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[QUOTE]Originally posted by Malnurtured Snay: [QB] "Final Flight of the Osiris" The swordfight in the beginning: wow! Some of the techniques were ones I've always wanted to see in Highlander. I didn't care for the sexual aspect of the fight, but man, that is some intense swordwork, and I enjoyed seeing it carry the same visual technique as the gun battles from the film. I appreciated the story: a threat to Zion, I guess elaborated on in the new films? I haven't seen 'em yet - probably wait for DVD. Meh, shut-it! I enjoyed the sacrificial aspect of the story, wish it could have been drawn out a bit more. "The Second Renaissance" I'm reviewing this as one bit, although it is packaged as parts one AND two. I enjoyed the animation style of this the best. I liked seeing how the robots eventually took control -- what's so sad is how often mankind had the opportunity to change their future by extending the hand of friendship, but instead extended the hand of war: and lost everything. I don't get *how* they completely blocked out the sky. How do you destroy a sky? I enjoyed the World War II and Vietnam parallels in this story: i.e., the soldier putting the gun to the robot's head and firing, the robots being pushed into giant graves by 'dozers. That imagery worked, to my mind, particularly well. I also enjoyed how the liberals were all for standing up for the robot's rights "Kid's Story" I didn't like the animation style on this -- too, "choppy"? The story seems uninspired, or rather, inspired too much by Neo's own journey. Kid searches for "truth" on net, gets mystery reply; next day in class phone rings, "they're coming for you." Big chase, agents trap him, only escape is to fall off a building. Somehow, miraculously, survives and is rescued by the Nebecanezzer. Forgive my spelling. * I thought the reason Neo was rescued was because Morpheous and Co. were able to somehow track his physical body by doing something to his Matrix form? Did this happen with this kid? * Since he's "dead" in the Matrix world, can he still rejoin? "Program" Woohoo, more bladed weapons. A test for a new escapee from the Matrix. Not sure how "new" she is. A comrade - implication, lover - tells her he's made the decision to sell out to the machines and rejoin the Matrix. Cypher all over again, right? Big fight, steel against steel, massively oversized bladed weapons doing ridiculous amounts of damage. Stylish, but I didn't really care for it. Like "Kid's Story", it seemed like a direct rip-off of the movie which fails to "expand" the understanding of the universe of the Matrix. * Note: she was on Zion, I assume? She boards elevator later, and it takes her up MANY levels -- I don't think the hoverships even have elevators, and they certainly don't have that many decks. "World Record" Worst of 'em all. The animation is plain horrible, it looks like the characters are experiencing 20gs or something, their faces and bodies are being "peeled" back in all directions. It's hard to focus on. Athelete through supreme physical exertion manages to "regain awareness" in the red-bubble-bath before collapsing on track. Later overcomes "physical" restrictions on his body placed by the Agents. Okay story, animation bad, clarity poor. This is all I've seen so far. I've got "Beyond", "A Detective Story', and "Matriculated" to go. [/QB][/QUOTE]
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