i cannot even begin to fathom how one could argue that temple of doom is better than the first matrix movie. you can prefer temple of doom, of course, because you wear a football helmet in public, but to champion it over the matrix as a better example of movie making? fuck you, you shouldn't be allowed in a theatre. the matrix is a very polished and well-conceived action movie, regardless of how many nerds irked you with their fanatical interpretations and fanfic. temple of doom is poorly-paced, poorly-written, poorly-acted shit bookended only by some great set-piece action sequences. it is fucking awful on almost every level save some of the shots, and even then, it's not enough to keep it from the toilet of action cinema. it is an uwe boll grade joke of a movie, suitable only to watch drunk and for mockery's sake.