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Summary: What a disappointment.
Review: Sloooowww story (to the point where I caught myself daydreaming about other stuff while dialogue was going on), what precious little humor the other Matrix movies had to cut the seriousness was COMPLETELY missing, and the macho scenes and "inspiring speech" scenes were as cheesy and clumsy as those used in Independence Day. Plus, not to ruin it for you, but when characters flit about like Peter Pan, it really takes something away from the coolness factor. Avoid it at all costs.
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Summary: Logic Out The Window
Review: This movie has great effects and thats about it. The layers of logic that were established in the first 2 movies are pretty much gone. The rules seem to change constantly to keep the story going. If all the rules of the Matrix would have remained intact the humans would have totally lost. But being Hollywood there always has to be some type of "happy" ending.
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Summary: Not as good as I was hoping to be
Review: When I finally went to the theater I was ready to be at the edge of my seat. Everything was fine, the story was good. The battle between man and machine in Zion was very powerful and breath taking. Still, everybody (including me) were thinking about the Neo and Smith fight scene. After the battle scene was over, and after 20 minutes of non stop gun firing, it was time for our kung-fu dose and a surprising ending. That my friends, was very very dissapointing. All I saw from that fight was lots and lots of rain, lots of flying, lots of thunders, and at the end 20 punches and 10 kicks. Its really dissapointing that a scene that took 8 weeks and so much money to be done, could be that low. The effects were great and the movie is not bad, but I think the Wachowski brothers, after the previous films, should have think about a better way to end the movie, and a better final fight scene, wich was very necessary for a Matrix movie.
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Summary: Good wrap up to the series
Review: Without giving away anything for the movie, all I can really say
is that if you were a fan of the first two movies you will like
this one also. The first time I watched it I was unsure if I liked it or not.
So I saw it again that night. The second time I loved it. The film does a wonderful job of answering questions, resolving
issues, and yet it still leaves some open, and up to you to decide what is going on. I HIGHLY recommend this movie to all, but make sure you've seen the first two a couple times first. ;)
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Summary: Matrix doesn't end here
Review: Let us get one thing straight, the first Matrix movie is by far the best sci-fi movies evermade. Dont judge the Revolutions based on the first one. This is a great movie. I watched on the first day first show - 7:30 pm Indian Time and when I came out of the show, I wasn't sure of the ending. But now that I think of it, it is the best way to end it. Everyone who is thinking for an outright demolition of the machines, I dont think thats what happens in a real world war. There is always truce than a outright victory. Dont listen to the critics. I cant understand what they want from they are expecting from this movie. It might not have solved all the queries that an ardent Matrix follower like me would have liked it. But that is the way the Matrix movies are, nothing is told in Black and White. I'm definitely gonna watch this movie a few more times. The acting might not be the best but the movie is good on a whole. Hugo Weaving has done a remarkable job, I guess one should see this movie for the "Mr. Anderson" thingy he says. BTW, he got the maximum amount of cheers from the audience, more than Keanu Reeves. Matrix has me and will have you too.
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Summary: i never felt so ripped off
Review: what a terrible movie,
You have got to see Matrix Revolution. After which, you will have a better understanding and appreciation for money, time, and especially choice. If you are a pessimist, after the movie, you will worry about self-worth, if you are an optimist, you will become a pessimist. Ask yourself, could it be worse? p.s. don't listen to what people are saying, all you have to do is believe.
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Summary: Don't listen to the critics, Revolutions is amazing!
Review: I watched this movie last night and I must say that I was blown away. I admit that after the first two Matrix movies I had gained a lot of respect and faith in the Watchowski brothers and so I was almost certain that they would deliver on the third. And boy did they deliver! This final chapter was everything that I could have hoped for and it maintained everything that made the first two so great. I won't give anything away but I will say that I found the entire movie to be immensely satisfying. It managed to satisfactorily conclude the trilogy without betraying the thought-provoking aspect of the 3 movies by unrealistically tying up all the ends and explaining everything. I much prefer it this way and I found the ending to be perfectly in line with the spirit of what the Matrix movies are about. The way the creators developed the trilogy from beginning to end can only be described as masterful. Matrix Revolutions, together with the first two chapters, represents one of the finest and most powerful epics of the modern age. In fact, I would even go so far as to say that it is one of the most important examples of what might be called "our modern mythology" (as are the Star Wars and Lord of the Rings epics), expressing our hopes, fears, and dreams, as well as our ideas about love, life, death, existence, free-will, imagination, determinism, what it means to be alive, faith, friendship, ultimate reality, causality, heroism, balance, freedom, slavery, peace, war, purpose. As we watch these movies we are inspired to think about some of the deepest questions confronting humankind which include all of the themes above as well as many more. That these movies successfully blend so many elements into a cohesive and entertaining whole is a true testament to the genius of their creators. This is why I find it very confusing that there are so many people with negative opinions of these movies (especially the last two movies). I think this phenomenon is mainly due to two things. The first and most easily observable fact is that some people sincerely are unable (or unwilling to put out the effort) to understand the plot, let-alone the philosophy. Since they don't understand it they unsurprisingly don't enjoy it. I know this is true because I work in a video rental store and people have directly told me that the reason they didn't like it was because they didn't understand it. As for this all I can say is "oh well, your loss". The second and most contributing factor is merely an irrational cultural backlash against a movie that has been well received and is wildly popular.
There are those people in society who will instinctively attack and criticize anything that becomes extremely popular in the culture. This is a very common phenomenon and you see it all the time. (For example, people who go out of their way to ruthlessly attack a successful pop-group). Of course people acting in this way will claim to the ends of the earth that they are expressing their "honest opinion", but it is so easy to see from their criticisms that they are motivated by something else. I believe their motivation, in essence, is merely a form of jealously and a way for them to feel superior to the world around them, which they feel they have no control over. So instead of just allowing themselves to enjoy a movie like The Matrix they spend all of their time looking for its faults. But the worst part is that most of the time it isn't an honest criticism of actual faults that the movie might have but rather a criticism of things that are objectively not true about the movie. For example, I always hear self-appointed know-it-alls saying that the Matrix movies are not philosophical at all, implying that all of us who are provoked to thought are motivated by nothing. This is absurd. For one thing, it is objectively demonstrable that the movies contain many of the philosophical themes that have been present throughout all of man's philosophy through the ages. If you want me (and others) to take such an opinion seriously you would need to show that the movies don't contain those themes. But alas reviewers like that never even attempt to, it seems they feel they are somehow above having to justify their statements, statements which, by the way, are contrary to what so many others think. One reviewer, who called fans of the Matrix "juvenile minds", wrote of the Matrix's "sophomoric cause/effect/fate/choice/vomit philosophy". Is he really claiming that the questions of cause and effect, fate, and choice are sophomoric? Oh how philosophers up through the centuries could have benefited if only they could have received this wisdom sooner, therefor not having to waste a mountain of thought and writing on these silly sophomoric questions! It is for absurdities like these, of which the extremely negative reviews are filled with, that force me to believe that most of those reviewers are either complete morons or are really motivated by something other than sincerity. I believe it is almost completely the latter but unfortunately I cannot respect such intellectual dishonesty. If someone were to correctly identify that the Matrix movies are philosophical (among many other things) but say that he doesn't like movies which make him think too much I would personally disagree with that value judgement but I could at least respect his opinion as something to take seriously. For example, if I hold up a book to a person and he expresses the idea that he doesn't like reading-- that would be the expression of a value judgement with which I would disagree but one which I could take seriously. If on the other hand I hold up a book to a person and instead of telling me his opinion of books (or of reading) he claims that I am not even holding a book-- that would be an opinion which I could not take seriously, especially if he is unwilling to prove or demonstrate why he believes that I am not really holding a book even though I believe that I am. Other claims about the movies having no plot or the actors not being any good at acting are similarly absurd and easily shown to be ridiculous. These two claims are harder to refute without going into a great deal of detail but as an actor and a student of the theater I will say a few things about them. The plot is amazingly well executed considering its complexity and the number of elements which are contained within it. Those that don't see how amazing the plot is are simply missing it. If I had the time or the space here I would go into a deeper analysis of the plot, comparing it to established criteria in order to show its depth and structure. More important to note though is the fact that a majority of people all around the world see a deep and exiting plot where the complainers see "no plot". How can these two ideas be reconciled? Well the answer is...they can't. One view is based on nothing more than a bare assertion (a blank and worthless opinion) while the other one is supported. In fact several books have been written which explore the plot and symbolism of The Matrix. So these reviewers in effect are arrogantly claiming that millions of fans as well as the many people who have invested so much time and energy to studying and writing about the movies are all completely full of it, that all these people are just imagining a plot where really "there is no plot", imagining philosophy where there is "no philosophy", and enjoying the movie when there is "nothing enjoyable about the movie". Now as to the frequent claim that the actors in the movie can't act. Let's take a close look at this claim to see if it makes any sense (and please don't spew out that relativistic stuff about it just being an "opinion"). If indeed these actors can't act then what are they getting paid for? After all, movie making is a multi-million dollar enterprise and I doubt that all the people who put up the money for such an undertaking or the people who work to bring their creative vision to life are going to be so inept that they can't even tell whether or not someone can act. You think it wouldn't occur to them to search out the actors who would be best for the various rolls (i.e. that can act out the specific rolls most effectively)? Or are you claiming that you, who know nothing about film making, know more than whole teams of people whose unique skill is knowing about this stuff and bringing movies to life? Some people will of course claim that it is just because the actors have a pretty face, but such a claim is absurd because there are millions of people with a pretty face who I am sure would be willing to work for a small fraction of the money that the Matrix actors earn. Go ahead and say that you didn't like the way the characters acted but please don't arrogantly arrogate to yourself the status of supreme judge on things you know nothing about. It is a slap in the face to the creators of The Matrix movies who deserve our respect and admiration for pushing the boundaries and creating a powerful and timeless work of art as well as to all the people who sincerely enjoyed and were moved by the movies. Besides, if I really hated something that much I sure as hell wouldn't go to the trouble to write a review on it. But then again I don't believe that those who are writing those one star reviews are writing them because they hate the movie itself, they only hate it because it's great and because it has got so much attention and because so many people love it. This is why almost all the reviews are either 5 star reviews or 1 star reviews, the one star reviews are representative of plain old irrational cultural backlash, comprised of a bunch of people who somehow feel better about themselves if they can put down something that is widely considered to be good. So my sincere recommendation to any of you who haven't seen the movies is that you don't pay the critics a second of thought and that you watch and judge the movies for yourself . All three of them are truly amazing experiences and even if you don't like them as much as I do I am sure that if you watch them with an open mind you will get a lot of enjoyment out of them (no matter what you are looking for in a movie).
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Summary: by far, the BEST MOVIE i've ever seen in my entire life!!!
Review: Uniquely intelligent. Super Genious. Biblical connection (search for this book's ISBN 1576834786). http://rcm.amazon.com/e/cm?o=1&l=as1&f=ifr&t=hitpulse-20&p=8&asins=1576834786&IS2=1<1=_blank
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Summary: Absolutely a legend...
Review: There's no other movie except The MATRIX Trilogy.If the first Matrix was awesome,the second was incredible the third is Absolutely a legend... Awesome war scenes,incredible soundtrack and legendary final fight scene.These are some words to describe The Matrix Revolution.Before going to see it you must see The Matrix Reloaded because they're connected.But once you get out of the theatre you become crazy.The final is unexpected...I just can wait to see it again.Once the DVD will be on sale I'll buy it and dedicate a whole day to the Matrix Trilogy.To every one that hasn't see it: What are you waiting for?
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Summary: The Matrix Lives!
Review: Seen the movie twice now, and was rocked both times. Don't listen to those bad reviews! They were written by die hard fans who demanded perfection and answers from the Wachowskis and got all sulky when they didn't get it. This movie ain't perfect; the first half an hour is disconcerting as it continues the reloaded storyline without a pause, and it's a bit slow and ponderous. However the rest of the movie is full of scenes to gasp at, poignant moments stuck in between the action, and a suitably thunderous and clever ending. OK so there's probably going to be a sequel, they certainly left room for it, but as far as I'm concerned it's all good! Overall it ain't as good as the first movie, better than the second, but most importantly makes you care again. Go and see it!
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