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My second favorite Matrix edit, after Doctor M’s Hacked. It’s amazing how well this movie works without a single scene in Zion. And bonus points for including subtitles, something I wish more edits had. On a scale of 1 to 10 Frinks, this edit receives 9 Frinks.

Review by TV's Frink — October 24, 2009 @ 3:51 AM
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This was better than the originals, but still not good. With the source material, I’m not sure it would be possible. I echo the complaint of JasonN regarding the leaving in of the Link moments describing what is happening (“…he caught her!” wow, good think you mentioned that because I wasn’t watching the screen). I also agree that the story just doesn’t seem to progress properly at certain times, due to the removal of supporting plot points. I had a hard time identifying what was missing, because I only watched the original films once (and that was 5 years ago).

Review by TrevorL — September 24, 2009 @ 7:37 PM
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Matrix: Dezionized

This is so far the best of the Matrix Sequel amalgamations I have seen yet it still has its problems. There is a clear agenda here and for the most part, it works quite well considering the limitations of the source material. Zion is not really missed yet in a way it is needed.

The first Matrix movie is a journey of discovery for one man. We follow our hero as he learns of two environments, that of reality and that of the Matrix. With the sequels the filmmakers realized that another location was needed and introduced us to Zion. As the original narrative plays scenes in Zion break up those set in the Matrix or on hover crafts and this allows for some breathing room.

Dezionized with one location eradicated leaves little room for pause. To take an example: We are treated to the lengthy and wordy scene with the French man in the dinning room and not too soon after he appears again in a nightclub. The passing of time between scenes has been so short that the motivations that we were left with in the first scene are obviously not present in the following scene. In this case the FanEdit feels awkward and abridged. However horrendous most of the scenes are in Zion, some are needed simply to allow an alternative to the Matrix or as this FanEdit proves things quickly become frenetic.

I would have liked to have seen the Agent Smith fight heavily reduced and most of the PlayStation quality CGI removed. Most of the fights could have been reduced in length as they are simply gratuitous and lead no-where. It would be nice if just for once Neo finished off a villain with a single killer punch.

I also noticed a few audio issues such as some sharp audio transitions and some audio clicks where shots were removed, the early briefing scene being a point in case. There were also some abrupt fades and a strange few seconds of blackness around the time Agent smith presents a “Gift” at the door while the briefing is going on.

The feeling as a whole is of watching something that is not quite complete. The narrative of the original movies is confused and contrived but in the case of Dezionized it simply speeds that up, so in effect more confusion is added.

This is the best of the Matrix FanEdits as it has a clear direction but I fear that these sequels will never be redeemed however much altering and cutting a FanEditor might do. Blame must rest at the Wachowski Brothers feet.

6/10

Review by Rock Savage — June 14, 2009 @ 12:40 PM
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I just watched DeZionized. Definitely better than the originals, though it was odd, as I don’t remember the parts cut… It has been awhile since I watched Reloaded and Revolutions. Unlike the others, I did not mind that Morpheous was absent from the end of the film. When Neo and Trinity go off to the Machine City, I thought it worked that that was Morpheous’s stage exit, though, had this been shot the way Dezionized was cut, Morpheous should have appeared at the end to save Neo and Trinity, a la Han Solo in Star Wars: Episode IV.

Even though this was better, I wanted more from this fanedit (though that might be hard to create with a fanedit). Like the originals, this film was too complicated and lacked heart. I don’t think it’s mean to say that this film ended up being one long fight, with breaks for philosophical argument. It also goes without saying that I really disliked Agent Smith as a rogue agent, and what’s more the ending is horrible: all the main characters die?

Pet peeves aside, I should note that none of these were the point of the film: To create a tighter film which focused mostly on the main characters from the original film (Neo, Trinity, Morpheus, Agent Smith) which lacked scenes in Zion. In that regard, I felt that the film succeeded (albeit, still, very long). As an aside, though: Without Zion, the character of Bane seems greatly arbitrary. This begs the question: While Zion was annoying, maybe some parts of it should have been kept; cf. In Star Wars, we still saw the rebel bases, even if we didn’t see much of them.

Review by aarkus — June 7, 2009 @ 6:33 PM
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I liked it. I thought the approach worked very well overall. It got rid of A LOT of the crap. I would actually liked to have seen it cut down quite a bit more actually, but the crap that remains is still less objectionable than the fully stuffed pieces of crap released in the theaters. I actually followed the whole plot this time around (mostly). There were a few moments where it seemed like there was a little something missing, mainly with the little Indian Girl and the machines’ progress (or lack of) with drilling towards Zion. And the fights are still way over the top repeats of themselves. But again, still way superior to the originals IMO.

Technically I was a bit shocked to see three or four rather inelegant video/audio transitions- being that I have only watched Boon’s more recent edits which have not had such issues. Interesting to compare some of the earlier work.

An intriguing concept, fairly well executed. Could have been tighter in spots but mainly achieves its intent. It definitely shows just how dreadful the Zion scenes were. I always felt they were the worst parts of the movies and Boon has reinforced that for sure. The Matrix is much better when “De-Zionized”.

Review by jokersmailbag — March 28, 2009 @ 7:12 PM
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