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Basically Lana Wachowski wanted to leave the franchise so scorched earth WB wouldn't be tempted to touch it again while she was still alive.

Posted by: notfabio on Dec 28, 11:57 in response to fat bernie's post oh and Matrix 4 (B, it's fine but nothing about it felt...

If she didn't we'd probably be looking at a Young Morpheus MTRX4 right now (it possibly could have been more commercial, but no discounting that MTRX3 left things pretty scorched earth as it was with general audiences).  

(belated) So Who Saw What Last Week?...Encanto (C)...The Matrix: Resurrections (C) {nm} tealfan Dec 27, 22:34

Okja C-; Friends with Money D {nm} sneak Dec 28, 02:14

If.... (1968) A+, Chilly Scenes of Winter (1979) A, and A bout de souffle / Breathless (1960) A+ {nm} joeoftexas Dec 28, 04:10

That's quite a week, that's some good stuff right there. {nm} goodvibe61 Dec 28, 09:27

chilly scenes of winter was it the original ending or happy ending? {nm} dennkenn Dec 28, 11:01

8 bit xmas b+...being the ricardos c+...ted bundy movie on amc plus d+ {nm} dennkenn Dec 28, 11:04

It was the original ending. {nm} joeoftexas Dec 28, 12:09

Ron’s Gone Wrong (B+), Don’t Look Up (B+), Being the Ricardos (B), The Matrix: Resurrections (B), Lazarus (F) {nm} gsquared Dec 28, 06:10

Mandolorian s2 (B+); Landscapers (B+); Barb and Star Go to Mar Vista (B) {nm} fat bernie Dec 28, 07:10

oh and Matrix 4 (B, it's fine but nothing about it felt particularly necessary. did the Ws not make the three movies they wanted to make?) fat bernie Dec 28, 11:24

(David Lynch did anti-nostalgia/reboots much more interestingly with Twin Peaks: The Return) {nm} fat bernie Dec 28, 11:27

Basically Lana Wachowski wanted to leave the franchise so scorched earth WB wouldn't be tempted to touch it again while she was still alive. notfabio Dec 28, 11:57

i mean . . . mission accomplished i guess (doesn't make the two crummy sequels any better in hindsight tho) {nm} fat bernie Dec 28, 12:04

like, you were complicit in the first instance 18 years ago {nm} fat bernie Dec 28, 12:05

Drive My Car B, Matrix Reloaded A-, Nightmare Alley B+, West Side Story A {nm} TheWeekendWarrior Dec 28, 07:31

Oh, right, rewatched Power of the Dog A... that and WSS are in my Top 5 for the year. {nm} TheWeekendWarrior Dec 28, 08:14

The Power of the Dog A-, Matrix Resurrections C, Don't Look Up C-, A Christmas Story B+, Forrest Gump A+, Christmas Vacation A- {nm} jonjon Dec 28, 08:08

Don’t Look Up - C, Die Hard - A {nm} tallbridge Dec 28, 08:29

Don't Look Up [B-/C+, too long and unfocused] {nm} notfabio Dec 28, 11:25





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