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Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events - (2004 movie) poster

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https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0339291/
was unfortunateeventsmovie.com

Some kids lose their home and parents and get passed around to different family members. And stuff.

Kinda annoying and boring.



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the-matrix-1999

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https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0133093/
https://www.warnerbros.com/movies/matrix

A hacker learns reality is not as it appears.

A sci-fi ripoff of elements of Lucid dreaming, with elements taken from the Neuromancer/Shadowrun "cyberpunk" genres.

A pioneering movie for special effects, which have held up quite well, and its general pot and atmosphere. Technically not original for science fiction fans, but great nonetheless.

One of my favourites, although I really wish the actor playing Trinity (Carrie-Anne Moss) was good looking.

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The Animatrix - (2003 movie) image

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The Matrix - (1999 movie) >

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https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0328832/

A series of non-cannon short animated films inspired by The Matrix - (1999 movie).

Better than the main series in some cases. I rather love every one of these short films.

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Blue Beetle - (2023 movie) poster

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https://www.imdb.com/title/tt9362930/
https://www.dc.com/bluebeetle

A Mexican crime family steals alien technology and wrecks havoc.

A mediocre superhero movie, which in today's times makes it spectacular. Highly recommended as a bubblegum movie.



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Another Earth - (2011 movie) poster

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https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1549572/
https://unitedspaceventures.com/

In the backdrop of a mirrored Earth appearing in the sky, a woman works through the consequences of causing a horrific tragedy.

A drama through and through, and honorifically called science fiction, this is moody and slow-paced. I liked it quite a lot, not least of why is the looks of the lead character; damn.



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Spider-Man 3 - (2007 movie) poster

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https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0413300/
https://www.sonypictures.com/movies/spiderman3

An alien and a mutant walk into some bars..

While it's perfectly watchable, it's definitely not great compared to the earlier two and certainly doesn't hold up at all.



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Primer - (2004 movie) poster

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https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0390384/

Some dudes build a machine that does stuff.

It's interesting, but I wouldn't really recommend it if you like movies that make sense.



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Westworld - (1973 movie) image

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https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0070909/

Nothing could possibly go wrong in an amusement park populated by robots.

A good-ish movie, which must have been spectacular at the time because of its original themes and spectacular presentation. It holds up very well over the few centuries since its release.



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Disambiguation: Paradox - (2016 movie)

Paradox - (2016 movie), by Stevo Chang and Fran Ervin poster

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https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2442620/
http://www.paradoxthefilm.com/

A bereaved scientist walks universes to find his still-alive wife.

While it's good, it's the sort of good you really only need to see once, because it duplicates and triplicates itself until you are numbed to the very obvious core idea.

  • Trailer
  • Warning: It's a passion-project, and yet they didn't get the audio sync done consistently.
  • by Chaos Labs, LLC



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