Bummer

Rating: 6/10 (21 July 2003)

When i first saw The Matrix, like many people i was completely amazed. I've since seen it several times since, and marvel at its construction every time. It was a great movie which would probably stand up brilliantly in years to come... were it not for this sequel, which dilutes the quality of the franchise [hate that word]. Too busy, too long, too fragmented. And much of the dialogue is of the type which you spend your time avoiding at parties.
I can recall almost every scene from the first movie, and yet immediately after seeing Reloaded I had already forgotten half of it. I feel that a few important characters from the original have been betrayed, as well as some concepts, so that if you go back and watch the first movie again it will seem more hollow and pointless.
BTW: I'm surprised it doesn't bug more people that so many innocents get killed in both movies... how can our heroes be so casual about slaughtering of captive minds?