I am surprised. It wasn't as bad as I thought it would be!

Rating: 5/10 (26 May 2003)

As a matter of fact, it was good entertainment. Very good.
Reading through all the negative comments, I have to wonder if I saw the same film as the rest of the people around here. Or whether my expectations were too low, or my standards are. Either way, I enjoyed this film way too much to be believed. And I sincerely thought this movie would be an awfully bad one.
Comparing the Star Wars films (the new ones) to Matrix is an injustice. George Lucas is too inept and boring to be compared to any filmmaker alive - he's the Ed Wood of our generation. Comparing Matrix to LOTR is an excercise in futility - people who have read the books actually know how the Trilogy will end. Matrix is something... different. It's a lot of special effects, a lot of philosophical talk, and, yep, lots of surprises.
I have *actually* talked with my boss for one hour straight about what Matrix: Revolutions will be like, and what, exactly, is the Matrix. And I guess that's what this movie is about - it gives you lots of hints about what the Matrix really is, but never tells you exactly what to expect. Given this approach, it's practically impossible to judge whether this was a good film or not. It absolutely depends on Revolutions and Matrix I to tell it's story - whether it's Neo's past or future, no answers can be found on Reloaded.
Given this situation, it's quite difficult to judge this movie as a stand-alone product.
But that damn car chase... whoa.
ps Am I the only one who is actually expecting to hear Keanu Reeves shout "Most Excellent, Dude!" everytime he cocks his head to the side in amazement?