Great movie, pity about the damn SOUNDTRACK

Rating: 9/10 (18 May 2003)

Reloaded was an excellent, though not perfect, movie. Most of the negative comments I've seen >about Reloaded were due to the writer simply not understanding an element of the film, which means that once enough people explain it to them slowly, they'll probably enjoy it a lot more.
My main problem with the film, aside from the occasional cheesey line or scene (which you have to expect from a sci fi flick anyway) is the absolutely terrible soundtrack. Not the score to the film as such, which was okay, but the album. Once again, like the first Matrix, it is filled with crappy 'angry white boy' pop like linkin park, POD, marylin manson and so on. I mean come on, maybe I'm being a little pretentious here, but do they honestly think they're being 'edgy' or 'underground' with a soundtrack like that? It's Britney Spears for teenage boys. The Matrix are innovative films, and they deserve a more innovative, genuinely dark soundtrack. Imagine the ending credits set to Joy Division's 'Interzone' or 'Glass' instead of tired old Rage Against The Machine. Imagine those graceful fight scenes set to the climax of Moya by Godspeed You Black Emperor. Now THAT would be amazing.
Anyway kids, let me know what you think.