Disappointment after the first Matrix

Rating: Null/10 (5 August 2003)

I love the first Matrix. The first one was a great movie and an original plot. These days it is rare that anything comes out of Hollywood that's original and worth a damn. I rarely pay a cinema to see a movie, because most movies are a waste of money. The Matrix was different though and not the usual crap. I didn't see The Matrix at the theaters and I really wish I had and hope they will re-release it someday in theaters so I can see it on the big screen.
My husband and I were both really anticipating Matrix Reloaded and saw it opening night. We just knew it would be as grand of a movie as the first and we weren't going to miss seeing it at the theater. We were wrong. Matrix reloaded sucked. Waste of money, waste of time. I've read plenty of comments saying that if you didn't like this movie you're an idiot and just didn't understand it. That's far from the truth. This was just more Hollywood crap!!!
The whole first part (Zion) was stupid and irrelevant. After that it got a little better, but the fight and chase scenes were so drawn out, you could step out for a whole cigarette and bathroom break and make it back before the end of the scene you left in. The ending was horrible. It tried for like a Lord of the Rings ending. Problem is it's not a good enough movie to pull a stunt like that. It didn't leave me wanting to even see the third one. IF I see the third one, it will be when it hits cable. After seeing The Matrix Reloaded, I wouldn't even waste the money to rent the third one.

Point: Don't even bother renting this one, EVEN IF YOU LOVED THE MATRIX. Wait until RELOADED comes on cable to view.