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Transient wrote:The Matrix is pretty woke (I hate that word), but Hollywood is far from it.

Hollywood is a corporation, not an advocacy group. it doesn't have to 'push' any minority agenda if there's the possibility that it will hit box office receipts. it just has to please shareholders. hence it will always be in the rear on progressive issues, and everyone really needs to just accept that for the sake of their own peace of mind (and to avoid dumping yet more mental sewage into the overflowing cesspit that is social media)

Saw the 20th anniversary edition today of The Matrix in a Dolby Cinema theater today. The Matrix is still every bit as awesome as it was 20 years ago.

Before the movie started, there was this Dolby Cinema/Dolby Atmos audio demo, which showed incredibly sharp images, incredible dynamic range colours and great surround sound effects. This looked promising for the movie itself.
That turned out to be a disappointment though. The image quality was pretty bad, like they took a 480p source and just blew it up to 4K resolution. It didn't have quite that sharpness I saw in the demo. Especially the CGI bits of the Sentinels looked washed out.The entire movie had noisy a noisy image, like it was recorded with too high ISO settings. Just to be clear: it also was a 2D movie, no 3D glasses required.
I guess if you watched the original version and the Dolby Cinema version side to side on the same screen there would be noticeable difference, but honestly, I expected a lot more.

There was also a 4DX showing (supposedly with moving chairs and everything) but that was at a time I couldn't make it unfortunately. I wonder if that's any better.

Anyway, it was still pretty cool to experience the Matrix like this again. It's quite unbelievable it's been 20 years. I was 16 at the time it came out. Time flies.

I hadn't heard much about The Matrix when I first watched it in theatres, just remember seeing promotional posters and a teaser trailer. I remember walking out of the theatre feeling like my brain had popped just like when Neo wakes up in the real world.

Eraser wrote:Saw the 20th anniversary edition today of The Matrix in a Dolby Cinema theater today. The Matrix is still every bit as awesome as it was 20 years ago.

Before the movie started, there was this Dolby Cinema/Dolby Atmos audio demo, which showed incredibly sharp images, incredible dynamic range colours and great surround sound effects. This looked promising for the movie itself.
That turned out to be a disappointment though. The image quality was pretty bad, like they took a 480p source and just blew it up to 4K resolution. It didn't have quite that sharpness I saw in the demo. Especially the CGI bits of the Sentinels looked washed out.The entire movie had noisy a noisy image, like it was recorded with too high ISO settings. Just to be clear: it also was a 2D movie, no 3D glasses required.
I guess if you watched the original version and the Dolby Cinema version side to side on the same screen there would be noticeable difference, but honestly, I expected a lot more.

There was also a 4DX showing (supposedly with moving chairs and everything) but that was at a time I couldn't make it unfortunately. I wonder if that's any better.

Anyway, it was still pretty cool to experience the Matrix like this again. It's quite unbelievable it's been 20 years. I was 16 at the time it came out. Time flies.

Yeah, that was a real shame. I don't think they did anything at all in regards to picture quality to be honest. It looked like they just but in the BR and played that.

Infernis wrote:Yeah, that was a real shame. I don't think they did anything at all in regards to picture quality to be honest. It looked like they just but in the BR and played that.

Same thoughts here, but still good to see in the cinema. I must dig out the DVD box set I have and watch.

Whiskey 7 wrote:

Infernis wrote:Yeah, that was a real shame. I don't think they did anything at all in regards to picture quality to be honest. It looked like they just but in the BR and played that.

Same thoughts here, but still good to see in the cinema. I must dig out the DVD box set I have and watch.

Oh yeah, no regrets of course. But if you take a move like Jaws for instance and see how they restored that, it's a real shame.

probably Buffy has to take the prize for worst remastering ever. from 4:3 to widescreen, with ridiculous crops and the occasional glimpses of camera crew :dork: