I didn't mind
Matrix 2 and
3. I didn't watch 4 because reviewers I trust said it was awful.
I would like to defend
Matrix 2 and 3.
I think Matrix 2 was weaker than the original. I believe
Matrix 3 was weaker than
Matrix 2, but I still enjoyed Matrix 3. I even bought the DVDs for 2 and 3 (though I waited for them to be on sale). I think people had two high of expectations. Sequels rarely live up to the original, especially if the original was ground breaking and awesome. The only non-animated example I can think of where the sequel to a great movie held up to high expectations was
The Empire Strikes Back.
Maybe an honorable mention to the
Back to the Future Trilogy, since it is so iconic for the era but those three movies were created in one production run.
Matrix and
Star Wars A New Hope were not expected to get a sequel.
You are entitled to your opinion, I cannot imagine walking out of theater for
Matrix 3. It would take a
really bad movie for me to walk out of the theater.
Battlefield Earth, I dodged a bullet there but I had a friend walk out of that and demand his money back. I did notice it on TV and watched it out of morbid curiosity but I couldn't make it longer than ten minutes.
I really like Will Smith, so I thought the ending would save it so I sat through
After Earth. In hindsight I wish I walked out of theater for that.
The original
Matrix was one of the most amazing movies ever made, the sequels, not so much. The sequels were okay. I like movies. I am satisfied with okay movies.
