Truly stunning visual effect. Keanu Reeves,Laurence Fishburne and Carrie-Anne Moss totally rocked in all that action. Hey it's sci-fi fantasy the story line can afford to be blurred.

Part 2 may have been the best as far as action goes out of all three. I like the story line and yes there were some holes but it is still a movie. The Matrix series is one of those movies where it's basis was more about life and reality as we know (or maybe don't know it)but they used the ides of computers and technology to explain it. Hence the coming of the chosen one to save the human race, the architect, and this reality not being our real home.

this is the second movie in the Matrix saga.it chronicles the
continuing fight of the resistance to free humanity from continuing
enslavement from the machines which keep reality hidden from them.this
is not what i would call good movie.it is a collection of repetitive
and ridiculous unrealistic fight scenes,coupled with an incoherent
storyline.plus there a lot of 'profound' sayings which aren't really
profound at all.then you have characters speaking in riddles which are
gibberish half the time.at time,i felt i was being preached a
philosophy lesson.My vote for The Matrix Reloaded is a 2/5

I am a huge fan of the first movie and have a special place for it in my heart. Unfortunately by the time Reloaded came around the Wachowskis lost their original spirit completely. The only way to fix this would be to come out with a 4th movie where neo comes back and destroys the entire matrix and gets a new body (preferrabley with eyeballs). Anyhow, The Matrix Reloaded can't stand toe to toe with The Matrix.

They gave purpose to all of the characters though its often contradictory and changes from scene to scene. This purpose was also in conflict with the motivation and emotional side of the characters themselves. Further, the narrative of this movie does not weave any meaning together on a grand scale. This movie also managed to destroy the purpose of the original, which was bucking the system totally and unplugging yourself. Remember the feeling when Neo was going to go in and destroy the entire matrix and do what know person has tried before?? Thats not here by any means. By the end of the third movie Neo is also no longer a hero. He basically gives up and dies to preserve the matrix. Disappointing right? Another reason this movie destroys the first is that Neo's arch nemesis changes from the matrix itself to agent smith. Thats a huge change and might be the sole reason why this movie is a failure.

The Wachowski brothers are not story tellers, but copy and pasters of everything from art to philosophy, and this time they had no idea what they were doing.

Although it has some of the best special effects of alltime this can be contributed to the CG artists.

Plot holes galore:
How does Neo know to go to or find Seraph without even knowing who he is?
Why would Trintiy leave Neo when he is going on the most dangerous part of the mission?
The only reason for the Link character is to remind you that you that they are still in the matrix. Somehow he gets more screen time than both morpheus and trinity.
For the many years and technological advancements that Zion has, why does it look like they are all in poverty?
Why does Morpheus need neo at all??
For all the time they had, and technology in Zion, didn't they realize that nuking the machines on the surface was their only choice in ending the war? Killing everyone in the matrix to shut it all down becomes the ONLY satisfactory option when the machines are dangerous to the small, surviving, population of Zion. The movie doesnt address this fact.

Neo had no single agenda, whether it be staying with Trinity, killing smith, or killing off the matrix.
If they had stuck to a single resolve many of my negative points and plot holes would not have arisen. But look what happened, they didnt. That makes for a poor, unemotional, hodge podge puppet show that cost millions of dollars to make.

The real viruses are the wachowski brothers for wasting my time and money on this series.

I don't understand why people are so against this movie. It had everything from great special effects to a smart script. Look its not
the writers fault that some people didn't get what was being said durng conversations. This movie was 10 times better than the 3rd movie, and I know I sound crazy, but I would say that it's just as good as the 1st if not a little better. Now going back to watch the first and seeing how much of a wimp Neo was in the first drives me crazy. Take it that in the last 5 minutes of the first he could finally bet Smith looks so silly.
Especially now that he can take on hundreds at a time. In a movies I want to see things that are impossible. Its a shame they had to end it on such a bad movie as the 3rd one. I only bought the 3rd to complete the series, other wise I would have skipped that one. GET THIS MOVIE!!!!

WARNING POSSIBLE SPOILERS !!

Overall a good sequel. Just that it got away from the semi-gloomy theme of the first matrix and that turned me off a bit.
Nice allusion to some human fantasy characters and their purpose for existence in the 'matrix-world'. Which is anachronistic being the the machines took over in the 21st century.
Put a dent in my expectations of Neo's possible rising omnipotence and his place as the singular 'hero' figure.
Gave Morpheus and Trinity a good test run of their skills against the agents.

In itself a great movie, not as good IMHO as the original but a great movie for Matrix fans.

There is no excuse for anyone to have not watched this movie. But how many people who watch it really understand that it is gives a superb analogy to understanding our current reality.

We live in a world of illusion, distraction, economic slavedom and material indulgence. Breaking free from these culturally programmed distractions will enable you to break free from the real Matrix that we inhabit.

Still think the Matrix is fantasy??? To really explore the reality of our 'matrix' try reading the book by Ouspensky called "In Search of the Miraculous", and the book by Laura Knight-Jadczyk called "The Secret History of the World".

It's your choice, get swallowed up in the illusion of job titles, pensions, media propagated fear, control and consumption or start living your own truly free life!!!!

I know of friends who only saw the first Matrix movie and that is a shame, as all three parts of the trilogy belong together as the journey of Neo and the change that happens to him along the way. It is a fantastic job that has been done in keeping the quality at the top without descending into making B-grade follow up movies as is often the case with sequels.

It is a movie that can be seen on many levels. Some will see it just as a great action movie which it is, but there is so much more to this film. It is a fantastic depiction of the journey of the spiritual seeker and the difficulties that he encounters within himself as he starts pushing against the prisons of his own mind and the multitude of programs that operates and which keep us small.

It also neatly depicts the way humans are kept as 'food for the moon' in Gurdjieff's words or simply food for ultra terrestrials. In the film this is depicted as humans, being little less than cultivated biological batteries for the machines.

The story is part of a trilogy and all three parts are worth watching more than once, as you will undoubtedly see new things each time. Things that start making sense only after some time of reflection and reading. In this regard I can recommend reading the book by Ouspensky called "In Search of the Miraculous", and the book by Laura Knight-Jadczyk called "The Secret History of the World".

"The Matrix" was an innovative,thought-provoking movie. It had a Buddhist/Christian allegory with the "Chosen One",Neo being "awakened" (like Buddha) to the reality of existence and being "resurrected" (like Jesus) through Trinity's kiss. It's an enjoyable,rip-roaring film.

"Matrix Reloaded",on the other hand,is a major letdown. It has the special effects,the same trio of heroes (Neo,Trinity,Morpheus)..but lacks its soul. The spirituality of the first has been replaced with "look what we can do now." The heroic trio confronts the Merovignian (a legendary descendant of Jesus and Mary Magdalene),his cleavage-baring wife Persephone,as well as the albino Twins. These new villains are incredibly confusing,and don't have any basis in the first movie. Why do they even exist? As an excuse for fight scenes? At least Hugo Weaving returns as the only engaging villain,Agent Smith.

There's a pointless orgy/rave scene in Zion that's supposed to be life-affirming. One expects to see Nelly Furtado emerging from the shadows to belt out "Maneater",but that's a FUN video,and a better song. Neo and Trinity have an unerotic consummation scene. It could've been incredibly sensual and romantic;but the leads lack chemistry. Perhaps the Wachowskis should've left the Neo/Trinity love scene to the imaginations of the viewers.

"Matrix Reloaded" has some amazing visuals, especially at the end when Neo confronts the architect of the Matrix surrounded by TV monitors. The battle scenes,as always,are spectacles. Unfortunately,the human and mystical sides of the story are significantly absent.

We finally got the Matrix Reloaded to complete the trilogy..the best thing about having all three movies..is being able to watch all three in sequence over and over again, every time I watched them I understand more about the story being told.
Great stuff!!!

Expectations for many were very higher after they saw the first Matrix film. I was one of these sheep that was lead to the slaughter. Matrix 2 cannot be Matrix 1. What was new in fresh in the first film must inevitable become overblown in the second film. The film couldn't meet people's expectation, and many criticize the Matrix sequels. I almost didn't even bother seeing the last film, but after Revolutions redeemed the series and I realized that I didn't give the sequels a proper chance.


The Matrix was an incredible film. The style and flow of the first movie was amazing. The story seems fresh in the way it was told, even though it is a science-fiction staple. Reality and human nature were explored in pop philosophy that even found its way to academia. Bullet time seemed so original and amazing a concept that just about everyone that saw the movie agreed that it was revolutionary.

In the Matrix Reloaded, the story had to expand from its beginnings. Now, the viewer is taken to Zion and the real world. Not that the Matrix itself wasn't important but now our attention is also on this post apocalyptic society. I don't think anyone I know was impressed with the design of Zion or the people. The movie fails on a basic level because I think most viewers don't connect at all to Zion. We know and have strong connections to Morpheous, Neo and Trinity, but these new ideas and characters don't make as big an impact. Just about ever scene in Zion is ill-conceived. The council scenes, Morpheous's speech, the rave, etc. are not really all that interesting. The bigger cast means there is even more chance to have some mediocre actors in the movie and bad dialogue. Zion fails not only because of design but also these dismal scenes, most of which are not key to the plot but rather, suck up screen time. In a perfect world, these movies could be re-written and shot and this movie would be much, much better.

Then, you have the person formerly known as Agent Smith, now just Smith and also Bane. This expansion of his role worked well. Smith is a great villain and his ability to replicate himself like a virus adds some menace to his character. Unfortunately, this ability allows for the battle sequences with Neo vs. hundreds of Smiths. A shorter fight sequence probably would have worked better and been more impressive but it looks like a video game and just puts a drag in the story.

The introduction of non-agent programs in the matrix as sentient beings was a good addition, even better utilized in the last film. The expansion of the matrix works much better than the inclusion of the real world. The other agents, particularly the ghostly twins are pretty cool. The battle sequences that rely more on bullet time, than video game graphics are still pretty good. The use of melee weapons is pretty good.

The most redeeming and worthwhile part of the film is of course the highway chase. Great effects and huge suspense. It is beautiful if chaos/ action sequences can be called such.

The scene with the Architect is slightly confusing. After a second viewing it makes more sense though. It does tie everything, Matrix, Zion and the rest of the world in perspective. I did like the scene in general, but like all the films the dialogue could use some touching up.

Most action movies don't win acting awards or script awards, and you don't expect anything amazing from these sort of films. But there is a level of what is acceptable and what is really bad, and actually all the Matrix films walk a fine line between the two.

The philosophical aspects of the series are not as profound or evident in this particular movie. This movie out of all three seems the most pretentious and hits a kind of hollow note. That's why this movie alone is not that amazing. As part of the whole story it comes out looking much better. The story set up in Matrix Reloaded is followed up very well in Revolutions, and IMO the series has a strong finish.

If all of humanity has united in the future against the machines, why are most of the humans African Americans with either close-cropped hair or dreadlocks who either self-consciously elocute hyper-standard North American English or saturate each sentence with U.S. ghetto cursing? Who wrote the script and did the casting for this film, Louis Farrakhan? Where are the Chinese or the Indians? Where are the Africans for that matter? Forget the machines: Does the future really look this bad for human ethnic integration? Is the present this ignorant?

There are a couple spoilers in this review, but none give away the ending.
If we were to cut all the filler out of The Matrix: Reloaded, we'd be left with a ten-minute movie. On the other hand, if we were to cut all the filler out of The Matrix, we'd be left with a 136 minute movie. Scenes in The Matrix: Reloaded are either unnecessary but cool fight scenes, necessary but boring dialog scenes, an unnecessary, endless AND boring chase scene; an unnecessary and nearly unwatchable sex scene, or (just occasionally) necessary and cool dialog scenes.
First, the good. The special effects are excellent, as you'd expect. The fight scenes are mostly good: the rooftop battle between Morpheus and an agent (the sole highlight of the chase scene) and Neo's duel with the French guy (or the Merovingian - I'll just call him the French guy from now on)'s minions of doom are great, and the multiplying Agent Smith/Neo fighting with a ten-foot pole scene is decent, though overlong, indulgent, and stupid (that many Agents would have killed anybody else, but Neo is "The One", so of course he survives). The ghost-people that the French guy enlists also are interesting, but only in that they can do that phasing thing - otherwise, they're stock characters. The Oracle's still charming as ever, and the conversation between Neo and the Architect is good by this movie's standards.
Now for the bad. Other than the Architect, none of the new characters are at all interesting: the kid who idolizes Neo is annoying; the French guy is pompous, self-centered, and impossible to hear (He's soft-spoken and talks in a heavy accent); his wife is just a cold-hearted killer; Seraph (the Oracle's bodyguard) is totally useless; and the Keymaker just runs, hides, and randomly drops down dead. I guess Niobe is all right, but she doesn't have half the personality that other female characters Trinity , The Oracle and Switch had.
I say "had" there for two reasons; Switch obviously died, and Trinity is no longer an intriguing character either. In the first movie, she was, but all she seems concerned about now is screwing Neo. Speaking of Neo, his transformation into a Christ-like figure has robbed him of any personality - he does way too much of that "Superman s#@!" (including a self-indulgent flight scene "borrowed" from the Superman movies - taking a few cues from your dad, eh Keanu?), and simply doesn't seem like a person anymore. Morpheus has also suffered, mutating into a faceless revolutionary. He does a lot of wild-eyed, inconsequential shouting. Not much else. The dialog, too, is painfully bad.
So there you have it. A triumph of style over substance. A lot of slow-mo kicks (they could at least speed time up, just for variety's sake), explosions, techno music and Neo's Messianic posturing. Not much of a plot, though, and not much of a movie. Stick to the first - it's bound to become a classic. The Matrix: Reloaded is not.

The Matrix Reloaded has one thing that simply stands out throughout the movie - complete eye candy. Its true, while the first Matrix brought about new origins in movie animation and cgi, Matrix Reloaded takes it x100. The action is amazing, it will blow you away almost to the point that you've had enough. Major action and visual effects fans will dig this. True harcorde fans of the Matrix story might be dissapointed.

The story almost takes a backseat to the action. The plot is dragged out throughout huge action scenes that seem to never end - example- Neo vs dozens of Smiths lasting forever, and the highway chase that lasts as long as I-95 runs. While these scenes are truly spectacular, they take away from the story somewhat. Gone is the great in depth exploration into the Matrix. Very little is newly introduced to us about the Matrix, and the story now focuses on Neo and the rest of humanity saving itself from destruction, both from the machines in the real world, and Smith in the Matrix world. We do get to meet the architect of the Matrix, though not as astounding as one would think.

Overall this is not as good as the first one, but you'll still want to see it to see how the trilogy continues. If you love never-ending action and cgi, you will want to watch this over and over and over. The movie is worth buying on that regard. As for a compeleing story, you might be ok stopping after the first Matrix and being satisfied. If you do see Reloaded, you'll have to see Revolutions too, since both technically are one big film split into 2 parts.

The first MATRIX film was interesting but I felt they held too much info back for too long. By the time you understood the story, the movie was over.

By the second movie, THE MATRIX RELOADED, the filmmakers got caught up in their own pretentious premise. The dialogue just plays flat and weird. Keanu Reeves looks either deep or...blank. Couldn't tell which most of the time. The truly-odd "Rave Scene" was so primitive and even bestial that I wondered why humans needed to survive at all. Maybe the machines were on to something to exterminate such rampant barbarism and partying.

The action scenes were very cool and the special effects extremely interesting. I'm sure the filmmakers turned to talented effects people to shoot those scenes.

If only they had turned to talented sci-fi writers to flesh out their script.

Needless to say, this was the last MATRIX movie I saw in a theatre.

"Reloaded" turns out to be a whopping disappointment. I caught the midnight preview of this movie and was expecting a satisfying sequel building from the strengths of the first Matrix film, which was an instant sci-fi/action classic. Instead, we were treated to a terribly botched effort. Apparently, the first film was a fluke for the Wachowskis, whose writing and character building skills simply evaporated after the smash success of the first film. Alongside the likewise awful "Matrix: Revolutions", the once promising team proceeded to demolish the legacy of what could have been the next "Star Wars Trilogy". Hence, a potential all-time classic series of Matrix films was not to be. What went wrong?

Plenty.

For starters, the original characters were not refreshed or developed adequately. We fully expect to see Neo's awesome powers on full display, and here the Wachowskis do not disappoint. However, the Neo character remains virtually the same, his realization that the Oracle's prediction was correct and that he truly is "The One" failed to boost his confidence or convince him to truly lead his comrades towards victory against the machines ( Imagine Luke Skywalker in "Return Of The Jedi" still behaving like a whining farm boy). Instead, Neo takes a back seat to Morpheus again. The relationship between Neo and Trinity is still flat, I sensed no on-screen chemistry between the two at any time.

The supporting cast have a small degree of development, but it is too little, too late as the movie plods along between killer (if not cliché) action sequences. Central character Agent Smith is altered into a more powerful "Smith", OK. This classic villain has been ruined by an awful script long on existential rhetoric but short on captivation. The CGI "Squidies" are badly overdone here as well as in "Revolutions". We expect to see more sophisticated and diverse machines introduced, especially in a world of machines such as this. Instead, the squidies are the only muscle the machine empire can produce to combat the Zionites. The program-run-amok characters such as the Merovingian are silly and lame.

This movie was a financial blockbuster due mainly to the action sequences, which were superb despite the overdone CGI effects. It's a shame that the excellent storyline introduced in the first movie was thoroughly trashed beginning with this sequel and continuing into the third and (thankfully) final installment.

A must have. Has some great scenes.
Not quite as good overall as the first installment but still great.

First off, I will say that I enjoyed these movies as great entertainment.

I realize that for some people, these movies are vehicles for philosophy for you. We each have different vehicles that work for us to learn the truths of life, so I am trying not to be too arrogant in my comments, but I am just flabbergasted that so many people follow the text and slightest nuance (intended or not) as if it were holy writ.

It really scares me that our culture has become so sanitized and bland, that people are looking to movies like this for meaning. Sure, there is a little there, but it is smashed in with new-age mumbo and eye-candy. You want to learn of life and truth? Read Ghandi, read the words and thoughts of truly great men. Or really take the plunge into profound searchings for the truth and meaning and read Christ, Buddha, or Mohammed.

You want things in movie form? Watch Ghandi, the killing fields, Hotel Rwanda, or Schindler's list, etc.

But it you really want to learn philosophy, the kind that really matters, go seek out those who suffer more than you can possibly imagine, look in their eyes and hear their stories. Keep your heart open and let them touch you. Cry with them. It is amazing how fully life begins to change.

There is so much more out there than what is found in this movie! Put the video games, football games, and beer aside for Just a moment, and try to truly see. It gets addictive, trust me.

We received the item. It was a gift to my grandson. I assume he has enjoyed it since we have not had any complaints.
Josephine

Chock full of 'cool fighting' and 'smart talking'. I know many people did not much care for this one, but I prefer a movie that makes me think.

We know what the matrix is, altogether, since qe have seen the first episode. We know that machines have taken over the world and have decided to control all human life. Humans are slaves serving machines. Nothing very new. In this second episode we enter the final phase of this machine-controlled world : the eradication of human life, and first of all of Zion, the city that is a concentrated vision of human and urban life. The human race is trying to get organized to resist this final apocalypse, but human beings cannot much without machines and their machines are not that good when compared with the machines of the other realm. Yet some human beings, a small team of them are following a prophecy and have the capacity to navigate mentally but in a pseudophysical state from their back world into Zion and the human world. When they thus navigate between layers of material life they leave their heavy and hard bodies behind and enter new bodies that have tremendous powers. It is these powers they need to defeat meachines. This second episode of the saga is interesting because it enables us to meet with the mathematician who has constructed the whole matrix. First he is human and no explanation will be given about how he can survive in the realm of machines, and how he can expand his life into some timeless eternity. Second he announces that he programed everything, including the prophecy that is then a lie, and that Zion and its destruction is necessary to keep the balance of this matrix and that the final destruction that is announced will be the sixth destruction. We note that there is no explanation about this number six, about why and how Zion can survive every destruction. The most surprising is of course the number six, the number of Solomon that has nothing to do with the end of the world. Yet Zion leads us to the bible and the main prophecy we can think of is the Book of Revelation. But then the number of this apocalypse is not six but seven. In other words we are not in any kind of a meaningful allusion to the bible. The film is only using these allusions to create an atmosphere of secrecy, of spirituality that helps making the film a lot less pure action. It gives some inspiration to what would otherwise be nothing but brutal movement. Third this film transforms battles, fights and action into some kind of 3-dimensional ballets that can be very pretty at times. These ballets can be set in any place whatsoever : in an open square, in the hall of a Renaissance mansion, or on the roof of a truck on a highway. The general impression is that one or two heroes are fighting against a neverending and constantly reinforced army of cloned individuals than can become hundreds in one instant and multiply to thousands in less than ten seconds. Just the time it takes to open a door and to bring them out. And yet these ballets have some beauty even if it is a little bit repetitive hence slightly long. But what can the meaning of this film be ? We will probably come to the final meaning in the third episode. But here we do have a very negative vision of a mechanized world in which human beings are becoming completely dispossessed of their life and of their future. The human race is also tremendously reduced in vision and even the will to really fight for their survival seems to have been tremendously reduced. The future of the world, when it is menaced with utter destruction, lies in the hands of half a dozen people at the most. That does not make a crowd, does it ? Then there emerges from the film a tremendous sense of fatality. Is there any hope ? If we believe the two or three who say yes, but if we look at the real and hard facts given in the film, no, absolutely no. And this fatalistic vision is emphasized of course by the nearly black and white pictures that eare in a way filmed in all the possible shades of grey.

Dr Jacques COULARDEAU, University of Paris Dauphine & University of Paris 1 Pantheon Sorbonne

While I loved the entire series, overall - "Reloaded" and "Revolutions" had what, 10 times the budget of the original film - and failed to pack as much of a punch.

"Reloaded" and "Revolutions" seemed to spend more time building on all the obscure religious references than actually continuing where the first film left off.

What saddens me the most, in watching these two films, you walk away asking yourself where the budget went? They had millions and millions of dollars, and other than the highway scene and the sentinel attack scene - I can't think of any other significant scenes that would cost a lot to produce - where did all that money go? Sure there was a LOT of CGI, but nothing wild enough to cost millions and millions.....

Watched RELOADED again (for the third time) in a 3-day MATRIX-palooza with my 11-year-old son (fast-forwarded thru the kissing scenes). Good sequels are hard to find, and the original MATRIX was so impressively mind-blowing in its originality that I would have been hard-pressed to come up with this story line.

The first time I watched RELOADED, I walked away unimpressed. But watching RELOADED in sequence, it makes much for sense.

A few personal observations...

1. The multi-Smith fight. This fight felt WAAAY over the top. I'm a martial artist, so I know what I'm watching for in a full-speed fight. This fight had so much going on that even I had trouble paying attention by the end of the fight...not sure how non-martial artists watched this.

2. Zion. Apparently there are older people in Zion (on the council, at least), but they don't appear to come to the big party in the temple. Kinda weird, that.

3. Highway chase scene. Okay, that was just nuts. Went on far too long.

4. Evil ghost twins. Started to feel like I was watching STAR WARS I all over again. Build build-up on the evil, Darth-Maul-ish characters ... very little actual screen time. These were fun bad guys in a freaky way ... couldv'e done a lot more with them.


Small criticism for a sequel, really...

Recommended!

An unbelievably bad movie. I paid only $2 for a new copy and I felt completely ripped off. I wish I had those minutes of my life back.

Reloaded opens with an explosion and karate, one of many problems with it. It tries too hard to outdo the first flick and ends up looking dull. It did not help that I saw the original Matrix umpteenth times in TV reruns, so I was tired at seeing more slo-mo karate. Another problem is Reloaded attempts to seem profound with nonsense dialogue:
"Why are you fighting the machines?"
"Because I choose to."
(Deep silence.)
So many unanswered questions: Why did people within the Matrix look exactly like themselves outside of it when they never saw themselves to begin with?
Why didn't Smith download himself a million times into human hosts like the first guy and rage on?

The effects and fight scenes are amped up this time around, matching the impressive level of its predecessor. For instance, Trinity on that black Ducati sportbike! She RULED! Don't try that at home kids... But let's not leave Neo out. That one fight scene where Neo uses the sign post as a Bo staff and lets loose on like 100 agents at once! BAM! How about them apples? I am a big fan of the Matrix trilogy. In fact, the first one is my favorite movie. But even so, in many ways Reloaded is equally good. I recommend you get all 3 movies. They are really hot titles, and their replay value is high. Enjoy!

This isn't a review, but a way to find 'Matrix Reloaded' and 'Revolutions' for the US PSP (if curious).

It can be found in the UK, as all 3 Matrix UMD's are Region 0.

What I've found out is that the short list of Warner Bros UMD's are all Region 0, meaning they work on ALL PSP systems.
I've have tested this UMD on both my US Region 1 and Australian Region 4 PSP's, and they work fine.

I dig this flawed trilogy, and great to watch on the fly. Hope this helps fellow psp-ers.

-zallapo

This film has a LOT to live up too. I basically try to put it out of my mind, it was so poor. When I saw The Matrix, each of the three times I veiwed it was GOOD. I read other reviews for Matrix Reloaded, just to see if it was as good. Turns out, people did'nt like it that much. But i watched it, thinking it would be AT LEAST a 3/5.

I was wrong.

The plot seemed o.k. enough: Zion, the last human city on Earth, is in grave danger of being invaded by the machines. Meanwhile, things about Agent Smith have popped up, and Neo and Trinity are crazy in love. If that sounds good, then I am sorry. The movie does NOT live up as a sequal to the Matrix. One problem is the action. See, in the Matrix, action was at a moderate pace. Apparently, people wanted more. So the Wachowski brothers put it a few action scenes that last a good 20 minutes and sometimes NEVER SEEM TO END. In fact, at times, Zion is forgotten completely and it takes you a while to get your bearings straight when it DOES pop up again.

Another thing, Neo (in the real world) now has a full head of hair, not a crew cut. What signifigance does that have? Nothing, just how long he's known Trinity. Him and her are MADLY in love now. And the movie lost some things about being "The One" and "Who I Am". Now it's just "Save Zion" and "I Like Trinity".

Overall, I would only recommend this film because if you go ahead and watch Matrix Revolutions WITHOUT seeing this one, you will be lost completely.

You should watch this UMD but watch the 1st one first. There is a 3rd one, but not on UMD yet.

Once again, following the rule rather than the exception, the sequel does not quite live up to the original. While Matrix Reloaded has exemplary action scenes and state-of-the-art CGI effects, the movie is not as cohesive as the original Matrix.

The storyline of this movie continued perfectly from the first movie. First time watching, it might be sort of hard to understand and follow but more watches its easier to understand. The main talk with Neo and the "creator" was the most in depth part in the movie to me. Where you figure out whats really going on.

The action, is probably the best part about the whole movie. GREAT fighting scenes, the fighting is set up so well and the effects are awesome. There wasn't one fighting scene that I thought wasn't good. So youll like those parts.

The sound, was good overall. Sound effects+music all ties in perfectly together. So thats also a plus.

Overall, this is a good sequel to the first Matrix movie, and its definately worth watching and checking out. If your a fan of the first Matrix movie, this one is for you.

The first Matrix Movie is my favorite movie of all time. So I was highly anticipating the sequels, which were delayed numerous times and just kept getting stalled. When i finally started watching The Matrix Reloaded after the first 15 minutes i new something was different. For some reason everything was more asian influenced. Instead of numbers, asian symbols, instead of leather jackets on Neo, asian robe/jacket, and instead of hard gritty fighting, it was more of a soft and slow style. I didnt really care for the changes but as long as the movie was decent i wouldnt mind. It was around the what seemed long an hour long dance scene i realized that this movie was nothing like its predecessor and i was extremely dissapointed. After Watching that movie I still wanted to see the next one, Matrix Revolutions, because i had already scene the first two and nothing could possibly be worse than this sequal.Five months later....i was proven wrong

Okay, you have a great storyline. It's about a guy who finds out the world around him is just a virtual world, and only he and a few others are aware of this. Would this be a good thing to make a movie with? Sure. Would it be a good thing to make three movies with? Uh, gee. I don't know about that. Can you think of something else?

This second Matrix movie seems completely superfluous. Okay, we KNOW the modern day world is just a virtual world now. You can stop saying it. Find something else to focus on. Unfortunately, the movie doesn't do that. It seems like a whole two hours of filler. Much of the filler isn't very good filler either. There's a dance scene at the beginning that drags on way longer than it should. Then there's a bunch of fighting, which we saw plenty of in the first movie, and then Neo meets the Architect of the Matrix. The discussion that follows makes me feel that there was some required reading as a prerequisite to the movie. Then we see a reoccuring stranger lying on a cot and the movie asks, "Who is this man we've been seeing sporatically throughout the past two hours?" before it ends with a "To Be Continued." I didn't care about who the guy was during the movie, why should I care about who he is at the very end?

Unless you're a HUGE fan of martial arts and technology, you won't be able to forgive the movie for failing to find anything new to excite you. It just doesn't give you anything you can't get out of the first Matrix movie.

`The Matrix Reloaded' released in the Spring of '03 is the second installment of the "Neo Mythos". Superior, mind-boggling special effects rule the day as Neo (Keanu Reeves) and his faithful band of awakened humans continue to battle Agent Smith (Hugo Weaving) and the rest of the machines not only on the Matrix, but in the real world as well.

Laurence Fishburne (Morpheus), Carrie-Anne Moss (Trinity) reprise their roles from the original film and are joined by newcomers to the series; Jada Pinkett Smith (Niobe), Harold Perrineau (Link), Lambert Wilson (Merovingian), Monica Bellucci (Persephone) and Gloria Foster (The Oracle) to name a few. I particularly enjoyed the addition of Lambert Wilson and the lovely Ms. Bellucci. I wish they had made greater use of her Persephone role. It would've made for a great love triangle subplot with her, Neo and Trinity. A missed opportunity I guess.

The Wachowski brothers have delivered with another wonderful mix of overt futuristic technology layered over a richly textured metaphysical landscape. Not as good as the first, but oh so close.

Matrix reloaded is a brilliant film. I'm hearing alot of bad reports about it and its pi***ng me off because its a brilliant film. The film is about NEO (Keanu Reeves) must complete the prophecy that Morpheus (Lawrence Fishburne) believes in to save the world. The effects, martial arts, action and stunt scenes in this film are amazing. Whenever he has to fight all the agent smiths is a pretty cool scene. Whenever the film starts off with trinity jumping off a bike in mid air and sending the bike into a security hut and then the security hut explodes the film has you completely hooked!
The freeway scene in this film has you absolutely gob smacked! Whenever neo has to talk to the architect this part of the film is a real brain teaser. The explosions in this film are quality. I think that reloaded is as good as the first film. A lot of people would disagree with me because alot of people I know that have seen this either don't like it or just thinks its ok. Well I think its brilliant and I definitely recommend it.