Matrix Reloaded

Pros: Car Chase, Monica Bellucci
Cons: look, they don't offer that much space. OK!!!

The Matrix Reloaded is a film that has divided movie fans the world over. Some, we'll call them Matrix fan boys, loved the film and praised it's deep philosophies and subtle religious sub texts (hehehe), others, such as my good friend ...

Pros: Spectacular special effects and the good grace of the Wachowski brothers in avoiding interviews.
Cons: Characters fail to evolve, and the plotless story is hidden behind the action scenes.

My mother told me if I didn’t have something good to say, I should say nothing at all. While it doesn’t explain why I have been writing fewer reviews lately , it partially explains why it took me so long to review this particular movie. (3 months) The ...

Pros: special effects, action sequences
Cons: slow story development

The Matrix turned sci-fi on its head with its release in 1999; no sequel could possibly do th ...

Pros:   Great action scenes and special effects, good story and writing.
Cons:   Needs to be edited down and some parts deleted.

  The first movie is just plain awesome. One of my favorite of all time and a movie I can watch at the drop of the hat. Most fans feel that way. But the second and third movies just did not measure up to the standard set in the first film for a ...

Pros: Plenty of action.
Cons: Stepping stone to the third movie.

What happened? In the beginning we didn’t know what the Matrix was. Neither did Neo/Keanu Reeves who couldn’t come to terms that his entire life was the construct of computers who were keeping him alive to turn him into a Duracell battery. ...

Pros: Car chases and rude Frenchmen
Cons: Whisper it... it's quite boring...

The Matrix Reloaded had a strange effect on me. When I first saw it, I left the cinema ranting about how indescribably fantastic it all was. Sure, I was fully conscious that the plot was a load of tosh, but what spectacular tosh it all was. And now, ...

Pros: Forget what you thought you knew in Matrix #1
Cons: The viewer is bombarded with complex philosophy which can be hard to follow.

Last year at University I studied a module on film narrative which was particularly focused on Film Noir. Before writing an essay on the film Double Indemnity I was reading a critical essay about the film which said that the protagonists inability to ...

Pros: Score isn't half bad, Keanu Reeves, Hugo Weaving
Cons: Confusing, confounding, arrogant, none of the other actors seem that excited, CGI

What made the Matrix such a big hit, both at the box office and critically was it's combination of action and depth. The Wachowski brothers had mixed great fight scenes and special effects with a deep story about the myth of the Messiah, the world ...

Pros: Better in many ways than Film One. Excellent SFX /stunt work. Ripping chase scene.
Cons: Dull Dirty Dancing. Cornel West. The Ads-for-Ads thing. Zion's a dump.

I've noticed something about movie series. This applies to Science Fiction movies but could describe other sorts of movies as well. The first movie in a series sketches out the beginnings of the world the rest of the films will explore. The first ...

Pros: Some nice effects, good balance and transition from first movie, one really good fight scene
Cons: A bit harder to understand which may be clarified in the conclusion

Matrix: Reloaded had a lot of room to fail. It was a big budget sequel to a wildly popular film, which tested and exceeded the boundaries of cinematic mental stimulation, cerebral temptation and visual amazement. The field was ripe for a fall from grace ...

Pros: Special Effects, Moments of Philosophy, Moments of Acting
Cons: Repetitive Fight Scenes, Boring Analysis, Lack of Emphasis on Freedom Fight

Some things are best left as they are. That is to say, some films do not need sequels, some musical artists ought to be content with their one #1 hit, and some people who successfully publish books should be happy with the one they get out on the ...

Pros: Audio: "A+", Video: "A"
Cons: Special Features: "C"

"Whoa..." The Matrix Trilogy continues with the Wachowski Brothers highly anticipated sequel to their 1999 release, The Matrix. The remaining living characters are all back (minus Tank - rumored to have been fired after the first installment due to ha ...

Pros: keeps the same characters
Cons: all special effects and fight scenes, little plot.

I was hooked by the first movie the Matrix. I watched that I don't know HOW many times, including while in labor with my first child. I know the movie by heart, word for word, and love just about every minute of it. So naturally I was excited when the ...

Pros: An expansion of what began as a great vision. There's a lot of new.
Cons: Some of the special effects are perhaps a little less inspired than they might be.

"Do not try to bend the spoon, that's impossible. Only try to realize the truth. There is no spoon." In The Matrix Reloaded, we're once again introduced to the heroes of the Matrix. about six months have passed since the end of the first movie a ...

Pros: great movie to be especially enjoyed on DVD; hilarious MTV spoof
Cons: the behind the scenes stuff was not that compelling to me

Back in May when Reloaded premiered, I was left in confusion after the movie was over. Months later, I bought the DVD for I am a Matrix fan none-the-less and finally cracked what the story was. That being said, I can now honestly declare the fact that I ...