I read a bunch of negative reviews but as a huge matrix fan I thought I should at least give Resurrections a chance and watch it at the cinemas. I don't think it's as bad as some of the reviews I've read but it's also the worst of the 4.
Just to put this in context I LOVE the matrix. To this day Matrix 1 is my fav movie ever and unlike some I really enjoyed the last 2.
The problem with Resurrections is it just tries too hard to be a parody of itself. Almost felt like a fan made movie that wanted to bring back the nostalgia of the original but failed at doing so. There are so many scenes that are basically clones of the original it's tiring. Then worse than that are the constant flashbacks of the original trilogy. If I said there was literally 5 minutes of scenes from the matrix I wouldn't be exaggerating. Almost felt like every 10 minutes they needed to show a flashback. It got tiring like watching a simpsons rerun episode.
Add to that the length of the movie 2.5 hours was just too dang long. The lack of substance in the story didn't justify the length and had me feeling restless by the end.
The characters were all pretty forgettable, even the new morpheus didn't really have an important role. The most interesting scenes were with Jessica Henwick (blue haired chick) she's an amazing martial artist and added some cool special effects moments. Unfortunately most of the cool scenes you will see are in the trailer, since there really isn't much action in this movie.
My biggest issue though is it all just felt like a weaker watered down version of the matrix. Even Neo always felt like Neo 0.5 not the god level Neo we are used to. That I think is it's biggest let down. How do go from full all out world ending action scenes to this? Once you've driven 200ks an hour 80kms feels slow.
Too slow, not enough action. Hardly any kung fu. Weak characters. Pointless no direction story. Couple of good actions scenes. That unfortunately is the new Matrix.
Just to put this in context I LOVE the matrix. To this day Matrix 1 is my fav movie ever and unlike some I really enjoyed the last 2.
The problem with Resurrections is it just tries too hard to be a parody of itself. Almost felt like a fan made movie that wanted to bring back the nostalgia of the original but failed at doing so. There are so many scenes that are basically clones of the original it's tiring. Then worse than that are the constant flashbacks of the original trilogy. If I said there was literally 5 minutes of scenes from the matrix I wouldn't be exaggerating. Almost felt like every 10 minutes they needed to show a flashback. It got tiring like watching a simpsons rerun episode.
Add to that the length of the movie 2.5 hours was just too dang long. The lack of substance in the story didn't justify the length and had me feeling restless by the end.
The characters were all pretty forgettable, even the new morpheus didn't really have an important role. The most interesting scenes were with Jessica Henwick (blue haired chick) she's an amazing martial artist and added some cool special effects moments. Unfortunately most of the cool scenes you will see are in the trailer, since there really isn't much action in this movie.
My biggest issue though is it all just felt like a weaker watered down version of the matrix. Even Neo always felt like Neo 0.5 not the god level Neo we are used to. That I think is it's biggest let down. How do go from full all out world ending action scenes to this? Once you've driven 200ks an hour 80kms feels slow.
Too slow, not enough action. Hardly any kung fu. Weak characters. Pointless no direction story. Couple of good actions scenes. That unfortunately is the new Matrix.
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