I wasn't all that impressed with the original Matrix movie all it really did was sell me on the potential of the series. Reloaded is my favorite in the series just for the action alone. Revolutions is a turd though. i've never really gone back and watched the original after the first viewing because to me its like watching a magic trick done after you know how it works behind the scenes. the value in the original was the fact that you hadn't seen a movie quite like it at the time it came out, once the shock of that is gone can the movie really stand on its own? its an expositional film book ended with action sequences.