Pretty Damn Fantasticalist

Rating: 8/10 (15 May 2003)

When you watch a movie, say an action movie, that was made in the 1980's, or earlier, you look at it and think: "Man, movies have progressed so much nowadays".
When you watch Reloaded, it's almost impossible to imagine action movies getting any better, ever.
While I heard a lot disappointment in the crowds after the movie and parts of it were a bit of a snorefest (I had trouble keeping my eyes open in some parts, although it was 2.00 in the morning), the action sequences in this movie - particularly the Freeway Scene and Neo's battle with 100 Smiths - are nothing short of utterly spectacular.
The movie, obviously, is very similar to the first, but takes everything to a whole new level. The explosions look cooler, the fight scenes are more amazing, and the characters laugh louder in the face of gravity and all laws of physics.
While if you take a step back and actually look at it, most of it is pretty ridiculous, but no more so than many other movies. You have to just relax, don't think too much, and get lost in the matrix. It is simply entertainment in its purest and most sensational form.
And I think this movie has rendered the genre of action obsolete for many years to come.