May 16, 2003

Film Review: The Matrix - Reloaded

As I sat in my theater seat yesterday afternoon, trying to ignore the endless procession of commercials and previews that were being forced down my throat, I was pondering how I was supposed to feel about The Matrix Reloaded.

In one sense, I had revelled in built-up anticipation ever since the two sequels of the Matrix were announced a couple of years ago. In another, I was fearful that it would be an ugly fall-from-grace for one of the most enthralling cult movies in cinematic history. And it's no mystery that sequels usually suck.

I knew I couldn't expect my universe to get rocked again like in the original Matrix. Fresh from the X-Men 2 viewing however (which was no doubt better than X1), I was semi-optimistic.

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