So I was wondering on the web this morning and ran across a link the to an article about whether there should be a 4th Matrix movie.
While the obvious point was made aboutthe Oracle’s comment at the end of the third movie concerning whether Neo would be seen again, I found some of the other plot points to be quite interesting. I especially liked the image that was conjured by the comment about the Architect going kung-fu on Neo:
Now, I Am not suggesting for a minute that The Architect ought to get out and jump around going all kung-fu on Keanu Reeve’s ass. That would look dismal; but it would also run contradictory to the story… A program is designed with a function, and the purpose of the Architect is not to fight, but to develop and build. In other words, like Palpatine, he is the master strategist. For the heroes to win the day, he must be taken out. The Oracle’s protector is Seraph; and it would stand to reason that The Architect would have some kind of protector also – another possible rival.
There were some really good ideas in this article. Maybe we will get another chance to see the bluepill in action.
On December 18, 2007, the latest release of the Blade Runner movie will be out. The Ultimate Collection is going to come in a scaled down imitation of the briefcase that Deckard uses in the film.
It is going to have not only the new edition, Blade Runner: The Final Cut, but also includes the original theatrical release, the international version, and the director’s cut.
When reading the review of the screening of the newest version on SFFMedia, I was somewhat disappointed to see that one of the things they did was to extend the violent sections. Having seen the international release that had more of that content, I can honestly say that I don’t see where it enhances the film any.
It is nice to see that they are going to fix some of the problems that were in the director’s cut. There was a really bad audio sync issue in one scene, and a scene that was completely missing Deckard’s voice over.
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So it seems that L. Frank Baum’s Oz book series is going to at last come to the silverscreen as a whole.
According to an article on sliceofscifi.com, Warner Bros. has purchased the film rights to all of the original 14 Oz novels, plus a fifteenth book by Ruth Plumly Thompson.
Apparently it is going to be a combined effort between Todd McFarlane and Josh Olson.
One can only hope that McFarlane will restrain his tendencies a little and not produce a product that is as out-of-touch with the original concepts of the books in the way that his Twisted Land of Oz action figures are.
I think that it is great that he wants to update the series and make it “more 2007,” but please don’t warp the childhood of millions by turning Dorothy into a dominatrix.