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Summary: Well...
Review: If this movie was a high-budget Saturday Night Live sketch, or possibly under the direction of Mel Brooks, I wouldn't have felt as guilty laughing. Not that it wasn't worth the money I paid. I would gladly see it again; it's a good ab workout.But I'm being mean. To their credit they did use Reeves to the best of his dramatic ability and managed to give the audience a wonderful exploration of what CGI can do - even when it's rushed, overused, and doesn't have the dramatic framework to make it believable. And who would've guessed you could have such a prolonged monologue with a metal spike through both your kidneys? Ah, the wonders of cinema. Still, I suggest you see it. If for nothing else than such classic lines as: "you did it" - "no ... *we* did it." The Wachowski brothers certainly left me as they did with the first Matrix movie ... speechless.
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Summary: Matrix Revolutions: The Greatest Story Over-told
Review: It is very hard to write a review of this movie withoout spoilers, because the ending is SO bad, SO hackneyed and SO familiar thats it reduces the entrie series to a mundanity and a waste of 6 hours of our lives. Suffice it to say that this story ends up as exactly the same story almost all of you have heard many times before. Save your money, Go to church and hear the same story for free!
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Summary: WOW!
Review: I just want to tell you to ignore the critics and go see this movie. I went with two friends and all three of us loved it! We even want to go back and see it again. I liked it better than Reloaded. When I left the theater I just thought to myself, "Wow!"
Keep an eye out for the theme of "Balance" in the movie. Without going too far out on a limb, I'd say there are even elements of Kabbalah and Tantric philosophy running through this film---the theme of male/female polarities and maintaining a universal whole through the "balancing of equations." The action scenes were terrific and you'll never be bored---there's always something to keep your attention. The final fight scene between Neo and Smith is incredible (there's even a catchy choral piece akin to Duel of the Fates"). If you liked Matrix at all(...)
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Summary: So disappointing
Review: The action and effects were great, but the Matrix presumes to be something deeper. It turns out that it's just confusing mush. There's a lot of talk about choice and purpose and love--and if this trilogy is to mean something it ought to say something. And you think it's going to. But it doesn't. Smith asks Neo why he gets up, why he continues to fight. Neo just says, "Because I choose to." Ridiculous. Is that all the Wachowskis want to say? After all the interaction of choice, destiny and love, Neo ends up a pure existentialist? Again, I say, ridiculous. And to top it off, Neo's "choice" results in peace with the machines. Peace! Are you kidding? After the wonderfully rich set up of the machines as symbolic of the way our own pride, ambition and hubris can blind and enslave us, the result is peace with the enslaver? Huh? They should have stopped with just the first one. They got completely lost with the next two.
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Summary: Neo=Frodo?
Review: Man, at one point in this movie i felt like i was watching a futuristic version of the Return of the King. Frodo--err Neo and his companion venture to the heart of darkness alone, whilst the remaining forces of man battle the impossible army of the machines--err Sauron? All in all a very entertaining movie, but the over-over dramatic tete-a-tetes became tired even in Reloaded, and most of the acting was 2nd-rate in my opinion. Even the choral doom-laden soundtrack became too much in the end.
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Summary: Indescribably bad
Review: Matrix #1 was off the meat rack!
Matrix #2 was not so good.
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Matrix #3 was downright terrible. 97% of the dialogue is cliche. 'Naked Gun' style cliche. Many fellow audience members were chuckling right along with me in disbelief at how terrible the writing was. Really. It was so bad you can't even make fun of it, because the work is already done for you. And don't even get me started on the gaping plot holes / inconsistancies. This movie is not entertaining. It is not so bad it's good. It is just honestly bad. Bottom line, do not give this franchise any more of your money. It doesn't deserve it.
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Summary: Amazing and enigmatic brain teaser....
Review: The Matrix Revolutions, combined with its predecessors, marks the end a series of *modern* art. Although the end clearly disentangles the real world from the machine world, it purposely leaves some questions unanswered. I think it is clearly in the essence of the plot to allow people to gather their own facts to interpret and support their own pieced-together conclusion. Although the movie targets general public with rather "easy" scenes and a quite "acceptable" end, there is more than that behind the Matrix. A good *entertainment* movie usually brings the auditory into a stagnant state where they brutishly watch action scenes, comfortably in their stuffed seat, totally lacking any cerebral activity besides pleasure. In Matrix Revolutions, the Wachowski Brothers force the auditory to go beyond easy entertainment and incredible CGI animations and actually DISCUSS about the movie once it is over. I guess they were not afraid to answer ALL questions; neither did they leave holes for future sequels. The movie simply wants you to play with your mind, which is worth a 5 stars!
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Summary: How could something so good end up so bad?
Review: Matrix I was a triumph of the marriage between a Hong Kong style kungfu fu flick and the typical Hollywood blockbuster. It had jaw-dropping action sequences and CGI effects that blew everybody away and set the standard for future CGI-infused thrillers. What made it so memorable was that it had a story, a plot and a concept all neatly rolled into one. It was so engaging that by the time the credits were rolling, you almost wanted to cry of relief that you're still in the real world and at the same time pray that the Matrix doesn't really exist. Fast forward to November 2003 and here we are at the screening of the final chapter of the Matrix trilogy. After the debacle that was Matrix Reloaded, expectations are high as the W brothers try to redeem themselves with a bang of an ending. To be fair, M3 is better than M2. Much better. The CGIs are still quite breathtaking albeit less explosive, and there is actually a semblance of a plot this time round. Gone is the technobabble that threatened to sink M2. In its place is simple logic and heart which leads us to an inevitable showdown between Neo and Smith(s). Sadly, there is minimal character development and the lead actors are pretty much left to their own devices to try and spice things up with whatever dismal lines that they are given. In fact Neo and gang actually disappear halfway through the show leaving only the CGI sentinels to salvage whatever dignity this trilogy had. As a result, nothing of importance really happens until the final half hour of the movie and by then you would've stopped caring for whomever it was that survived the invasion. Finally, the way they wrapped it up is inconclusive, messy and totally not worth all the trouble the original writers took to create an alternative reality and fate. Which begets the question: How did something which started out so well end up so bad?
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Summary: Actually Quite Good!!!
Review: Not as good or as mind blowing as the original, but way better than Reloaded. There is more action in this film than the first two combined. The ceiling shootout at the Club Hell, the 20 minute epic battle against the machines, and of course Neo's final rain-soaked confrontation with Agent Smith are great and worth admission price alone. If you were dissappointed with Reloaded, don't give up hope just yet. Revolutions is why we action fans go to the movies!
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Summary: Brilliance is Seldom so Beautiful
Review: I just saw this film, and I must say any and all Matrix fans will simply love it! The movie picks up in almost the exact same spot that Reloaded ended at, and all the questions are all answered. Those who claim the plot holes remain unfilled simply lose the nature of the plot within the twisting philosophy and constantly changing path of The One. Stupid people will need to see this at least three times to even slightly comprehend the depth of genius that went into the film's creation. First of all, the fight scenes are back in full force. In many ways, they are not superior to Reloaded, but rather, they are much more innovative and even more compelling to watch. The action is seemingly nonstop, and the tribal orgy scene from Reloaded doesn't exist here. The creativity within the movie is simply mind-blowing. Anyone who appreciates creativity will easily recognize the massive imagination and innovation that the Wachowski brothers achieve with this film. The machines that exist and the machine city itself is simply beautiful, and virtual reality has never looked so real. This movie visually has no equal. No one can pass up the opportunity to see this movie. All flaws in Reloaded are compensated for, and the conclusion may prove to the best movie of the three. Highly recommended!!!
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