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Matrix: Constantly
I can’t remember the last time that Dad took me to see a movie. I have to admit though, that sometimes that thought sits quite nicely with me, especially when the last movie that he did take me to see was the next in the Matrix trilogy. Matrix: Constantine.
When I first saw the previews for this movie (only a week or two ago mind you) it surprised me that:
- I had not heard anything about this movie
and that
- This movie was coming out REALLY soon
Especially when most of the trailers we see down here indicate that the movie might be available in the next 12-24 months. (Read: Bubba Ho-Tep.) I guess another thing that the trailer made me think was “oh god i love rachel weisz!”
Unfortunately the grimacing began almost immediately after having dragged Sara, Dad and myself to our seats. Sara reminded me afterwards that the reason she doesn’t always rate movies too high on her list of “fun-stuff-to-do” is because they are one and a half to two hours of silently sitting next to someone in the guise of socialising. If it’s put that way it does make the whole ordeal appear fairly anti-social and I do have to admit that from the time we arrived at the cinema to the time we left I wouldn’t have said more than 15 words to Dad.
The movie itself was okay. Nothing I would recommend, only so far as it is very much a “wait for the rental” sort of flick. There were so many scenes in the movie that reminded me of the Matrix movies that by the end of the ordeal I was fairly disappointed and bored.
The redeeming features for me were definitely Peter Stormare who played an excellent Satan. I think as soon as he appeared with that grin smeared across his face I was sold. They couldn’t have found a more appropriate guy dressed in a white-suit for Satan if they tried. (Of course I was half expecting “The Architect” to pop out of a rip in the fabric of space/time and start explaining to Constantine that he was the sum of a remainder of an unbalanced equation…)
Furthermore, it took me about 2 or 3 days before I became aware that this movie was in fact based off a DC comic, Hellblazer. Now if only I had paid more attention earlier on, at least then my expectations would have been appropriately lowered prior to the movie. But I’m going to keep my complaining to a minimum. Dad bought the ticket, Sara provided the free chips - all in all.
It was a nice afternoon.
Posted by Christian 
27 February 2005
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