Unplugging The Matrix - Why the sci-fi franchise went south. By Matt Feeney: "The Wachowski brothers, moved by some inscrutable nerd-muse, apparently decided that the one glaring flaw of the original Matrix, besides the whole superfluous Matrix thing, was that it didn't feel enough like Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan."

A very good article to read. My own thoughts on the two Matrix sequels are still being formulated into a coherent manner which doesn't resort to screams of "Why God Why? You Bastards!" More later.