Even 25 years later, The Matrix still affects the way we think about action and sci-fi movies.
It takesThe Matrixabout three minutes to become the coolest thing youve ever seen.
But the most impressive part may be the fact that the amazing stuff doesnt stop there.
Its no wonder their movie became a hit in theaters and on video.
Nor is it a surprise when the Ghostface-style killer dodges plates like Neo dodging bullets.
Of course no one was laughing either.
Still, its sad to see a moment so revolutionary inThe Matrixbecome banal so quickly inShrek.
Enter the Fist (2002)
Another spoof movie, anotherMatrixreference.
To its credit,Kung-Pow!
Enter the Fisthas a low budget goofiness that sets it apart fromScary MovieandShrek.
The two have a full-on kung fu battle before they both do aMatrix-style jump kick.
But the cow wins out, which is always a funny joke.
Bullet time worked particularly well when putting Peter Parkers spider-sense into motion.
For the fight choreography, Johnson enlisted Yuen Cheung-yan, brother ofThe Matrixfight coordinator Yuen Woo-ping.
The result is a bland nothing of a movie that plays like a sad also-ran.
In the first movie, wire-fu fight sequences abounded to cheesy but enjoyable effect.
black leather dusters and skintight vinyl.
But thats not all that Wiseman takes forUnderworld.
And thats a good thing.The Matrixearns its revered status because it changed things.
