The Matrix Reloaded is by a country mile my favourite of the Matrix films. Clever, inventive and bold enough to ignore popular expectation and replace an action movie cliche-filled climax with a conversation in a room. And I seem to be the one guy who wasn't bored by the action scenes, particularly the Morpheus-kicks-all-asses freeway chase.
And I also loved Pirates 2, although I agree they suffer greatly from not having a complete story in one movie (a problem that also plagued The Two Towers) and they rely way too much on force of personality over an arresting and intriguing storyline.
And the Barbossa reveal was my most excited movie-going moment of the year, because none of the posters *I* saw had Rush's name on them and I honestly didn't realise he was going to be in the second film until he started walking down the stairs.
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Date: 2006-12-20 12:01 am (UTC)The Matrix Reloaded is by a country mile my favourite of the Matrix films. Clever, inventive and bold enough to ignore popular expectation and replace an action movie cliche-filled climax with a conversation in a room. And I seem to be the one guy who wasn't bored by the action scenes, particularly the Morpheus-kicks-all-asses freeway chase.
And I also loved Pirates 2, although I agree they suffer greatly from not having a complete story in one movie (a problem that also plagued The Two Towers) and they rely way too much on force of personality over an arresting and intriguing storyline.
And the Barbossa reveal was my most excited movie-going moment of the year, because none of the posters *I* saw had Rush's name on them and I honestly didn't realise he was going to be in the second film until he started walking down the stairs.