Good but not as good as the first

Rating: 7/10 (6 November 2003)

Went to see Matrix Revolutions and I would have to say I have somewhat mixed feelings on this. The first Matrix was excellent, both in visual and intellectual content. Second one was sort of a flop, they emphasized on the computerized special effects while trying to tie it together into the first movie. After walking out of the second one I thought they could have cut the first hour and a half out of it and still have not missed much of the second movie. I was anticipating Matrix Revolutions to be much like the first with even better special effects. I read a newspaper review which suggested it was very much like the first one so that gave me some confidence.

Of course reviews are very much subjective...I did not think this movie was very similar or better than the first one, but it definitely had more depth than Matrix Reloaded. But, much like Reloaded, this one had unnecessary fluff inserted just to make it more appealing to a more general audience. At certain points the movie becomes very much a comedy which I found somewhat disappointing.
To argue the point of The Matrix was the best because it was all action. It actually didn't have as much action as people think, but the effects, the cinematography and the ideas were very "new" and the movie seemed to be very short because of that.
I think Reloaded and Revolutions will be much more appreciated when the Trilogy DVD set comes out and people slowly gain more of an understanding how everything flows together.