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wow. woo. wow. i dont care what 22% of the critics on rotten tomatoes say. reloaded kicks the butts of many people…and then promptly strolls to their front and kicks the nuts of many people. the first question alot of people ask is answered with, “no, its not better than the first matrix.” the first matrix was revelatory. it was about discovery, both within the plot and for the audience. and because of that, anything that follows it will have lost the advantage of surprise. the wachowskis arent stupid. they know this…so they decided instead to elaborate on the world of matrix and bring detail to the abstract ideas of the first matrix. objectively, i can see where some of the criticism comes about. the episodic nature of the movie…the first 40 minutes or so of talk talk talk. but it doesnt matter. reloaded is a movie…a continuation of the first matrix, not a reinterpretation of it. i actually thoroughly enjoyed the first 40 minutes, the majority of which was used to take a detailed look at zion and its inhabitants (not to mention the super-coo blindingly white central operations center). another gripe was the heady philosophizing throughout…especially the last 15 minutes or so. alot of it was overt expounding, most of which just sounded like abstract drivel to the majority of people. but its from this unloading of alot of material that people can start gathering their ideas and hypothesizing what it all means. i have my own ideas, but i wouldnt be disappointed if revolutions shot down every single one of my guesses. its part of the fun. besides, the other gripe about too much action? are you on crack? the action/fight scenes are fucking coo. screw all those with ridiculous expectations and bitchings about, “i can tell its cg.” well shit, congratulations. dur. so what? it still rocked.
i do however have a few gripes….everybodys allowed gripes. firstly, i didnt want to see neos ass. also, monica bellucci was wearing clothes. the twins were definitely under-utilized. (at least they werent darth mauled) and i really wish they found a better spot to cut the movie at. bastards. anyhoo…wooha! me and fish are gonna try and watch it again next week.