I agree with you both; Reloaded is good, but didn't feel complete. They knew they had the third one in the bag, so why finish it off when the Revolutions is only six months away?

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Things that were cool:

*Zion* I liked it's ancient Batcave/Aliens-esque reactor look. The Temple/Rave scene was kinda hokey, but I's liked the music. "Machine are digging to our city... let's par-tay!"

*Power Suits* Another Aliens throwback, 'cept much better looking. It also reminded me of Heinlein's Starship Troopers novel, whereas all MI had Power Suits to fight the bugs.

*Neo playing 'Superman'* Very nice flight effects. I especially like the one early on when he was searching for The Oracle, finds her complex and races down, leaving a spiral of clouds. Plus the wind shear effects near the end.

*Computer-induced Orgasm* Holy shit, I wasn't expecting that! When that chick ate the cake, I expected her head to blow up, not her chocha! Merovingian, you sly fox!

*Persephone* Monica Belluchi is fuckin' hot. I don't care if she really didn't do anything. If you want more of her, she's in Enter the Matrix.

*The Freeway* Fuckin' sah-weet! The best chase scene ever. The Twins were good in their limited capacity... The Agents were still badass... Trinity and Morpheus held their shit down! I always wondered who would win in a fight: a kitana or speeding SUV? The last scene was the best. Everyone couldn't help but clap when Link screamed "YES!"

*The Oracle and Seraph* Say bye-bye to her, 'cause she ain't coming back. Gloria Foster died before filming Revolutions, so no more Oracle in that form. There could be another actress in the role; the best excuse could be that she had to change her template to avoid Agents or something. Seraph I wanted to see more of, the dude is a great martial artist. I know he'll be in Revolutions, so who knows?

*Neo's Newfound 'Power'* So, he can stop Sentinels now huh? I think that goes back to the whole Smith/Anderson connection. Smith is alive cause Neo changed him, and it's quite possible Smith changed Neo too. S'Funny how the machine is more human now, and human is more machine... ain't it? [izzat so?]