I Have Seen Most of the Ultimate Matrix 10-DVD Set, By Now

Rating: 2/10 (20 January 2005)

I learned of the "Ultimate Matrix" DVD set last year, near Christmas, which was undoubtedly what it was intended to be purchased for. Since I'm in sobriety, as of River Phoenix's autopsy signature date, November 15, 1993, I have taken a keen interest in his, his family's, his friends', and colleagues' histories. He was with Keanu Reeves, as many of you know, in "My Own Private Idaho," in the early 90s, where they did drugs to do the sex scenes, from which River never fully recovered, and this ultimately led to his OD, outside The Viper Room, in LA, on Halloween morning, 1993.
I could write on and on about the "Matrix" series, which is most likely what Keanu Reeves is now known best for--and before that, it was the "Bill and Ted" movies. He and River tried to "escape" their teen idol images, by being in Gus Van Sant's horrible movie.
I have a limited time, on-screen, at present, as I'm at the library and I need to get to a meeting in Mill Valley, now.
To "cap," I find the "Matrix" movies to be "too violent and sexy." It should be a rating--and then, the movie wouldn't get made that way.
I just did a little "research" on the Wachowskis, at this humongous and prominent site, where I've been harassed routinely for my November 15th story, and I just found out that Andy Wachowski's wife, Thea Bloom, filed for divorce in late 2002, because he was leaving her for a "professional dominatrix," who had made him his "slave!"
Keanu Reeves "owes an apology" to us, if I may be so bold. I didn't think I'd "demand" this, publicly, as I write him, "clandestinely," via Paulie Kosta of Becky, the band they're in together with Rebecca Lord and Rob Mailhouse, but I never hear back directly anyway, so here goes!
I could get much more "deep," as I just heard the commentary by Cornel West and Ken Wilbur, with which I did not always agree, since I feel you cannot "justify" such violence and graphic sex in movies. Most out of Hollywood are this way for me--and the sex scenes in "My Own Private Idaho" led indirectly to River's OD. Is anyone in sobriety as of that, but me? I just think these people were "lucky" if they survived the Wachowskis.
What is not covered in the very long DVD "ultimate" series is the fact that Jennifer Syme, Keanu Reeves' girlfriend, who gave stillbirth to their daughter, Ava Archer, on Christmas Eve, 1999, is not mentioned. After their "break-up" over this, shortly thereafter, she died in an apparent DUI, where she was the only one driving, after coming from Marilyn Manson's mansion in LA, where there'd been a party! She'd been with Reeves, apparently, just the day before, having lunch in San Francisco at Crepes on Cole, which I've never heard of, near where the "burly man" scene was being shot for "Matrix Reloaded," among others in Alameda County! Manson's obscene music is on the first movie's soundtrack, and a video of it is included in the DVD series, unbelievably!
Jennifer's mother, Maria St. John, sued Manson for "wrongful death," about a year later, but he apparently has so much money that I think she "lost," since he denied charges.
The "architect" scene was filmed at that time, and it was later used in an MTV movie awards ceremony introduction, starring Justin Timberlake, which was "foul" about women, in this case Trinity--and "made fun" of Gloria Foster's role in the movies, too. Reeves gave his approval to use his image from these scenes, and it was not "OK" with me!
Gloria Foster died of a sudden heart attack, during shooting, and Aaliyah died in a plane crash, too, that year, as well as the terrorist attacks occurring.
A reason I am "concerned" about Reeves, in particular, when it comes to the "Matrix" series, is because he has been in a number of DUIs, most notably one in the 80s, where he shut his headlights off on his bike in Toganga Canyon, where he apparently "lost his spleen," according to the "Hardball" directors' commentary! Hence, my "demand" for an apology!
One good thing that has come of all my writing is that last fall, Johnny Depp finally gave his controlling share of The Viper Room to Anthony Fox's daughter. Fox "disappeared mysteriously," after suing Depp for money. A judge was trying to shut down the club. I wrote him about my getting into sobriety, as of River's autopsy, "coincidentally." I don't think it's a "coincidence," really. If you look at this date in history, it is "significant," and I feel the spirits convened for me.