The Matrix Reloaded - Movie Review

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Chris Stuckmann reviews The Matrix Reloaded, starring Keanu Reeves, Laurence Fishburne, Carrie-Anne Moss, Hugo Weaving, Jada Pinkett Smith, Monica Bellucci, Randall Duk Kim, Harry Lennix, Lambert Wilson. Directed by Lana Wachowski, Lilly Wachowski.

[@benwasserman8223]

Actually the worst cartoony CGI character of the early 2000's was Dwayne Johnson in The Mummy 2

[@esb177]

Ben Wasserman I second this

[@branagain]

evilempireUK, the production company that made Sound of Thunder went bankrupt. That's why the effects looks bad.

[@Matticitt]

It didn't bother me that much though, because this character in the movie is 100% CGI all the time. Here they go back and forth between real Keanu and CGI Keanu and it looks 5x worse.

[@tonyjackson8505]

ne the worst CGI in any 2000's movie was Van Helsing...jesus it looked like Claymation.

[@SpaceCattttt]

That film is a masterpiece.

[@asunayuuki8710]

Say what you will about The Matrix Reloaded, but it has a kickass car chase.

[@asunayuuki8710]

Nice T-shirt by the way, Chris. I love Sailor Moon.

[@kokichiouma297]

ewww an Sao fan

[@SolaireGamingPT]

Asuna Yuuki Yup. One of the best car chases I've ever watched in a movie!

[@Malek-dg4gh]

Asuna Yuuki ur opinion doesn't matter cus you're a sao fangirl/boy

[@laurenbi]

They built a quarter mile of highway on an airplane runway for that car chase

[@tylermane77]

Two of the most underrated sequels ever. Revolutions in particular, is fantastic. I honestly don't think the CGI is all that bad. Somewhat dated looking? Yes. But it's not godawful.

[@scorpion11277]

Mr Maws CGI characters dominated the early 2000s, if that's their argument about this movie then it's a flawed one.

[@scorpion11277]

Imperial stats I was agreeing with you actually

[@_ChrisRobinson]

I'm sorry but Revolutions is the most heavy-handed, convuluted, anti-climatic end to a trilogy ever. Every chance that movie has to have a great story is thrown away to show some more cool effects and way too far on the nose imagery. Also, the ending of that film retroactively makes the other two worse imo

[@_ChrisRobinson]

Imperial stats​ The whole thing with the Matrix rebooting again retroactively makes you care about the characters less, especially Neo, because you realize that what they're doing doesn't really matter much at all because the system will just reboot and the cycle will repeat. That's just me though

[@scorpion11277]

Chris Robinson The simplest explanation was Neo was the only well The One lol who choose Zion or life over the Matrix. Even though he didn't believe in fate at first, it ended up being his in the end, however he still didn't allow anyone to control his own life.

[@SamuraiGoth]

Personally I enjoy The Matrix Reloaded, I wont say its better but its pretty damn decent.

[@VMG3001]

Marli Andersen literally just finished it and yeah it's perfectly adequate

[@leonardobraynen1524]

Marli Andersen same dude.

[@hellknightmordred7655]

Agreed

[@Domzdream]

Hell yeah same here. What a movie!

[@craigamore2319]

Yeah....nope.

[@ghostface5559]

The techno edged songs were better, matrix had a underground sci fi vibe and the darker type tecno songs with the underhanded cinematic theme really nailed it.

[@carolfromhr9900]

To me that was what the movies of 1999 were all about. Combining counter-cultural aesthetics and groundbreaking cinematic techniques to craft beautiful, philosophical, dark, and impactful films like The Matrix, Fight Club, and American Beauty.

[@Linkous12]

I'm a little surprised you didn't speak more on the highway scene; in my opinion it was one of the best action sequences in movie history.

[@TreyJCooper]

Watch the Raid 2. Whole movie is "the best action sequences in movie history"

[@FreddySavage3]

PREACH. The highway scene is fucking great tho.

[@facehugger8995]

no its not if you seen any jackie chan movie the raid 2 is pretty average action wise

[@SunflowerLotusXII]

You're 1000% wrong.

[@vb2388]

Those twins were cool..

[@IMDRanged]

The AniMatrix had better stories than this film.

[@Enzo_Matrix92]

Actually....the Animatrix built upon more of the world that Reloaded and Revolutions talked about.

[@BonDraper]

the animatrix along with the enter the matrix games explains a good amount about some of the side characters in the movies

[@greenanubis]

That exposition story was great. But the rest was broken up in those psychedelic chunks, no structure.

[@ManlyOBeeferton]

The stories explaining the history of the Matrix universe were amazing. I'd watch the shit out of a prequel based on them.

[@HyraxusPrimus]

It was cool to see the evolution of the Machine War and how humanity lost, but it really didn't explain or show anything else. It didn't show the first iterations of the Matrix, or the Anomaly/One (you know, to illustrate how Neo was different from his predecessors), the creation of Zion and the Resistance, or any other burning question I had.

[@dynamitejimi]

Matrix Reloaded gets unnecessary hate. Such a dope movie

[@dynamitejimi]

Oh yeah. The cg is excusable since they're in a computer program and neo understands the code

[@thestalkinghead]

yeah that is my in universe excuse, the matrix is having a hard time processing the fight so they reduce the rendering quality

[@3michwhite]

thestalkinghead That's kind of brilliant. Too bad the movie didn't think of it.

[@theundergrad5994]

thestalkinghead lol awesome idea

[@smashin]

I liked it, but my expectations were not as high as most...because it was my 1st Matrix movie. Yes I saw 2 and 3 before I bothered to watch #1 haha, still enjoyed them.

[@jz4373]

I hated Zion. When the rave orgy happened I was starting to root for the machines

[@endrankluvsda4loko172]

Yeah. It was like they wanted to show the worst of humanity by showing our last hold out would be a place where humanity would do the things they used to do when they wanted to forget about reality, by doing E, dancing to meaningless music, and hooking up. If that is the very depths of the human experience, humans wouldn't deserve to exist. Perhaps for some, that, health, and youth is the pinnacle of existence, but lucky enough, some of us have found something that puts that to shame, and even they know how empty that is, which is why we have movies like this and Nowhere, which explore the emptiness of that kind of life.

[@cobbsta88]

Honestly, the orgy didn't bother me. But the Neo and Trinity "love scene"...no chemestry

[@sheikhu1039]

Lmfao

[@Dr_Pachacamac]

This comment actually made me laugh out loud, and that does not happen very often. Thank you!

[@dalinkwent202]

The scene _needed_ to be there. Like "Cypher" says in the 1st movie, he was sick of eating the same "goop" every day, being cold all the time, and I would add living inside what may as well be a giant car engine where nearly everything is metal. As Tank says in the 1st film, Zion is one of the few places on Earth where it's still warm. Even the programs in the Matrix, they hang out in hoity-toity restaurants and night clubs, but it's all basically an illusion...as they're just imitating a dead era of humanity, and everyone wears fancy clothes and nobody gets "dirty". The rave scene basically answers the question of why humans want to be free for real, and not plugged into a VR fantasy land all the time. Don't know about any of you, but I am totally down to rave out in a cave full of hot, sweaty women, torches and drum music. Or put it this way: Consider the traditional image of what sailors are like, after spending months at sea in cramped metal hallways and bunks, and in the case of guys on submarines, not even breathing fresh air the whole time. Think of how sailors are well-known for partying when they dock somewhere(even the ones from a long time ago, when all ships were made of wood and used sails). The rave happens after all ships are called home, and the "sailors" finally get to let off steam. It's a change of pace that's _very_ familiar(if not obligatory) if you've ever been in the military. Those old folks are called the "baby boom generation" for a reason.

[@chooky4626]

There's this stupid bowling-pin-strike sound effect used in that Neo v Smiths scene always just destroys immersion like wtf were they thinking

[@sclark615]

I agree, what we're they thinking!?!?

[@thatonezeldagamer3424]

Ouchies FTW they were thinking Frieza vs goku

[@dereklewis4321]

What ruins my immersion is how poorly the cgi has aged.

[@jordandickenson4947]

@@dereklewis4321 just think about it as the matrix being overloaded and having rendering issues LOL it helps me

[@afrog2666]

@@sclark615 "what we are they thinking"?

[@aniketbagchi8695]

I know people have said it a million times but do review the terminator 2.

[@aserillll]

Aniket Bagchi There's nothing left to say, it's great.

[@benshaul6976]

Aniket Bagchi good idea

[@luisemilianogonzalezvinces3400]

Aniket Bagchi what about aliens? he made a review but that was a long time ago and his style has changed a lot. btw, imo Aliens > Terminator 2

[@evanleebuxton1054]

Aniket Bagchi but you know he's gonna give it an A+

[@aniketbagchi8695]

WarGamer 42​​ of course. But it would be fun to listen to chris analyze the movie. Its not just about the grade

[@brojob5102]

5:27 The worst? No no no. You forgot about the Scorpion King (aka The Rubber Rock) from the Mummy 2

[@aserillll]

Hugh Mungus That is a cinematic tour de force Magnum opus

[@ThePandoraGuy]

The Rubber Rock :D.

[@tigerbeauty]

You're so right. I was 9 when that movie came out and even then I knew something was very off about it.

[@feathermanr7577]

Hugh Mungus is that sexual harassment?

[@ProxyDoug]

Year later, Uma Thurman in Percy Jackson looks almost worse.

[@road_king_dude]

Also Monica Bellucci . . . .

[@RJALEXANDER777]

She is literally the tits.

[@Borat69able]

Well not literally, she is a human being

[@caparisplato4536]

Borat69able VIRTUE! VIRTUE!

[@wilpuriarts5895]

Monica Bellucci is answer to all those saying superhero women look unrealistic.

[@cell9899]

also the ghost twins

[@cherybomber]

I hated The Matrix sequels for years, but watched them again last year and actually really like them now.

[@leonardobraynen1524]

Rust T perspective with time is amazing, isn't it?

[@geno5299]

Same here. The more I watch both sequels, the more they made sense.

[@lep2525]

I’m the opposite. Loved them when I was younger, but now I’m disappointed with them after a rewatch

[@nickbyrd1027]

I had the exact same experience. I just recently re-watched the trilogy during quarantine and liked the all them quite a bit.

[@noahbobrow]

Nick Byrd this might make me sound insane but imo the Matrix trilogy is about on par with the LOTR trilogy

[@askthelegoguy]

I still love the fight scene with the three agents at the beginning of the movie, I think it may actually be one of my favorite fight scenes ever. It's probably because of how the fight in a way flows with the music. Anyone else like this scene as much as I do?

[@muhammednizamudeen3631]

Yes I believe ❤️

[@Woody78489]

Watched it for the first time and man does it suck ass. The fight scenes with the CGI cuts every few moments are super cheesy. The story, acting and every part of this movie is cheese. I stopped watching with about 20 minutes to go

[@daninbox]

I think it's great.

[@Woody78489]

@@daninbox yeah well some people are born with more than half a brain.

[@patrickhoneyman9019]

Its a good sequence and like Chris mentioned in his review pretty much all the in-camera work is great (it looks like it did in the first film). Had the Neo vs Agent Smiths fight been around 20-30 of them played by actual people (or as many as they could get with the outer ones being CG perhaps) it would have been much better. We got what we got though and that's why even though parts of it are good it doesn't reach the high bar set by the original film.

[@notoriousjm95]

So that's it, huh? We're some kind of matrix reloaded?

[@dwizzy.34]

Jose A. Mendoza-Huijon You beat me to it.

[@joer3501]

At least Reloaded forwarded the story and was not a retread. It stands out from other sequels in that it's its own beast. Thought the philosophy mumbo jumbo was actually fun to try and understand too. Could've lightened up on the cheesy council debate scenes though.

[@joer3501]

Oh and gotta go with the film music, Chris! The old track reminded me of Space Odyssey's original soundtrack. Fun segment in your interview!

[@Lynchotype]

I actually think this movie is solid af until the last 20 mins (the architect onwards) and honestly that chateau fight scene is one of the best western fight scenes ever.

[@BonDraper]

I kind of agree. You get to the architect scene expecting him to make every clear and instead he further confuses things.

[@TXkid124]

how does it classify as a "western" fight scene?

[@Lynchotype]

TXkid124 It's a western movie? You compare this to eastern movie fight scenes and will get pretty buried.

[@MANJYOMETHUNDER111]

The Architect scene is one of those scenes you really can't get until you watch it several times. The Wichowski Bros/siblings really nailed what a machine would sound like to people.

[@chabololdayh7106]

more like the Watchowskis sisters but yes

[@athenajaxon2397]

Reloaded also got Trinity and Neo's relationship better they didn't really sell me as a couple but in Reloaded they definitely did and they actually became one of my favorite movie couples

[@PotatoSully]

Is it just me that thinks that the two sequels are excellent supplements to the original? It would be almost impossible to live up to the original obviously, but as their own movies they are excellent and offer great philosophical thoughts and a nice conclusion to Neo's story.

[@Domzdream]

Exactly my sentiments actually.

[@fightingmedialounge519]

No, it is never just you and people need to stop saying that.

[@Siegbert85]

2nd one was okay but 3rd one was garbage imho

[@TheDRODOR]

I really liked Reloaded, but Revolutions is fucking boring

[@jgeek6737]

I agree

[@lukeseneca1340]

I loved the highway scene it was sick

[@ohhhimark8934]

The sequels for the matrix definitely feel the same as the prequels from Star Wars.

[@maxthefewell]

Ohh hi mark ehhh, not quite that bad.

[@grandmofftarkin1933]

Ohh hi mark Except the Matrix was already bad

[@tylermane77]

Not even close.

[@seanstoutgamer]

YEAH my favorite was the first Matrix. 2 was ok 3 was really bad.

[@captaintorch1238]

Ohh hi mark what lol no way dude, matrix 2 and 3 were a lot worse than tje first. the star prequels 2 and 3 were better than the first prequel

[@kbg12ila]

Neo isn't the chosen one. It's agent smith! BTW. Preferred the final mix of the music a lot more. It makes much more sense with The Matrix.

[@RomanKutsovolOriginal]

kbg12ila they both are, there is no out-of-matrix Smith wo Neo and no chosen one wo Smith. It feels like everybody watched that film theory episode and turned off their brains completely by the end of it.

[@luckygamer2027]

kbg12ila watched film theory huh ?

[@HABO2210]

Mr. ANDERSON!!!

[@guillermoherrera9860]

kbg12ila film theory sucks

[@Ambir91]

kbg12ila explain?

[@LSMMIKE]

I'm a big fan of the Matrix movies, and like all of them. Revolutions and Reloaded are movies that I feel take some time to warm up to a viewer, but after watching the films many times I really enjoy them both. Sure, they're not as good of movies as the 1st for a number of reasons, but they put their effort into them and produced some strong action films with interesting concepts. That's more than I can say for many blockbuster films as of late. Good review, I'm looking forward to the next as well!

[@randallrutherford1384]

The first movie has the ability to stand on its own as an individual film better than the second and third ones in the series...... However, as a whole trilogy.... They are all perfect.

[@LalakiProductions]

The Matrix: A+ Reloaded: B Revolutions: C They got weaker with each installment IMO.

[@dereklewis4321]

Can't wait for the 4th one to be a D-

​@@dereklewis4321 pretty much expecting a D from the 4th. If they'll cut the new movie in the same pace as every other movie recently, it's just going to be weightless. And they will. I could watch another Animatrix volume though.

[@dmike1238]

Revolutions was an F for me, worst movie I have ever seen

The Matrix: A+ Reloaded: D+ (for staircase and car action sequences alone) Revolutions: F

[@ginsan8198]

Am I the only one who thinks that the CG in the Smiths fighting sequence is not really that bad? Even if it wasn't realistic, it wasn't a trash.

[@BlindGardener]

Ginanjar Putu Wijaya then you should rewatch the movie maybe.

[@ginsan8198]

Steven Goodman I'm just saying that it wasn't that bad for its generation.

[@SmokingBirds]

just because it was high end technically for its generation doesnt mean that its a good idea to use it. the concept of the fight was stupid and ridiculous and the execution in CG was a bad idea because it looks ridiculous despite being high end tech in 2003

[@Eon2641]

I disagree that the concept is stupid. At least, it's no more or less stupid than the rest of the ideas in the movie. As far as I'm concerned the ideas in the fight are sound, it's the execution where it trips up. Assuming you can ignore the rubbery look of the CG, Neo and the smiths feel weightless in a lot of sections and those are the particularly egregious ones like the running-on-smiths bit. On the other hand, there were also a lot of sections that were competently done in terms of the flow of the scene and the feel of the action, which is more important to some (like me) than raw fidelity. You're free to dislike it, but it's definitely not as bad as some people say it is. There's far worse CG that's come out in the last ten years.

[@SmokingBirds]

yeb. thats ok. for some people it just sums up. i still feel like its a bad concept to make a fight like this for several reasons chief among them is the lack of weight, emotion and suspense. the fight doesnt have any impact and just devalues fighting agent smith big time. it should have made agent smith more menacing but it did so in such a cheap way. but thats just my opinion on the fight. then you have to add up the bad execution. it would have been ok for a trashy movie but not for a sequel to the very serious matrix.

[@cristina-rt8hs]

Please please please !!! Make a review for SPEED !!!

[@thisgirlreviews2369]

KrisTina Yes!! 🖒

[@nachobusiness2653]

KrisTina he should do one keanu movie a month. after speed do point break... then devil's advocate. and i would get a good little giggle if he did parenthood. 😁

[@Chris-nu5bk]

+This Girl Reviews he already did years ago

[@guyincognito566]

I think you mean 'The bus that couldn't slow down.'

[@cristina-rt8hs]

John Hutchins hahahaaa YEAHHHH !!! ;)

[@creativevisiongaming]

Zion was never important and the first Matrix would have been worse with it. The name and location of the city is not important. All you need to know that the human race is on the line.

[@SuperHns]

Matrix Reloaded was cool, I just feel like Matrix 1 was a perfect movie and did not needed a sequel.

[@EtoThe1toTheV]

I love Reloaded, the first time I saw it, it floored me. It's actually very deep philosophically and an excellent Cyber Punk film. Still one of my favorites even today.

[@veryrarerichevans]

*Wachowski sisters

[@JOE40341]

brothers?

[@veryrarerichevans]

JOE40341 Since one of them is transgender they are brothers no more (I discovered this a few weeks ago)

[@veryrarerichevans]

Buraz93 Huh? Why on Earth would that be sad?

[@JOE40341]

Living a life of misery, taking drugs that unnaturally change your body is sad. Lost of trans people kill themselves.

[@zoomerjack5435]

Plus, it's just unnatural

[@matth1831]

Smith actually explains that when Neo dove inside of him and blew him up, part of Neo imprinted onto Smith and now Smith has become free from the Matrix the same way Neo has. Not sure why you didn't get that Chris, he actually says that to Neo when they first meet in Reloaded

[@benjamin-papa]

Alot of people forget this

[@DjBaapreB]

The scene with the Architect also has alot of depth in it.

[@MANJYOMETHUNDER111]

Smith literally explained how he came back. Rewatch the scene before the Burly Brawl.

[@GiorgiNemsitsveridze]

And the oracle explains (she talks a bit too long for an action movie though) how programs have a choice to hide - that's how Smith stayed

[@SkyGaruda]

I bet his mind was blown back in 2003, he is just afraid to admitted it.

[@itsmestan]

Watching Reloaded and Revolutions for the first time, knowing they were generally considered mediocre to bad, I had alotta fun with them and think they form a pretty great trilogy with the original.

[@viralpheonix]

Chris, you ever think about doing a review or hilariousity review on Knock Knock also starring Keanu Reeves?

[@viralpheonix]

anyone seen that movie?

[@VTRDC27]

holy crap that movie is terrible...

[@Jalugi1395]

*triggered* ...I made the mistake of watching that movie once...it haunts me even to this day

[@laughingman4402]

The ending was funny

[@darkovilos]

Didn't even notice the sailor moon shirt, he just pointed it out lol.

[@godsofgaming2341]

darkovilos potential insecurities on anime...

[@darkovilos]

Noah Redfern Nope I basically just enviously look behind him. Look at how many movies he have not to mention those figures, well I did notice Sailor Moon and Mars in the corner lol

[@raycocker639]

I think Noah was talking about Chris

[@adex618]

First of all remember Matrix is not real world, it's computer generated. The Neo vs Agent fight scene is actually supposed to feel unreal and Neo is supposed to feel like superhero with no pain inside the Matrix because he's the One who knows everything inside th Matrix is just code and being the One he knowns he can break the rules of the Matrix such as gravity, pain, etc. Thus, he is just using his body just like a over powered video game character.

[@JudeMarchisio]

He knows that you dweeb

[@QuantumBraced]

That's interesting, the Smiths fighting scene was actually my favorite fighting scene in the movie. The bowling pins sound effects were cool, meant to signify just how many of them there were and how they had arranged themselves in this orderly swarm (because it's a program).

[@saulhernnadez9203]

It was cool if you were 12 but you probably were so

[@QuantumBraced]

@@saulhernnadez9203 I wasn't even born, I'll be 9 next year.

[@JamesEatWorld7758]

@@QuantumBraced talk to us in like 10 years.

[@Logan912]

@@saulhernnadez9203 Way to be a dick, dude. And yes, the fight scene is pretty cool though it’s not the best part of the movie or even the best fight.

[@TheAbsorbant]

I always viewed the bad CG as "going into a video game".

[@kingofwakanda6899]

I've only seen the first Matrix but have hesitated to watch the others. Should I watch them or forget em?

[@RaheelShahid]

2nd was eh but I personally really like the 3rd one

[@forentertainment3259]

Zeo Patroller What about the highway scene in the second one, I love that scene!

[@EpictasticJoshuaYT]

King of Wakanda Watch them

[@Boobalopbop]

I really wish I hadn't watched Reloaded, and I didn't bother with the 3rd.

[@oniricPrj]

You should see them all. the first one is definitely much better but the other ones are still enjoyable ;-)

[@imbacen]

For years I thought the Matrix trilogy as a whole is a masterpiece until I was told on the internet that the sequels are shit. Not really, no.

[@FrancoisDressler]

Pretty much my exact experience. I view the trilogy as one of the best of all time.

[@michaelespeland]

I always loved, and still do love the "smith's" scene. Yes, the CGI is not that great, but I still think it's awesome. Say what you want about this movie, I think it's great. The Matrix = A+ Reloaded = B+ Revolutions = C

[@waveplay3978]

The best thing after the Matrix was the Animatrix. I think the Matrix worked so well *because* it had a philosophical theme alongside some real drama with excellently impactful fight scenes. Any official sequel would have to bear the brunt of expanding the world and up the stakes, thus inherently causing a loss of the focus the first movie had. Reloaded and Revolutions were doomed. In comparison, the Animatrix was freed from such responsibility and was allowed to freely explore the actually interesting aspects of the original in detail.

[@lilianunes1406]

Chris,can you do a review for Speed Racer(2008)?

[@aserillll]

lilia nunes Nah

[@tylerwingo1436]

lilia nunes I've been wanting that movie forever

[@lilianunes1406]

Tyler Wingo me too

[@cforbes54]

This is a great idea

[@CRproductionfilms]

Fucking love that movie. One of my favorites

[@georgemuhoro]

Do The Godfather Trilogy please!

[@damianstarks3338]

Yes please do that !

[@WH250398]

The daughter character in Part 3... Good lord she was bad in the movie.

[@flickering_wick]

I love Reloaded even more than the original Matrix. You just have to watch it for the fun and spectacle.

[@ZoloeRose]

I really loved the music during the highway scene, when Trinity is weaving in and out of traffic. Love it!

[@kevo6463]

I personally love all the matrix films it's my favorite movie trilogy of all time. some stuff doesn't make sense but I still love it

[@george5954]

I disagree about the CGI, not just in this film but the other films you referenced. "It's not convincing", I think you only think its bad because you notice it, and you notice it because your mind is telling you its fake and thus you search for it. I remember watching these films and completely buying into the world

[@BonDraper]

I still think the CGI in blade 2 looks good. Yes even then it was clear it was CGI but I like the effect. Especially when they would show Blade jumping off something and landing. It worked well for me.

[@RJALEXANDER777]

A lot of the CGI was better in Reloaded. Compare the Sentinels and compare the Nebuchadnezzar scenes to those of the first film, and they are way superior. The Smiths vs Neo sequence would've looked like a bad video-game had they tried that in the first film.

[@GamerRespawned]

George Teed Probably cos you're a mook.

[@lenzino7383]

...but it DID look like a bad video game in "Reloaded"!!! O_o lol I remember seeing this in '03 in theaters as well as people were almost laughing at how over the top and cartoony the CGI was was in that sequence!

[@StarsDie88]

Agreed. I remember despising the scene when I first saw it, thinking it looked like a video game. Like, what's the point in watching something like that? Why not just make the movie animated if you want to show shit that can't be done with actual people?

[@awesomevidstothemax]

Matrix is far from one of the best movies ever

[@grandmofftarkin1933]

XD Productions also one of the most overrated

[@TheGermandude2]

Especially after you learn it ripped off Grant Morrison's The Invisibles pretty heavily.

[@Jinseual]

Still is a good movie.

[@oniricPrj]

agreed...still..it's was pretty cool for its time...certainly new for the western culture.

[@juanvilla7265]

Your far from one of the best movies ever

[@Weejee456]

What film has Chris not grown up with and impacted by? LOL

[@Mayu1505]

American beauty maybe

[@mohamoudmohamoud3393]

Who am i? Jackie chan

[@Charizarzar]

This is funny but after watching his video about growing up as a Jehova’s Witness it kind of makes sense that maybe he escaped into movies a bit.

[@SkiJumpp]

The Matrix Reloaded will always be one of my favorite movies. I don't care what people say, the story is amazing and so is the action. The only problem I have is some of the CGI but it could be worse.

[@inaciotrinita]

The same as you, but the CGI of the early 2000's it's like that...but i saw recently the new one and the CGI is totally crap compared to this one or the first... For me the 3rd movie don't exist 😅😅 and the new one forget it don't go see that crap

[@thestalkinghead]

the zion scenes were the worst parts of reloaded, cut most of them out and the film would be a masterpiece

[@awesome420ication]

no it'd be a better film but still okay.

[@PJVids83]

I'd argue that what bogs the film down are the philosophizing scenes. We needed a lot less of those and a lot more character building scenes. You know, something to make us care about what happens.

[@completeandunabridged.4606]

DO AMADEUS, LIKE IF YOU AGREE!!

[@completeandunabridged.4606]

DO IT CHRIS!!

[@completeandunabridged.4606]

DO IT!!

[@kichithepanda]

The World Is Logic you're not Palpatine

[@tylerdurden4483]

list of movies Stuckman should review: (may have already reviewed) Pulp Fiction Leon The Professional Sev7n The Usual Suspects American Beauty American History X Fight Club!!*don't ruin the surprise* Memento Sunshine of the spotless mind The Game

[@kichithepanda]

Alex Hitchwins I think he already reviewed 7 and Memento

[@Jack_nnn_]

Hey, chris. I know you're super pissed at the academy about that Jake Gyllenhaal snub for 2014, and you probably have no interest in reacting to the 2016 nominations. Still, I would really appreciate if you did another live reaction this year, because I always like to hear your input on the Oscars. Also, I can't wait to see the look on your face when The Nice Guys gets that nomination for best original screenplay :)

[@Jack_nnn_]

Let's get this comment to the top so chris sees it!

[@sivad1025]

What about the look when The Nice Guys doesn't? There are so many Oscar bait movies this year that will snub it I bet.

[@perm1730]

Best parts of the movie, in order: 1. Meeting The Architect 2. Flying to save trinity with a tornado of cars and buildings behind him lol 3. Morpheus standing up to agent on top of semi truck. 4. Scene with Oracle

[@NathanDrakeTheGreat]

The fact that Chris made it clear he won't bag on "terrible" movies anymore and there isn't a Matrix Resurrections review yet is quite telling...

[@JMrealgamer]

Thank you. I was wondering about this because I still don’t see his review on M4. That makes sense.

[@xBaRLoGx]

Good thing they hired Juno Reactor to remake the score. I've been a fan of Juno even before Matrix and their music just suits Matrix world so perfectly

[@ericng7015]

do a review for animatrix too! as a reviewer who is also an anime fan I think you will have a unique view on that

[@ericng7015]

Forest Rivers animatrix second reinassance is indeed quite scary

[@Venserql]

I loved Beyond and Detective Story and that segment with the runner. And of course the CGI one. Kid's story wasn't bad either but the rest was meh. Hated the second renaissance.

[@ericng7015]

Venser kid's story has the most artistic aproach in animatrix, even linkin park hired the animation director to make breaking the habit mv after they saw kid's story

[@immense_dreamer]

He did review the Animatrix, and I really liked program and beyond n.n

[@dugebuwembo]

He already did a review for animatrix....

[@user-tw1lp3vi2m]

Regardless one of the best film series ever my top three 1. Star Wars 2. Lord of the rings 3. Matrix Did I miss any? I like rush hour too

[@waterblonk]

Godfather?

[@scorpion11277]

Knightself GG back to the future

[@grtom88]

the dark knight 😑

[@grtom88]

the dark knight

[@user-tw1lp3vi2m]

Never got into godfather never watched back to the future I don't think dark knight compares to films like those

[@TheMorning_Son]

both movie scores versions are amazin to listen to

[@Jcarroz]

Wow, thanks for doing the side by side compare of the music. That’ was really cool and makes me appreciate the theatrical version even more.

[@jillvlantine]

Am I the only one who likes this movie? I thought it was pretty solid.

[@Stevenmovies]

I remember renting Matrix Reloaded at 11 years old when it was new. I could have seen it in theaters but I went to X-Men 2 : United instead.

[@leonardobraynen1524]

Steven Griffiths did u regret doin that? I actually did both, but X-Men came 1st though lol

[@camer4459]

"Is he wearing a Sailor Moon shirt?" "You bet your ass I'm wearing a Sailor Moon shirt" "HOW DID HE DO THAT!"

[@tiberious_jefferson]

The Matrix sequels are amazing. As a huge fan of the original as well, I really just don’t get the hate. Sure, there is tons of VFX but the story was GREAT and the building of the lore was phenomenal. I just don’t get the hate. As someone who is pretty knowledgeable of the lore of the Matrix, you really just don’t seem to be someone who knows The Matrix lore. If you a guy knew the lore, you’d appreciate the sequels.

[@EaropenerMusic]

Spot on... but aren't we forgetting The Merovingian speech?

[@jeffreyjeziorski341]

I love the French language, I have sampled them all. French is a wonderful language to curse in. (Speaks French sounding words.) Cause and causality. I speak French, and now I must sample some escargot.

[@Casarzino]

I'll go against the grain and say The Matrix Reloaded is an amazing sequel, it really expands the universe and concepts the first movie introduces, it goes deeper into the nature of the Matrix, and just feels like a much more epic and bigger movie. This is also at the same time a flaw because the first movie due to being a simpler story with characters you could root for had a different kind of appeal.

[@JoseAngelC]

Critics say "don't overrate this movie" and yet they "over-analize it" The Matrix shouldn't be over-analyzed. If reality isn't "real" why would you expect realistic battles with realistic effects? Smith could have turned into a metallic dragon and I wouldn't have cared, in the Matrix you can do whatever the hell you want Maybe they overdid the mythology and the Zion part but I didn't go to the movies expecting to see the continuation for the Godfather

[@wweRamz]

your neighbors were probably like "what the hell is going on out there?" lol

[@LINKchris87]

As for The Matrix sequels, I had three phases. Loved them as a kid. Not as much as the first, but still. Hated them when I grew up and realized what they could have been and how blatant the CG and the disposal of the dusty, edgy, gritty feel of the first were. Ended up appreciating them with their flaws and being able to watch them and enjoy.

[@stanley-fghijk441]

The fight sequence in the villa is one of the best ever put to film. The audience I saw it with broke out in applause when it was over.

[@brendanlittle2498]

Chris lowkey dissing the highway scene.. that set piece is one of the best I’ve ever seen

[@ryanlewis474]

Yep it was epic

[@rjmacready9828]

No way, way tooo long

[@clairemadeinheaven]

I had like 500 hours in Matrix Online. I am not kidding.

[@vincecastro3323]

Matrix online came out like over 10 yrs ago..ppl still play it??

[@anitelufalemei4200]

Vince Castro pretty sure it shut down a while ago

[@Romans8-9]

What was it?

[@h.u.n.k493]

You should talk about the Animatrix as well!

[@RuddsReels]

The music they went with in the end matched what was happening in the scene, like the punches and sword play, made the beats to the music! They choose the music right, thank god!!!

[@theWEITNA]

No one talks about that orgy enough. It felt as long as the speech from the architect.

[@edward4840]

"Entirely in camera for the most part"

[@zacharyfrancis5852]

I know, that made me smile

[@KryptonPlayer]

His overall analysis is opinion oriented rather than actual criticism. Perfect example: 06:11 "It's no longer convincing, lack of pain..." yet fails to mention or realized that Neo had already ascended in the Matrix itself.

[@KryptonPlayer]

^

[@MichaelManning15]

AnyDayView "lack of pain" because in the first movie there was so much pain! Neo spits blood once and Morpheus gets captured, so much pain.

[@Uhohlisa]

Yeah, because criticism of art can only EVER be subjective. It's art, there are no objective truths as it's meant to evoke. Now, you're saying that his subjective opinion is based on him misunderstanding an element within the story that is known to be canon and therefore wrongheaded, but that's entirely different than what you seem to be suggesting about art critique.

[@kewellborn]

As much as I loved The Matrix (it was one of my favorite movies), I hated the sequels. The end of the Matrix shows Neo is able to manipulate the matrix just as the agents do. Then all he does with this power to is fly around?!? He ends up fighting Agent Smith just as he did in the previous movie before he was able to stop bullets and jump inside Smith? It seemed all imagination stopped for the sequels and they just became war movies.

[@MysteriousMrL]

Pretty much all of this. And it was like they started writing, got to Neo fighting the Agents, then they realized.. oh, we made him pretty much omnipotent at the end of the first one.. how do we write our way out of this? So one of the Agents blocks Neo's punch and Neo just goes, "Huh. Upgrades." Problem solved. Amazing.

[@Night_A]

To be fair, the Smith in Reloaded isn't the very same one as in the original movie, so you could argue that Neo was actually limited when it came to fighthing him again. And besides, what other things did you expect him to do other than flying and fighting like a superhero?

[@parsafakhar]

Agents were upgraded you idiot! he couldn't destroy them from inside like the first one, besides he showed he has no problem with agents, his only real treat was Smith

[@kewellborn]

Thank you for your opinion. This one is mine. Glad to know I'm an idiot. Someone finally told me!!

[@Fabian6980]

Kedra Wellborn don't disrespect revolutions revolutions was awesome the only film in the trilogy that deserves hate is the second one reloaded. And yea like these guys said Smith has become just as powerful as neo in revolutions that's why neo had a hard time the Smith agents were upgraded by the machines and he learned that cloning ability after neo destroyed him in the first film he came back as a copy of neos abilities

[@zerokoolkw]

To me the problem with Reloaded and Revolutions isn't so much of an actual issue with the films so much as it was with fans simply expecting to much. One of the things I loved about these movies is their references to deep philosophical questions like "What is real?" Early in the first film when Morpheous is first explaining the Matrix he draws heavily from the Descartian idea that it's impossible to really know what's real and what's not because everything you experience is just signals interpreted by your brain and of course your brain can be fooled. So this opens the viewers up to this idea that nothing is real. Part of the reason the second and third movies were recieved so badly is while the first movie asked these big philosophical questions the second two movies didn't answer them because honestly they can't be answered! However fans expected some kind of answers which is really unfair.

[@wolfgang7812]

The special effects was clearer to emphasis the fact The Matrix was upgraded in this movie.

[@TheBraunMachine2011]

13:28-13:36 Obviously the squid couldn't handle getting Stuckmannized!

[@Joela393]

Reloaded doesn’t deserve the hate it gets i’m sorry. This movie was amazing and I found it better than the first

[@Joela393]

Revolution on the other hand…

[@StaticBlaster]

👍👍

[@panzerfaust5046]

Techno music was a good choice.

[@maishabroski6066]

Matrix Reloaded is basically Back to the Future II for a few reasons: 1. It’s kinda bad, but not terrible. 2. It ended with a cliffhanger that was ok, but not great. 3. It introduced new topics and kept some old ones.

[@Romans8-9]

BTTF 2 is not bad.

[@maishabroski6066]

@@Romans8-9 True, true. My brain must be wired to dislike sequels or something. But one thing is for sure...Shrek 2 is a great example of a good sequel.

[@blackphillipppp]

I Genuinely don’t understand the hate for the sequels. I fucking love them!

[@RuddsReels]

Same! I remember the main criticism was the CGI. The CGI was not bad at the time, or even now really, it just wasn't the best. But in the end it doesn't really matter since the films were great!

[@logarugamon2645]

Please review the movie A Monster Calls. It is one of the best movies I've ever seen. Please Chris this is an important movie people should see, and they're not seeing it.

[@logarugamon2645]

I believe this movie was about much more than "letting go" It is about how we ourselves can ignore the deep desires of our hearts because if those desires are real then we are just horrible monsters! The boy in this movie lies to himself. His deepest desire is for his pain to end, even if that means his mom dies. We all want things like that in a similar way but we don't say it or acknowledge it because we would hate ourselves if it were true. Those dark desires are true, but so is our desire to love others. That's what makes us human. We are complicated and contradictory. We love others but we love ourselves too, even if we won't admit it. WHAT IS YOUR NIGHTMARE?

[@pureblackeagle]

Loga Rugamon Shouldn't have come out in January if they wanted people to see it.

[@logarugamon2645]

pureblackeagle Technically it came out in December. It just didn't get a wide release.

[@chocolaterain5097]

Chris Stuckmann, the man, the myth, the legend.

[@JohnWayne119]

Watched this film literally about 50 times in a 2 year period back in the day, it is perfection 😂

[@georgeprice7351]

Even the clips you showed from the film gave me chills like the first time I saw it. Hyped up expectations aside, I don't know how you can not like this movie. The first film has the advantage of introducing the concept of the matrix, but beyond that the second film matches or exceeds it in every aspect. Stuff like the 'bowling pin' effect were clearly added for comic effect.

[@taleofbryan3771]

I'm so glad you called out the bowling pins sound effect. When I heard that for the first time I burst out laughing. I'll never forget it

[@thenimazeraatpisheh]

Chris watch sense8, best thing the Wachowskis have ever done

[@joethealternativegamer3935]

I got to watch these again! Loved it when it came out!

[@scorptarget]

Anyone here after watching the dumpster fire in 2021 known as Matrix Resurrections? 💯😂😂

[@GioAtero]

As a personal opinion, Matrix Reloaded and Matrix Revolutions are beyond being just regular films. Instead, I claim those as masterpieces. I am totally sure that creativity goes hand in hand with the capacity of the creators to make perfect, beautiful and legendary cinematic experiences. The Wachowski Brothers were born to make their vision possible, turning the Matrix trilogy into a gift for the world, which must be completely appreciated. Nowadays however, there are people not capable of comprehending the philosophical spirit of the 4 titles.

[@TheCapelessCrusader]

That thing that you talked about with people overanalyzing stuff about this movie and making it seem like a masterpiece is what I feel some of the people I follow on Letterboxd are doing with _Batman v Superman_.

[@cooper5431]

You should release your old movies lol that matrix one had me laughing .. lowkey had balls to be filming that outside in broad daylight for the whole block 🤣🤣 honestly pretty good fight sequence and editing tho to be fair

[@jacobstaten2366]

glossy and clean, no impact or pain; like 90℅ of the MCU movies

[@lorenzovonmatterhorn9287]

Jacob Staten simply false, and invalid