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The Matrix (1999) film

Discussed in 17 episodes · 12 film takes
PKA Score 6.2/10
Kyle
4.3/10
7 takes
Woody
7.8/10
3 takes
Taylor
6.2🦉/7
2 takes
IMDb 8.7 RT 83% Metacritic 73
PKA rates this 1.9 lower than critics

Every time it came up

▶ PKN 387 @ 52:50 — PKN 387
Discussion of the new Matrix film remake and concerns about not watching trailers or spoilers
Kyle ✓ voice-verified▼ negative · passing mention, not scored
“I never watch trailers for movies I want to see. I haven't watched any of the Matrix trailers, and I still haven't seen the new Matrix.”
Kyle ✓ voice-verified▼ negative
“It's always so shitty when they remake things that they've already perfected.”
▶ PKA 521 @ 3:02 — PKA 521 w Drift0r - Dirty vs Woody Fight, Lock n' Load Results,
Discussion of which Matrix films Woody enjoyed
Woody ✓ voice-verified◆ mixed
“I liked Matrix 2, which is uncommon. I didn't like three. But I liked more Matrix – twice as many Matrixes as most people.”
▶ PKN 510 @ 19:06 — PKN 510
Brief reference to Hugo Weaving's role in the film during comparison of his career with Chris Evans
Kyle ✓ voice-verified● neutral · passing mention, not scored
“When Hugo Weaving was doing the matrix um captain america was doing um one of those parody movies”
▶ PKA 319 @ 48:53 — Painkiller Already #319
Discussion of Monica Bellucci in The Matrix, her appearance in a latex dress, and Wachowski sisters' gender transitions
Kyle ✓ voice-verified▲ positive
“I've seen that movie 18 or 20 times, I promise you. I even know all the fan theories about her being a transsexual, which is why they're in the men's room during that scene.”
▶ PKA 605 @ 1:00:45 — PKA 605 W/ Blame Truth: BT Gets Banned, Meeting Johnny Depp, Tay
Kyle discusses the spiritual impact of watching The Matrix in theaters alongside Lord of the Rings
Kyle · unverified▲ positive
“The Matrix did the same thing to me. I remember sitting there with my elbows on my knees. When he's becoming one and he's blocking all of the blows and he turns sideways and does it with one hand and then grabs his wrist”
▶ PKA 505 @ 2:29:16 — PKA 505 w Tucker - Fall Guys, #TaylorsHouse, Netflix Cuties Dram
Discussion of the original Matrix being great while sequels are considered bad
Kyle ✓ voice-verified▼ negative
“I didn't like the second or the third i watched them all in theaters”
Kyle ✓ voice-verified▼ negative
“The third Matrix is horrific. The first Matrix was great, and there's no others. That's right. The first Matrix is the only good one.”
▶ PKA 313 @ 2:44:02 — Painkiller Already #313
Car chase scene from Matrix Reloaded mentioned as well-filmed action sequence
Kyle ✓ voice-verified▲ positive · passing mention, not scored
“Matrix. I beg to differ. In Matrix 2, that's a six-week-long shot that they do with that car chase.”
▶ PKA 454 @ 1:02:40 — Painkiller Already #454
Discussion about the original Matrix film, new Matrix coming, and whether Keanu Reeves can reprise his role
Woody ✓ voice-verified▲ positive
“he could pull off the fucking matrix bro it's fucking keanu reeves you're the only person i would ever ever doubt his power”
Taylor · unverified▲ positive
“the matrix is so good they're doing a new one right they're doing a fourth one yeah that's what we do we're like yo this is so good do it again dude”
▶ PKA 297 @ 2:02:58 — Painkiller Already #297
Kyle discusses watching The Matrix in theaters at age 16, the special effects, and how subsequent films and analysis affected his appreciation of the trilogy
Kyle ✓ voice-verified◆ mixed
“The second one's shit, too. I watched it the other day. Did you? Yeah, I got to say. I still enjoy it. I still enjoy it, but it's just not in the same class as the first one.”
Kyle · unverified▲ positive
“I watched Matrix the other day. When it came out, it looked cool. And I thought it was good. When it came out, I was 16 years old and I still remember sitting in that theater like this.”
▶ PKA 785 @ 5:56 — PKA 785 W/ Bruce Greene & Sam Hyde: Truth About Crypto
Discussion of The Matrix trilogy, with focus on how Reloaded and Revolutions have aged poorly but impressed audiences at the time
Kyle ✓ voice-verified◆ mixed
“And so 17-year-old me watching Ko Reeves fight that like army of Agent Smiths. I I can remember putting my hand like on my chin and just being like, Yeah, yeah.”
Taylor ✓ voice-verified▲ positive
“They did Matrix. Well, they really did a great job on the first one of those.”
Kyle · unverified▼ negative
“The problem is is that all the stuff we're talking about sounds really cool in your head, but then when you watch it, it looks like [ __ ] [ __ ] Like the the Smith's fight that you're talking about looks terrible. It's ”
▶ PKA 740 @ 1:42 — PKA 740 W/ Richard Ryan & Chris James: The Bandits Loot Is Expos
Richard mentions the minigun scene from a helicopter in the movie as comparison to a weapon system
Kyle ✓ voice-verified● neutral · passing mention, not scored
“That's the minigun that I shot like like the one that's in that shot.”
▶ PKA 697 @ 3:37:54 — PKA 697 W/ Ed Bolian/ VINWiki: Alpha Male Safeword, Vultures Cir
Discussion of rewatching The Matrix and discovering deeper symbolic and religious meanings in the film
Woody ✓ voice-verified▲ positive
“I watched The Matrix and I enjoyed it the Matrix was really good but then I read about the Matrix and I was like oh my gosh the symbolism”
▶ PKA 633 @ 2:58:46 — PKA 633 w/Wendigoon: Religion Conspiracy Theory Class, Kyles Bed
Discussion of the trilogy, Will Smith turning it down for Wild Wild West, CGI quality and tech
Taylor ✓ voice-verified▲ positive
“I only remember liking the first Matrix I don't have really many memories of watching the second or third which means that as I watch them I must have thought they were [ __ ]”
Kyle ✓ voice-verified◆ mixed
“I've watched them and at the time I convinced myself they were good because I was such a big fan of the first one”
▶ PKA 576 @ 3:29:47 — PKA 576 w/ Tavarish & RR: Bumble BFF, Woody Saves Man's Life, Do
Brief mention as intellectual thought exercise film
Tavarish · unverified▲ positive
“the matrix was that for me the first time i saw that where it's like your brain just goes on all these different if this and that”
▶ PKA 539 @ 1:01:38 — PKA 539 w Brandon Herrera - Kyle Harassed by Neighbor, Jon Jones
Brief reference to the ending of The Matrix when discussing overpowered superhero characters and the scene where Neo stops Agent Smith.
Kyle · unverified▲ positive · passing mention, not scored
“like at the end of The Matrix right remember the end of The Matrix when Neo is like like watching agent Smith throw all those crazy fast punches and he's just like like dodging him and he's just like grabs his wrist and ”
▶ PKA 521 @ 1:24 — PKA 521 w Drift0r - Dirty vs Woody Fight, Lock n' Load Results,
Discussion of Keanu Reeves in The Matrix trilogy and his acting ability
Woody · unverified▲ positive
“i liked matrix two which is uncommon i didn't like three i can't go that far but i liked more matrix”
Woody · unverified◆ mixed · passing mention, not scored
“he'll just say something sweet on a talk show and everyone is like oh my gosh can you believe that there is a person out there that is sweet”
▶ PKA 500 @ 32:26 — PKA 500 - Anthony Cumia, Dick Masterson, Bruce Greene - Conspira
Brief mention as a franchise disappointment compared to Game of Thrones
Kyle · unverified▼ negative
“the Matrix comes kind of close like but but I wasn't nearly as invested because those are movies”