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Don't hate me because I am a great action flick
Simply a fun romp through this genre. If you look at the trilogy as birth, life, and death you can see why this one matches is the frenetic intensity of being alive.
If you don't like myth building and action, put this movie down and slowly back away...
Disappointing to say the least!
While the special effects are stunning, the movie itself was a huge letdown. This is after going in with low expectations to begin with.
Matrix In The Middle Runs Amok
I, like almost everyone else on the planet, was really looking forward to the release of the second film in The Matrix trilogy. When the first film made its debut in 1999, it took the sci-fi/action genre to a whole new level. With its striking visual effects and a story that didn't dumb down moviegoers-it was a multifaceted adventure that could be enjoyed on so many different levels and it even damands multiple viewings
The Matrix Reloaded, in my opinion, didn't live up to the groundbreaking original. The sequel may have had a lot of eye candy, but it also missed the mark in some key areas...
Neo (Keanu Reeves), Morpheus (Laurence Fishburne), and Trinity (Carrie-Anne Moss) are still leading the rebellion against the machines. The machines want to continue their assault on the sanctuary of Zion in order to enslave makind. In an effort to quell the resistance from taking hold and spreading, the ruthless Agent Smith (Hugo Weaving), has been duplicated. Neo and his team must also deal with a few trained assasins as well.
The sequel delves deeper into what is part of the real world and what is not. It takes everything that audiences thought they knew about the original film, and then tries to shake things up even further. Once again, the film, is cowritten and directed by Andy and Larry Wachowski. There's no doubt that these men have given the world a bold saga for the 21st century. But I also happen to think that Reloaded is missing a key ingredient, over the first film, and that is a center. In other words, because this is the 2nd part of a trilogy, the filmmakers felt they should convolute the story in order to have a bigger payoff in part 3. In my opinion, they didn't need to throw everthing but the kitchen sink into the film, they had me hooked already (and I will be there for the final chapter as well to see how it wraps up). The effects and fight sequences are, of course spectacular and there's plenty of wow to be had here. But a lot of the "wow" seemed disconnected from the plot this time 'round. I hope this doesn't mean that the saga's creator's have fallen into the same trap as the Star Wars prequels have (Although at least Reloaded is a better than those). Since I was disappointed the first time I saw the film in theaters, I almost couldn't wait for the DVD, to see if felt any different about it. Now that it's here, and I have seen it again, to my surprise--nothing has changed.
As promising as a 2 disc set may sound, I have a feeling that the extras as good they may be, were a mere set up for a better release down the road (A'la Lord Of The Rings). I think those in charge will give us better extras when Revolution sees the light of day. For now--Disc 2 starts off with a look behind the scenes of Reloaded and then looks at the worldwide phenomenom created by the trilogy. The highlight of the bonus material is a look at how they filmed the freeway chase. It went on a bit long in the film, but, it was still cool to see how they did it. There's also sections for the movie's marketing strategy, a peek at how the Matrix video game was put together, as well as a look at the popular Animatrix shorts, the MTV Movie Awards spoof, and web links. I was hoping for another great commentary, as was done for film number one, but as I say, I think that may be part of another release down the road. The extras included here, for the most part, feel like one big tease for something better.
I really hope some of the mess that is Reloaded will be worth it in the end. The Matrix Reloaded DVD gets a somewhat gaurded *** star rating
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