I see lots of posts here about the trailer and how good it is but not much about the movie which is now out.
I saw the moive on Sunday and here is my feedback.
I thought the first moive was great, really enjoyed it and loved the special effects. Could hardly wait for the next one to come out.
The Matrix Reloaded is a good movie. As to not spoil it for people I won't mention too much. There is a part at the end which makes things interesting and has you eager to see the next installment but I found some parts a bit boring and a bit same' ish.
The fight scenes are good but they seem to go on for a bit. As most people will no doubt know from the trailers, Neo can fly in this movie. After fighting with a load of Agents Smiths all at the same time, when Neo realizes he is not getting anywhere, he flies off but you find yourself asking why didn't he just fly off at the very start? I know this wouldn't make for a good movie but when you sit and watch a 10 minute fight scene where it's all the same and then he flies off at the end, it does kind of disappoint a bit. There is a stupid and very boring dance/love scene. Lots of people dancing, banging drums and Trinity and Neo doing their thing. I thought that went on a bit too long and wasn't needed in the movie.
There are these twins with great powers and who can transport themselves anywhere they want. You see them disappear into the ground then pop up in a different place but when these powers would come in very useful instead of transporting, you see them zooming around in a car chasing after the good guys. It's a good chase scene but I found myself thinking why didn't they just transport themselves where they wanted to go instead of using a car (it's a truck actually...LOL).
Neo has the power to stop bullets but when attacked by a guy with a sword, he stops the sword against his hand but not enough to prevent the sword from cutting his hand slightly. Now bullets travel a hell of a lot faster than swords, so stopping a sword in it's tracks should be a doddle for good old Neo but he didn't.
I'm by no means a picky person when it comes to movies, finding fault with every little detail. I like to sit back and enjoy a movie but The Matrix Reloaded was to me, long fight scenes, which were the same stuff over and over again. A daft dancey love scene. Hopefully the 3rd part will be better.
This is of course just my opinion and I hope I haven't put anyone off seeing the movie. I just think it wasn't as good as the first, you've seen the special effects before in the first movie and you basically just get a number of very long long long fight scenes using these special effects, nothing very new. I would see this movie in preparation for the 3rd part.
....DreeM
