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Summary: boffo finish - more monsters, bigger explosions!!!
Review: I enjoyed the special effects very much but the magic of the first of the series is gone. We could all identify in Matrix I with Neo struggling to understand, "what is real?", "what is freedom?" In this one he wrestles with his development as some kind of assembler code messiah, but it is not well scripted and is just too far out to identify with anymore.And Neo's development is overshadowed by the predictable Hollywood formulas that are thrown at us: If one Mr. Smith was a great bad guy, we'll just make more of them. We'll have 30,000 red-eyed, metal octopus monsters instead of 30. It's not a thoughtful film anymore. It's the Hollywood answer to the eternal question: How do we milk this franchise for a few more million bucks?
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Summary: What about the suitcase?
Review: The best thing about this movie is reading the one-star reviews. They are all true, and a million miles better than the film itself. Why did Neo offer to carry the suitcase at the tube station, why didn't the Indians care about it, what was in it, and what happened to it? That's all I want to know.
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Summary: The Matrix Trilogy
Review: When the Matrix came out everyone was in awe of what we had seen. Nothing has ever been done like this before, and nothing will ever compare to the first. Then came the Matrix Reloaded, and my whole world was thrown upside down. The Matrix was incredible, but the Matrix reloaded was even better. Then came the Matrix Revolutions which blew them both out of the water. I am a huge Trilogy fan, and this is the greatest trilogy of them all, even better than the Lord of the Rings Trilogy( and that was fantatic). These movies are a milestone in cinema and will forever be with us. Thank you Andy and Larry Wachowski!
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Summary: The Matrix Revolutions (2003)
Review: Director: The Wachowski Brothers.
Cast: Keanu Reeves, Laurence Fishburne, Carrie Anne Moss, Jada Pinkett, Hugo Weaving.
Running Time: 128 minutes.
Rated R for violence and language. While the first two "Matrix" films revolved around the splendid special effects and exceptional kung-fu action that could be presented on a visual screen, "The Matrix Revolutions" is much more plot driven and metaphorically focused. As far as if it is a fitting end to the trilogy, it depends on what the audience is looking for. If the audience wants some sort of resolution as far as whether Zion survives the attack of the machines and if the Matrix is destroyed, then perhaps the trilogy is complete; however, if the audience is looking for a concise, clear-cut ending...not so fast. The story takes place approximately moments after "Reloaded" ended. Neo, played by Keanu Reeves in perhaps his best performance of the three films, finds himself in an in-between world in which he has to return in order to save Zion from destruction. Morpheus and Trinity (Fishburne and Moss, respectively) come to the rescue, but there are bigger problems. Mr. Smith (Weaving) has used the Matrix as his playing field to create thousands of Smith Agents, all of which are going to be used to destory not only Zion, but all of mankind as well. Thus, the much expected colassal clash between Neo and Smith--and they certainly do not disappoint. Without the incredible kung-fu scenes and amazing chase sequences, "Revolutions" seems more like "Aliens" in a coma. There is a pivotal thirty minute segement of the film in which Zion battles the machines, but the Wachowski brothers fail to cut back to Neo and his mates during the whole period. These battles scenes are entertaining, but they are not what made the first two films enjoyable. Obviously, the story is essential--but the script is so torn between either portraying this powerful, faithful metaphor of the Bible or emphasizing crazy, out-of-your-seats, karate-fighting, plane exploding, human flying, building-destroying outrageousness. Overall, "Revolutions" is the weakest of the trilogy because of the Wachowski brothers' attempt to sneak in symbolism into a film series that was certainly entertaining enough without it. "The Matrix" was filled with wonder and special effects, "Reloaded" had perhaps the best action sequence ever recorded on film, yet there is nothing that special or memorable about "Revolutions". It is not a film that is going to change a person's life or faith--it will satisfy those who are fans of the series.
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Summary: A let down to the series
Review: The first in this series was definitely the best. Of all I think the second was the worst, but it is a close running between the third and second. I would have definitely enjoyed more scenes from within the matrix and that added on with the weak and obvious story line made this one just kind of a bore for me.
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Summary: Matrix Revolutions
Review: The graphics and action sequences were awsome however the screen play was lacking.The ending was weak.
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Summary: Good, but strange
Review: The Matrix Revolutions is a very good movie, but it has too many flashing lights and sound effects. I reccomend this movie for anyone who has seen the first two Matrix movies. This one is better than the second one, but not as good as the first.
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Summary: it is a fitting end
Review: I have to agree with some of the others who like the movie, Revolutions concluded The Matrix series perfectly, the story sort of ended back on square one. The trilogy is exactly like what another reviewer described, a window into the greater story of The Matrix which is to continue as an online game. I would just like to add to the positive reviews a response to some of the negative reviews. Particularly the reviews which thought the movie was "too Hollywood." This movie, aside from the CGI and big production values, is anything but Hollywood. The hero is really not a hero at all, but a machine/man interface created by the machines to stablize The Matrix by getting rid of a rogue program, Agent Smith. The ending may look candy colored and all happy, but the reality in the film was that The Matrix got its wish; it was able to reboot and the machines were still the rulers. The Matrix along with its human batteries remained intact. The fate of the "free" humans was uncertain. The hero was dead and no one was really safe. The machines could easily come back another day and crush Zion. The story itself is also not a tidy package but a segment of a larger story. All of these things make The Matrix trilogy anything but Hollywood. On that note, anyone looking for a fully linear line of story that has a discrete beginning and a tidy ending in this trilogy will be very disappointed to find that there's only a revolution. However, if one is looking to be entertained by a segment of this thought provoking story, then one should be readily satisfied.
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Summary: Matrix Is No Longer 'Cool' , But A Good Film
Review: It's always hard to match the first film, whether it's a sequel or a trilogy. The first film is always the ground breaking one, and most trilogies start better than they end. Simply because you can't make the same ground breaking film twice, or three times. Matrix falls into this trap, the first film became legendary, it became a cult masterpiece, and nothing like it had ever been done. But you can't have the same film three times, they have to differ, and unfortunately Matrix Revolutions doesn't have the same edge as the first Matrix. But, it's still much better than Reloaded which was 2 and a halve hours of jargon, with the odd battle. Although Reloaded did lay out the fundamentals for Revolutions, it was almost a bridge between the two films. Revolutions would have made no sense without Reloaded, nonetheless Reloaded wasn't that good, admit it. As far as the plot is concerned, Revolutions is the easiest to follow, there are no twists or confusing moments that later explain themselves, like Matrix 1 and 2. It is the most mindless out of the three, you don't get the architect rabbiting on about something in a different language (jargon) for twenty minutes. But this is a good thing, Reloaded was trying to be too smart sometimes and forgot the fundamentals, Matrix is an action sci-fi film, not a philosophy lesson. The action scenes in Revolutions are just as good as the other two, I must admit that the brief action there was in Reloaded was great, and there's much more in Revolutions. The final climax, the final battle between man and machine was breathtaking, and one of the highlights for the whole trilogy. The final battle between Neo and Agent Smith is also nicely done, although a bit silly in places when they start fighting miles up in the air like superman. Agent Smith's part never really develops though, he was fantastic in Matrix 1, but in the last two he was just there to fight Neo, and play the 'baddy'. Niobe develops the most in my opinion, after a shadowed performance in Reloaded she is one of the best in Revolutions, the scene where she flies in the tunnels avoiding the machines is very enjoyable. Trinity does, um, nothing. She never does anything worth noting except being a liability to Neo. In Matrix 1 she was an agile and powerful fighter, now she's just there to complete the love story. Morpheus is shadowed after an amazing performance in the first one, like Trinity he never really does too much as the film mostly focuses on Neo and Smith. My biggest problem was the beginning and the very ending (last 30 seconds). We first see Neo trapped between worlds in a tube station run by an aggressive trampy person with no teeth (not quite the start I was expecting). It becomes even more bizarre when an Asian family talk to him and a little girl befriends him, I'm not sure the meaning of the scene but it was cringingly poor. Talk about cringing, the last 30 seconds made me laugh. After possibly the darkest out of all three with some gory violence and immense battles we get a nice cushy Hollywood style ending. The oricle is sitting down with the little girl from the beginning scene (why?) and she paints a nice vanilla sky over a cartoon city skyline, while the oricle says 'I'm sure Neo will like it'. The film becomes a horrid mixture of Vanilla Sky and Van Helsing (similarish ending). Overall it was a good film, the battle scenes are immense, and there's no silly 30minute fighting with thousands of Smiths from Reloaded, nor is there any jargon speaking from the Starship Enterprise. Sufficiently rounded off the trilogy.
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Summary: Good, but not Great
Review: If anything, Revolutions is a satisfying end to the mediocrity offered up by Reloaded. However, let us not mince words. This movie is NOT the orginal Matrix. Whereas the first Matrix worked in combining cutting edge visual effects with deep philosophical questions (What is real? Are we in control of our own life?, etc.), by now it feels tired and spent. The movie is TOO awash in philosophical dribble that does not work. However, the action and CGI are top notch. The DVD is full of interesting extras, including plenty about how the CGI was done. The movie might not be up to the first Matrix, but the DVD is still worth having.
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