1980's style Sci-Fi Overkill

Rating: Null/10 (5 November 2003)

The Matrix Revolutions seemed less like a Trilogy than a serial-The Further Adventures of Neo,The Flying Wooden Actor.It seems like this time,the directors were so set on explaining things,that they forgot the little things that made the first Matrix so much fun-imaginative set pieces,thrilling action and stunts....incidentals like that.What we get in their place is overblown,mega sci-fi action scenes,the kind I thought were put to bed in the 80s by movies like Star Trek the Movie, Krull,and The Black Hole-big,empty special effects vehicles looking for a story.Sure the effects are elaborate,and impressive,but I couldnt keep up with what was going on in the battle scenes.It all looked like a really pretty blur to me.And what happened to all the cool martial arts moves from the first two movies?I never really bought into the quasi metaphysical aspects of the story,so the resolution wasnt dissapointing to me,just very silly.In the future,when anyone mentions the matrix trilogy,ill remember the first movie with fondness,and conveniently forget the last two films