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Feature-Length Matrix Spoof to be Released Soon

Posted by Cliff on from the whatisthehelix dept.

CrazyMFW writes "'The Helix Loaded', a feature length spoof of the Matrix, has been unveiled to coincide with the general release of The Matrix Revolutions. At LA screenings of the third matrix installment, customers are being handed CD-ROMS shaped like a Red Pill or a Blue Pill. The CD-ROM includes a teaser trailer as a quicktime movie, and directs users to the web site for The Helix. The teaser trailers can also be downloaded from the site. No release date is mentioned for the film, but it does promise several further teaser installments at 2 week intervals - so we should learn more in the next couple of months. From the brief clips it looks like they've done a good job imitating the Matrix CGI on a low-budget."

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  1. What CGI Graphics? by Qweezle · · Score: 3, Interesting

    Done a good job of imitating the CGI Graphics of the Matrix on a low budget? Maybe the original Matrix was superb, but look at the second one--for example, the fight scene involving Neo rising up with many Agent Smiths around him--this is one of the (many) scenes in Reloaded where they actually used modified graphics from the video game, and thus the graphics were terrible in some parts of the movie.

    I certainly hope that they'll do better CGI work in Revolutions which I haven't seen, because it seems like they rushed it to market just to take advantage of the first two's success.

    And, I bet you, these Waichovski, or whatever they are, these guys are in it to make moolah--soon we will be hearing about "The Matrix Beginnings" and some story will come out to precede the original story of the Matrix. Just watch, it'll happen. They're doing it with LOTR, the Hobbit will be released after the Trilogy is complete, and then from there they may release further titles, and even I've heard rumors of fan-fiction based movies being released.

    Same thing will happen to the Matrix saga, and it will become a giant, commercialized, consumerist-mushy mess.

  2. Computer Boy! by captaineo · · Score: 4, Interesting
    If you are a Matrix fan then "Computer Boy" is a must-see:

    http://www.ifilm.com/filmdetail?ifilmid=115368
    the main site: http://www.geocities.com/cobweb_films/

    It's a bit lengthy but the humor is precious.

    "Do you know who this is, Neo?"
    "Mom?"
    "Guess again Neo."
    "... Mom?"

    "Can you drive that thing?"
    "Not yet... Operator! I need a program for an '82 Subaru Swift!"

  3. Re:CGI?! Jesus Christ!!! by Jaeger · · Score: 3, Interesting

    This is one of the times I wished Slashdot had a (-1: Stupid) or (-1: Wrong) moderation. I'll leave it to the other comments to explain why.