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Summary: Great End of / Begining of Millenium Movie
Review: Wow, what a movie. My first purchase from Amazon.com and it made it all the way to Hanoi. My wife and I watched it over the 1999/2000 change. Excellent premise, delivery & effects ! Made all the more by the Sydney backdrop. Brilliant Stuff !
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Summary: What a Movie!!
Review: Wow, what a movie. The effects are unbelieveable, the story is great but a little confusing, but overall it is one of the best movies I have ever seen. The widescreen isnt that small, so you can actually see the movie. The special features in the movie are ok which include follow the white rabbit. Follow the White Rabbit comes up at the bottom of the screen, you press enter, and they will show you how they shot that scene. I like this special feature the best. The acting is also great in this movie. I hope to see more movies like this one in the future.
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Summary: one of my favorites
Review: Wow, what a trip! I've seen it three times since it came out and am still going back for more. I think it would appeal to anyone who has ever pondered reality and come to the conclusion that it's all completely subjective. The sci-fi element of the Matrix is well-conceived and believable to anyone with an imagination although some suspension of disbelief is necessary. Despite the fact I'm not a huge fan of martial arts movies, I was very drawn in by the use of martial arts here: it's appealing to think we are all physical equals contingent upon our mental power. Finally and importantly, the acting was excellent and the cast created engaging characters. So many people I know look forward to the sequels with great anticipation.
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Summary: Comparisons to other science fiction Masterpieces
Review: Wow... this movie is a fabulous on many different levels I could write pages and pages of praise, but for this review I'm going to take this perspective even though this is not an Asimov creation but rather a Wachowski brother brainchild: "Asimov's 3 laws of Robotics[and artificial intelligence]:" 1.A robot[or artificial being] may not injure a human being or, through inaction, allow a human being to come to harm. 2.A robot[or artificial being] must obey the orders given to it by human beings except where such orders would conflict with the first law. 3.A robot[or artificial being] must protect its own existence as long as such protection does not conflict with the First or Second Law. Whereas the Asimov classic short story Bicentennial man deals with robots (and AI) not having enough rights. This movie deals with AI having too much control... total control in fact they totally violate the three laws! Interchange the words "human being" with "robot/ai", read the three laws again in this manner and that is the world of the Matrix, the robots rule! for Without giving any plot points away, at one part of The Matrix Sentient program:Agent Smith mentions that human beings are "the cancer of this planet and [the robots]are the cure". This kind of implies that the people that created this AI world run amok probably did it for environmental reasons. In Asimov's robots stories there is talk about robots having "solved the ecological crisis" but still not being accepted into the society. Comparison between these two great stories shows that being partisan about anything is dangerous. The middle road (balancing robot/AI rights and not giving robots/AI too much power) is the desirable route. In Frank Herbert's Dune (the novel not the horrible movie of the same name) there is talk of a very Matrix like "Butlerian Jihad" a war of humans against thinking machines and computers. In Dune the robots are wiped out, in Asimov stories the only legal place to have working AI and robots is in space stations. In The Matrix... well, you'll have to watch this excellent movie to find out...
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Summary: Sci Fi?
Review: Yea yea no one like Keanu Reeves. I dont know why but everyone like this movie but hates him. Well he seems to fit this movie like a glove but I do admit Im sick of his same old acting technique. Its a sci fi thriller ment to jar reality as we know it (THE MATRIX HAS YOU). The only thing I really didnt like about this movie was the end...it made Keanu Reeves into a godlike honkie from Tibet (metaphorically). Oh well watch it Im sure you'll like it.
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Summary: 1727 th review - who will ever read this!
Review: Yeah! They are all right! This movie is crazy, astounding, perfect, superboosted as perfectly balanced. Keanu Reeves is the One. Laurence Fishburne is the Guide. Carrie-Anne Moss is an awesome kind of Trinity. You need it.
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Summary: Please, is there anybody out there who owns THIS edition?
Review: Yeah, I know this movie is great, as well as the DVD edition, but I would really like it if somebody who owns this collector's set would share his/her thoughts on the extras (not the DVD extras, but the lobby cards et al, and specially the book).Thanks! :-)
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Summary: cool, however...
Review: Yeah, like the other 1,500 people who reviewed it, I thought the film was cool; especially the philosophical issues it raised. HOWEVER, this WAS sadly another American film that completely perpetuated the glorification of gratuitous violence. Yes, the "matrix" and hackers and all is VERY cool, but walking through buildings killing as many security guards as you can find is NOT cool. Can anybody say "Columbine"?
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Summary: Techno Cool!
Review: Yeah, yeah, everyone has asked himself, usually as a child, whether life is just a dream, but this movie takes this banal concept and runs straight up walls with it! Breathtaking scenes and unbelievable special effects give this movie gloss and the coolest look of any movie in recent memory. There's a huge reason why everyone buys this movie when they buy their first DVD player: it screams to be viewed in surround sound and crisp images. And if the special effects reviews don't sway you, the acting will. These actors LIVE techno cool, in their full-length leather coats and sunglasses, even the shocking way they appear after they "go down the rabbit hole." They inhabit their characters in ways few action movie actors bother to do. You MUST see this - and you'll want to see it more than once, a good reason to make this a purchase and not rent it. Although the concept and look may be too weird for the more conventional viewer, everyone talks about this movie. You'd better see it just so you can join the conversation.
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Summary: A mixed bag, great story, lousy ending.
Review: Yeah, yeah, it "rocked", but there were a few plot holes, and the end was pretty weak. Rather than making it a "love story" type ending, the Trinity character and her affection could have brought resolution to the story, with more emphasis on helping "the One" free his mind and over come the parameters of the Matrix instead of.. well, you know, typical hollywood garbage. If you suspend disbelief and don't actively search for fault, a pretty entertaining piece of work that deserves the box office response it got. Visually stunning, with what I thought were pretty much seamless special affects, it did have it's moments of thought provocation. To some of the previous posters, the colors or hues of the film were purposefully done, to differentiate between the "real" world and the matrix. But I loved the DVD. A great example to "show off" the "not haves" or "tapeheads' the way of the future. A better than decent transfer, loads of extra material, and great behind the scenes footage, intellegently done, with the white rabbit and red pill options. A great buy for an example (not the absolute best, but pretty darn good) for the technical aspects of DVD, a must buy for sci-fi, and techno freaks, a definite rent for a Saturday night action fix.
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