reviews/reactions because by giving good reviews = early access to stuff which leads to more online traffic...or they're just plain bad at their job.

[@CtisGaming]

I think only one of them worked on this one because the other was so exhausted from overworking they were taking a whole year off of making movies.

[@deflategate1297]

They didn't direct this the sister did

[@willietconley3275]

They only truly awful film they made is Jupiter ascending

[@Droogie128]

You can't be bad at your job as a critic in this case. A positive review doesn't make them wrong. It's subjective. It's all based on opinion.

[@m0nkeycake691]

Bound (their first film) is pretty good.

[@welowee7610]

Alex might be the best man for movie review in AngryJoe Show right now. He speak facts and very detail. He also doesn’t have Ego, freakin chill guy. I Love Joe, but i kinda don’t miss him in this review lol

[@andrewhutchens924]

I agree. I have really enjoyed the reviews with just Alex and OJ more without AJ. They get to talk more and feels like a conversation instead of AJ is right. I know you like negative critics AJ, we do it because we love your shows. Maybe give these 2 there own movie reviews with out you and you do the vlog and see what does better. Love you guys and Merry Christmas.

[@Chadley10]

Agreed. I've been of the opinion that Alex is the strongest member of the team for a long while now. I feel as if AJ talks over people and is too loud most of the time. OJ, I feel, just feeds off of the other's opinions and does nothing but agree with them at all times. He's agreeable Joe. Alex, on the other hand, has well thought out opinions, a chill attitude, and is very knowledgeable in whatever topic he's talking about. It's a shame he gets cut off so often. That being said, we wouldn't have the pleasure of even knowing these fellas if not for AJ. So huge props for him creating a show we can all love and critique.

[@Dizzz127]

It felt like the first one but without the bang. I found the evolution of their real world more interesting than their activities in the matrix. If they do make another I do hope they focus more on their real world and their coexistence with the sentients.

[@zethstclair7485]

They should just go back to some old programs add to the lore the original story can’t go anywhere currently ditch the one narrative show us about other ones stories like the marovigian and is up coming ect with night mare matrix.

[@yamel91]

That's exactly what liked about the film and I hope for the same too if they make more.