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From: "Dan Pinal" <danp--massmedia.com>
To: <<Address Masked>>
Sent: Saturday, May 17, 2003 1:17 AM
Subject: RE: [AR] The Matrix (and spoilers)


> Argh, thar be spoilers ahead.
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> >The Smith fight scene... did you notice that there were practically no
> >cuts? I did notice some of the Smiths were stunt doubles.
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> All of the duplicates are stunt doubles, they were selected based on
> similar build and facial features, and CG used where needed, but they
> clearly missed a few spots.

Actually, some scenes of the "burly brawl" are 100% computer rendered...
unfortunately, those scenes were blatantly obvious (despite a very fancy
article I read on a CG industry page, describing how they used equipment
from Lockheed and some other fancy stuff... you just can't do humans yet...
but the backgrounds were very nice... apparently made with a technique a
bunch of college kids invented).

Oh, and alot of the cars/trucks in the highway scene fooled me, but probably
not when I examine it on the DVD.

So, yes, I finally saw the movie... but I don't feel that I need to waste
any energy talking about it or dissecting it... to me, they tried too hard,
and failed.

/Robert