quite amazing

Rating: 10/10 (31 May 2003)

It took me two viewings to make up my mind about it and now I must say I find it quite amusing and amazing. Of course, the mind-blowing experience of the first Matrix could not possibly be repeated but still I think it was a good film. The first 40 minutes or so, however, were terribly boring and absolutely superfluous - the Wachowski brothers could have used the money and screen time for something else. Especially cheesy were the scenes with the "fan club" of Neo and the "they need you / I need you" line - as if we have forgotten that we are watching a Hollywood production.
The rave scene at Zion was also absolutely pointless, not to mention the fact that at certain moments Zion reminded me of a number of other films seen before. I mean, the Wachowski brothers have shown that they have the vision and imagination to come up with something better than that.
Fortunately in the Reloaded there were certain attempts for comic relief, which against the background of the dark future and the upcoming major battle were very welcome. I truly enjoyed the gallery of new characters in Reloaded.
I very much hope to get to see The Twins in the last part - I found them quite amusing. The "Burly Brawl" scene and the highway chase were by far the two peaks in the movie and are definitely worth every cent spent on them.
In conclusion, I can hardly wait for the conclusion of the trilogy and in the meantime will perhaps go several more times to see Reloaded.