Want to ruin a good movie? Make it into a trilogy!

Rating: 6/10 (18 April 2004)

I guess we are all greedy. The studios for more money and the audience for more of the same taste of cinematic beauty.
Imagine the legendary status some movies could achieve, if they didn't have sequels. Wasn't 'Back to the Future' ruined by its 3rd sequel? The same goes for 'The Godfather'. Wouldn't 'Lord of the Rings' be the greatest movie of all time, if it was one movie only? And lets not forget about 'Star Wars'. Unfortunately 'The Matrix' was also ruined by its sequels.
Now imagine 'Pulp Fiction' with a sequel. Tarantino isn't dumb you know. And the Wachowski's should have found another outlet for their productivity, instead of ruining a movie that demonstrated the most stunning visual style since 'Pulp Fiction' - and I am not talking about the bullet-time effect.
Anyway trying to save their movie, they attempted to complete the trilogy in confusion. But if you watch closely, you will see that the ending is sadly simplistic. Please note that simple means clever, while simplistic means stupid.
The visual effects are absolutely breath taking. The only reason to watch 'Revolutions'.
I am not a 'Matrix' fan. I have stated many times before that it is a 'Dark City' ripoff. Still its excellent visual style, should be preserved in its original form and not be caricatured by its sequels.
5/10