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Summary: Way to ruin a good movie
Review: They ruined the Matrix. It no longer has that cool aura. Beginning with this stinker, everything that made the original cool was ruined with the sequals. Morpheus no longer means anything, Neo still is an idiot, and this movie blows. Who cares about the special effects when the story just doesn't back it up. Horrible.
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Summary: The Godfather II of Science fiction sequels
Review: The comparisons of THE MATRIX to STAR WARS are now I'm sure as legendary as the movie itself. Yet it cannot be said enough for a powerful reason. There is a new paradigm of thought in town, bringing us in to the 21st century with unprecedented power, grace and style. In psychology in the earlier part of the 20th century, Jung the spiritualist/linguist so upset the applecart of Freud the biologist that it ushered in a whole new way to see humanity--respecting and, via inclusion, transcending the ones that came before it in its new perspective. But Stanislov Grof, with his post-Quantum, scientific mysticism, jumped so far beyond Jung that he makes him look like early Freud in comparison, and as such prepares us for both the ancient past and the 21st century. Equally and similarly, before the seventies, one can see the plethora of movies influenced by the Freudian perspective on human life and Western Culture (think Hitchcock), and their often amazing quality and insight. George Lucas, however, building on that Jazz mystic Stanley Kubrick, decided to come along and do an Ali ("I'll shake up the World!!!!!!") and give us a Jungian masterpiece underneath innovative special effects, changing movie making forever. There was really almost nowhere new to go in science fiction or action movies in their entirety after STAR WARS...until the Wachowski Brothers, like Grof to Jung, showed us directly what Lucas hinted at cryptically: INNER Space is the only space. STAR WARS, after the several years we needed to catch on, allegorically introduced the greater world to the symphonic poetry of the Post-Jungian Mythographer and genius Joseph Campbell. THE MATRIX trilogy reintroduces us to the myth and mysticism that still forms the foundation of our culture and consciousness, as Joseph Campbell said, but in the context of *Michael Talbott* (see the book, THE HOLOGRAPHIC UNIVERSE): the quantum leap above and beyond Jung and Campbell for our post-modern, post-Einstein time. And it does so in a way that will be the standard for all myth-making and story-telling in Hollywood for quite some time, I'm sure. Yet like all great movies, knowing why it is so great doesn't stop you from enjoying it. Neither does seeing it a bunch of times! There is something new to mine from this trilogy every time you see it--particularly this one--because of the divine truths it thematically and metaphorically underscores. Naturally, you can't ignore the obvious: the special effects and cinematography are from another planet. The fight choreography in RELOADED is the closest thing to ballet since CROUCHING TIGER, HIDDEN DRAGON (and by the same fight choreographer). Laurence Fishburne is again, well, Laurence Fishburne (any OTHELLO fans out there, with Kenneth Branaugh as Iago?). And, saints be praised, Keanu has not only found the role he was meant to play (unlike so many others), he really earns a nomination with this performance. But, like the first MATRIX, the trick is that all of the above could have sucked with a script as powerful as this one and the movie would have still been wonderful. The script actually brings to life all of the above mentioned spiritual themes by vehicularizing a rumination on the existence of choice and free will for the purpose of bringing some of the most profound Eastern philosophy and Hindu myth to our consciousness as the plotline/framework of this movie. And they do so in not just a brilliantly entertaining way, but in a way that even a young teenager (like my son) could click on to, but not even a brain surgeon (like Pribram?) or an astrophysicist (like Bohm?) could ignore. This is real reason why you can watch both--in fact all three--of these movies 16 times each and still see it again as if it was the first each time. And you may need to watch it at least twice to get half of the treasure trove of ideas flowing through it like fish in the river Nile. Own this. This and *PI*--another wonderful independent film that heralds the discovery of the secret worlds of INNER space--are the New Testament of Science Fiction for me; maybe for all movie making for this new century.
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Summary: What are you people....on dope?
Review: What is the fascination with this movie. First of all, how can anyone sit and watch K. Reeves try to act? He is the most pathetic actor in Hollywood. He couldn't play a sleeping man if he was asleep. I mean he just sucks. His lines are as wooden as a peg leg, his range of emotions go from 0 to 0 in an hour and a half, and he's just not an interesting character. Let's face it, this 'Matrix' thing is supported by it's special effects, period. The plot, story, supporting cast, dialog, and acting are all sorry, but the special effects are good, go figure. This is a movie for 14 year old computer geeks who only talk to girls online.
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Summary: Five Stars With A Reservation
Review: By itself this film gets 5 stars but when viewed with Revolutions it gets about a three. I'll explain more about this later. When I saw the film in the theaters I was blown away. It was a combination comic book come to life, a philosophical excercise and a rumination on the great conspiracy theories. There are very few movies that make me literally sweat while watching them, Saving Private Ryan and The Exorcist being two examples. This movie had so many of them I was exhausted after seeing it. I'm an avid motorcyclist and the chase on the freeway made my knees weak. I haven't watched the behind the scenes making of the chase on the DVD just because I don't want to ruin the magic. I'm sure 90 percent of it was done digitally but it doesn't matter while watching the film, it's that well done. The ghost twins are the best movie villains since Darth Vader. The scene with Morpheus slicing the SUV open is a visual work of art. All of the action in the world wouldn't amount to anything if the story was no good but this one is interesting and fun to follow. The twists, turns and theories presented kept my cousins, brother and me discussing the possibilities for a few days after seeing it. I totally disagreed with critics and fans that the dialog and story line dragged down the action. The first Matrix was a good, solid, streamlined science fiction story where this one is dense and complex but it never overwhelmed the action. I think anyone who had that complaint also had a short attention span. There were some slow moments in Reloaded but I remember thinking the same thing the first time I saw The Matrix. And while I loved the story here that leads to the big problem with Revolutions. The entire build up for this movie was a waste of time. Everything my family and I discussed after seeing this movie was much more interesting than what was presented in Revolutions. I felt cheated that the payoff was just a big long fight with no follow up on the ideas presented in Reloaded. It instantly made Reloaded absolete. It feels like you're just wasting your time re-watching knowing the end will disappoint. Revolutions wasn't a complete waste, it was still a decent movie just not the one I was hoping for. Maybe I had built up my own expections too far. I did enjoy the way the story ended. It had an ambiguous ending that was fitting. I still love this movie but I would have wished for a better companion piece to go with it.
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Summary: Blah!
Review: I enjoyed The Matrix--I saw it three times in the theaters. Granted, it took all three times for me to finally catch on and understand, but it intrigued me. The Matrix Reloaded just didn't have the same impact. I didn't feel sorry for anyone, I didn't want to jump in and help anyone, and I sure didn't want a Matrix-ified close-up of anything meant to be clothed (take that as you will). I felt that much of this movie was a waste of perfectly good screen time. It acted as a lame filler between the excellent first movie and satisfactory third movie. My verdict: see this movie only to catch up on what's going on in and out of the Matrix or ask a friend, but don't waste your shelf space for it.
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Summary: Oh WAIT! Please wait!
Review: Don't you dare buy a copy of Reloaded unless you fully intend on getting the trilogy when it comes out in a box set. There will be 1000 more extras including deleted scenes that you don't get from these DVDs. Really, you can wait another 6 months. I promise it'll be worth it.
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Summary: Breathtaking!!!
Review: Matrix reloaded is absolutely and incredibly breathtaking, specially the fighting sceen with ex-agent Smith against Neo. the effects and the soundtrack of this movie is fabulous. The Matrix has you from begining to end!
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Summary: YUCK!! I LEFT THE THEATRE!!
Review: I was not impressed with this movie at all. I went to watch this movie at the theatre I, can't believe I paid 8 bucks to see Keanu Reeves naked in the begining of this movie. I can't believe they put a sex scene in the movie. I was also suprised to see how many parents brought there children along to see this film. Not only that but, The rest of the movie just goes down hill from there. I started to fal asleep so I just left the theatre YUCK!! I DO NOT RECOMMEND!!!!
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Summary: Matrix strikes again.
Review: Matrix was a confusing yet good movie and the last ten minutes of it was brilliant well if you liked that then youll really like this movie, it has about 2 hours of it yet there is too much of a good thing and it can become boring. But good.
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Summary: Hard act to follow
Review: This movie continues the struggles of Neo and the people of Zion against the Matrix. While not as good as the first, this movie was still entertaining. The time is supposedly six months after the end of the last movie and the Matrix is mounting a major (and final attack) on Zion. The leaders of Zion must decide to attempt a counterattack or trust in 'The One'. The struggles of Neo and the decisions he must make...or are the decisions already made for him? The fight scenes are great. My one criticism is that there was probably one too many fights. Bullet time is fantastic, but even too much of a great thing is not great. Having a fight to showcase the effect is not really neccessary at this point. One must see from the DVD is the MTV Movie Award clip. I found it hilarious. Following suit with other sequels, this one does not live up to the original. However the bar was set extremely high. It is better to look at this as the second installment of a larger story.
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