num_pages: 288
description: Give a another pompous blockbuster is knocked down to size and turned into a source of unstoppable laughter. Hot on the heels of Bored of the Rings comes an indispensable parody of the most humorless big screen epics of all The Matrix and its completely confused sequels. In spite of featuring a lead actor who can barely speak and quotations from philosophers most of its audience hadnt read the movies spawned an immense following. Now the entire trilogy has been transformed into comedy. Youll recognize the pretentious themestwisted realities paranoia and godheadand the distinctive dark glasses impractical long coats slow-motion bullets that are deadly in more ways than one and strange robot thingamajigs. Theyll all come in for ribbing.The A rumor is circulating that Robertski Brothers is really Adam Robertsbut hes not telling.
language: English
title: The McAtrix Derided
publisher: Gollancz