What did you think of Matrix Reloaded?

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i think it says:

"NO SPECIAL PLAYER NEEDED. PART TWO OF TWO IS 163760 KILOBITES"

[Dirk]

I keep getting fakes on KaZaA.

So far I've gotten Saving Private Ryan, Dumb and Dumber, Joy Ride, some movie I've never heard of, and a foreign porn movie  

[Dirk]

Tried those (heard the same tip), but they played nothing. Is there a special player or software to watch it on/with? Or something to test it before downloading the entire file? Do you know the size of the file?

Try downloading divx. I think you may need a particular codec (or something like that) to view certain films that you download. I used to download a lot of movie I couldn't see but once I had the divx codec, they all worked. Worth a try.

[RegularKarate]

You all stop it... stop it now.  This is all very wrong.

[polkablues]

It's only okay if you download the first half (what I refer to as the "deadly dull half).  Anything exciting you should pay for.

[©brad]

yeah but even if u do download it won't it be really shitty quality? i dunno cos i've never downloaded a movie before. seems like to fully enjoy this one u need to see it in the theater or on dvd w/ a badass sound system.

im going to see it again tomorrow.  

[Pedro]

yeah but even if u do download it won't it be really shitty quality? i dunno cos i've never downloaded a movie before. seems like to fully enjoy this one u need to see it in the theater or on dvd w/ a badass sound system.

im going to see it again tomorrow.  

DVD screener rips are usually of very good quality.

[Banky]

NO SPECIAL PLAYER NEEDED. PART TWO OF TWO IS 163760 KILOBITES"

[ReelHotGames]

Was anybody else waiting for their friend to finally die already so you could have your turn with the controller during the whole 100 Smiths section.

After 4 minutes Kung Fu is still Kung Fu.

I wanted my turn to play the game, because that's what the effects looked like, straight out of a video game.

But what I found truly offensive about the film was this: It LOOKED nothing like the first film. What happened to Bill Pope? Did he fall asleep.
The first film had these great moments, stunning shots, and I'm talking about the little things like rain falling from the rooftop down as the car pulls up with Neo and the gang.

Where was that? This did not have that comic book feel, sharp angles, great style and care taken in presentation. This was like watching a two hour video game with cut scenes.

The best part was the introduction of the back doors. That was clever. After that it's a moo point.
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Did you say "moo"...

Yeah. Moo. Like a cow. What's the point.

[Mesh]

Was anybody else waiting for their friend to finally die already so you could have your turn with the controller during the whole 100 Smiths section.

After 4 minutes Kung Fu is still Kung Fu.

I wanted my turn to play the game, because that's what the effects looked like, straight out of a video game.

I've made this point, like, 6 times by now.

Still, I'm not one bit surprised that someone agrees with me.

[Mesh]

But what I found truly offensive about the film was this: It LOOKED nothing like the first film. What happened to Bill Pope? Did he fall asleep.
The first film had these great moments, stunning shots, and I'm talking about the little things like rain falling from the rooftop down as the car pulls up with Neo and the gang.

Where was that? This did not have that comic book feel, sharp angles, great style and care taken in presentation. This was like watching a two hour video game with cut scenes.

I totally agree that Reloaded was no where near as visually striking or inventive as the first film.  Sure, it had some overwhelming effects sequences, but where were the more subtle artistic touches....?

[©brad]

I totally agree that Reloaded was no where near as visually striking or inventive as the first film.  Sure, it had some overwhelming effects sequences, but where were the more subtle artistic touches....?

reading stuff like this still makes me wonder if we all saw the same movie. i thought the photography in this film was beautiful, and i'm not talking specifically about the fight scenes rather about all the scenes. in particular; all the stuff in Zion, esp. the dance/sex scene, the shot of Neo and the gang walking through the kitchen in that french restaurant, the french restaurant itself, that close-up of the chick eating that cake, the overhead shot of the keymaker running through all the doors... could go on and on.

point being, there seems to be too much concentration on minor hookups with the visuals instead of discussing the heat of the matter. there is a wealth of stuff in reloaded that we probably havent even begun to dig up yet b/c we feel the need to bitch and moan about every single frame that looks too cgi-ish. get over it.

ANYWHOOOOO,  back on topic here. I just saw it again today, and I must say on second viewing stuff starts to make a little more sense. You begin to realize how well the film is structured, from Neo's dream, etc. The architect scene is the one I'm hung up on.*

*I coulda sworn I saw President Bush for a few seconds on the little screens. Am I going mad?
Also, this scene makes more sense on a second viewing, for me at least. Cos during my first viewing i was so completely taken by the little screens, neo's reactions, the flashbacks to his childlife and everything else that comes on them that I kinda was sidetracked from what the architect was saying. On the 2nd time I paid attention more closely.

[Banky]

yes Bush was in that scene with the screens.  I got a good bootleg copy off the internet so if anyone has any questions about a shot or dialouge i could check

I agree with however wrote this

reading stuff like this still makes me wonder if we all saw the same movie. i thought the photography in this film was beautiful, and i'm not talking specifically about the fight scenes rather about all the scenes. in particular; all the stuff in Zion, esp. the dance/sex scene, the shot of Neo and the gang walking through the kitchen in that french restaurant, the french restaurant itself, that close-up of the chick eating that cake, the overhead shot of the keymaker running through all the doors... could go on and on.

point being, there seems to be too much concentration on minor hookups with the visuals instead of discussing the heat of the matter. there is a wealth of stuff in reloaded that we probably havent even begun to dig up yet b/c we feel the need to bitch and moan about every single frame that looks too cgi-ish. get over it.

[oakmanc234]

I liked this flick a lot. There were moments where I found myself staring slack-jawed at the screen. But there were un-ignorable moments where I found myself thinking 'whaaaaaaaaat?'. The techno-talk, chats about future and 'mainframes' whatever took me completely out of the film. The first had moments like that but were understandable, this one, I was in complete confusion.

Fuck it.

The rest was unbelievable. The 100 Smith fight was such a pleasure. The freeway scene didn't dissapoint either. Whereas the first seemed like a slow-burn to a spectacular finale, this one goes all out, throughout. More sex appeal, more fights, more characters. And it wasn't a dumb sequel as I thought it might become. It kept its brain in check, pity mine was switched off.

[Banky]

When in the hell did this thread fall off?  There is enough to talk about this movie to fill 100's of pages.  Bonanzataz, Mesh, RegularKarate, and for gods sake MacGuffin.  What the hell happened.  We need to continue the active discussion i mean at least a little bit.  I dont know maybe im alone in this but to me the more you discuss and think about a movie like this, the more you appreciate it and learn from it.