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Rating: Null/10 (17 November 2003)

I saw this film by myself after my friends saw it and didn't like it. I LOVED it. We discussed it and I was like, "I loved the gun check scene--the action was tight. I loved the train station stuff. I loved how they handled the Oracle--Mary Alice was fierce. I loved all the tough female warriors and how they don't just give you one token--they were beautiful bad-ass b**ches. I loved the Indian guy--great lines. I loved the Machine World, it was amazingly beautiful. I loved how the Smith sub-plot is played out like a western--classic--brilliant. The worlds it took you into were sooo imaginative." And on and On. And my friends were like, yeah, yeah, I loved that too. By the time we got through all the scenes we liked, we had covered the film. Which leads me to think that it's a hard film to like for reasons other than the actual film. The first film FELT like an indy art house flick one just happened upon. This feels like and is a Big Hollywood Franchise. And what culture vulture film afficiando will admit to liking Big Hollywood franchises. It seems the critics are cynical about the film attempting to enlighten or educate or provoke thought and so they poo poo it (Blade Runner and 2001 were also poo-pooed when released). I think there are worse things you can do as a filmmaker than try to inspire people...really.