the next step in action sequences

Rating: 8/10 (16 May 2003)

hype hype hype.
this movie is sure to be talked about alot. so now, i'll talk about it for a minute.
it definately has a great opening sequence. the first few minutes left me going "oh ka-ka!" a couple of times, only those weren't my exact words. fortunately, previews didn't spill the beans on the opening which gets "revisited" in more detail at the end of the film.
in several sections, the film does get a little slow and "talkey". i almost started thinking of it as a sci-fi steel magnolias a couple of times.
there is definately plenty of eye candy here for hardware freaks. that is a given.
so what about action? that's what everyone wants right? after the opening, things slow down for a while. then, neo gets into the much talked about fight with the smith clones. for a few minutes, the film is mostly about "matrixesqe" type action. alot of "wire work..." you know the drill. i was starting to get disappointed saying to myself "is that all there is to it?" until neo grabs a tool. the fight sequence after that was just sick. that's all i can say about it. "bing bang zoom pow!" again i made references to bodily functions.
more "blah blah blah" this story does like dialogue. i don't, but then fortunately, there's a really cool chase scene that makes mad max look like childs play. samurai swords on to of tractor trailers?!!! that's all i'll say.
bottom line?
for:
great sfx,
next level fight scenes,
lot's of eye candy
and great fight scenes... oh, i already said that.
against:
the film jumps around in time towards the end and is a little confusing
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