Does he know that it's Keanu in it? How many Keanu films has he seen to declare him a pathetic actor?

Now, this gives me another excuse to watch The Matrix all over again. The last time I watched it was a week ago. Am I hooked? Nah, never! ;-)

It actually didn't strike me as that obvious. :\\ Unless of course this is the Bill & Ted reference that is mentioned on various Matrix places. I'd always assumed it was the rooftop whoa.

EDIT: from the IMDb Matrix movie connections page, it apparently also references Johnny Mnemonic, and is referenced by The Watcher and Hardball, with the comment for the latter being: "Reeves's character references the names Anderson and Smith, his name and his nemsis name, respectively, in Matrix, The (1999)."

He did?

MORPHEUS (V.O.)
I'm not sure. But, if you don't
want to find out, you better get
out of there.

NEO
How?!

MORPHEUS (V.O.)
I can guide you out, but you have
to do exactly what I say.

The agents are moving quickly towards the cubicle.

MORPHEUS (V.O.)
The cubicle across from you is
empty.

NEO
But what if...?

MORPHEUS (V.O.)
Go! Now!

Neo lunges across the hall, diving into the other cubicle
just as the agents turn into his row.

Neo crams himself into a dark corner, clutching the phone
tightly to him.

MORPHEUS (V.O.)
Stay here for a moment.

The agents enter Neo's empty cubicle. A cop is sent to
search the bathroom.

Morpheus' voice is a whisper in Neo's ear.

MORPHEUS (V.O.)
A little longer...

Brown is talking to the tall employee.

MORPHEUS (V.O.)
When I tell you, go to the end of
the row to the first office on the
left, stay.as low as you can.

Sweat trickles down his forehead.

MORPHEUS (V.O.)
Now.

(also, see edited post above)

I never thought that Matrix scene referenced the Bill and Ted movie. Yes, the scene is a bit odd, but I took it as one of the first clues that nothing is what it seems ;)

oh, the whoa... apparently the tendency is just the contrary : whenever a whoa is in a script and then Reeves is cast as the character saying it, the whoa tends to get cut :D It happened with the Constantine script ;D
I remember an interview ( was it in The Matrix Revisited ? ) in which K said that 'they' ( him and the W brothers) tried that rooftop scene in different versions, but 'whoa' was the only one which sounded right so they had to use 'the word' :D

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Now, this gives me another excuse to watch The Matrix all over again. The last time I watched it was a week ago. Am I hooked? Nah, never! ;-)

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:D

I haven't seen it since this summer, and I miss it so :(

http://dvdtimes.co.uk/content.php?contentid=58092

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frankly, can't remember if Hardball mentions any Anderson or Smith. But the latter is such a common name, it might be just a coincidence...

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I HATE the matrix movies except for the ending of the first LOL.

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What. WHY.

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I HATE the matrix movies except for the ending of the first LOL. Oh, it's nice to post my opinion on his movies without worrying about someone tearing me apart (waves to Anakin)

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I'm not Anakin, so I dunno about that ( worrying about someone tearing you apart). What's your problem with the Matrix movies ?

okay, joking aside, I found them full of meaning. on many levels.
their complexity is explained here:
http://www.wylfing.net/essays/matrix_reloaded.html
http://www.wylfing.net/essays/matrix_revolutions.html

but then, we're different, so we could agree to disagree ;) :D