Roger:

Go check out ADAPTATION if you have not yet seen this film. This is the film by CHARLIE KAUFFMAN and SPIKE JONEZ, which stars NICOLAS CAGE, MERYL STREEP, and CHRIS COOPER (for which he won an Oscar). Just as good as their first effort BEING JOHN MALKOVICH!

I would give this film my highest recommendation.

Also, seeing as you did not like MATRIX RELOADED --- perhaps you might enjoy the ANIMATRIX DVD? I am just now getting my feet wet in the ANIME field --- when Hollywood wants to produce endless sequels, ANIME may just be a way to keep an edge and still maintain somewhat of an intelligence to the proceedings.

THE ANIMATRIX was very valuable to the idea of providing deep background into the past history of the MATRIX itself. The stories are very well done --- I have to admit that the ANIMATRIX is actually better than the RELOADED film. But RELOADED got stuck with a lot of politics and philosophy, which did not play well for some people who are not very knowladgeable about such things.

Also --- while I am on the subject of DVD's --- if you are into music there is a killer LED ZEPPELIN DVD set that was recently released, as well as a really beautiful MONTEREY POP FESTIVAL DVD box set --- which came out a few months ago. The Monetrey Pop DVD box has the complete films of the MONTEREY POP concert film, JIMI PLAYS MONTEREY, OTIS REDDING PLAYS MONETERY, and an outstanding bonus DVD, which features several hours of great performances that were not included elsewhere --- such as live footage of THE ASSOCIATION performing ALONG COMES MARY --- one of my all-time favorites from yesteryear. The really neat thing was how they introduced the band and the song --- as sort of a anti-establishment screed.

Those are my best recomendations for film-based DVD's.

Now if you are into CONSPIRACY TV --- three recently released DVD box sets of great TV shows include the first seasons of all of the following:

01) Dark Angel (6 DVD's - 21 episodes))

02) The Dead Zone (4-DVD's - 13 episodes)

03) La Femme Nikita (6 DVD's - 22 episodes)

I have all three of the above, and I can say they are certainly worth watching --- as they provide an interesting look into how LUCIFER'S DREAMBOX (as Bill Hicks called it) forms and shapes opinions in the mass consciousness of our murderous and fear driven popular culture.

Plus --- looking at JESSICA ALBA or PETA WILSON for an hour is not too much torture on the eyes!!

If you are not sure about TV shows on DVD --- let me say that of all the TV shows I have taken home on DVD --- they all play much better without commercials! Plus, they are all mixed in 5.1 Surround!

Oh, one more recommendation . . . my favorite film of ALL- TIME!

BUCKAROO BANZAI (1984) Starring PETER WELLER, JEFF GOLDBLUM, and the fabulous JOHN LITHGOW as Dr. Lizardo!

Great stuff --- where the fuck is the SEQUEL TO THIS ONE?!?!?!?

Enjoy!!

Peace and Prayers,

Kent Daniel Bentkowski Buffao, New York USA