KMC Forums - Matrix Reloaded: True fans are bitterly disappointed

It seems to be quite cool to say the Matrix Reloaded is an amazing film, and even more cool to be abusive to people who express their disappointment (disappointment we all feel but some won’t admit to). Those who “loved” it and the rest of us are united in the fact that we wanted it to live up to the first… the only difference is that they still can’t believe how badly butchered (and I mean BuTcHeReD!) the poor sequel was. However… I don’t care what people think about me as long as it doesn’t end up with me having to kill their family etc. So here’s what [email protected] thinks:You know a film’s destined NOT to be a classic when even it’s die-hard fans say “it’s quality…. Erm... well after the first 40 minutes anyway” (i.e. 30% was horrendously boring, it's okay to be honest about it) and also “IT’S COMPLETELY ORIGINAL”, well apart from the Superman flying and saving-from-certain-death parts, the gothic muddy brown Star Wars city vibe in Zion, the Martin-Luther King wannabe speech in Zion, the over the top MIB usage of dark sunglasses (worn by both sides, confusingly at times! Bugsy Malone anyone?), the dream at the beginning which is straight out of any trashy horror movie you care to name, the motorbike chase is Terminator 2; oh- and doesn’t the rave scene look a bit like that in Blade? Yes? Point made. You’re half way, have a sandwich, consider e-mailing me, read on. The first film had class. Where we had the woman in the red dress in the Matrix, the Matrix Refunded offered us a brief anatomy lesson Wachowski style- almost bad enough to ruin the feel of the film on its own- but they weren’t going to leave anything to chance! “…it’s like wiping your arse with silk”- hahahaha- appalling. Advice perhaps for what they might as well do with the scripts? Where we were able to enjoy a steady increase in Neo’s abilities, always knowing that he used every power he could, now we’re all thinking (if not saying)- “why didn’t he fly away to start with” “why didn’t he use: 1. Telekinesis more than once. 2. His ability to jump inside his opponents at all? 3 One-handed fighting more often. 4. I’m bored already. Agent Smith has lost most of his real fighting ability and all of his character (you can't just jump on his head Neo, you're not Mario, though now I come to think about it...) The Twins kill nobody. The Merovingian kills nobody. A couple more deaths wouldn't have hurt anyone, well you know what I mean. In fact the only death is that of the Keymaker and yet there seem to be a large number of rather boring, unnecessary characters who we don’t care about, having a conversation only slightly more interesting than I might have with the average tree- and Maples are pretty boring when it comes down to it. The philosophy was simple, uninspired, and was liberally applied where not needed (rather like cake icing in a kebab)- philosophy for the sake of it just to make it seem like it was deeper than it really was, so I’ll only waste one sentence on it. Those trailers were fantastic weren’t they? We saw Trinity cartwheeling across the ceiling, a double rocket launcher used in Zion against the Sentinels and a weird but cool flat laser that Morpheus and co. walk through (looks like it’s just before a fight scene, they are armed) to name but a few… But that was all rather good so they cut that and what did they decide to leave in?… Well they punished the whole audience with their idea of “passion”. “THUD” another nail was firmly driven into the coffin of the sequel. Nice. On balance though the film did end…eventually…and I did get to leave the cinema- I’ll give them that much. Generally bad- but worth noting that some parts were even worse.