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Old 07-09-2005, 07:31 AM   #1 of 20
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FAMOUS DIRECTORS CHECKLIST SERIES - Volume #181 - The Films of ANDY & LARRY WACHOWSKI


THE FAMOUS DIRECTORS CHECKLIST SERIES - Volume #181 - The Films of ANDY & LARRY WACHOWSKI


Rank ‘em, rate ‘em, review ‘em or whatever.

ANDY & LARRY WACHOWSKI

Speed Racer (2008)
The Matrix Revolutions (2003)
The Matrix Reloaded (2003)
The Matrix (1999)
Bound (1996)



The Collection (Blu-Ray High Definition/DVD)

Pre-orders - BLU-RAY: Akira, The Dark Knight, The Day the Earth Stood Still, Death Proof, Dr No, For Your Eyes Only, From Russia With Love, Hellboy 2: The Golden Army, Incredible Hulk, JFK, La Femme Nikita, Live and Let Die, Planet of the Apes (Evolution Collection), Planet Terror, Poltergeist, Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street, The Third Man, Thunderball, WALL E DVD: Budd Boetticher Collection, Popeye the Sailor Vol #3, Warner Gangster Collection Vol #4

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Old 07-09-2005, 07:31 AM   #2 of 20
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Seen 5
* Own 3

Speed Racer (2008)
* The Matrix Revolutions (2003)
* The Matrix Reloaded (2003)
* The Matrix (1999)
Bound (1996)



The Collection (Blu-Ray High Definition/DVD)

Pre-orders - BLU-RAY: Akira, The Dark Knight, The Day the Earth Stood Still, Death Proof, Dr No, For Your Eyes Only, From Russia With Love, Hellboy 2: The Golden Army, Incredible Hulk, JFK, La Femme Nikita, Live and Let Die, Planet of the Apes (Evolution Collection), Planet Terror, Poltergeist, Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street, The Third Man, Thunderball, WALL E DVD: Budd Boetticher Collection, Popeye the Sailor Vol #3, Warner Gangster Collection Vol #4

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Old 07-09-2005, 09:38 AM   #3 of 20
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The Matrix Revolutions (2003)
The Matrix Reloaded (2003)
The Matrix (1999)
Bound (1996)


I like the Matrix sequels more now than I did when I first saw them 2 years ago, I remember being disappointed with Revolutions at first viewing, thinking thats it? This entire saga all boils down to Neo and Agent Smith beating the crap out of each other for 20 minutes? But after perusing the contents of the superb Matrix box set and several dvd viewings later I appreciate the trilogy a whole lot more now, the first Matrix in particular is an all time favorite of mine.

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1)The Matrix
2)Matrix Reloaded
3)Matrix Revolutions
4)Bound


Average Rating 4 out of 5



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Old 07-09-2005, 10:51 AM   #4 of 20
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ANDY & LARRY WACHOWSKI

Seen: 1
Like: 0
Own: 0

Rank order:

The Matrix (1999)


The Matrix was a major disappointment, and could have been a much, much better film. I've never felt any desire to check out the sequels.



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Old 07-09-2005, 11:03 AM   #5 of 20
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Seen 'em all.



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Old 07-09-2005, 11:12 AM   #6 of 20
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You aren't missing anything George.

1. Speed Racer - B+
*2. The Matrix - B+

3. Bound - B
4. The Matrix Revolutions - C+ (the first half is a pretty good action movie, but they keep cutting back to all the miserable Keanu gobbledygook)
5. The Matrix Reloaded - D


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Retribution - B / Frontiers - C
The Third Mother - B+ / The Mist - A
Diary of the Dead - B+ / The Invisible Man - B+
Inside - B / The Crazies - B


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Old 07-09-2005, 01:39 PM   #7 of 20
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Speed Racer (2008) (Own the DVD)
The Matrix Revolutions (2003) (Own the DVD)
The Matrix Reloaded (2003) (Own the DVD)
The Matrix (1999) (Own the DVD)
Bound (1996)

Seen 5
Own 4




My DVD Collection Film Lists: 2001 (416), 2002 (412), 2003 (374), 2004 (346), 2005 (302), 2006 (221) Film Tracking 2005 (862), 2006 (852) Last 15 Watched: Pretty Boy (1993,Carsten Sønder) 3/5, From the Edge of the City (1998,Constantine Giannaris) 3/5, The Holy Child (2001,Stéphane Clavier) 3/5, Boy's Choir (2000,Akira Ogata) 3/5, The Fire That Burns (1997,Christophe Malavoy) 4/5, Forgetting Sarah Marshall (2008,Nicholas Stoller) 3/5, Ong-bak (2003,Prachya Pinkaew) 3/5, I Want to Live! (1958,Robert Wise) 2/5, Nancy Drew (2007,Andrew Fleming) 3/5, But Forever in My Mind (1999,Gabriele Muccino) 3/5, Death at a Funeral (2007,Frank Oz) 3/5, Pumpkinhead (1988,Stan Winston) 4/5, Beach Cafe (2001,Benoît Graffin) 2/5, 15 (2003,Royston Tan) 3/5, Lonely Boy (1962,Wolf Koenig, Roman Kroitor) 3/5

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