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Summary: Fantastic! Amazing! Awesome!
Review: (Includes some storyline)What, I only get five stars to rate this? I need more! A great end to the best trilogy of all time. What makes this trilogy so great? It is unique to the highest degree, complete with a spectacular finish. Revolutions stayed true to the series. If you liked the first one, you should love this one. I say that because Revolutions didn't suddenly deviate from the series, it was The Matrix through and through. If anybody says they liked the first one and not Revolutions, they most certainly missed something. Some say it was devoid of emotion and overloaded with special effects. Nothing could be further from the truth. If the seemingly inevitable slaughter of thousands of people and the efforts to save them is not emotional, my friend, I would say you have no feelings. And the battle against the sentinels with the giant APU units was breathtaking. I was especially moved by Neo's decision to go into the heart of the machine world in the flesh. Think of how this ties into the first one! Neo could only go there because of how he destroyed Agent Smith at the end of the first movie. Smith became such a problem; that was Neo's bargaining chip. So you see, it's all good. It didn't suddenly change, like many say. A piece of advice: quit overanalyzing things, sit back, and try to have fun. Nothing will ruin a good movie more than a closed mind and bad attitude. Relax and enjoy yourself!
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Summary: Heavy-duty Action with Mystical Overtones.
Review: The third and final installment of "The Matrix" trilogy finds Neo (Keanu Reeves) in a coma, Agent Smith (Hugo Weaving) in possession of a human body, and Zion counting the hours to total annihilation at the hands of the machines. After some action-packed efforts on the part of Trinity (Carrie-Anne Moss), Morpheus (Laurence Fishburne), and Seraph (Collin Chou) bring Neo back to consciousness, all attention is turned to saving Zion from impending doom. Niobe (Jada Pinkett-Smith), Morpheus, and the remaining captain and crew set off in one ship in hopes of reaching Zion in time to help fight the onslaught of the machines. Neo and Trinity set off in another ship for the machine city, where Neo believes he will find humanity's salvation and the purpose of his existence. If you are expecting "Revolutions" to make sense of the many bizarre plot elements that were introduced in "Reloaded", you will be disappointed. If you are expecting a sound resolution to the problematic relationship between humans and machines that we first learned of in "The Matrix", you won't get that either. Oddly, the fate of greater humanity, the humans living in the Matrix, has been abandoned entirely. "Revolutions" is heavier on action than "Reloaded". -Literally heavy. This is a movie about heavy artillery. And it works better than "Reloaded" on that level. "Revolutions" suffers from the same mediocrity in cinematography, costumes, and music as "Reloaded" did. And I think the makeup is actually bad. We notice these things because the first movie excelled in these areas, as well as in many others. The film is sometimes bogged down by annoyingly verbose computer programs. (Why is it that whenever artificial life forms are featured in science fiction they have diarrhea of the mouth?) And the Wachowski Brothers have now officially joined George Lucas and James Cameron as big budget action directors who can't write dialogue but insist on doing it anyway. The dialogue is insufferable. But I don't detect as much sloppy editing or plain poor judgment in "Revolutions" as there was in "Reloaded". And where "Reloaded" suffered from having no real villain, "Revolutions" has happily restored Agent Smith to nemesis status. Unfortunately, like its predecessor, "Revolutions" elicits laughs in all the wrong places. Once again, the fight sequences fall flat. But they are better integrated into the plot than they were in "Reloaded". (To see in a nutshell the vast difference in quality between this movie and the original, compare the gun battle at the entrance to the Frenchman's club to the lobby scene in "The Matrix". The latter was energetic and beautiful. "Revolutions" version is dismal, grotesque, and over-produced.) But overall "Revolutions" is a slightly better film than "Reloaded" was. It is better constructed and, although all semblance of thoughtfulness has been abandoned, it works better as a straight action film than "Reloaded". The extended battle for Zion has some exciting moments, and I wasn't actually bored at any point during the film. After seeing "Reloaded", I got the impression that "The Matrix" trilogy had been conceived in two parts, but the second part had been stretched into two movies with the addition of a lot of filler material. Having seen "Revolutions", I still have this impression. But go see how the story ends. "The Matrix: Revolutions" is an entertaining shoot 'em up, but just isn't much beyond that.
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Summary: ...still thinking about it...
Review: I thought Matrix 1 was awesome, wonderful, a breakthrough. Matrix 2 was OK, great action, satisfying new helpings of intellectual pudding...and considerable plain fun. The plot thickened. I couldn't undertand why some hated it. It certainly made me eager for a revealing conclusion in #3. But Matrix 3 was puzzling. Too raw. Where was the intellectual wrap-up? The storyline tying itself together? The revelations? The action was in-your-face. Kill or die. Simple meat & taters. That satisfied those who watched it with empty minds, or had not taken #1 and 2 seriously. But I left the movie theater feeling short-ended and pissed. Until light dawned on me, courtesy of internet chat that is. With hindsight and illumnination from fellow enthusiasts, Matrix 3 became a most satisfying ride, a mind-bending conlusion that completes the full-circle and puts even the first few scenes from #1 in context.. Hint: listen to the "Architect" in #2 --he's giving most of the clues, but speaks very fast!. So three stars, averaging the two stars I felt the movie was worth when I left the theatre, and the four and a half it deserved once I fully understood the plot.
Rating: 
Summary: As good as the first? No, but it's still a good one!
Review: This film had such high expectations, so no wonder many hated it. I, for one, thought this movie was an excellent way to end the Matrix saga. With spectacular battles, amazing visuals, and some classic characters, this is a definate must-see for any sci-fi fan. It's not as good as the first, but it is still an entertaining and enjoyable film.
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Summary: Great action film with unrealistic expectations.
Review: There's a reason that the Matrix sequels have failed to become widely-beloved movies, and it has very little to do with the quality of the movies themselves. It really depends on what you thought of the first movie in the trilogy. So, rather than do a traditional review of this movie, I'm going to list all the reasons that you, personally, would or would not like it. (My own opinion should be obvious already from the 5-star rating, so I'm not going to go on and on about how mind-blowing and fun this movie is.) You would probably NOT like this movie if... 1) You watch a lot of anime and hate it when Hollywood incorporates ("borrows") elements from it. Specifically if you watch a lot of Dragon Ball Z--you will probably end up feeling like "The Matrix" is just a rehash of old ideas. 2) You felt that the original Matrix movie was the most intelligent movie of the last twenty years and merits its own religion. 3) You felt that the original Matrix was very unique and original and you believed that there was a lot of intellectual subtext that made it brilliant. 4) You don't like action movies, or are not in the mood for an action movie. You probably WILL like this movie if... 1) You felt that the original Matrix was a success because it was a good action movie with enough style to be different. 2) You can get into a very traditional good-versus-evil story quite easily. 3) You feel that the intellectual subtext to any of the Matrix movies was really just a side dish and not the main course. 4) Fire + guns = good. I've described "Revolutions" to friends as being the most loyal sequel I have ever seen; it pays off all the mysteries that the prequels set up, it uses the exact same formula that "The Matrix" used, and it is written/directed/acted in the exact same way. Yet this loyalty is the ultimate cause of the movie's failure. It's like trying to distribute your love--you only have a limited amount, and if you give the original Matrix all of it, then you have none left for the sequels (especially "Revolutions").
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Summary: What Happened? ***Spoiler***
Review: Man the first two movies were off the chain. The third movie was actually very good all the way until the end. The point was to destroy the matrix but that didn't happen. The machines still rule over the human race and the machines still call all the shots. This was one of the dumbest endings to a trilogy ever. It went from destroy the Matrix to destroy Smith. Smith is evil and can transform everything he touches to evil. Neo is good and lets Smith transform himself and all his clones into him transforming everything back to good. How stupid? The ending made the first two movies basically irrelevant and all their actions ( and my time )wasted motions. The point was to get rid of the Matrix. The Matrix still exists...WHY?...stupid. Well at least we have the masterpiece that is The Lord Of The Rings Trilogy which they actually accomplished what they set out to do...the ring doesn't exist anymore it is destroyed--exactly what they set out to do in the Fellowship. This was a bust. What were they fighting for if the Matrix still exists? They was gearing up for war and all this and that but guess what nothing was accomplished...all of em died. And at the end the people's choice was to either stay in the 'Matrix' or be freed. Well....judging by the conditions the freed live in...keep me in the Matrix...at least I won't be eating mush mush regurgitated refried bean soup and live in rags. At least I won't get killed believing the Matrix was gonna get destroyed but in reality nothing happened. And another thing...since when can machines talk? How can Neo see without his eyes in the real world? How can he destroy machines by just putting his hand up in the real world? And also the only character worth caring about dies. We still don't know what happened to Neo...they just raise him up and that's it? Why would the machines care what happens to the matrix they would still heavily outnumber the human race, slaughter them, and then create a new matrix...so what was the point of inserting Neo back into the matrix in the first place? This latest movie destroyed what could of been a great trilogy. Disappointed...
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Summary: Despite what the large word of mouth is
Review: This movie, in my opinion, is just as involved emotionally as the first one, and the visuals are unbelievable. But, I am a die-hard Matrix fan (You know, one of those who memorizes the scripts, wathes each one 2 and 3 times in a row and like it as much each time). So, I probablly have a bigger love for it, as one reviewer said, all the die hard fans will enjoy this movie
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Summary: To help you understand
Review: I give the movie and the series 5 stars. I will not elaborate on any of the other 5 star reviews, I will simply emphasize a previously made point.
In order to understand why this movie and series is worthy of 5 stars, you MUST see the Animatrix and play Enter the Matrix. These other media types contain information central to the main plot. Unfortunately it is that simple. If you do not see/play these other items, you cannot possibly understand some of the main points in the movies.
Rating: 
Summary: Good... OK... Just Plain Bad
Review: OK, I normally don't like Keanu Reaves at all! But, I gotta admit I liked the first Matrix movie! Nice concept, well done, etc... Unlike the LOTR films, the Matrix just got worse as it went along. Talk about believing your own hype! And "Revolutions" was THE worst. OK, if you saw the first 2 you'll probably see this one too, but I pity you.
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Summary: The Matrix Trilogy - probably some spoilers
Review: First off, I thought the Matrix trilogy was excellent, minus a few sorted details. The concept shown in the first edition of the world of the matrix, was well done to say the least.
When I went to see Reloaded when it came out, I was having mixed feelings of what to expect from it. But I thought that the action scenes with the highway chase, Neo in the hallway with the whole bullet time thing, and lets not forget Neo and the multiple Smiths hacking it out in the streets, was well done and I was really impressed with the whole storyline and how they thickened the plot after the first movie. If I had to choose my favourite of the three I would definately say Reloaded purely because I thought it was the most well done of the three.
Revolutions was a memorable and worthy conclusion to the trilogy but it was my least favourite of the three. I thought the battle scenes at Zion with the machines was incredible and definately worth seeing in theatres, and the storyline was fitting with Reloaded and continuing onto Revolutions, considering Revolutions picked up right where Reloaded left off. My only problem with the whole trilogy pretty much, was the last fifteen minutes or so of Revolutions. The storyline got kind of confusing, not in the sense of not understanding what was going on so much as why the Wachowskis tied it up like that. The ending seemed kind of rushed, and some parts even ridiculous. Trinity dying isn't something I would have wrote in if I had wrote the ending, but I understand why she did, because it makes sense with the whole theme of the two conclusions. However, I was disappointed with what they did with her character. And regarding Neo, I was more pissed off with what they did with him rather than confused with the small questions it left everyone with. But still, COME ON. What, is he just supposed to sit there in the machine world for the rest of his life, or just a few decades and maybe then consider returning to Zion? And even if he does go back to Zion, hows he going to get there? Feel his way back? Even so, an excellent trilogy, despite the few rushed and some-what ridiculous final minutes, and its worth seeing all three movies anyways. I know I'm going to buy them when they all come out. Why let the last few minutes ruin the whole thing?
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