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Summary: Ran out of steam....
Review: The first Matrix movie was a great movie for a number of reasons. The second was pretentious and boring but occasionally interesting: generally a good movie. The third is dreadful: derivative, unimaginative, predictable, inane, insipid and strange as it may sound---boring. The ending, particularly Neo's fate, is predictable. The philosophy is juvenile. The action is incessant and ridiculous. Why not kill the humans with poison gas or biological weapons? (because there would be no endless boring fight scenes). The only thing I'll say about the acting is that the actors checked out long before the move ended with the exception of Jada. And how/why did Lawrence F. turn from a sleek intense fighting machine in the first movie into a hesitant overweight schlub in the third? Why is there even a third movie? Can you spell m-o-n-e-y?The W brothers took two movies (or less) worth of content and made 3 movies. It shows.
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Summary: What an ending!
Review: I was one of the rare few who thought Reloaded was better than the original. In fact, I thought it was an order of magnitude better than the original. I had begun to think of the original as a kind of 'Hobbit', and Reloaded and Revolutions were to be 'The Lord of the Rings' one you viewed them together. But Revolutions takes all the questions that were raised by Reloaded, and even a few that were carried over from the original, and does...nothing with them. This movie answers none of the questions. It barely even addresses them, except in a dismissive way early on. I could have put up with a crappy movie and still walked out satisfied if it had answered these questions in some way, but Revolutions doesn't. Not only that, but it would be a bad movie even if it wasn't a Matrix sequel. It has no plot. It has almost no kung fu - the single fight sequence in this movie is by far the most forgettable of all three movies. We do get a long battle scene involving characters like the Kid and Zee who we truly don't care about at all, with special effects that are impressive for the first minute, and boring for the next twenty. The main characters are left on the sidelines, doing nothing. Even Neo doesn't get any serious screen time until the big finale. And the finale itself, the big flying battle between Smith and Neo, isn't anywhere near as impressive as the Burly Brawl from Reloaded, or anywhere near as intense as the final Smith-Neo fight from the original. Neo and Smith fly around, tumble and twist and don't do much real kung fu, and the audience is more engrossed in how cool the rain looks than the actual fight. And if the hideous, sappy Hollywood ending wasn't bad enough, we don't even get a good Rage Against the Machine song when the credits roll. I was hoping for 'No Shelter', but what we get instead is a swelling, majestic score that made me want to vomit. I've watched Reloaded several times now - including three times at the cinema - and the original many more times than that. I've watched this movie once, on the opening day, and I never intend to see it again. I only hope that the WB people realise that there's probably a lot of money to be made by admitting that the movie was terrible, and remaking it better a second time.
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Summary: This movie was stupendous!
Review: I thought that this movie was most amazing ending to an extraordinary trilogy. I've seen a ton of trilogies and sequels and they didnt connect or go with the first movie(s). I've seen the first Matrix movie and Reloaded a billion times. They are unbelievable and I thought Revolutions is a perfect ending to them and I hope to watch Revolutions many times also. Many of my friends saw and loved the first two movies also but they were upset with the third movie because Neo dies. But, they didnt realize that Neo or The One's purpose was to end the war and save Zion, thats why Neo is freed from The Matrix in the first place. That is what Neo does he saves Zion and saves the intire human race and ends the war. Plus, its not like most movies where the hero always saves the day and the only one who dies is the evil people of the movie and the hero lives happily ever after. But Neo sacrifices his life for the intire human race including Zion. Also, the final fight scene is the best fight scene I've seen in a movie. I hope my review changed some peoples opinion on this amazing movie. I'm sorry for those who I've ruined the movie for but this movie is a definite DVD to buy.
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Summary: The Darkside of the Matrix
Review: The Matrix series should be looked at as an example of what George Lucas had better not do (OR ELSE!) with the final Star Wars movie. I will personally FedEx him my movie ticket and popcorn receipt for him to give me back my money via PAYPAL!
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Summary: Zero stars is more like it.
Review: Since I view LOTR as a whole movie I might as well review the entire Matrix series as one film. When I saw the first Matrix, I wasn't too impressed with it. The SFX were good, the story was interesting but I didn't feel as if it was worth all the hype. But my friends who loved it convinced me to give it another chance and I did and I admit I enjoyed it a lot more. But mostly from a action film POV and not because of the philosphy (which has already been done to death, IMO). When I heard of Reloaded I couldn't wait, and during this time Matrix effects were popping up everywhere and I had to suffer my friends telling me how Matrix is going to be the next best film triolgy vs LOTR (For some reason they were in competition) But face it as much as I enjoyed Matrix, LOTR was better. Well, Reloaded hit the screen and I couldn't believe what I was seeing, the effects looked like video game cut scenes, the fight scenes were dull, whatever happened to the gritty feel of the first film? And it seemed around this time the W. bros were actually believing in their own philosophical hype to the point where it was just plain tedious. So when Revolutions came out I didn't want to waste time or money seeing it, but everyone was telling me how I should view it as one full film and revolutions is where it gets good again. (Of course after they saw it they couldn't say much of anything about Matrix being a great triolgy.) and I was even told not to watch it. Well recently I decided to just see the last installment and just be done with it. So I rented it for movie night. The results? We paid attention for five mins then we started talking about anything other than what was happening in the film and when we did try to pay attention it was endless "Do you know?" "I know, but do you know I know?" "Yes, I know you know." "What about her does she know?" "No, I don't know" It's obvious that these guys ran out of pretentious things to say so decided to be pretentious for pretentious sake. We tried hard to understand what the heck was even happening in this train wreck of a film but to no avail. Soon we decided that this movie sucks and was no longer interested in watching, so we chapter skipped until we found at least something to hold our attention, which ended up being the Neo vs Smith fight which was quite good until it became over done. Then we find out that the humans and Machines, after everything, decide to just simply live in peace? Is this a joke from the filmmakers? Like saying Reloaded and Revolutions were a waste of time and money, just like the wasted time of the characters in this movie? There should have only been one film and one film only, plain and simple. Four stars for the first film, One star for Reloaded and zero stars for Revolutions.
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Summary: So-So
Review: Not nearly as bad as the sequel, but not nearly as good as the original. Yes, it ties together some loose ends, but it really just borrows from other movies. The effects are merely repeats of the original. All in all, nothing really spectacular here. Only watch it if you must see all three episodes.
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Summary: Nice Follow-Up To 'Reloaded'
Review: 'Revolutions' Was Highly Understated Compared To The Other 'Matrix' Movies. But This Film Exceeded Where 'Reloaded' Failed In My Opinion: More Action, Less Tedious Dialogue Sessions. In 'Reloaded' We Were Treated To Mind Numbing Dialogue, And Some Very Shallow Characters. 'Revolutions' Has Some Of The Same Characters, But They Do Not Appear As Much (Most Noticeably The Merovingian). Some Also Do Not Appear At All. I Enjoyed 'Revolutions' Very Much. Once Again, It Is Still Not As Groundbreaking As The Original Flick, But It Is Still Decent. Any One Who Enjoyed The First Two Films Will Most Likely Also Enjoy This. In My View I Enjoyed The Films From "The Matrix", To "The Matrix Revolutions", And Lastly To "The Matrix Reloaded". The Original, I Suppose, Is Always Better Than The Sequels. The Saga Goes As This: Birth ("The Matrix"), Life ("The Matrix Reloaded"), and Death ("The Matrix Revolutions"). I Also Realized The First One Has Time Partly In The Matrix, And Partly In the Real World, The Second Movie Spends Most Of The Time In The Matrix, And The Third Movie Spends Most Of The Time In The Real World. I Enjoyed The Action Sequences, Most Of All The End Scene With The Neo/Smith Showdown, Which Is Pretty Unpredictable In My View (The Music In That Scene Has A Nice Touch To It, With Choruses Singing Upanisands Transcripts). The Zion Fight With The Machines Is Intense, And Has Very Superb Special Effects (Better Compared To 'Reloaded' Effects). So If You Want More Groundbreaking And New Stuff, Do Not Expect Anything Here. But Like I Said In My 'Reloaded' Review, If You Are A Hardcore Matrix Fan Like Me, You Would Most Definitely Enjoy This.
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Summary: One of the best war/action movies
Review: This movie was one of the best matrix movies. Tons of action,yet a great plot. If you like war movies, it has lots of battles between machines and people. If you like good old kungfu this is a great movie for you. It is a must see.
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Summary: Matrix Revolutions without the analysis...........
Review: The best I can say about this one is it has good FX. However the series could have been wrapped up with the second film. It stands to reason that Joel Silver wanted the fans to come back three times. With a little editing this film could have been part of the second and this was just more of the same. I have to say it wasn't a total waste. However you can't pick up this film without seeing the others. There is no deep meaning in this film as some of the merchandise tie-ins would have you believe. It's just another souped up version of man vs. machine. Told in many popular sci fi TV shows like Dr. Who and the Daleks and Cybermen...lets not forget the Cylons in Battlestar Galactica....The Borg in Next Generation and the list goes on.
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Summary: Really Deserves 2 1/2 Stars...
Review: MOTS from the invisible Wachowski brothers. 'Matrix Revolutions' is really two movies: 1) The boring, gibberish-laden love, philosophy, and technospeak sequences, and 2) the exciting, spectacular effects action portions, mostly contained in the last hour of the film. The plot is pretty much the same muddled gunk that we saw in the first two films, rife with long treatises that really don't seem to mean much of anything. A notable example is the meandering speech by the Frenchman (aka 'The Merovingian') in the dance club - what the heck was that? I dare say that the writing quality diminished with each sequel... Thankfully, there is notably less grandiose posturing by the Morpheus character in this 3rd episode (Laurence Fishburne); he actually seems to have an inferiority complex sitting next to Jada Pinkett's ship pilot. Neo (Keanu Reeves) seems less confident in his 'The One' capabilities. Of course, he summons up the strength he needs by the big finale. The action sequences were simply spectacular. When the giant boring machines pierce Zion's walls, hordes of Sentinels pour in, to be met by a hail of fire from the phalanx of APUs awaiting below (the Sentinel 'clouds' appear to be based on massive schools of fish, flowing in unison). It is truly a huge battle, taking up nearly 20 minutes of screen time. When Neo meets Smith for the final battle, it is truly cataclysmic, with explosions of water, rock, and buildings that approach nuclear in scale. Overall, this film deserves to be rated right in the middle: 2 1/2 stars. The shallowness of the characters, babbling dialogue, and stereotypical love story are balanced by awesome effects work. What is lacking here is a great story to work with. In my mind, this trilogy is a long way from what is now the consensus definitive example of the genre: Lord of the Rings. The Matrix series seemed to get worse with each episode from a plot standpoint, while 'LOTR' built up to a crescendo with 'Return of the King'. The Matrix filmakers did not have the luxury (or difficulty) of having a true classic piece of literature to base their work on. Because of this, 'Matrix Revolutions' is pretty easy to forget after watching.
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