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Summary: Wonderfully thought provoking...
Review: Powerful movie making in this Wachowski Brothers sequel to their phenomenal hit "The Matrix"! The special effects are a sight to behold...there were several scenes in which I nearly pee'd in my pants - it was that breath-taking. This story takes you to where Neo left off as the Chosen One. Now, he must continue his fight to free the human race. Wonderfully acted by returnees of the maiden Matrix film. Keanu Reeves, what can I say...Oscar winning performance in my book. Lawrence Fishburne, again, another excellent performance as the mentor to young Neo. And then there is Trinity, as a girl who also delves into the martial arts, I am in awe of Trinity. She is my role model, my hero. Portrayed like someone who has lived the part all her life, Carrie Anne Moss is a Goddess. This movie is, in some respects, better than the original Matrix. This film is more thought provoking and poses questions that drives you deep down into your soul to make you find answers in your own life. Truly outstanding movie making! I foresee, as history unfolds itself, that this movie will be mentioned in the same breath as "Citizen Kane" and "It's a wonderful life". A throwback to when movie making was about plot, character development, and storytelling. This film makes you think about where your life is in your present day; griping you and not letting go until you are left sitting in your seat in a pool of sweat going "wow!!"
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Summary: The Matrix Reloaded? Not if I had my way.
Review: What do you do with a terrific first movie? You piss everyone off by making an insulting seqeul, that's what. The second Matrix movie is as confusing as it is pointless. In the begining, thousands of machines are tunneling through the earth to reach the last human city, the city of Zion, so Morpheous and his crew go back into the Matrix to consult the Auricle, to find out exactly what Neo's role will be in all of this. She tells them to find the "Key Master" who will take them to "The Arhitect" who will then shed some light on Neo's role. My ass, all it does is confuse the hell out of everything, making me feel as though the Wachowski brothers are the only ones that know what's going on, and there's so much fluffy, confusing dialouge that even Neo looks like he'd rather STAY unplugged. I won't reveal the rest of the plot, but what I will say is that the fight scenes are pointless, just thrown in because they were "Expected" by the fans, and the ground breaking special affects, which so flavorized the first film, only annoy in the second, because they can not make up for the weakness in story telling, the way so many Hollywood producers and directors seem to think they can.
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Summary: Disappointing but still enjoyable
Review: I liked the movie but it seemed to lack the depth of story that the first one had and the special effects were more over the top than necessary. It also had some melodramatic acting, as expected. I think you pretty much get what you would expect from a sequel to the Matrix.
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Summary: Something's Missing.
Review: "The Matrix Reloaded" was a difficult movie for me to review. I saw it theatrically in the summer of 2003 and then I saw it yet again on DVD very recently. A seamless melange of martial arts, science fiction, and Christian overtones, 1999's "Matrix" was both an unexpected smash hit and ignited a cultural phenomenon in the age of digital video. The Wachowski brothers, who directed the movie, were faced with the daunting task of topping themselves, which they don't quite do on the sequel "Reloaded." Here is a film that's intermittently thrilling, sometimes boring, and often confusing. Never mind that Keanau Reeves, as an actor, is as wooden as mahogany furniture; what really matters are the stunts, which range from good to breathtaking. Highlights include an extended car chase and a scene featuring Neo (Reeves) going to battle with tens of Smiths (the underrated Hugo Weaving). New to the cast is the ever-striking Jada Pinkett Smith, who, as Niobe, doesn't have much to work with, but makes the most of what little screen time she is given. But as soon as the action stops, "Reloaded" hits some bumps with long stretches of dialogue that, quite frankly, are tedious to listen to. And there's a long, pointless "rave scene" that seems to go on and on and doesn't quite fit in with the rest of the picture. If any clip belongs in the "deleted scenes" section, it's this one. While I'm not as rabid a fan of "The Matrix" as some people are, I was somewhat entertained by "Reloaded." But for all its stunning visuals I couldn't help noticing that it also lacked the unexpected punch of its predecessor. Maybe a better title for this movie would have been "The Matrix Unloaded."
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Summary: Beautiful Movie
Review: I think this movie is positively groundbreaking. It is completely jaw-dropping and stunning. I could watch this movie over and over and over again. BUY IT! It rocks!!
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Summary: George Lucas can relax now!!!!!
Review: Because it seems the Wachowski Brothers are now feeling his pressure to satisfy these obsessive fans who apparently think they could do it better, like "Star Wars", "The Matrix" has suffered from high expectations, when are people going to realize that these films don't belong to them??!!!, enough about that, this one is pretty good, & although I never was that fanatic about the first, I found this to be entertaining, all the right elements are in place & this one goes a step futher to introduce more characters & more plot points but continues the original story, the city of Zion is introduced & many new characters are developed, with Neo, Morphius, & Trinity still a big part of the film, this film has religious overtones galore, one could speculate that Neo mirrors Jesus, & the Oracle as God who speaks about choice & our decisions we make ,& with agent Smith as Satan himself who is manipulative, the fight scenes are impressive as is the freeway chase, was Producer Joel Silver trying to top "Lethal Weapon 4's" freeway chase?, it has to be seen to be believed, which is what I really liked about it, the fact that this one gives a more realistic glimpse of our supposed real world than the first one did, except maybe the end when Trinity & Neo set out to rescue Morphius, I would highly recommend this one to any Diehard "Matrix" fan, it will not disappoint, but "Revolutions" is a bit of a disappointment, but not this one!!!
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Summary: "BETRAYED"
Review: The best review of this trilogy >>> "I know I was not alone in the feeling of excitement that was created when the first installment of the Matrix trilogy was released a few years ago. There, on big screens all across the globe, was a movie daring to tell the truth about the perceptual prison that humanity finds itself trapped in. While many appreciated the movie for its stunning looks and breakthrough special effects, what made the Matrix film so successful was its ability to twist your mind as much as the now famous "bullet cam" twisted your view. The final installment leaves the unlearned observer with a stunning illustration of what can only be understood as Illuminati sabotage."
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The first MATRIX is the the ONLY ONE.
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Summary: Nice segue for the finale.
Review: This was an excellent movie in that it introduced an entirely new layer of intrigue into the Matrix series that wasn't present in the original. The fight scenes are better due to their immensity; the scene fighting Agent Smith alone put numerous CGI firms out of business. Some people don't like the fact that this film went more in depth about the matrix itself, and spotlighted the philosophical aspects of the story. However any can have unbelievable fight scenes, it's the storyline that made the firs Matrix the hit it was. So naturally the sequels will have to delve deeper into the ethos of the Matrix and how it works. The only complaint that I have is that the third movie didn't come out soon enough.
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Summary: Matrix 2 Is Better Than The First, But Still Is Lacking
Review: I absolutely despised the first Matrix movie! But I decided to see if the second film was any better. And yes it is better than the first, but like the first, the action along with some plot holes really don't make this movie that much more exciting.
The Matrix series is a little confusing at times to follow. And I admit, the idea of these Matrix movies is great, but were handled in the wrong way. The bonus features are nice and all.
Overall, the second Matrix movie still has more talk than action and falls short of my expectations once again.
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Summary: Interesting
Review: In my opinion this second isntallment of "The Matrix" trilogy was better than the first one. The fight scenes were better and the special effects and stunt work were outstanding, even surpassing those of the first movie. Of course, once again, this is a movie that you must really pay attention too. I found myself lost at times, with holes in plot that I couldn't quite figure out. Hopefully the third installment will fill these holes in. Although not really my normal type of movie I found myself enjoying this one. Although it would pay to see the first one before watching this one I think if you take it at face value you might not be any more lost that I was if you didn't see the first one.The concept that the movies are based on is deep for me to think about. The fact that life could be an actual computer program. That we could be nothing more than programmed entities. These deep thoughts that you could bounce around again and again are intriguing. Bottom line, in my opinion, enjoyable but not outstanding.
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