Half in the Bag: The Matrix Resurrections 

My favorite part of the movie is when Neo looks directly at the camera and says "Jupiter Ascending wasn't that bad. You need to give it a second chance."

It's almost a crime that Rich Evans didn't fly across the screen at the end of the video

"So what you're saying is I'll be able to dodge bullets?" "No Neo, what I'm saying is that after watching this movie, you won't want to."

I really like how The Architect has been replaced by The Analyst, commenting on how modern blockbusters aren’t made by a creator with a vision or a creative new idea (an architect) but made by cooperations, based on statistics and consumer data (analyst). The film industry has changed drastically since the first Matrix movie.

After the first third of the film, I fully expected a Blazing Saddles type ending where the characters break the fourth wall, because the only way they can escape the matrix is by attacking the crew and ultimately the executives who want to make more Matrix movies.

My favourite thing about this movie is that we get a new episode of Half in the Bag.

Took Warner Bros insane budget, made it look cheap, and called them out. This is the Freddy Got Fingered sequel I never knew I wanted.

The entire time NPH was doing his exposition dump in bullet time I couldn’t help but think that all Neo heard was an incomprehensible chipmunk.

Mike is Jay's opposite, his negative. He is the result of the equation trying to balance itself out.

Neo winning Geoff Keighley's Game Award and then immediately trying to kill himself is the highlight of the century.

I love how in the Matrix, being a game developer in San Francisco is the ultimate blue pill.

2023, when you much prefer the near hour long RLM review than actually watching movies anymore.

"Art should comfort the disturbed and disturb the comfortable." - Rich Evans

Neil Patrick Harris looks way more like he belongs in the 2003 MTV Movie Awards parody than the real Matrix.

"Remember when is the lowest form of conversation" -Tony Soprano

So super-intelligent supercomputers were outsmarted by the lack of a Nest camera pointed at Trinity. You’d think after Neo escaped a second time they’d fast track that Nest install.

Mike - "This movie was a mess, it was confusing, it was cringey, it was annoying, it was sloppy, terrible" Me - "He's gonna say he loved it" Mike - "And I loved every minute of it"

Finally I’ll know what to think about this movie.

I improve my english level with you guys. Thanks for clear english conversations. Also the discussions on movies are really impressive

Watching this movie was like watching a hostage video. Like someone was trying to sneak in messages that they we're being forced to do this against their will without their captors knowing.

I loved the part where Will Smith turns to the camera and says, "What is this, some kind of Matrix: Resurrections?"

Jay recommends the film because it's "not satisfying" and some of it "is flat-out bad." We love Jay.

All the Neo's in the tv screens with the Architect were not previous versions of Neo, they were all his possible reactions.

Matrix Resurrections let’s me know that the MTV matrix spoof with Justin Timberlake and Sean William Scott was, in fact, officially part of the Matrix canon.

"Do you think that's air you're breathing now? ". That’s how simple and perfect the first Matrix movie was.

I, for one, want to see the alternate universe where Dark City became the new-millennium pop culture defining uber-hit that gradually faded from consciousness after some increasingly incomprehensible sequels.

17:00 I love how Mike appreciates what the fanbase latched onto, and how it very much was "our starwars" for a new generation. Especially cuz hes not a huge fan himself, but he still "gets it"

The best part of this review is when Mike talks about how great the first movie is

I watched the original Matrix recently and I was struck by how visceral the action scenes are. It's not just the choreography, the way the camera moves is also super dynamic and exciting. Feels like recent movies can't capture that.

I really enjoyed Mike waxing poetic about the first matrix movie and Jay sitting there, bored out of his mind, just saying "yeah, yep, oh yeah, uh huh".

I don't know why it always makes me laugh, but that look that Jay gives, where it looks like he's absolutely terrified by what Mikes saying... I don't know if that's just a normal reaction because he does it in every video but it's just hilarious the way it's edited.

That “oh yeaaaah” extended freeze on mike at 9:45 is wonderful. Salute to this episodes editor.

The parodying of the film executives in this was literally just The Nerd Crew. Can't believe these hack frauds got ripped off again.

" So what are you saying? I'll be able to dodge bullets? " " No Neo in Matrix 4 you won't want to " I didn't think of this but it was funny.

Lawrence Fishburne and Hugo Weaving dodged a bullet with this one.

The scene with the Architect where there are dozens of Neos isn't demonstrating previous iterations of the One, it's basically the Architect showing the list of Neos probable reactions from calculations based on Neos life and the previous 5 ones. He's basically flexing that he can predict anything and nothing Neo can do will surprise him.

I didn't expect Keanu to commit to the whole "Sad Keanu" meme throughout the whole movie.

i adored mike passionately monologuing about the first matrix

The "actual story reason" Neo and Trinity were revived was because the machines were struggling for energy after the end of Revolutions and The Analyst realized Neo and Trinity's connection produced a ton of energy. He mentions that he broke productivity records during one of the many exposition scenes.

That whole self-aware ironic detachment is precisely what drove me crazy about the film. I found it so disingenuous. Just because you're aware that this is lazy cheap recycling, doesn't mean you're not doing exactly that.

I love Jay repeatedly saying, "I don't care about the lore or the story," and Mike goes, "... so anyways, let me summarize the entire story!"

Mike and Jay: "It's not as good or bad as you've heard." Also Mike and Jay: "The acting, plot, action, and special effects sucked." Mike: "I loved every minute of it! I had to go to sleep and finish it in the morning."

My favourite part of this movie is the part when Neo punches the alien and carries it to area 51 to meet Data

I like when neo looked at the screen and said” where’s the agents,did they have a….Total Recall”

RLM's complete disregard for microphone cable dressing after 200 episodes is what keeps me subscribed

I love that Mike turns this into a Re:View of the first movie.

I did like the use of bullet time as a literal prison. Felt like a great response to everyone who wanted the same thing again - to revolutionise gaming, again! It was like Lana saying "You want bullet time? Fine! Here's what it's like being trapped by your best ideas."

I love how Mike’s reference for a reprogrammed robot is Rogue One instead of Terminator 2 lmao

Love that Mike says “the Neo” like the prophet saying “the Sisko.” Star Trek brain.

I can't believe Warner Brothers spent 190 million dollars on a giant middle finger. Must be a record.

I believe all of the Neos on the TV screens were representations of all the possible reactions the Architect predicted Neo might have in response to what he was being told. I presume all of the past "Ones" were different individuals in every sense, having no direct connection to one another. It's implied that the cycle of the Prime Program (Neo) and resetting of the Matrix has been going on for centuries, being that the Architect says this will have been the sixth time they've done it.. So when you see the desolation and ruins of the real world, you're seeing what the Earth hundreds and hundreds of years after the war between the humans and machines ended... And while I'm not entirely sure of this, I think it's implied somewhere within the lore (but not in movies) that it's actually even further into the future than people like Morpheus think. And that's because he's not aware of all the other cycles of the destruction of Zion and resetting of the Matrix.

A shitty movie does not become good simply because the writers forewarn you how shitty it is

My favorite part was when Neo wakes up from the Matrix and says, “Guess this means I’m Resurrected.”

So refreshing to have a 200th episode without it being all or even mentioning it. Congrats guys, here's to 200 more 🍻

The Architect never said that “Neo” had been there before, but that there were “other One’s” before him.

One of the best review videos I've seen from you guys. 5 stars.

My favorite part was when neo looked at bugs and said "you people are all astronauts, on some kind of star trek".

My favorite part was when Neo looked around at the team and said “What are we, some kind of Suicide Squad?”

14:38 This discussion has given me insight to the fact that Neil Breen is STILL stuck in an early 90's mindset of what the internet is

They couldn't call it The Matrix: Rebooted, even the studio would've noticed.

I'm so glad they talked about the horrible rage cover because as soon as the movie ended I was struck by how obviously horrible of a vocal performance it was and it fit so much into what I felt about the movie in general. It definitely felt like a conscious choice.

I loved the part where Keanu blows his brains out at the corporate meeting.

We still have a mall that has a Spencers in 2022. When you said it would work as a series, that's exactly what I felt like I was watching.. the pilot episode of a Matrix tv show. They set up the new characters, new simulation, saved Trinity, & they're finally back together... now episode two!

I fell asleep through it twice two days in a row and missed around the last half hour, great ASMR, would recommend.

They should’ve resurrected Carlin to reprise his role as the architect

Having Neil Patrick Harris play Dr. Octopus was a bold choice.

Funny... WB wanted to make another trilogy but this film killed it. lol

I appreciate that they cover the entire series as well as the new film given they surprisingly never got into the matrix films on this channel.

When Neo meets The Architect, I never assumed that what you saw on the screens were multiple Keanu Reeves. The Architect said there's been multiple "The Ones", not multiple Keanu Reeves specifically. I always just thought the screens were simulations playing out, The Architect predicting Keanu Reeve's responses. The One I figured would effectively be a whole different person each time, just with the same ability to manipulate The Matrix.

I like how Jay still manages to act surprised when Mike says "I am the complete opposite actually". Mike saying that is as predictable as the sun rising by this point.

In the original Matrix trilogy the concept was that Neo gets reincarnated every so so often, that the Matrix is aware of him and encountered him several times and ultimately the same deal is struck where he gets to save X number of free humans whom the robots will not kill in exchange for his death/surrender and the death/surrender of the excess free humans... The program "agent smith" however threatens the matrix by taking over all of the other programs and integrated humans essentially threatening the robots much like a computer virus which would ultimately also threaten the humans that are outside the matrix as well... so a new deal is struck where the Robots allow all the humans in zion to live (not be exterminated down to a set number) in exchange for Neo's aid in destroying Agent smith... which he does through his sacrifice. The Robots have every reason to restore, protect, etc Neo and Trinity so long as they remain "asleep" within the matrix as they are useful in maintaining the balance between the robots and humans while ALSO being a sort of Anti virus (or perhaps more accurately a software engineer/tech/hacker) whom can help clean up dangerous rogue agents in the system. (specifically Trinity is the one who can find and awaken the "engineer" (neo) which is why she is important... similar to the Dalai lama and Panchen Lama in Tibetan Buddhism) Essentially to the Robots they are both valued as a sort of emergency plan / balance maintaining force that can act against them but ultimately to their greater benefit.

My favorite part was when Liam Neeson came in and saved his family from those bad guys.

Really needed to have Mr. Plinkett flying up above his house there at the end.

When Mike was talking about Hollywood stumbling through these kinds of movies in the 90s, all I could think of was "A gigabyte of RAM should do the trick."

15:02 Mike just casually calls her Sandra Bollocks and Jay doesn't bat an eyelid :-)

I thought that Trinity was really the real 'one' as Neo was dead in the first movie till Trinity brought him back to life by the disney kiss. Just a thought.

"He finds out he's the One and he has the ability to bend the Matrix with his arms."

the whole movie is like the original team is saying "if someone is going to drive this thing down to the ground, it better to be us!"

The soundtrack in the original is gripping and I'd argue it's more than just icing.

Just getting around to this episode and find it both hilarious and reassuring that you guys thought of Gremlins 2 as a comparison. That's how I was describing it to people, lol.

I'm surprised Mike didn't bring up the Star Trek DS9 plot with the Pah-Wraiths in which Sisko imagines himself as an author on Earth in the 50s writing about himself in Deep Space Nine.

The video screens at the end of reloaded were showing all of neo's possible reactions to that meeting. They weren't past versions of the one. Everything going on inside his head that moment. The matrix was only reset 6 times as far as I can tell.

My favorite part of the movie is when my favorite part of the movie looked directly at the camera and said "hey RU-vid commentators, there is no spoon, and there is no movie."

It's perfectly clear that the only reason this was made it's because Warner Brothers went to the wachowski's and said we're making a sequel with or without you and Lana decided that if anyone's going to screw up The matrix sequels it would be her. The entire thing is very tongue in cheek very satirical very on the nose. But it's also clear that the wachowski's didn't want a sequel for The matrix at all, least of all of fourth one. It's a shame that creators can't keep creative control over the things they create.

"Were they playing with us all along... that Agent Smith fight" They literally had bowling pin and domino sound effects in that scene... Yes, The Matrix kept up a silly/serious tone all throughout

I just wanna say "Thank God Chewbacca got his medal" - so satisfying...

"...And then that's the end of the film, and he goes off to adventure and who knows what awaits..." "Well The Matrix Reloaded is what awaits." - that was sooooooo frickin' funny to me. Holy smokes. Well done guys.

The saddest part of this review is hearing how good HBO Max is / was while currently looking into the bleak, not-so-distant future merger with Discovery...

It's great to see Keanu still mastering the role of "clueless dumbass hero in a world".

A wise man once said "An ironic shitpost is still a shitpost"

I walked out of this movie. I was sitting there thinking…. This is soo fuckin bad I would rather just go home and pet my cat.

im sorry to be that guy years later but, the end of matrix revolutions is that Neo made a deal with the machines to eliminate agent Smith in the Matrix in exchange for letting humans survive, because in parallel with Neo being the first "one" to reject the option to recycle zion, Agent smith was the first program to effectively "go rogue" by not going to the recycle bin after Neo deleted him in M1. Smith was basically on the precipice of escaping the matrix programing and taking over all of the machine empire which for some reason the machines were powerless to stop smith, so this was Neo's bargaining chip with the machines. Only Neo could stop Smith for some reason not quite clear to me. It's not particularly good but that is what is happening I think.

I'm about 10 minutes into the video so I'm not sure if Mike and Jay talk about it yet, but did anyone else think that showing clips from the original trilogy in the new movie was weird because the original films look WAY better than Resurrections? Like holy mother of god those original movies look good. The lighting, the blocking, the gravity of every shot. The new movie looked like a high-budget TV series.

As soon as mike said everything he hated about it I knew he’d love it.

Wow! when doing their move or TV show reviews, these two guys are as close to what the 80's and the 90's had with Gene Siskel and Roger Ebert. Even without the thumbs up/down reference their non-bias, fare and balanced approach is so refreshing and welcoming that the average you and I can relate to while getting in a good laugh or two. It would be nice to see them get a TV show but with over a million subscribers I think their good! Keep up the good work!

For the question about how 'the one' has talked to the architect however many times, I don't believe that Neo was the only malfunction in the Matrix. Each time the matrix makes an iteration, there is always that glitch of 'the one', but I thought it was a different person each time. It's not Neo every time, just a random person in each iteration, reincarnation if you will.

My favorite part was when the guy made of a cloud of magnetic balls made a dramatic leap across a gap, even though....he's made of like...magnetic balls. He could have just made a little line of magnets and bridged himself across with absolutely no drama.

The biggest surprise of this movie was successfully convincing Keanu to shave his face and cut his hair short.

For the first half of this, I was convinced Mike and Jay were being ironic and I was waiting for the other shoe to drop

I saw this movie and then I saw the kings man after it and it made the kings man look like an masterpiece