Jeff Kohn
Supporting Actor
- Joined
- Dec 29, 2001
- Messages
- 680
Well, I was floored, excellent movie. After reading the complaints about the first act dragging, my expectations were somewhat lowered going in. Maybe that was a good thing, but I sure as hell wasn't disappointed. That was probably the shortest 140 minutes I've ever spent watching a movie. When it got to the freeway chase I was surprised, I couldn't believe the movie was already 3/4 over.
The only thing I can say negative is that the temple rave was a little too corny and lasted a little too long. Otherwise I had no problems with the pacing, story, or dialog.
People complaining about too much shallow pop philosophy must not have been paying attention during the first movie because there was just as much of that in the first. I enjoyed that angle of the story here just as I did with the first movie.
I must confess I'm not sure I understood every word at the end, but I got enough to get the general idea.
I think the dialog with the Architect was supposed to convey that this particular machine/program was so advanced that it had a hard time even communicating on a level that humans can relate to
Were some of the action scenes eye candy and somewhat superfluious to the main plot? Sure, but they were still fun, and that's fine with me. Some people have complained about the characters being hard to relate to. Maybe I can't directly relate to the characters, but that doesn't mean I can't appreciate that they're f@$king cool as hell. Every teenage kid has daydreamed about having those kinds of powers. The thing I like about the Matrix movies is that they pull this material off with a straight face, none of the tongue-in-cheek cheeziness that you would typically get from similar movies more targeted towards kids.
I think what it comes down to is this. If you saw the original movie once a few years ago and have vague recollections of it being a fun action movie, you might be be disappointed with parts of the sequel. But if you're a true fan of The Matrix who watches it several times a year (or more), you will not be disappointed with this continuation of the story.
Overall Rating: 4.9/5
(Gotta leave a little room for the final movie in case it's even better )
The only thing I can say negative is that the temple rave was a little too corny and lasted a little too long. Otherwise I had no problems with the pacing, story, or dialog.
People complaining about too much shallow pop philosophy must not have been paying attention during the first movie because there was just as much of that in the first. I enjoyed that angle of the story here just as I did with the first movie.
I must confess I'm not sure I understood every word at the end, but I got enough to get the general idea.
I think the dialog with the Architect was supposed to convey that this particular machine/program was so advanced that it had a hard time even communicating on a level that humans can relate to
Were some of the action scenes eye candy and somewhat superfluious to the main plot? Sure, but they were still fun, and that's fine with me. Some people have complained about the characters being hard to relate to. Maybe I can't directly relate to the characters, but that doesn't mean I can't appreciate that they're f@$king cool as hell. Every teenage kid has daydreamed about having those kinds of powers. The thing I like about the Matrix movies is that they pull this material off with a straight face, none of the tongue-in-cheek cheeziness that you would typically get from similar movies more targeted towards kids.
I think what it comes down to is this. If you saw the original movie once a few years ago and have vague recollections of it being a fun action movie, you might be be disappointed with parts of the sequel. But if you're a true fan of The Matrix who watches it several times a year (or more), you will not be disappointed with this continuation of the story.
Overall Rating: 4.9/5
(Gotta leave a little room for the final movie in case it's even better )