Hello there good and faithful readers! It's been a while and I hope that life has been as good for you the last couple months as it has been for me. You may feel as though the lack of posts here on my blog is indicative of a general failure as a person on my part, but you're just wrong. Plus, that is a mean thing to think. In fact, you should be ashamed of yourself.

Right, now that you've seen the error of your ways, we can move on to the real topic of today's blog: The Matrix Reloaded.

Last week on opening night, I was one of the many thousands who crammed theaters to see the highly anticipated sequel. I was as excited as anyone to see Neo, Morpheus, and Trinity once again defy the laws of physics and use kung fu to save the human race from those mean ol' machines. Well, maybe not as excited as the fellow in the first row who sat down so quickly that he broke his chair and fell onto the floor...that was neat.

After leaving the theater, these were my reactions, in no particular order:

• Raving Lunatics
  My primary complaint about the movie was the 20 minute tribal "rave" scene which was interrupted only for the occasional peak at Neo and Trinity getting better acquainted. This scene was entirely unnecessary and cheapened the movie--100% trash.

• Lights, Camera, and above all, ACTION
  Never before in my life have I seen action as amazing as in this movie. The fights and stunts and special effects were breathtaking! Quite often I found myself literally on the edge of my seat and all tensed up, completely enthralled by the action.

• How Deep is the Rabbit Hole?
  Yeah, so the story got a lot more complicated. And the Architect used a lot of big words. Yeah. And the end only leaves more questions. Okay, so I'm a little confused about what the heck is going on in the story, but it's okay because the final installment of the trilogy comes out in only 6 months.

Those are my initial thoughts and reactions. I may need another viewing to get a proper feel for the movie. Were you disappointed or does the Matrix still have you? If you have seen the movie, please leave your responses and thoughts in the Comments area.