Axel Posted October 17, 2003 Share Posted October 17, 2003 IT was great movie and the action made it all that much better to watch!!! There was plot...AND Eye-Candy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mantra Locust Posted October 17, 2003 Author Share Posted October 17, 2003 A luck you actually DID NOT PAY ATTENTION TO THE MOVIE!!!! Quite on the contrary, I paid a great deal of attention to it. My gf made a bet with me that I'd be disappointed with it, so I was sure to pay as close attention to it as I possibly could. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mantra Locust Posted October 17, 2003 Author Share Posted October 17, 2003 It is not a sequal, the Wachowski brothers originally planned it to be a trilogy. if reloaded isn't a sequel to "The Matrix", what is it? :p, it maybe part of a trilogy but it is still a sequel to "The Matrix. i feel things would have been different if they had made all three movies back to back in the beginnig. I agree. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DigitalFreedom Posted October 17, 2003 Share Posted October 17, 2003 Reloaded has a much more advanced and in depth plot then the first.? So much to the point that most people got lost in the story and were overwhelmed by the action.? And no, the sequels were not written after the original.? The whole series was written at the same time.? The movie did take on a different directing style then the first though. true, because the orginal matrix had a small budget, (because WB dodn't think people would like the matrix, go figu:rolleyes:yes: ) they didn't have too many fighting sences, but remember the second is mostly in the "real world" and was supposto some out at the same time, i bet you any money that people will say that revolutions had too LITTLE acton, why? because matrix : reloaded and matrix : revolutions were made to be one movie, and it is balanced like that, later the brothers thought that a month gap, A MONTH gap would be good and split it into 2 movies to keep people on the edge of the sits for a bit, they asked WB, and guess what WB said, sure, but since its our movie we want to make it a 5 month gap, and make more money!, go figure with:rolleyes:yes: so don't say that out of 2 hours and 20 min, in revolutions you only see like 10 min - 20 min worth of fighting, and another 10-20 min of cool ****, with a few things here and there and say there was too little fighting, the thing was made to be ONE MOVIE, with a SHORT intermission so to speak to keep people on the edge of their seats, but WB wanted money so there goes that SHORT intermission... oh w:Dl :D i can';t wait for the 3rd, or should i say 2.5nd (2nd par:D) :D:ninja:nj:ninja:nja:, also yea, people seem to forget that it was written before it came out, also the guy who tried to kill neo is smith, didn't you pay attention, when smith took his mind over in the matrix Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr.Jones Posted October 17, 2003 Share Posted October 17, 2003 I saw it two times in theater when it came out. It actually felt great to see it in theater, I thought it was great entertainment, but now, when I think about the movie, I can't even find one thing I still like about it.. Maybe I was in the mood at the time , i dunno Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DigitalFreedom Posted October 17, 2003 Share Posted October 17, 2003 It is not a sequal, the Wachowski brothers originally planned it to be a trilogy. if reloaded isn't a sequel to "The Matrix", what is it? :p, it maybe part of a trilogy but it is still a sequel to "The Matrix. i feel things would have been different if they had made all three movies back to back in the beginnig. just like lotr isn't a sequal upon sequal, its a trillagy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
memNOC Posted October 17, 2003 Share Posted October 17, 2003 blah.. honestly, the acting, plot and execution were utter sh1t.. only thing saving this from being one of the most overhyped pieces of movie crap in the last few years is the fact that its the sequel of one of the most amazing films in the past decade, the action scenes and SFX, and the actor who played Link.. thats IT.. from having absolutely NO emotional character-audience relation whatsoever (typical of the first one, where the movie sucked you into the story and you actually got to identify with the characters.. this is really the basic ingredient to ANY movie.. in the sequel, at any point i didnt really care about what hapenned to the characters, there was no gut-wrenching, edge-gripping plot that tied me to the film..) to stuffing as much SFX in one scene while making it completely unnecessary at the same time, other than for showing off the even cooler bullet-time and CGI explosions and Neo.. dont get me wrong, they were wonderfully brought to life, and visually stunning, theyre just... completely... unnecessary. so take that, add enough twists and mysterious "philosophical" plot holes to be examined in detail, ergo you get Matrix Reloaded, and Matrix Revolutions, along with a dozen billion spin-offs, games and specials.. yea, its a really good movie (N) i really dont know how people can get tied up in this superficial pseudo-philosophical crap.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
m_cochegrus Posted October 17, 2003 Share Posted October 17, 2003 I think that if you really put some attention to the first Matrix you enjoyed Reloaded. The Matrix tells you about there is a matrix and what reality is. It shows you how people where freed from the matrix and what the matrix has in itself. IT leaves you with some mind puzzling questions. But so does Reloaded. It explains moire about Zion, about mankind's history. I don't know if anyone here has seen the extra DVD which contains an explanation about Animatrix and Enter the Matrix. If you take some time and watch the Animatrix, play the game and see Reloaded you'll understand how cool the whole trilogy is, I can wait 3 weeks more Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicane-UK Veteran Posted October 17, 2003 Veteran Share Posted October 17, 2003 I dunno.. I bought Reloaded on DVD and have watched it a few times since.. I agree the plot got a biiit too complicated, and some things about the film were less than perfect. But now I see where Reloaded fits in between the original Matrix and Revolutions.. and I can't wait to see what happens at the end of the film. Smiths 'real world' character is creepy :D But I did enjoy the film, and its just made me want to see Revolutions even more than Reloaded. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deryck Posted October 17, 2003 Share Posted October 17, 2003 Sorry, what I meant was that it was created as a sequal but not on the spur moment as it was always considered to be a trilogy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
velocity3k Posted October 17, 2003 Share Posted October 17, 2003 It is not a sequal, the Wachowski brothers originally planned it to be a trilogy. if reloaded isn't a sequel to "The Matrix", what is it? :p, it maybe part of a trilogy but it is still a sequel to "The Matrix. i feel things would have been different if they had made all three movies back to back in the beginnig. just like lotr isn't a sequal upon sequal, its a trillagy ARGH! :angry: it is pretty simple, reloaded is a sequel to "The Matrix", and the matrix, reloaded and revolutions make up the trilogy. LOTR:TTT is a sequel to LOTR:FOTR, but all three movies combined together make up a trilogy. Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom is a sequel to Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark, but all three indy movies together make up a trilogy. ...............need i go on? :/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nhut Posted October 17, 2003 Share Posted October 17, 2003 I agree, they got carried away with special effects, and seemed only to remember about the plot in the last hour. I somehow get the feeling that the story was "padded out" to fill two movies when it should have been one, but I'll wait for Revolutions to decide whether that's true or not. It seems that it's just filler for Revolutions, which might actually be a decent movie. I certainly hope so. Please no move Neo&Trinity sex scenes, or dirty dancing. But maybe I owe the Wachowski's some respect. It must have taken a great deal of directorial skill to stage a fight on top of a speeding truck and making it boring as hell. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mantra Locust Posted October 18, 2003 Author Share Posted October 18, 2003 I agree, they got carried away with special effects, and seemed only to remember about the plot in the last hour. I somehow get the feeling that the story was "padded out" to fill two movies when it should have been one, but I'll wait for Revolutions to decide whether that's true or not. It seems that it's just filler for Revolutions, which might actually be a decent movie. I certainly hope so. Please no move Neo&Trinity sex scenes, or dirty dancing.But maybe I owe the Wachowski's some respect. It must have taken a great deal of directorial skill to stage a fight on top of a speeding truck and making it boring as hell. I couldn't agree with this any more. The movie was pretty horrible, up to the end, then it got a bit interesting. I feel that they kinda stretched things out in Reloaded to make two movies though it should have been just one. I agree that Revolutions might be decent, since there won't be much filler, since, to my knowledge, Revolutions will be the last movie. I thought the Neo/Trinity Sex and Underground rave/dirty dancing scenes were very out of place and unnessicary. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snocked Posted October 18, 2003 Share Posted October 18, 2003 It seemed as if each action scene was trying to outdo the previous one, and way too much cgi. I also didn't care about the characters or what happened to them in the movie. I could've done without the rave scene. Morpheus's speech to Zion was very cheesy; and the scene with Neo's ass I didn't need. I'm glad I only spent 6 bucks to see the movie at the theater instead of waiting to buy the DVD to see it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gadean Posted October 18, 2003 Share Posted October 18, 2003 There were too many special effects. Ugh, they should have turned this into a cartoon. By the time I got to the end of the movie I was so upset I smashed the DVD and threw it out the window. (seriously) My expectations were high - I had it in my head that this would do justice to the first movie. But, to my dismay, Reloaded turned the Matrix trilogy into a cheesy teenage sci-fi flick with waaay too much "filler" crap padded by boring eye-candy and a weak plot. God, this movie is almost as bad as 2Fast 2Furious. (which is simply an 80's flick with modern cars. Oh, don't even get me started...) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OrangeSoul Posted October 18, 2003 Share Posted October 18, 2003 There were too many special effects. Ugh, they should have turned this into a cartoon.By the time I got to the end of the movie I was so upset I smashed the DVD and threw it out the window. (seriously) My expectations were high - I had it in my head that this would do justice to the first movie. But, to my dismay, Reloaded turned the Matrix trilogy into a cheesy teenage sci-fi flick with waaay too much "filler" crap padded by boring eye-candy and a weak plot. God, this movie is almost as bad as 2Fast 2Furious. (which is simply an 80's flick with modern cars. Oh, don't even get me started...) im glad someone dumb enough not to understand the depth of the story wont see revolutions :p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Razorwing Posted October 18, 2003 Share Posted October 18, 2003 acutally, Revolutions and Reloaded should be in the same movie.. it was just too long, they had to cut it into 2 parts.. btw, the guy who cuts his hand is Bane.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
memNOC Posted October 18, 2003 Share Posted October 18, 2003 There were too many special effects. Ugh, they should have turned this into a cartoon.By the time I got to the end of the movie I was so upset I smashed the DVD and threw it out the window. (seriously) My expectations were high - I had it in my head that this would do justice to the first movie. But, to my dismay, Reloaded turned the Matrix trilogy into a cheesy teenage sci-fi flick with waaay too much "filler" crap padded by boring eye-candy and a weak plot. God, this movie is almost as bad as 2Fast 2Furious. (which is simply an 80's flick with modern cars. Oh, don't even get me started...) im glad someone dumb enough not to understand the depth of the story wont see revolutions :p *bows down to infinite knowledge and wisdom* you must be really smart.. you like Matrix Reloaded! :o Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neoxphuse Posted October 18, 2003 Share Posted October 18, 2003 Reloaded was simply more of an action film than the first. I was disappointed that there was no really story going along in the movie, but hell, I thought it was a pretty fantastic action movie. I'm expecting the third one to be similar to the first, mixed with the necessary action sequences similar to the second. It's going to be great. Well, at least I hope so. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mantra Locust Posted October 18, 2003 Author Share Posted October 18, 2003 There were too many special effects. Ugh, they should have turned this into a cartoon.By the time I got to the end of the movie I was so upset I smashed the DVD and threw it out the window. (seriously) My expectations were high - I had it in my head that this would do justice to the first movie. But, to my dismay, Reloaded turned the Matrix trilogy into a cheesy teenage sci-fi flick with waaay too much "filler" crap padded by boring eye-candy and a weak plot. God, this movie is almost as bad as 2Fast 2Furious. (which is simply an 80's flick with modern cars. Oh, don't even get me started...) Bah, 2 Fast 2 Furious is going to suck to? F00k, and to think I rented that today... (: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parasite Posted October 19, 2003 Share Posted October 19, 2003 The Matrix was a master piece, it was a movie with a deep story, philosophy and many layers of thought provoking questions, it was, with a lack of a better description, perfection. I wouldn't say it was a masterpeice, but it did have a deep story, philosophy and many layers of thought provoking questions, though I don't think it was any where near perfection. i woulden't go that far either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mantra Locust Posted October 19, 2003 Author Share Posted October 19, 2003 The Matrix was a master piece, it was a movie with a deep story, philosophy and many layers of thought provoking questions, it was, with a lack of a better description, perfection. I wouldn't say it was a masterpeice, but it did have a deep story, philosophy and many layers of thought provoking questions, though I don't think it was any where near perfection. i woulden't go that far either. Hmm? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MegaManXcalibur Posted October 19, 2003 Share Posted October 19, 2003 Actually I really like The Matrix Reloaded, top notch movie in my opinion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gadean Posted October 19, 2003 Share Posted October 19, 2003 im glad someone dumb enough not to understand the depth of the story wont see revolutions :p Oh, okay.. right. So exactly what gave you the idea that I didn't understand the depth of this movie? And what gave you the impression that I am dumb? Hrm. :crazy: Flamer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon Posted October 19, 2003 Share Posted October 19, 2003 lol I've heard so many people acuse anyone who doesn't like reloaded of being retarded, its a comical arguement at best. I love the first matrix film, seen it god kows how many times, find the ideas fasinating. I feel asleep during Reloaded. The fight scenes were long and boring, the 'love' aspect worse than episode 2, and the film lacking interesting content. Personally I feel that the matrix should have been left as one film. The story leaves a lot to the imagination, and thats where I'd rather it be left. I've got a brain, I dont need an entire film to explain a few subtle details to me, I can make assumptions myself. Do you ever find your self not enjoying jokes because you knew the outcome, but everyone else still laffs? Thats how reloaded made me feel (ie: a lot bloody smarter than anyone who needed to watch it to understand the story..!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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