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The Matrix - Platinum Limited Edition DVD Collector's Set

The Matrix - Platinum Limited Edition DVD Collector's Set

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Rating: 5 stars
Summary: forget star wars
Review: this is the movie of this summer buy it now

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: A must have for Action DVD lovers
Review: This is the movie that any owner of a dvd system must have. It is alos a good dvd to take shoping for that new home theator!

Rating: 1 stars
Summary: Attention Mac Users!
Review: This is the only DVD I have come across so far that will not play on a Mac equipped with DVD. The fine print on the back of the box says so! I also tried it and it's true; it simply doesn't work! Pretty sad if you have one of those nifty IMac DV machines.

For a film about a computer hacker exposing and breaking down the establishment, this is really ironic!

Don't get me wrong; I love The Matrix. In fact I think it was definitely better than The Phantom Menace. Nevertheless I forced to give it one star because it is the only DVD I have come across so far that won't play on a Macintosh.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: Genious Plot
Review: This is the only movie which I can not talk about, it should be seen via home theater system in order to know what a smashing film it is.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: Excellent DVD
Review: This is the reason DVD exists. The creators put a lot of effort into it and it pays off. I hope future DVD releases are of this quality. The Dolby Digital track leaves nothing to the imagination. Every casing can be heard hitting the marble floor in the shoot-em-up scene in the building lobby.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: Philosophy and Bullets
Review: This is the thinking person's action thriller. A high degree of education and cultural literacy helps a great deal, as does an appriciation for action-packed violence.

For a real trip, wait until the screen says "Tracing Call" and then turn off the sound while turning on Miranda Sex Garden's "Fairytails of Slavery." If you have the DVD version, time it so the music starts exactly 50 seconds into the movie. Make sure the CD player is set on Loop. You will find many strange synchronicities. It's more fun than "Dark Side of Oz."

Rating: 1 stars
Summary: Dissenting Opinion
Review: This is the third time I have reviewed this movie, but I just have to submit a dissenting opinion to counter all these action film meatheads who can't separate sci-fi from hi-fi. Look. There is more to film than eye candy, visual effects and surround sound. How about content? If you really consider the Matrix in comparison to truly great sci-fi, like 2001, Blade Runner, Brazil, even Gattaca, it falls very short. The matrix makes attempts at being literate, but the plot is so contirived and narcissistic that it defeats its purpose in that regard. The Matrix is the antithesis of a good sci-fi film for these reasons: 1) it does not challenge social issues sufficiently as sci-fi does/should (unless you count the trite issues of reality or conformity), 2) it does not balance out form (FX) with content (storyline), 3) the metaphor and allegory are extremely overdone so as to appeal to a lazy audience (I find this underestimation very irritating, as should you as an intelligent viewer), etc., etc. I could go on, but I won't. I do however, disagree with the reviewer who blames this movie for the social ills and school shoootings in the good ol' U-S of A. This movie is not a cause of any social disease. It is just yet another symptom of America's defiant barbarism, but if we want to find the source of WHY murder happens we have to look into ourselves for that answer. Don't be another lazy American. Blaming the media is just full of fallacies. There is good cinema and bad cinema. This one happens to be the latter.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: Will make you want to see it agian and agian!
Review: This is the top best action film ever.This is an excellent movie.I love the way you have to go see it twice just because the first time you see it you have to wait till the end to get it by then its over.Keanu is an awesome actor.I tell you go rent buy or borrow this movie.You will want to see it agian and agian.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: More than a shoot-em-up movie if you have a brain.
Review: This is the type of movie that really makes you think about what's real & what's all in your head. There is violence, yes, but those that say it was made just for the violence obviously must not have been able to follow the plot. Very thought provoking & a GREAT movie. Saw it in the theater twice & already have it pre-ordered on DVD.

Rating: 4 stars
Summary: You either love it or you hate it.
Review: This is the type of movie where some people love it and somehate it, with no gray area in between. I believe it just matters onwhat someone expects when they go in to see the movie. The plot is interesting and to an extent original, as no one in holywood ever came up with anything like it. But then there are sci-fi books where plots like this are very common. I gotta admit though, it did get me thinking. :)

One thing which I was dissapointed with (not surprisingly) was Reeves' acting. He just isn't the right actor for this movie. Other then that, and a couple loose ends here and there I have to say that the movie is great. The special FX are mind dazzling, and the soundtrack isn't half bad either.

A sugestion for anyone who hasn't watched it yet: When you whatch it, don't analyze it, just take it as it is and give in to it... That way you're guranteed to enjoy it.


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