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Well, it's out and I shall be buying it. "Why?!?" I hear you cry ... well, partly because I have the first two and I like closure and partly because I have the missus' nephews and nieces staying with us most weekends and holidays and a certain amount of my DVD purchases have them in mind.
The nephews (who are both 10) love The Matrix and Reloaded so they'll no doubt want to watch it, much the missus' annoyance.
The nephews (who are both 10) love The Matrix and Reloaded so they'll no doubt want to watch it, much the missus' annoyance.
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I didn't dislike Revolutions as such, but was a bit disappointed by it.
Saying that, I felt the same about Reloaded but seem to like it more each time I watch it.
Saying that, I felt the same about Reloaded but seem to like it more each time I watch it.
MoJoJoJo wrote:
> Yeah, the Zion stuff was good. But I hated Dragon Ball Z fanboys
> screaming "u didn't get the end fight coz you dont understand
> DBZ!!!111"
>
> I did "get" the fight, it was just crap.
Yeah I thought the final confrontation between Neo and the ultimate Agent Smith was a bit of an anti-climax, it was simply reduced to the pair flying through the air and taking it in turns to punch each other in the face. Maybe if they had put the fight scene before the Zion siege I might have been more impressed, but it still didn't compare to the excellent showdown in the subway of the original Matrix.
> Yeah, the Zion stuff was good. But I hated Dragon Ball Z fanboys
> screaming "u didn't get the end fight coz you dont understand
> DBZ!!!111"
>
> I did "get" the fight, it was just crap.
Yeah I thought the final confrontation between Neo and the ultimate Agent Smith was a bit of an anti-climax, it was simply reduced to the pair flying through the air and taking it in turns to punch each other in the face. Maybe if they had put the fight scene before the Zion siege I might have been more impressed, but it still didn't compare to the excellent showdown in the subway of the original Matrix.
MoJoJoJo wrote:
> leads up to a fight that we KNOW Neo cannot possibly lose since he
> has defeated Smith x100.
Were you paying attention for the first half of the film?
Smith copied himself into the Oracle. He had the sight. He was as, if not more powerful than Neo. We had no idea what would happen.
> leads up to a fight that we KNOW Neo cannot possibly lose since he
> has defeated Smith x100.
Were you paying attention for the first half of the film?
Smith copied himself into the Oracle. He had the sight. He was as, if not more powerful than Neo. We had no idea what would happen.
SPOILERS BELOW
i didnt know that
'We cant see past the choices we do not understand'
was a law of the universe... perhaps im being petty but why didnt the characters question what the Oracle said more...
oh right the all knowingness!!
I enjoyed the end fight more as an allegory for good versus evil, rather than for the actual action... as neo and smith flew around eachother in perfect, but opposite alignment i couldnt help but only see it as good and evil, neither one can survive with the other, and the resolution only coming when they are 'joined' when smith infects neo..
i didnt know that
'We cant see past the choices we do not understand'
was a law of the universe... perhaps im being petty but why didnt the characters question what the Oracle said more...
oh right the all knowingness!!
I enjoyed the end fight more as an allegory for good versus evil, rather than for the actual action... as neo and smith flew around eachother in perfect, but opposite alignment i couldnt help but only see it as good and evil, neither one can survive with the other, and the resolution only coming when they are 'joined' when smith infects neo..
I thought all three films were bloody good. I will be getting Revolutions at some point.
I could tell I enjoyed them all because I actually felt quite sad when the credits of Revolutons 'cos I knew there wouldn't be any more....
I could tell I enjoyed them all because I actually felt quite sad when the credits of Revolutons 'cos I knew there wouldn't be any more....
Spoilers
I disliked the cliche within Revolutions: "that annoying kid" wants to fight but the leader won't let him as the kid's a klutz, then later on the kid says something "moving" and the leader lets him help out. Then lo and behold the leader needs help and only one person can help him: the kid. Oh and even better the kid is now the only person who can save the day.
This is intercut with Link's girlfriend saving the day and Morpheus' ex saving the day. No one else gets a look in.
I disliked the cliche within Revolutions: "that annoying kid" wants to fight but the leader won't let him as the kid's a klutz, then later on the kid says something "moving" and the leader lets him help out. Then lo and behold the leader needs help and only one person can help him: the kid. Oh and even better the kid is now the only person who can save the day.
This is intercut with Link's girlfriend saving the day and Morpheus' ex saving the day. No one else gets a look in.
I loved the Burly Brawl, that was fantastic. Only the bit when Neo punched Smith's cheek and was in slo-mo.. verr clever.
Got my copy in Tesco's today.
£14.87 for a double-disc set - cheaper than the online stores!
£14.87 for a double-disc set - cheaper than the online stores!
I thought the burly brawl from reloaded was much better than the super burly brawl from revolutions.
*runs*
*runs*
On balance, I think I preferred Reloaded to Revolutions, only because in Reloaded you had a sense that everything would be explained in the final chapter so you could just sit back and enjoy the action. I think on reflection, the Burly Brawl and the stairwell fight sequence are some of the best bits of cinema I saw last year.
Revolutions I liked, but the first hour was terrible - what the hell was all that Trainman crap about? Tell me that couldn't have been cut out. Once it kicks in, it's a good watch, Weaving is brilliant as always and the new Oracle was good too. I wanted to see a bit more Merovingian, a bit more of Seraph's back story filled in (they call him "the fallen angel" or something), a bit less exposition and a bit more of Zero One, but hey, that's just my opinion. The siege of Zion was expertly handled and the noise that the squiddies made when swooping around in flocks made my skin crawl.
More satisfactory than earth-shattering brilliant, but still worth a purchase.
Revolutions I liked, but the first hour was terrible - what the hell was all that Trainman crap about? Tell me that couldn't have been cut out. Once it kicks in, it's a good watch, Weaving is brilliant as always and the new Oracle was good too. I wanted to see a bit more Merovingian, a bit more of Seraph's back story filled in (they call him "the fallen angel" or something), a bit less exposition and a bit more of Zero One, but hey, that's just my opinion. The siege of Zion was expertly handled and the noise that the squiddies made when swooping around in flocks made my skin crawl.
More satisfactory than earth-shattering brilliant, but still worth a purchase.
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