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Best movie of this decade!!!!!!!
Matrix Reloaded is a great film few people understood.Obviously,
those people were not paying attention to this spectacular film.
The Wachowski Brothers write a better script here than the first
Matrix.They mixed great action with a great story.The brawl between Neo and 100 Agent Smith was the best fight scene I have ever seen.The car chase was awesome and also the sword fight and the fight with the three agents,this movie is a thinker but a classic thinker.I love Morpheous Phrases and Trinity kicks and Neo's flying scene's.In reloaded,the machine are digging their way into zion,and there's only one person who can save zion:NEO!Neo has to find the source,along the way is helped by many such as:Trinity,Morpheous,The Keymaker,Captain Niobe and many more.And is trying to be stopped by the agents.I have seen The Matrix Reloaded 3 times and gets better every time I see it,I recommend it to all Matrix Fans.And also Warner Bros.has said the DVD release date,October 3rd,I cannot wait till the DVD.
100% Cinematic Black Magic---Better than the Original!
I have seen the future of movie-making, and it is the Wachowski brother's $150 million goliath "Matrix:Reloaded". 'Reloaded' is a sleek, technologically savvy, visually breath-taking, pulse-pounding sequel that manages to achieve that rarest of accomplishments: it surpasses the original Matrix in sheer, unadulterated, high-octane coolness, a film that utterly captivated me and will doubtless inspire a new generation of filmmakers in the same way that George Lucas did nearly three decades ago with 'Star Wars.'
In the case of 'Reloaded', you can believe the hype: the movie *is* that good.
For more than two hours, I forgot everything other than the consumptively addictive flow of images on the screen in front of me: I forgot my life outside the theater, my business meetings in the weeks ahead, my problems. The film was stupefying, amazing, gorgeous, and for more than two hours I sat with my mouth open, stunned. The last time I can recall having such an immersive experience in a film was back in 1981, when I was 13 years old and the film was Raiders of the Lost Ark.
With that in mind, here are the Four Reasons why Matrix:Reloaded is the Best Action Movie of All Time---and even why it clocks the original:
1) It's got MORE!: This time the Wachowskis took everything that sizzled in 'Matrix' and doubled, tripled, quadrupled the ingredients---this movie uses every penny of its $150 million budget to deliver MORE of everything to its viewers, and we are entertained sumptuously. More gorgeously crafted wire-fu battle sequences! More gorgeous set design and delicious, detailed sequences both inside and out of the Matrix! More of Agent Smith, who, in 'freeing his mind', has transformed himself into a trusty servant of the Matrix into a rapidly replicating computer virus with designs on the real world!
2)The Best Auto Chase Sequence---EVER. There are two sequences in 'Reloaded' that have generated the most buzz: the "Burly Brawl" sequence in which Neo fights hundreds of Agent Smiths, and the freeway chase sequence in which agents of the Matrix and the Merovingian's henchmen try to destroy the KeyMaker before he falls into the hands of the revolutionaries. To my mind, the "Brawl", while amusing, is overrated; the Freeway chase is, for my money, the best action sequence ever captured on film.
3)The Gang's all Here! "Matrix:Reloaded" oozes style, just like its predecessor, and the supple combination of high-technology glossiness and urban grime that defined the unique visuals of the first movie have been brought seamlessly into the sequel---of course, that's no surprise, since the Wachowski's wisely brought the entire team from the first movie along for the second ride. On hand for the sequel is Director of Photography Bill Pope and Costume Designer Kym Barrett, and both deliver the goods in spades.
The original cast (minus, sadly, Tank & Apoc) are all back as well: Morpheus (Laurence Fishburne), Trinity (Carrie-Ann Moss) and Neo (an increasingly Zen Keanu Reeves) all turn in solid performances, and Hugo Weaving's nefarious Agent Smith tries not to steal the show. The Wachowskis toss in some other intriguing characters to round out the ensemble, including the dastardly Merovingian (played suavely, but talkatively, by Lambert Wilson), his gorgeous mistress Persephone (played tastily by Monica Bellucci), his razor-wielding Twin henchmen (done not with CGI, but played by real-life twins Adrian and Neil Rayment), and Jada Pinkett Smith's understated Captain Niobe.
Acting can be a high-powered action movie's weakest link: in 'Reloaded', everything is solid and seamless.
4)The Wachowski brothers know how to take RISKS! You've got to admire the Wachowskis: back in 1999 they pulled together their unique vision of a seamless fraud pulled over on humanity by its machines, brought us the 'rabbit hole', the red and blue pills, and the 'desert of the real'---and had the guts and confidence to put that vision head to head with Lucas's "Phantom Menace". Amazingly, the duo out-Lucas'd Lucas, making "The Matrix" a wild success.
The sequel isn't a safe film; instead, it's a risky movie. The kind of confidence behind a team that would plop down $150 million for each picture abounds in 'Reloaded': the plot builds on all of the intriguing and disturbing hints dropped in the first picture, keeps the action moving along, and has a great time in the process. And yes, it's true that 'Reloaded' is a little talky---but that's part of its charm, particularly when you begin to suspect that the talkers are trying to deceive.
Best of all, 'Reloaded' makes me eager for 'Revolutions' and the answers to some of the more disturbing questions posed by the film: Why does the Architect claim that Zion has been destroyed 'five times before'? How can Neo stop the hunters in the real-world? And why does the 'benign' Councillor Hamman seem to apologize for--even advocate--a new dependency on a new set of machines?
"Reloaded" is like a shot of raw adrenaline: sit back, turn your brain off, enjoy the ride, and depart---at least for two hours---the desert of the Real.
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