So you spent your money

Rating: 9/10 (11 May 2004)

Why cry and grit your teeth? It was a show that was conveyed using strips of cellophane rapidly running in a loop so that the photographed images appeared to be moving. `Ergo' (love that word usage in Matrix 3) it is called a movie. Now, we have been conditioned to accept and appreciate these Hollywood movies while growing up. There is a reason why most PG-13 movies are the way they are, and this was a good example. They (the establishment jokingly referred to in J&TPussycats) want us to spend our money. If you've watched this film (like I have) then, they succeeded.
Two observations: You were entertained: whether you like it or not, and whether you enjoyed the entertainment or not. You really had no choice: this weekend, there were not a lot of good movies being mass distributed.
As a side note, some people talk about getting the two hours used to watch this film, and their money, back. Honestly, how many minutes and hours, and how much of an effort have you used bashing it? Do you not consider this time wasted? And why not? Because it was the opportunity to bash something you may never do, or be good at if you did do?
It was good to me. Mainly because the true purpose of films/movies is to create a world (real or contrived) and remain true to it. I specifically refer to this movie as a movie and not as a film (ask me why another time). It is a summer movie too! C'mon! The world of the movie was created in the first scene; it was even a completely filtered scene. I mean, stop the madness.