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more about #thematrix more comments → AngriestGeek: more » AngriestGeek: You can get the entire Buck Rogers TV series for $14 on Amazon. more » Evil Tortie's Mom: R.O.A.C.H.: Thank you so much for the non-gallery versions. Much easier to read, quicker to load, etc. more » hwilam: The "Remember my Forgotten Man" number would work really well with the Matrix visuals... and, as far as her lapsing into pig latin (or the same lyrics... more » Golem100: I've only seen the "rave" scene in The Matrix Reloaded in "Fast Forward". more » 1Grand_Marquis: I think it's too well edited to actually capture the proper feel of a 30s trailer. :p more » schrodingers-katana: I feel like that Matrix spoof has just raped my brain. more » betty.black: man, I ♥ Busby Berkeley SO MUCH!!! more » Evil Tortie's Mom: R.O.A.C.H.: Brilliant. I'd totally put on my dancing shoes for that. Still no match for Busby Berkley, though. more » bluehinter: I think Keanu missed his calling as a silent film star, or possibly one of those early kinematoscopes. more » Anekanta - killed by a cacodemon: You're right Annalee, that dance scene from Gold Diggers IS psychotic... especially when she sings in pig latin. more » Julius Seizure - Canuck: By very definition, anything is better as a musical. I have to admit, "The Matrix" should be up-tempo and could have used more 80's/90's R/B divas.... more » Dr Emilio Lizardo: "Interlude of Pointlessness." HA! more » Anekanta - killed by a cacodemon: Do not try to bend the pie, that's impossible. Only try to realize the truth... there is no pie! (also, the cake is a lie) #thematrix more » Bismod: I like what they were trying to do, but they should have stuck with the basic concept of The Matrix made with Charlie Chaplin. A lot of the additional... more » -
#scifigiftguide
DVDs To Give The Fan Who Has Everything
Nothing makes a better gift for the science-fiction fanatic in your life than some cool-looking DVD box sets that can keep him/her up all night for weeks. Here are some boxsets your loved ones will want to crawl inside. More » -
#retrofuturism
Would "The Matrix" Have Been Better As A 1930s Musical?
This semi-funny parody of The Matrix picks up on something serious, which is that the Matrix flicks were heavily-inspired by 1930s iconography. I do love the 30s-style trailer, showing the dance sequence. Compare it with a real 30s trailer! More » -
#thematrix1905
The Matrix, Starring Charlie Chaplin
The Matrix gets a retro upgrade as a silent film starring none other than Charlie Chaplin. Neo learns he's the One, learns boxing-fu, impresses Trinity, and fights the goggle-wearing Agents Smith with the power of pie-fights. More » -
#movies
The Most Expensive Movies Of The Past Decade
The 2009 summer movie season ended, with a record-breaking box office. But 2009 will also go down as the year with the most movies that cost $200 million or more. We've compiled the most expensive movies of the past decade. More » -
#triviagasm
7 Science Fictional Bars We'd Like to Visit
Life in the cities of tomorrow is filled with stressful encounters involving flying cars and Robopocalypses, so where can you find a nice place where everyone knows your designation? Here are seven science-fictional bars we wish we could visit. More » -
#medicaldrama
Who Doesn't Want To Visit The Jedi Doctor In The Matrix?
Sure, a doctor advertising his services with Star Wars references may seem cool, but St. Louis doctor Alexander Kalk now describes the ad (and his follow-up Matrix one) as "abnormal" and one of the first signs of his mental illness. More » -
#triviagasm
The Best of Science Fiction's Oppressed Species
District 9's crustacean aliens may be the first extraterrestrials to experience South Africa's apartheid, but they're hardly the first species to feel the sting of oppression. We list science fiction's other downtrodden, enslaved, and dehumanized (so to speak) species.
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#triviagasm
6 Characters Who Escaped Virtual Prisons... Or Did They?
It's the ultimate test for any hero: finding yourself trapped in a prison of the mind, where you can no longer tell the difference between reality and falsehood. Here are six science-fiction heroes who escaped from virtual reality...probably. Spoilers ahead!
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#poll
A Decade On, Which Was Worse?
Now that we've had some time to think about it, it's time to ask yourself which was worse: the Star Wars prequel trilogy, or the Matrix trilogy? The Oregonian's Shawn Levy thinks it's the latter. More » -
#killingmachines
Countdown Science Fiction's 10 Most Murderous Robots
It's one thing to talk about Killer Robots, but which ones have actually managed to really rack up the senseless slaughter? Here are our choices for the ten deadliest robots for you to avoid. More » -
#killingmachines
#2: Unicron
How deadly is he? He eats planets for breakfast. And lunch. And dinner. And if they're populated, all the better; it adds texture, apparently. More » -
#killingmachines
#3: The Cylons
How deadly are they? They destroyed the twelve colonies of humanity, committing genocide on a scale unimaginable to everyone except Glen A. Larson and Ron Moore. More » -
#killingmachines
#5: Skynet/The Terminators
How deadly are they? They took over the Earth and are pretty much trying to destroy all human life, starting with a successful nuclear annihilation of three million people. You've seen The Terminator movies, right? More » -
#killingmachines
#6: Sentinels (The Matrix)
How deadly are they? They took over the Earth and keep humans around only as batteries. Which, you know, is potentially an environmentally solution to the whole need for energy (Although they did start out with solar power. More » -
#killingmachines
#8: Ultron
How deadly is he? He singlehandedly slaughtered the inhabitants of the fictional European nation of Slorernia, before enslaving the alien robot race the Phalanx and taking over countless planets as a result, for his own nefarious ends. More »
