Reloaded had some awesome action scenes that I like a lot. I only saw 
Revolutions once, but I don't remember much that I like from it (I'm sure 
some of the action scenes were good).

However, the first movie had some things that were really lacking from the 
other two: a cast of really likable characters (the new pilot guy sucked 
compared to the original, the real-world bad guy was straight out of a 
saturday morning cartoon, and that kid who drooled over Neo was just 
obnoxious), stunning revelations about the story and the universe, and 
*reasons* for the fights. (The entire "burly brawl" scene, for example, has 
no point - Neo just leaves in the end. Also the fight with the guy who 
brings him to the Oracle is poorly justified.) Oh, and the possibility that 
Neo could lose a fight or not be the one, driven home by the death of other 
characters (that you actually cared about).

Is it fair to mention that the first had revolutionary special effects, and 
the other two didn't bring that much to the table? The "burly brawl" scene 
in particular had very fake looking CG people.

Reloaded was also confusing (much more than the first, to the point where I 
still can't figure some of it out), lacking in the simplicity of the first 
one. Plus it had some really cheesy moments like the sex/dance scene, 
anything involving that annoying kid, and the predictable cliffhanger 
ending.

Revelations was again lacking in simplicity, trying to add too many elements 
to the world; for instance, the train station at the beginning was just 
weird and didn't seem to link to the rest of the movie. Again, I remember 
the ending being *painfully* cheesy.

I liked some parts of each, but as a whole neither of them were thoroughly 
enjoyable like the original.

 - Slime
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