The Matrix: Revolution

The Matrix Revolutions

English

2003, 129 Minutes

4 Stars

Rainy Day gives this one a step down in the ratings. She almost gave it a 3, but the other two brought it up. The final battle of Zion v. Machines is almost an hour too long. Neo learns a Truth from the Oracle – that Agent Smith is his dark double. His Ying to Neo's Yang. They are conjoined twins. So, the final fight, between the two is a known outcome. Still, it's fun (much more fun than the Armageddon in Zion). The Wachowski Brother (Writers/Directors) did an amazing job with this series. The FX, the music, the costumes - especially Neo's Soutane, the story, everything is wonderful, and worth the watch, probably more than once.

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The Matrix: Reloaded

The Matrix: Reloaded

English

2003, 138 Minutes

5 Stars

Zion, the last stand for humans, has been discovered by the machines and Armageddon approaches. Oh, if you haven't figured it out by now, when they're in the long black coats, they're in the Matrix. Anyhow, lots of fun fights, though some get a wee bit old. Still, Rainy Day watched them all. When the fighting got to be too much, she concentrated on the how of the fights, and the choreography, and where did the wires attach;-) Rainy Day wants to know how these movies are made. And, isn't Agent Smith, as a computer virus great?

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The Matrix

The Matrix

English

1999, 136 Minutes

5 Stars

Where to start? You've probably seen it already, at least you've heard of it. You know that it has some of the bestest ever special effects, new to the movie, now used by many. You know the story is confusing, but if you think of it as Order v. Chaos, Good v. Evil, Jesus (Neo) v. Satan (Agent Smith), the philosophy isn't all that hard. The music is fantastic, the direction is marvelous, and The Matrix is one of the most original movies Rainy Day has ever seen. Keanu Reeves is Neo, Laurence Fishbourne is Morpheous, Hugh Weaving is Agent Smith, and Carrie-Ann Moss is Trinity. If you haven't seen the movie, get it, watch it and Part II and Part II back to back to back. You'll love it. Them. And pay attention to the ideas – they'll make you think!

For a trailer for The Matrix, click here 

For a fan-based explanation of the three movies, click here.

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