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Matrix Reloaded Filming Wants to Shut Sydney Down
ro_len writes "News.com.au is reporting the producers of the Matrix Realoaded are looking to shut down Sydney for the filming of the final scene which involves flying a helicopter across the city at less than 600 feet above ground. It is supposed to be the most complicated sequence ever filmed." Just plain nuts. Here is a
previous story about the trailer, and another one announcing the film.
What if it doesn't reboot? :O
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There is no helicopter
- Consult the dictionary frequently to avoid mispelling
From the bottem of the article
Part three The Matrix Revolutions is also in production and will be released in December 2000
Sorry to have missed it...
From the bottom of the article :
Part three The Matrix Revolutions is also in production and will be released in December 2000
Not only are they filming the most complicated sequence ever, but they will be the first movie company to premiere a movie in the _past_. How they plan to manage the space/time disruption is apparently a closely guarded studio secret
I lost my concept of community when my community lost all concept of me.
Other "my whacky final scene is whackier than yours" ideas:
- Close down New York to make a film about 9-11, idea: actually fly airplanes into stuff, randomly. Pilots and crew: CIA, FBI and American Government officials.
- Close down Jerusalem to make the final scene of a movie about the Israeli+Palestinian conflict. Idea: a huge crane pounds Arafat and Sharon repeatedly against various religious monuments.
- Close down Paris to make the final scene of a film about the world cup. Idea: a giant soccer ball rolling around the streets with "losers" painted on, squishing right-wing partidaries.
- Close down a strip of territory in Kashmere to make the final scene of a film about the alleged India-Pakistan conflict. Idea: Nuclear warheads detonated on top of CNN reporters who claimed a nuclear war was about to happen, as if it was a light subject you can kid around with.
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Moita
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Is it just me, but does the article give no reason at all why it has to be `shutdown'?
But it will probably go something like this:
Filmmaker: "We need all the people out of the city for two days."
Mayor: "That's not possible. We can ban jetskies from the harbour if you like."
Filmmaker: "No, we need the city, not the harbour. We are going to do some stunts there."
Mayor: "Sounds impressive, but what if all the people start riding their jetskies in the harbour instead of going to the city? I don't like that, and I've made it illegal already."
Filmmaker: "Please have a look at this script, it's specially printed for you on green paper with some transparent parts for the so called `special effects'".
Mayor: "It's a deal, I'll just make being in the city on these days illegal, except for people with jetskies. After all, they might go ride them in the harbour if they're not allowed to put them in the city."
People from Sydney should get the subtleties...
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Personally, I'd prefer that a pilot would be mounted in the pilot's seat, considering how difficult the stunt is and all...
But what did you really think of The Phantom Menace and Attack of the Clones
Worst. Prequels. Ever. Rest assured that I was on the Internet within minutes sharing my disgust with the world.
Why not just shoot the thing at 5 in the morning and digitially chop out any people that may be hanging around the streets?
What happens if there is an accident (these things do happen). Then they would have to digitally chop out the chopped up people. It's a matter of safety.
Yeah. It's not unheard of, though. I remember hearing that the main eccentric guy in "Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil" got severely pissed about some network filming a civil war miniseries down south had all of the roads covered with dirt and other stuff... apparently, he took pains to piss movie people off.
When the crew filmed downtown, he hung Nazi flags from his balcony, ensuring that they wouldn't film his house. That one was priceless.
What's your damage, Heather?
They shut down Tokyo to shoot the Times Square sceene?