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What movies ACTUALLY live up to the hype? (piefed.social)
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[–] Drusas@fedia.io 21 points 1 week ago (2 children)

The Dark Knight The Lord of the Rings trilogy The Matrix

Why yes, you probably can guess my approximate age.

[–] TheImpressiveX@piefed.social 4 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Why yes, you probably can guess my approximate age.

Millenial?

[–] Drusas@fedia.io 1 points 1 week ago

Yep. Older Millennial.

[–] dejected_warp_core@lemmy.world 2 points 1 week ago

One second, I have to get these darn kids off of my lawn...

Anyway, yes, The Matrix absolutely lived up to the advertising hype. All we knew was that it was a cyberpunk-flavored martial arts film, and that's all. The "big reveal" was left out of everything which was all the more satisfying when watching for the first time.