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Like Reloaded, Revolutions begins with no flashbacks, no summary of the story thus far. For those who are hazy on the battle of the reborn computer whiz Neo (Keanu Reeves) and his band of rebel humans against Agent Smith (Hugo Weaving) and the nasties of the virtual-reality Matrix, a brief refresher course is in order...
...martial artistry and digital effects with a theme of self-discovery in the great heroic tradition. So, what did the brothers do for an encore? They spread the sequel over two feature-length films and, with all that time to fill, got a little gassy in their storytelling. The rebel fortress of Zion was a drab lair whose denizens engaged in way too much Jedi Council--style nattering. Then--as if producer Joel Silver had pleaded, "Could you please have somebody hit somebody?"--Reloaded 180'd into an action film, with the most elaborate car chase ever shot but without...
...This might well have been more directed at Israel than Turkey," says the diplomat. - By Andrew Purvis and Pelin Turgut Peace Dividend FRANCE The National Liberation Front of Corsica-Combatants Union - the island's main separatist rebel group - unexpectedly announced a unilateral cease-fire. Other groups trying to form a joint list of nationalist candidates for regional elections in March had called for an end to violence. Dissolving Democracy SERBIA-MONTENEGRO The beleaguered government of Serbia, weakened by infighting and allegations of corruption, dissolved its parliament and called elections for December, a year early. The third attempt in just over...
...FILM | Rebel Without A Cause...
...later and his triumphant procession to the cheers of tens of thousands were, his supporters agree, premature victory celebrations. To the north, the decision by the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) to recall 180 of its guerrillas from "family leave" is, Wickremesinghe tells TIME, actually a cover for rebel leader Velupillai Prabhakaran's convening of a council of senior commanders to discuss, among other options, remobilizing for war. But whatever the gap between fiction and reality developing on this blighted paradise of palm trees and ivory beaches, there is no mistaking the fundamental truth: the 20-month-old peace...