The Matrix Reloaded
Cast
Keanu Reeves as Neo
Carrie-Anne Moss as Trinity
Laurence Fishburne as Morpheous
Jada Pinkett-Smith as Niobe
Hugo Weaving as Agent Smith
Directed by
Andy Wachowski and Larry Wachowski
Rater #2 and #3 have description and review.
Rater #1
8/10. Seeing this movie is like seeing the television for the first time back in the 1960's. One word: Wow.
Since this movie is special effects driven, this is will be the main subject of matter. All I've got to see is how the heck did they pull that off? Now, I was watching the specal features on the first one, and you witnessed how they pulled off the spinning around stuff. I was wondering how do you make it still look good? Anyway, then there were other things that impressed me and didn't. During the car scene (the highway ramp), cars randomly flipped over during the whole entire sequence. I was wondering why, and nothing ever hit them. When 1 car flipped 20 others flipped. The matrix people received 300 cars from GM to destroy and do their bidding. It showed, but it was pretty cool. The Twins were interesting, going in and out of cars. The copies of Smith were pretty cool too. You just wonder how they accomplished this.
Now, the acting. Keanu Reeves was fine. He doesn't talk much, just kind of stands there. Ms. Moss was fine again, somehow dieing and coming back to life. The character that I most liked to watch was the Chinese key maker. He was pretty funny to watch. The rest of the characters were fine, as they were in the last movie.
As Rater #2 simply puts it, If you loved the first one, you love this one. If you liked the first one, you'll think it's ok.
Rater #2
6/10. Stop the presses! Keanu Reeves has set a new record for himself-he
actually goes through an entire movie without saying the word "whoa".
That is what you'll be saying throughout the movie, although the non-
extreme scenes will leave you confused and bored.
Neo, our hero from The Matrix, is back again, along with Morpheus,
Trinity, and the rest of the crew of the Nebuchadnezzar floating
through the real world (to understand what I'm saying, check out my
Matrix review). This time, he somehow has to save the last human city
of Zion before the machines destroy it. Also, he's in love with
Trinity. Follow that?
Put simply, The Matrix Reloaded is X2 for an older crowd. They're
both sequels made just for money from a movie that may have been
original and grossed in between $100 and $200 million. They both
offer more action, often ridiculous, have more convoluted plots, and
include more and unnecessary characters. But it isn't all bad.
This is a special FX movie, and you can't expect anything more. There
are some great fight scenes, with awesome moves. As filmcritic.com's
Christopher Null states, "This is a movie about kicking ass." And
there is a lot of that going on. Agent Smith (Hugo Weaving) clones
himself, causing Neo to fight thousands of the same person. The
opening credits were neat, but were worthless since the only thing it
said was "The Matrix Reloaded".
On the flip side, there isn't really any meaning to it all.
Characters come and go, like the albino twins who can transport, or
that guy who cuts his own hands. Also, many points seemed to be
like "Rocky and Bullwinkle", when luck-of-the-draw things happen.
Although this movie played out "fate", it just seemed like
everything "just happened". I didn't really like the whole destiny,
cause-and-effect thing, it just didn't work.
Reeves, as Neo, does his usual one-note "tough-action guy" persona
which he's had ever since the Bill and Ted movies. Face it, Keanu,
you aren't that good of an actor. Laurence Fishburn, as Morpheus, is
good at these types of roles. Carrie-Anne Moss, as Trinity, is one of
my favorite actresses, and I've been waiting for her to be nude in a
movie since 2000's Memento, and I heard that she was in this movie,
but I was misled. Weaving is definitely typecast as Agent Smith.
The Wachowski Brothers, the directors and writers, decide to change
the many action scenes. Martial arts can be enjoyable and funny (hey,
even "I know kung-fu" was funny in the first one), as evidenced in
Jackie Chan movies, but here they overdo it. Most of the fight scenes
didn't impress me; it was just the same OVER and OVER again. They
also looked obvious. It was shot individually-Keanu with one, Hugo in
others, and just spliced together. $100+ million budget? Didn't look
like it. It's basically a clich� or parody of what the first one was.
It all boils down to this: if you loved the first one, you'll love
this one. If you liked the first one, you'll think this one is OK.
Rater #3
15/10. In this second chapter of the Matrix trilogy, Neo assumes greater command of his extraordinary powers as Zion falls under siege to the Machine Army. Only a matter of hours separates the last human enclave on Earth from 250,000 Sentinels programmed to destroy mankind. But the citizens of Zion, emboldened by Morpheus's conviction that the One will fulfill the Oracle's Prophecy and end the war with the Machines, rest all manner of hope and expectation on Neo, who finds himself stalled by disturbing visions as he searches for a course of action. Strengthened by their love for each other and their belief in themselves, Neo and Trinity choose to return to the Matrix with Morpheus and unleash their arsenal of extraordinary skills and weaponry against the systematic forces of repression and exploitation. But there exist powerful figures within the Matrix who refute the artifice of choice, evading the responsibility it brings as they feed on the emotional truths of others. Meanwhile, there are exiles like Agent Smith, whose inexorable connection to Neo compels him to disobey the system that has called for his deletion. Driven by the humanity he once despised, Smith will consume everything in his path on his quest for revenge. On his treacherous journey toward further insight into the construct of the Matrix and his pivotal role in the fate of mankind, Neo will confront greater resistance, an even greater truth and a more impossible choice than he ever imagined. At the confluence of love and truth, faith and knowledge, purpose and reason, Neo must follow the course he has chosen.
*does some fake Matrix moves* Oh yeah, this is the best fighting movie that I have ever seen in my entire life! All I have to say is I LOVE THE MATRIX! It is such a cool concept and has great plots, and incredible actors. In reloaded there are a bunch of new characters, but my personal favorites were Niobe, captain of the Logos and an old flame of Morpheous, and Link, the "replacement" for Tank. Link if the new operator for the Nebuchadnezzar. Anyways, this movie was absolutely perfect except for the few minutes of sexual content. Gosh dang it! It was kinda un-called for, so be prepared for that part. The new action packed fight scene, dubbed "Burly Brawl" where Neo battles 100 copies of Agent Smith. Some think it lasted too long, but I loved every minute. To my surprise and amusement, Agent Smith provided some comic relief. He was much better in this movie. And REMEMBER! Stay tuned after the credits for a Revolutions preview. You're gonna need to see it, cause Reloaded ends at an amazing cliffhanger. *end transmission*
*Is now counting down the days unill November 7 (Revolutions)*.
Rater #4
Has Not Seen Movie.
Rater #5
Has Not Seen Movie.
Rated R for sci-fi violence and some sexuality.
Running time: 138 minutes
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