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Special Features
- Preload: Go behind the scenes with the cast and crew
- The Freeway Chase: Anatomy of the mind-blowing scene
- Enter the Matrix: Making of the ground-breaking video game
- The Matrix Unfolds: A look at the Matrix phenomenon
- "The Animatrix" trailer
- The MTV Movie Awards Reloaded
- The Matrix Reloaded. Program Content, Artwork and Photography, Package Design and Summary (c) 2003 Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. All Rights Reserved
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DVD features
Go right to the 30-minute feature on the incredible freeway chase. Here you get the inside scoop on how the titanic 12-minute sequence was put together. If you want more in-depth stuff on this physically impressive movie, amazingly it's not here; there's not even a commentary track. Perhaps the Wachowski brothers want to keep their enigmatic aura, or perhaps there's a better DVD coming after the trilogy ends. There is plenty of material on the second disc, but it's just filler, with the actors talking about how great it is to work again with the Matrix team and plenty of quick edits of explosions and other "cool" things. There's a segment on product placement (!), 30 minutes on how the video game was created, and the MTV Movie Awards parody. The features feel more like pre-movie hype than post-film deconstruction. Dolby 5.1 sound is suitably spectacular--but there's no DTS option--and the super-wide 2.40:1 picture is, of course, pin-sharp, bringing out all the lavish detail and highlighting the contrast between the green-hued Matrix and the grimy grey real world. --Doug Thomas
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Amid a wave of humans waking up from their 'Matrix' imposed sleep, the machines have discovered the location of Zion and send a massive army of Sentinels to exterminate the human resistance once and for all. Meanwhile, while Morpheus is in the middle of the approaching onslaught, Neo is falling in love with Trinity despite the fact that his dreams are littered with her impending doom
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69 of 82 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
Warning - Spoilers ahead . . .
When I first saw the film, well, I didn't like it too much. It seemed to be over-packed with CGI Fight scenes and a storyline that didn't really mean anything. While Zion is under attack, Neo, Trinity, and Morpheus must find the keymaster to unlock the doors to the mainframe and end the war, thus freeing Zion.
This entire storyline, to me, seemed contrived, making the fight scenes seem meeningless, their overzealous and sometimes long running effects just becoming tiresome.
But, then I got it. Weeks after seeing it, it finally clicked.
They symbolism of these films is much deeper than the average action-movie viewer is usually given. Yes -- the entire "The One-Saves the world" storyline is meaningless, and that's the point. While paying too much attention to events within the computer-generated fantasy world of the Matrix, the real world, and Zion, fall into greater danger.
We are introduced to two 'french' characters, programs, which exist simply to experience life. While they are among the long list of villians in this piece, they are also the key to the story. They describe the situation in as much in the film, seeing our heroes as mere puppets in a meaningless plot, which, in fact, they are.
While are main characters are engaged in a meaningless task, struggling to achieve goal after goal in a virtual world, events of the real world are dire, and, just perhaps, if more attention were paid to the real-world events, perhaps the situation would not be so dire.
It is not until Neo discovers that his existance as 'the one' is simply another level of control set in place by the machines, that the entire struggle within the virtual world of the Matrix has no real meaning, only then does the truth come to light, just in time for this second chapter to come to a close.
Think about it, how many people do you know who obsess on politics, or sports, or their favorite television show, or even the Matrix itself? We engage in meaningless struggles to achieve goals that, in the end, really have no meaning but to feed our own ego.
A very profound statement to be made by an action film, that is, if the third and final installment draws this observation out.
As I see it, the value of this second episode is entirely dependent upon the content of the third chapter, but the potential is much greater than most people give it credit for.
Thank you for your time.
12 of 13 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
Few things can kill a movie series like success.
Just as George Lucas' "Star Wars" films have gotten increasingly unwatchable, the sequel to "The Matrix" already shows that success, money and hype have successfully insulated the Brothers Wachowski from criticism or even the ability for someone around them to question "why is this action sequence so long," "why is there a Mad Max rave scene with Morpheus totally acting out of character," "what is the point of the whole sequence with the Merovingian," or, most importantly, "why would you go two hours of nothing but action and then dump all this philosophy and obscure information on audiences in the final 10 minutes?"
It's especially frustrating because "The Matrix" had built up so much good will towards it that the brothers didn't need to pander to their audiences -- being just as smart as the first film wouldn't have been rejected by the audience, but instead, we get a vastly dumbed-down film that fails to wow, and certainly fails to elicit any enthusiasm for the third installment in the series.
There are worse films out there, but few that have so squandered their potential along the way.
Recommended only for the most diehard "Matrix" fans.
10 of 11 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
I'll admit nothing beats the feeling of watching the Matrix for the first time, and Reloaded doesn't compare with that feeling, however Matrix Reloaded warrants a repeat viewing and more viewings after that because the subtext of the film is nothing short of amazing. It's deep folks. And the anti-climax is in my opinion almost as shocking as the twenty minute mark into the first. Read into it, and you won't be disapointed. I can't wait until Revolutions.
Most Recent Customer Reviews
The Matrix Reloaded (Widescreen Edition)
The Matrix Reloaded (Widescreen Edition) is the 2003 sequel to Matrix and is just as good. The storyline is very intelligently written and raises many ethical and philosophical... Read more
Published 3 months ago by Bjorn Viberg
Not an Actual Reload
A sequel that ups the philosophy and the action while also upping the potholes and general ridiculousness, Reloaded can be enjoyed two ways:
The first is to just immerse... Read more
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Published 6 months ago by Kyuzo
The Matrix of The Matrix
The Matrix Reloaded, sequel to the 1999 classic film The Matrix, is a fantastic movie. Included is a freeway scene that will take... your... breath... away. Read more
Published 9 months ago by Scamp4553
Pretty good, but not as good as the first
Like the title says, it is good but not as good as the first Matrix. I feel that they rushed into this a little too quickly and it does not have the same feel as the first. Read more
Published 13 months ago by Joshua Gutierrez
visual effects reloaded
I give it 4 stars for the visual effects only. You need to buy all 3 disks of the set to enjoy the story plot.
Published 19 months ago by Richard B
Flawed, wasted opportunity (spoilers)
The Matrix Reloaded isn't a bad film. It's a very watchable, fun film. But the real disappointment is that there was the potential for it to be as fabulous as the first Matrix. Read more
Published 20 months ago by A. Lee
Cool Sequel
Matrix Reloaded continues the story of Neo and his friends as they battle the agents, to restore the world. This movie has more action than the first one. Read more
Published 20 months ago by Ker Thao
sunglasses anyone?
What is with all the sunglasses? This movie is nothing more than a showcase for martial arts, special 360 degree effects, and... sunglasses.
Published on April 19, 2010 by Michael Coughlin
Loved this movie
This plays really nice on a HD wide screen tv. I ran it on my sony 55" lcd and it was amazing. Combine this with some nice bose speakers and you will feel like you are at the... Read more
Published on March 11, 2010 by H. Nguyen
returned dvd
i ordered the wrong movie by accident and had to return it. i had no difficulty doing so and got credited for the cost quickly. i already had this movie. Read more
Published on January 10, 2010 by Warren Stephens
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