5 Competing Movies that Make Guys Cry
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Technically the movie that competed with The Matrix was The Thirteenth Floor - a movie that came out the same year, starring among others, Craig Bierko (bad guy in almost every movie except this one), Gretchen Mol (Boardwalk Empire) and Vincent D'Onofrio. This movie did the thing we assumed would happen in the Matrix movies but never did - created a simulation within a simulation, with characters on every level finding out the truth. It wasn't as flashy as The Matrix - no skintight leather and polyester here - but it was a smart movie.
Aww, I loved Mission to Mars a whole huggy bunch (and despised red planet). I always thought it managed to capture both the spirit and cost of exploration.
On dueling movies in general: It always amazes me that while big studios tend to try to one up each other like this, there's always those crappy smaller studios that get wind of those projects and make their own knock-offs whose sole purpose seems to be suckering in people at the video store. My mom rented that hercules straight-to-dvd knockoff three times thinking it was the one with the Rock.
What amazes me more, however, is when these attempts at copying produce something substantially better than the original. Too bad I can't think of an example, but I know it's happened.
On dueling movies in general: It always amazes me that while big studios tend to try to one up each other like this, there's always those crappy smaller studios that get wind of those projects and make their own knock-offs whose sole purpose seems to be suckering in people at the video store. My mom rented that hercules straight-to-dvd knockoff three times thinking it was the one with the Rock.
What amazes me more, however, is when these attempts at copying produce something substantially better than the original. Too bad I can't think of an example, but I know it's happened.
I liked the Bale film but agree: 13th floor was mind blowing and more on point with the Matrix (though Neo starts wearing Bale's coat in Matrix 2).Remus said:
Of the magic movies, I own and adore Prestige on Bluray. No 3D version. Dang. I find The Illusionist almost unwatchable. And while Prestige delves into magic, real magic, it also explains a lot making the incredible comprehensible. The Illusionist? Felt like I was watching some OK stuff that didn't explain if this was even doable without film editing (all fake, things that you cannot really do in a magic act).