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The Matrix Reloaded
2003
Neo (Keanu Reeves), Trinity (Carrie-Anne Moss), and Morpheus (Laurence Fishburne) continue their battle against the machines in THE MATRIX RELOADED, the second chapter of Larry and Andy Wachowski's MATRIX trilogy. As RELOADED begins, Neo, Trinity, and Morpheus arrive in Zion with new crew member Link (Harold Perrineau), and .. Read more
| Starring | Keanu Reeves, Laurence Fishburne, Carrie-Anne Moss, Hugo Weaving |
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| Director | The Wachowski Brothers |
| Genres | Action/Adventure, Sci-Fi/Fantasy |
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The Matrix Reloaded
Neo (Keanu Reeves), Trinity (Carrie-Anne Moss), and Morpheus (Laurence Fishburne) continue their battle against the machines in THE MATRIX RELOADED, the second chapter of Larry and Andy Wachowski's MATRIX trilogy. As RELOADED begins, Neo, Trinity, and Morpheus arrive in Zion with new crew member Link (Harold Perrineau), and discover that 250,000 dreaded sentinels are close to launching a massive attack on the underground haven for the liberated minds of humanity. When Neo seeks advice from the prophetic Oracle (the late Gloria Foster), their meeting leads to a sorely outnumbered fight with Neo's old nemesis, Agent Smith (Hugo Weaving). While the sentinels advance on Zion, various battles within the Matrix continue to escalate, culminating in an extended highway chase sequence involving Morpheus, Trinity, more imposing agents, and two new adversaries--the relentless white-clad Twins (Adrian and Neil Rayment).
With RELOADED, the Wachowski brothers delve deeper into both the realm of the Matrix and the apocalyptic, machine-controlled future reality. Initially giving ample attention to both the romance between Neo and Trinity and to the vast underground city of Zion, the film eventually delivers one stunning set piece after another, with the amazing martial arts sequences and jaw-dropping effects of the first MATRIX elevated to even more astounding heights. In addition to the returning cast of Reeves, Moss, Fishburne, Weaving, and Foster, Perrineau and Jada Pinkett Smith make for welcome new additions, and Monica Bellucci offers up an unforgettably sensual appearance. Larger than the original scale on every level, THE MATRIX RELOADED is a thoroughly entertaining sequel that will leave viewers eager for the trilogy's conclusion, THE MATRIX REVOLUTIONS.
| Starring | Keanu Reeves, Laurence Fishburne, Carrie-Anne Moss, Hugo Weaving, Jada Pinkett Smith, Monica Bellucci |
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| Director | The Wachowski Brothers |
| Studio | WARNER HOME VIDEO |
| Run time | DVD: 2 hrs 18 mins |
| Certificate | |
| Genres | Action/Adventure, Sci-Fi/Fantasy |
| Language | DVD: English |
| Released | DVD: 10 Oct 2003 Production year: 2003 |
| Format | DVD |
The Matrix Reloaded (2003)
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Creating a sequel to the superlative sci-fi action blockbuster The Matrix was always going to be a Herculean task. The Wachowski brothers set themselves such a high standard to compete with, that the second chapter in their epic man-versus-machines trilogy was never likely to match the impact of the first. To their credit, the duo do succeed in equalling the original's awe factor here, adding a handful of fantastic — though underused — new villains and delivering an array of astonishing set pieces, as Neo (Keanu Reeves) and his associates fight to save Zion, Earth's last human enclave. Disappointingly, however, such elements fail to lift a film that suffers from stilted dialogue, cheesy scripting and a surprisingly plodding pace. Had the Wachowskis centred their storyline within the “anything's possible” world of the Matrix, as opposed to the drab and inactive confines of “reality”, they would have struck gold again. Instead, they produced a mediocre stopgap until the final instalment, The Matrix Revolutions.
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Now that our hero Neo can fly like Superman, this second instalment comes closer to other comic-book blockbusters: its set pieces may be bigger and better than anything done before, but they still remain action movie staples Ð car chases and fights on mov
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23 out of 33 people found this review helpful
Great effects, dodgy plot
The original Matrix had great effects and the plot developed the central idea throughout the film.
In this one, the central idea is still there, doesn't get developed at all, so most of the originality is missing. Instead the plot centres around a load of mystic nonsense, simply proving a platform for a load of stunning effects. -
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1 out of 1 person found this review helpful
The Wachowski Brothers disappear up their own arses.
Not much more to say. Except to add that the 20 minute ( felt like 2 hours ) Zion rave scene was one of the unintentionaly funniest things i've seen. i would have loved to have been at the meeting where the brothers presented this pretentious clap trap to the studio heads. And don't get me started on the 'deep' dialogue. So meaningful.
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