i am not sure if i reviewed matrix II before. ^^ i saw the movie a couple of days ago skipping my work. it was f* worth it. this is the mother of all SF movie. if you never seen the movie yet, are you an alien living on the moon? grab your ass and go to the nearest theater. there are so many f* goodies in the movie but i will point out 5 reasons why this moive surpass bladerunner or any other SF. 1. great places are where you want to visit over and over again. MATRiX II is like that. a lot of people who can't even distinguish his left ass from the right ass seems the movie are confusing. to fully understand the subtle plot lines you have to watch 10 times. only then you may understand. i watched matrix I about 50 times now ( have DVD ^^) each time you watch, you find something new. matrix II is so dense in its philosophical tones, monotoners like you will not undersatnd. ^^ 2. great movies are not like zen conversation among monks. movies are visual art. without stunning visual arts, movies become sterile. one of the most stunning scene is the fight between neo and 100 agent smith. i was eating cheeze nacho during the fight scene and i spilled cheezze all over my pants when neo bursted out of 100 agent smiths. that was f* cool orgasm. if you didn't feel that orgasm, i have to say your mind and body are so old to feel the vibe of that scene. -- you need viagra. this scene alone is worth 10$ you pay for the movie. it will become a mile stone in SF and after 100 years, people will study Matrix II frame by frame try to understnd the philosphy behind two brothers who made the film so great. 3. wha do you think is the theme of the movie ? if you have no clue, please wear baby diper called hagees. ^^ you really need it. the main theme of matrix II is basically men vs. machine. what defines human different from machine? it is the free will and choice. perhaps that choice is somewhat erratic and illogical to machines and orders. but that's how humen are defined. because of that very illogical choice about love, royalty, jingoism (like kids gong-do-ri ^^) you become a human while i become a machine. then is humanity good for you? probably...since that is about orgasm and who doesn't want extra doses of orgasm from illogical animalistic frenzy. the movie is about animal vs. machine and how machines are winning over animals. at the end, you have to decide like neo. two choices. one very logical and one very illogical. the movie is so much like zen converstation, it gives a lot of thinking going on. 4. you knwo the difference between movie and SF movie. SF movie is about ideas. grand ideas human mind can conjure with. perhaps some ideas seem strange and childish but then, some ideas are like walkin above water. give a new meaning to the future. the movie tells us taht there is no right or wrong choice. whetehr your life is a simulation or real, what's the difference? any simulated world has its own logic and physical law but that doesn't mean such simulated world is wrong. you do not care how neo's acting is pooer. but you have to care about what neo has to say. because a great SF is about iDEAS! 5. there is a difference between cultural influce and the cluture itself. Starwars...that's garbage. that's not SF but rather sope opera in universe. you do not dare to compare matrix to starwars if you don't want to get ass kicked by matrix fanatics. SW(starwars) influced our culture but matrix created its own culcture. that's the difference. SW is for kids... i saw the first SW when i was the 3rd grader in the elementary school. i liked the movie. i understood everything. now? it's f* boring movie. for that kind of opera, you read shakesphere and tolstoy. i will buy DVD as soon as it comes out. my expert rating 10 starts out of 5 . :) iLUSiON whitepolarcow@hotmail.com