May 15th, 2003
Matrix Reloaded
Matrix 2 (Matrix Reloaded) sucked. I’m not going to sugar-coat it. Zero character development, a ridiculously complex and stupid plot that made The Phantom Menace’s plot look clever, completely erroneous dramatic sequences, token black-guy quotes (which annoy me), the only asians in the movie were a kung-fu artist and some old guy who made keys, some of the special effects were spectacular but some made me think I had just paid 8 bucks to watch a video game, and there was some very lame screenwriting which made me think that the Wachovia brothers (or whatever their names are) have been watching too many Bush speeches on television. The worst part about it was that the shit ended with a “To Be Continued.” After all that god damn patience and effort I didn’t even get to see a satisfying conclusion. My conclusion - wait until it comes out on video or DVD. Then wait some more. Then wait for Matrix 3 to come out on DVD. Then fast forward through the entire thing at 30X speed, only stopping to watch the fight scenes and occasional nipple shots of girls dancing and be over and done with it.
