Throwing pearls to swine

Rating: 7/10 (8 November 2003)

To all you mediocrities out there whining about how the Wachowskis have sold out and are milking a franchise for all it's worth - I would like to point out that:
1. Taking over 60 days to film a 14 minute highway sequence and spending millions of dollars on a single scene is NOT selling out.
2. Having your actors train full-time, 5 days a week for several months to meticulously choreographed fight scenes is NOT selling out.
Selling out and milking a franchise would be making Friday the 13th Part VIII.
If the Wachowskis wanted to simply cash in on your desperate, barren imaginations, they could've done it in 2 days and produced something like Wing Commander.
If you're having trouble with all the loose ends and unanswered questions, then may I suggest something a little less straining on your limited intellect, like The Fast and The Furious. I'm sure that movie has much less ambiguity for your jaded tastes, and will spoon-feed you the answers like you need them.
I am by no means a huge fan of the Matrix trilogy, nor did I find the last 2 installments particularly good, but Reloaded and Revolutions were, in their own right, entertaining and visually spectacular. Get off your expectations and what you think Hollywood/the Wachowskis 'OWE' you. If you're too cheap to spend 10 bucks or whatever it costs you to take a chance on someone else's efforts and achievements, then just stay home and watch TV all day. Like any notable work of its time, The Matrix series will be looked upon by history as something wasted on the cynical, uncomprehending and unappreciative rabble it was released to.