Matrix or LOTR

Tails · 05-04-2003 10:47pm #1

Ok which one of the ultimate trilogy's is your favourite?

Is it the epic battles of LOTR or the **** cool kung-fu work in the Matrix?

For me it has to be the Matrix

This is also for which one your most looking forward to.

(Im not adding an atari jaguar option, if you dont have an opinion or dont care dont vote! )

tman · 05-04-2003 11:09pm

that's a tough one...
i'd have to go with the matrix, the first one is much more re watchable than the fellowship & the next 2 will have a mostly unknown plot...

Goodshape · 06-04-2003 2:17am

LOTR all the way. Matrix is good and all, but fu*k. Were talking LOTR here!

Can't belive Matrix is winning the poll atm

Karl Hungus · 06-04-2003 2:17am

This thread sucks...

If its a battle of the trilogies, where the hell is the original Star Wars Trilogy...?
Or the Godfather trilogy for that matter?

Goodshape · 06-04-2003 2:22am

Um, well it's a battle of the as-yet-uncompleted trilogies.

Make your choice and stop complaining AngelWhore.

Karl Hungus · 06-04-2003 2:48am

Originally posted by Tails
Ok which one of the ultimate trilogy's is your favourite?

Sorry, I take notice of the term "Ultimate Trilogy's" there...

And I've already made my choice...

Winters · 06-04-2003 3:16am

Originally posted by AngelWhore
If its a battle of the trilogies, where the hell is the original Star Wars Trilogy...?
Or the Godfather trilogy for that matter?

Or the Back To The Future Triogy? you cant forget about that one. Its one of the best. Better then that crappy LOTR anyday

LoGiE · 06-04-2003 2:08pm

Or the evil dead trilogy? Anyhow LOTR gets my vote.

patch · 07-04-2003 11:22am

I'm afraid it has to be LOTR, I was blown away by both films, but, I had a full year where I couldn't wait to see TTT. That's pretty special, then again- ask me in may........

Clintons Cat · 07-04-2003 11:31am

Radio Norwich Hosted this Very Debate note long ago

In its regular slot on Alan's evening show, Hot Topics covers all manner of important debates. Recently Alan wanted to know:
Who is the best Lord?

Lord of the Rings

Lord of the Dance

Lord of the Flies

The avalanche of strong opinion included: "Well I enjoyed the Hobbit more than Riverdance and I think lots of boys on an island killing a fat boy is not so enjoyable as Gandalf with a long white beard." Well said that caller.

Hot Topics

p.pete · 19-05-2003 5:19pm

I struggled to read the 1st of 3 LOTR books, found the 1st film decent but longwinded and without purpose (except to destroy the ring before the world is taken over by the darkside of course!, everybody relates to that).

Reviews say that the second film was better and most people I talk to say the book gets better as it goes on.

Damn my short attention span - didn't see the second film yet and didn't have the will to read any further into the second and third book.

Matrix is class, looking forward to seeing the second one.

Caesar_Bojangle · 19-05-2003 8:20pm

I got much more enjoyment from reading the lotr book than watching the two films so far. Whereas, i have that tingling sensation in my pants right now just thinking about going to see the matrix reloaded.

Steve_o · 19-05-2003 8:55pm

Ask this question again at christmas when the 2 trilogies are out then and only then is it a fair question!!

p.pete · 20-05-2003 9:06am

The question was posed as "which one is your favourite". Would it not be fair to say Steve_o that people may already have favourites worked out in their minds? I know these favourites are not being based on a full set of facts (or even on completed trilogys) but I know my mind is made up.

So I don't really see why there is a need to wait until Christmas before the question becomes fair. Following on from that kind of logic we should actually wait several years before posing the question.

That would give our opinions time to settle and for the overbearing media hype which can so often influence to be dimmed in our minds.

daveg · 20-05-2003 9:25am

Matrix by a mile. Might be different when all 6 films have been viewed.

Pugsley · 20-05-2003 2:15pm

LotR, i much prefare the epic scale of it. And only 1 matrix has been releasedso cant really give much of an opinion on it.

plastic membrane · 20-05-2003 5:45pm

Cant choose between the pair. I think ill wait until i see all three from both trilogies before i make up me mind...

GUI · 20-05-2003 11:29pm

after seeing reloaded
definitely matrix :-)

and matrix revolutions is meant to be the best of the 3 10x
silver said :-)

mada999 · 21-05-2003 12:45pm

The matrix is the chief lotr is a big like bog roll, once you've used it you never use it again . . . .

TacT · 21-05-2003 1:18pm

haha well said mada999

matrix got my vote - on the other hand if they were books, then LOTR wins

Washout · 21-05-2003 1:21pm

The Matrix for its pure orginality....its a new story told and portrayed to screen extremely well.

koneko · 21-05-2003 1:25pm

They're both brilliant, but very different.

My vote would have to go for The Matrix though. It's a tad more enjoyable, and re-watchable.

Tough call though.

SCULLY · 21-05-2003 2:15pm

LOTR (but imho the 'Look Who's Talking' trilogy beat them both hands down...)

Steve_o · 21-05-2003 6:30pm

The Matrix for its pure orginality

I agree the matrix is a very origional and very classy film but you make it sound like the LOTR isn't original its probably the most original story of our time!!

Shinji · 22-05-2003 12:48am

Well, our parents time. Or actually, more like our grandparents time in most cases

The Matrix for me. I like LOTR and all that, but it fundamentally suffers from a lack of people being kicked very hard in the face by women in PVC catsuits.

NeoSlicerZ · 23-05-2003 4:41pm

matrix!

padraigmyers · 23-05-2003 4:47pm

Having seen Reloaded, its got to be Lord Of The Rings...........I though Relaoded was aload of balls (by the way, the first Matrix is one of my favourite films, but I have never been so let-down by a sequel)

Saruman · 23-05-2003 5:09pm

I love both but i have to go for Lord of the rings!! I have been waiting for that for years!!! The Matrix is great, i have yet to see reloaded but lets be real here!!! As a friend of mine who only read LOTR after he saw the movie said after seeing Matrix.. " Its a grand film but it did not leave me hanging to see the next one.. i can wait till November... But I dont want to wait for the next Lord of the rings!"

That sums it up.. excellent film the Matrix and i assume reloaded is also brilliant but its not as must see for me as LOTR.

By the way this thread sucks since its not even comparable!! At least you can compare LOTR with Star Wars as Star wars is pretty similar to Lord of the rings! Its fantasy, set in space.... good V evil, they even use swords in a way!! And not to forget magic.

padraigmyers · 23-05-2003 5:16pm

excellent film the Matrix and i assume reloaded is also brilliant

I wouldn't go assuming that......I went to see the Primire with about 20 other people and of us only about 5 liked it, and even they didn't think it was "great".

Caesar_Bojangle · 23-05-2003 6:53pm

Not many black people in lord of the rings......

Lord of the rings is a magnificent piece of literature but i'm assuming that because i read the book, i could tell what was coming and was incessantly nitpicking at all the minute divergences from the book.

Whereas the matrix has black people, a sexy woman in leather, a buddhist actor(reeves) and computers in comparison to old men dressed in togas who ride horses but to be fair has talking trees which kind of balances out this stupid argument.

Different strokes for abnormal folks

Catsmokinpot · 24-05-2003 3:34am

extremely hard to choose, both class films matrix because of its sheer brilliance, action and originality as someone said but LOTR was sooooo epic and such a beutiful storyline its kind of hard to compare them both i know i cant choose

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