Comments on: Milestones http://mutantreviewers.com/blog1/milestones/ Tue, 22 Sep 2009 00:59:55 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Alan http://mutantreviewers.com/blog1/milestones/comment-page-1/#comment-1360 Alan Thu, 09 Apr 2009 23:28:20 +0000 http://mutantreviewers.com/blog1/?p=1908#comment-1360 I was working at the local movie theater when The Matrix came out and, still feeling the sting of Johnny Mnemonic, had no interest in the Wednesday night employee screening. Naturally, when I came in Thursday I was bombarded by stories of how this movie was unlike anything any of them had ever seen and that it would be a movie milestone I'd never forget. Lucky for me, they held an extra screening that night for the rest of the staff and I snuck back out of my house to catch it. I was probably up until 3am talking about it in the parking lot. And I still stand by my assertion that that sequels aren't that bad. I was working at the local movie theater when The Matrix came out and, still feeling the sting of Johnny Mnemonic, had no interest in the Wednesday night employee screening. Naturally, when I came in Thursday I was bombarded by stories of how this movie was unlike anything any of them had ever seen and that it would be a movie milestone I’d never forget. Lucky for me, they held an extra screening that night for the rest of the staff and I snuck back out of my house to catch it. I was probably up until 3am talking about it in the parking lot.

And I still stand by my assertion that that sequels aren’t that bad.

]]> By: Eunice http://mutantreviewers.com/blog1/milestones/comment-page-1/#comment-1353 Eunice Thu, 09 Apr 2009 18:58:46 +0000 http://mutantreviewers.com/blog1/?p=1908#comment-1353 I picked up The Matrix blindly off the 'New Release' wall. Blew me away. What sequels? There weren't any sequels. *lalala not listening* I picked up The Matrix blindly off the ‘New Release’ wall. Blew me away. What sequels? There weren’t any sequels. *lalala not listening*

]]> By: sirgallahad2 http://mutantreviewers.com/blog1/milestones/comment-page-1/#comment-1347 sirgallahad2 Thu, 09 Apr 2009 16:36:45 +0000 http://mutantreviewers.com/blog1/?p=1908#comment-1347 I saw "The Matrix" when I was stationed on Okinawa. We didn't get a preview in the weeks preceeding it's release or anything. Imagine an ENTIRE movie theater full of Marines who have absolutely NO idea what they are in for. Trinity did her "jump, hover, camera pan, and then kick the bollocks out of the fat cops" camera trick and the whole place just blew up. I have never heard a theater full of marines react that way to a dorky sci-fi flick. I think most of the base went to both showings. Most of the people from the first showing left the theater and got back in line for the second showing. Awesome experience.... Then came the crap-tacular sequels that friggin ruined everything. I saw “The Matrix” when I was stationed on Okinawa. We didn’t get a preview in the weeks preceeding it’s release or anything. Imagine an ENTIRE movie theater full of Marines who have absolutely NO idea what they are in for. Trinity did her “jump, hover, camera pan, and then kick the bollocks out of the fat cops” camera trick and the whole place just blew up. I have never heard a theater full of marines react that way to a dorky sci-fi flick. I think most of the base went to both showings. Most of the people from the first showing left the theater and got back in line for the second showing. Awesome experience….

Then came the crap-tacular sequels that friggin ruined everything.

]]> By: James http://mutantreviewers.com/blog1/milestones/comment-page-1/#comment-1332 James Thu, 09 Apr 2009 06:34:34 +0000 http://mutantreviewers.com/blog1/?p=1908#comment-1332 Congratulations on the milestone. I've always felt 2200 is such a dignified number. Here's to the next 2200 from a longtime reader! Congratulations on the milestone. I’ve always felt 2200 is such a dignified number. Here’s to the next 2200 from a longtime reader!

]]> By: Mckyoneal http://mutantreviewers.com/blog1/milestones/comment-page-1/#comment-1327 Mckyoneal Thu, 09 Apr 2009 04:24:29 +0000 http://mutantreviewers.com/blog1/?p=1908#comment-1327 I hate to break it to you, but The Matrix actually came out March 31st. But that's not important, what matters is that it's still rocking our socks off ten years later. Oorah! I hate to break it to you, but The Matrix actually came out March 31st. But that’s not important, what matters is that it’s still rocking our socks off ten years later. Oorah!

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