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What movies ACTUALLY live up to the hype? (piefed.social)
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[–] dejected_warp_core@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month 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.