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Summary: Stunning and Original
Review: As of this writing, this DVD has over 2000 reviews. This, more then anything, tells you how popular it is, even with Keanu Reeves, one of my least favorite actors. I assume you are probably already familiar with the story so I will only discuss the story, briefly. I will spend more time, however, talking about the DVD features.The story itself is about a group of people hooked up to a super virtual reality machine. These people, from birth, are hooked into this machine, called the "Matrix", where they live out their lives, never knowing that they are only part of a very sophisticated computer program. This program, designed by sentient, self aware, machines is used to enslave these people. These people stuck in a fantasy world, have their bodies hooked up to machines where they are used as living batteries. From time to time, however, a few of them learn the truth. These people, who learn the truth, are trying to free the rest of humanity from their current condition. With super special effects, great judo/karate stunts, a fast movie story and memorable and interesting characters; this movie moves fast and is a great time. On a deeper level, it does have some contridictions like (1) why would machines who have a "form of fusion" need these living batteries or (2) how does the Oracle, a character who can see the future, see the future. Things like this, and other facts, make this more of a science fantasy, not science fiction movie. This is a small complaint, really just a warning to Science Fiction pursists. I enjoyed it and have seen it many times. Now, for the DVD, critique. Boo. They have special features like a "white rabbit" on my version. Every once in a while, this rabbit shows up on the screen and you can, if you like, push on it and see how that portion of the film was made. I don't want to be shown how this great movie, is just a movie, in the middle of the event. It take the escapism quality away for me. Besides this, the DVD had the standard features most of them have, but which I never use. My advise, buy the DVD, but the one without the Rabbit.
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Summary: I'd really give it more than 5 stars
Review: This Movie is one of, if not, the Greatest movie of all time. This movie can relate to so many things in society. Behind this all there is a hidden message. "being plugged into a dream world" refers to the materialization of our society. "Setting your mind free" is understanding the conformity of earth. And when Neo says "I thought you were God" (mentioning Carrie-Ann Moss a.k.a Trinity) he was wrong. She IS God. Anyways, I think that this movie, In any aspect you want to judge it, Is the best movie ever put on the big screen. It has everything. Action, adventure, Sci-Fi, well-known actors, Great script, Amazing Plot, etc., etc., I could go on for years. If you think this is not a great movie, you should be locked behind the bars of an insane Asylum.
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Summary: Could use one tweek to the plot...
Review: Well worth a watch...but one peeve: I'll be obscure so as not to give it away for newbies...but, if machines needed batteries, why not use pigs?...much safer. Instead, I'd update the plot in Matrix 2 so that the machines really also need some computational resource (intuition? spirituality? whatever) from human brains...(wish list) then the humans battle back to somewhat of the upper hand by end of Matrix 2 but due to long dependence or degraded Earth, end up also needing the machines and so can't destroy them. Matrix 3 would be the mutual battle to dominate the other without entirelly killing off the other and ending up in some sort of mutual symbiosis. End of story. Well, that's how it would go if I were script writer.
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Summary: The Matrix Review
Review: I loved this DVD and Movie! It kept my attention with twists and turns the whole time. In the DVD, it even had extra features relating to the movie, such as taking the red pill or following the white rabbit. All in all, I loved this movie and I gave it 5 stars. Thanks for reading my review!
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Summary: A moments look at The Matrix
Review: If you like alot of action, and tons of special effects, THIS IS THE DVD. This movie had a pretty good story line, but is kinda confusing. It takes me about 2-3 times to fully understand movies. The scenes in this movie are incredible, such people dodging bullents in slow motion. This is the future of all movies.
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Summary: Awesome, mind-blowing story...get the DVD if you can
Review: I cannot say enough about this movie. It is one of the finest combination of excellent story and amazing cinematography that I have ever seen. I own both the VHS and the DVD, and I highly recommend the DVD over the VHS. Why? For starters, DVDs are way easier to navigate. There are plenty of scenes that you can jump straight to. For example, I get a kick out of the lobby shooting spree scene, so I can go straight to that scene if I want on DVD, while with VHS I have to wait for it to fast forward. Another plus on the DVD side is that it has TONS more info. And there are lots of different ways to watch the movie. You can watch it regularly, or follow the white rabbit and catch behind the scenes clips of the amazing effects, or, and what I consider the nicest attraction, you can watch the entire film WITHOUT dialogue, only with the soundtrack music. They bring the music to the forefront and turn off the voices, so you pick up on the different intricacies of the movie. As for the HBO Behind the Scenes clips and stuff on bullet-time and basic 'how they did that', that's on the VHS at the end. Of course, you don't have to be a die hard sci-fi fan to love this story. I think anyone who is into technology will love it. And anyone who's ever asked themselves, what if this life is just a joke and there's something beyond this?, will certainly enjoy this film. SO! Check it out, buy it, rent it, borrow it, whatever. Do it on DVD if you have the means to. You won't regret it. This DVD was our player's "maiden film"--and an awesome choice.
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Summary: Two Thumbs Up! (WARNING! Some of the movie is revealed here)
Review: Eye popping special effects, great cinimatography, and mind-blowing acting make this movie one of the greatest hits of the year. It starts out like a hacking type of film; Neo, played by Keanu Reeves, is sleeping at a cluttered wrap-around desk, listening to his headphones. Suddenly, a message (which you will see in the movie) appears on one of his computer screens. Then he hears a knock at his door, opens it, and decides to "follow the white rabbit". Throughout the movie, you will see people warp through phones, stick small metal rods into holes in there body and upload things like martial art programs into their brains, and walk up walls. Mainly, the movie is for computer geeks, hackers, and sci-fi-di-hard movie go-ers. Oh, and there is a lot of action, guns, phones, and obviously, computers.
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Summary: The Matrix: Fun but it quickly fades
Review: While this movie is definitely the most amazing display of technology available for movies today, the movie leaves you hanging at the end as many do, in preparation for the sequels that will enter the box office in the coming years...The movie is fantastic at first, yet after seeing it for a second time I became bored with it, as the amazement quickly wears off. Good movie to rent, bad movie to spend 20.00 on...
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Summary: a cool movie
Review: when i first rented this movie with my dad, i was about 8. i covered my eyes through the parts with the bug and taking out the bug because my dad said i wouldn't like them. i was trying to ignore it, but i couldn't. the fight scenes in this movie are cool. i saw it again with a friend and watched the bug part and it isn't sick. this movie is really good. people say that it has a bad plot but that's not true. i've seen it about 5 times and i'm not sick of it. it is one of my favorite movies. for an R movie, it isn't to scary. i can't wait for 2 and 3.
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Summary: Derivative but good
Review: A lot of the reviews of this very entertaining film mention the various sources it draws from: other films, comics, "cyberpunk" fiction (particularly that of William Gibson.) All this is true, but mostly on a superficial level. The real source of the foundation concept of "The Matrix" is the brilliant 1968 Sci-Fi novel "The Futurological Congress" by Stanislaw Lem. I'm not talking about some kind of coincidental parallel here. Read the book (one of the best SF stories ever written, by one of the most influential SF writers ever) and you'll know what I'm talking about.
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