The Matrix Reloaded (DVD)

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. Several weeks later, the memories matured in my mind and my affection for the film soured distinctly. Luckily I wrote this film before I began to loathe the film completely. As we all know, the central conceit of the Matrix series is that humanity is really living in a computer-generated world while our bodies are used as Duracells by solar-powered machines. We can be possessed by balding men with big guns and hands-free ...  Read the complete review

Smith, "Mr Anderson, the stink of humans is all around; this building is positively overflowing with the odour of your kind, what possibly could attract so many to one place" Neo, "Huh, it's a cinema; which ever one of you said that" Morpheus "Do you 'think' that smell you refer to is 'real', do you 'believe' that talking in 'riddles' adds to the plot?, does wearing 'black coats' and 'shades' really make us more 'cool' and in the slightest bit clichéd'. Neo,"What? what does clichéd mean" Trinity, "Come let's make cold, awkward, passionless love ...  Read the complete review

In 1999 'The Matrix' blew our screens away with a piece of science-fiction entertainment that was slick and stylish - with a definite emphasis on the style - but most importantly this was an action film that made you think. It was a film that stood out as something new and different, and in my opinion would have been much better if the Wachowski brothers had left it that way. The trick with 'The Matrix' was just that - and it's a trick that really only works once. Once you know what 'The Matrix' is, and that Neo is the One who has the capacity to destroy it, what other possible surprises are there? 'The Matrix' truly shocked with ...  Read the complete review

The Matrix Reloaded is the second film in the Matrix trilogy made by Warner Brothers. This movie sees the return of Neo and his crew Morpheus, Trinity. Neo gets a vision in this movie where Trinity is fighting an agent and is killed. During the course of the movie Neo journeys to Zion the city he is destined to save from the thousands of sentinels that are gradually drilling their way down to attack the humans. The Oracle returns too in this movie and tells Neo he must find the Keymaker to make everything clear and is as cryptic and silly as usual. There is much more of a relationship between Neo and Trinity in this movie and they become lovers. ...  Read the complete review

As a big fan of the original I was greatly looking forward to this, however I found it didn't live up to the hype. My main issue was the story, I could practically hear the plot straining to be deep and profound but this falls flat on its face. The plot, which is entangled in vague philosophy ("Not how, but why"), is unnecessarily confusing and I eventually found myself wondering, does this plot make sense or is it simply that I just don't care? I actually cringed at the final two door "choice" (despite being very predictable). I am fairly confident that their line of thought whilst developing that scene was "The pill thing ...  Read the complete review