Does any1 here think that the 1st was way better than the other 2 ?

Jedi got it in one

how? please explain to me me how the second and third were better than the first?

All three are equally awesome. For those of you who did not like the last two, you have to dig depper below the surface of the action and look at the philosophy behind the movie. If you want answers read Like a Splinter in your Mind: The Philosophy Behind the Matrix Trilogy by Matt Lawrence.

theres nothing wrong with the philosophy, its the acting, some of the script and direction i had problems with

I can maybe agree with some of the acting was worse such as Niobe and some of the other secondary Zion fighters, but the script, philosophy and direction of the last two were just as good as the first.

to be honest the only actor i thought came out of the sequels with any credibility was hugo weaving, he played smith so well, i loved the character, as for the others? there was little if no chemistry between reeves and moss, fishbourne was a spectator for reloaded and had only a little more in revolutions, niobe wasn't bad, she did what was asked of her and theres nothing wrong with that. In Reloaded and Revolutions the direction wasn't bad, it just seemed to be missing something.

The 1st was much better than the only two. The 1st was original, then it just started getting boring, and eventually I didn't care who lived or died.

I did not think there was anything wrong with the acting...the directing, maybe, but thats because Joel Silver wouldn't get off his butt and do anything...(can i tell i don't like Joel silver much?)

anywho, I liked the last two because they did not follow what was expected. I liked having to understand what was what and why this happened. It broadened my horizens and made me a better person. I understand more about my world because i understand their world. If you put into the movie more than just the 9 hours to watch it, then you will appreciate them much more, and i liked the 2nd and 3rd movie so much, perhaps because i grew around them and had such a wonderful community to talk about them in (aka Killer Movies Forum).

jedi i agree with most of your point, there the kind of movies that have an effect on youm i was the same, i just don't believe a brilliant idea and philosophy can excuse bad filmaking.

btw the actors i didn't like were reeves and moss mostly, partly because they had no chemistry, but also i believe they were capable of better.

😐 die

why??

death

Well I think that the latter two installments were a flop, not least through spending so much time in Zion and outside the Matrix.

what would you know your evil 😐

I mean, Zion is difficult to sit through

😐 get a grip.

zion was essential to revolutions. that's where the revolutions actually take place. to cut it out and assume they're at war is ridiculous. and the thought of agent smith being in the screen for two whole hours is just argh since he took over everybody's shell in the matrix, he'll be the only one there.

zion is neccessary yes, but they made a mess of it, they really did.

let's do a little imagining. let's say we shrunk those sentinels -- yes, all of them-- to the size of a lab rat. and then we unleash them in your house. "made a mess" is an understatement.

Originally posted by JediHDM
I liked the last two because they did not follow what was expected

yeah, i expected the second two movies to be good, they sure went against the grain on that one