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Summary: What is "The Matrix"? A cool movie.
Review: "The Matrix" is the most exciting and original science fiction action adventure in years. Ranking up there with classics like the two "Terminators", "Raiders of the Lost Ark", and the "Star Wars Trilogy", "The Matrix" is an ambitious blend of sci-fi themes and thrilling action. Like "Terminator", and "Star Wars" years before, "The Matrix" has raised the standard for this kind of entertainment for the next decade.The story is bizarre. It begins with a lone computer hacker played by Keanu Reeves who calls himself "Neo" and has uncovered a secret that affects the entire human race. From there his adventure begins as a mysterious figure played by Laurence Fishburne in top form, shows Neo what the world really is. Neo faces challenges from sinister agents who are determined to stop him and his new friends. This is where much of the great action comes from. Not only abundant but inventive and stylish as well, the action sequences are a major signature in this film and will be copied for years to come, and already have in such big films as "Mission:Impossilbe II". There are themes in "The Matrix" which are deeper than your usual sci-fi fare and even some similarities with the themes in "Terminator" and "StarWars". There is a hero who is conflicted with his two destinies and a post apocalyptic world ran by machines, sound familiar? This kind of subject matter can't adequately be resolved in a two-hour film, at least not well. So "The Matrix" is really a promise of great things to come and seeing that two sequels are being planned we don't have too long to wait.
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Summary: Movie's Great...This Package, Not So
Review: The Matrix is an excellent movie that combines science fiction, shoot-em-up action, and philosophical questions about the nature of Reality. If you are plugged in to a computer, and that computer presents you with a reality that is completely indistinguishable from your own, is it any less real? This movie has exceptional special effects, beautiful cinematography, an excellent soundtrack, well-crafted dialogue, and respectable acting. Keanu Reeves may be a lousy actor, but I think that the Matrix is probably his best performance to date. The Platinum Limited Edition isn't really worth the extra money unless you're an absolute, die-hard, take the red pill, freak. I wish I had known that before ordering this product. It comes in a box about as thick as an encyclopedia, and is fairly large, so it won't fit on the shelf with the rest of your DVDs. Opening it up, I was rather disappointed -- most of the volume is filled with a cheap plastic tray that contains a celluloid clip of the film with a blown-up photo (decent, but nothing fantastic), a few postcard-sized stills from the movie, and a copy of the normal DVD in a normal case. Nothing fantastic. For this money, I was expecting a DVD with DTS sound, alternate angles, deleted scenes, etc., but just got the same old Matrix disc. A major drag. Do yourself a favor. Buy the basic copy.
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Summary: MATRIX: Well-Made Live Action Comic Book
Review: THE MATRIX DVD is synonymous with DVD players. Just about everyone I know who has a DVD player owns THE MATRIX. Because of its subject matter and technical prowess, it is a DVD that is made for the new digital age of video players. First off, it's a great flick: a live-action comic book (which you'll comprehend once you view the behind the scenes extras -- the storyboards for this film were done by talented comic artists. The frames of the movie replicate these strips. Brilliant!) The DVD looks great. I recently watched it on one of those excellent plasma screens and realized for the first time that all of the scenes that take place in the "matrix" have a green tint to them - to suggest the unrealness of the matrix. The story continues to enthrall me every time I watch it. The Wachowski brothers are great story tellers and THE MATRIX is a great story. They interpolate references to Jesus and Alice in Wonderland. And Hugo Weaving's performance as Agent Smith is hilarious and nuanced at the same time. The DVD has some great bonus stuff. The feature on "Bullet Time" is fascinating. You'll understand how they achieved the famous shot of Keanu on the roof in his black jacket dodging bullets! THE MATRIX is 3 years old as of this writing. In 2003, the first sequel will be out. It will be interesting to see what the future holds for this film series.
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Summary: Amazed
Review: It is a sci-fi thriller that will keep you ion the edge of your seat, expand your mind and melt your heart. Starring the gorgeous Keanu Reeves and a large cast of others including Carrie Anne Moss. Neo(Keanu Reeves) a somewhat shy brilliant computer programmer who spends his days making illegal viruses and leisure programs for his off the record clients. During the day he is Mr. Anderson, computer programer at a desk job that would likely keep him locked up in a desk job for the rest of his life is faced with a chance to see if there is more to his life, and everyone elses. Faced with a strange computer message by a former hacker named Trinity(Carrie Anne Moss) he is mysteriously instructed to go out with one of his clients to a bar. Through the loud music and wild dancing of the futuristic people, Trinity approaches Neo. She tells him just what he has felt all his life, there is so much more to it than he thinks. Just how much more Neo finds out from Trinity's rebellious friends, amoung them a leader in the forces against humanity. Humanity however is unbeknownst to the control held firmly over them blinding there eyes, except for a select few, those strong enough to overcome their dictators, and those who were not caught in the first battle. The battle was the long feared, artificial intelligence. Our(Humans) attempts to overcome that which we created had failed, causing however the "robots" to rely solely on humans, for what could be debated as life. Just hoe dependent though goes beyond your wildest dreams, and is made so believable and real with special effects, you'll never look at your everday appliance the same again. Neo has a huge rol to play in the war aginst A.I.(artificial intlligence), and chosing to join the rebellion, accept what he's known all his life not to be true, and get the corage to fufill his destiny as the one. In this elaborate, suspenseful different take on reality, you might find your self lost. But don't worry there is a telephone booth only 20 meters away, if you can make it there before the garbage truck schreeching towards it driven by an agent(a artificial intlligence being who enforces the collectives wishes). Have fun, but remeber, it's not real, it's the MATRIX.
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Summary: Buy it, see it, enjoy it, think about it.
Review: When I first saw The Matrix I didn't understand much of it. OK I thought, good action, breathtaking effects and nicely coreographed fighting-scenes, I assumed that was the whole point; the looks. Then I watched it again and realized that there was a deeper message beneath the surface, a message that can't be fully understood without experiencing it yourself. I've seen it more times than I can count and everytime I watch it something new appears. The Wachowski brothers have obviously put a lot of work into this one. The Matrix is that kind of movie that can make everyone satisfied as it has so much to offer; Action, Sci/Fi, martial arts, filosophy among other things, the combination is brilliant! When seeing other movies I've almost always had something to complain about, too much talking, too much fighting, no message and so on, but when it comes to The Matrix I can't complain. Simply put, this is the best film I've ever seen and it will probably stay in that position for years. You might be confused watching it the first time but I can assure you that you will watch it over and over again. Don't miss the opportunity to see a real masterpiece!
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Summary: Over-rated!
Review: Keanu Reeves is hands down the worst thing going. How this guy managed to become an A-list actor is beyond me. Sure the effects look good, but 10 years from now this flick will look cheesy and dated. Matrix is this generation's "Tron".
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Summary: Matrix, The
Review: The best movie you'll be able to see... Like it says; "Unfortunaty no one can be told what the matrix is, you have to see It for your self." So see It for your self, and the matrix has you...
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Summary: My Favorite Movie
Review: This is my favorite movie. Great special effects, amazing action, and a great story.
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Summary: This movie is fantastic
Review: I have to admit that some of the special effects aren't that believable. But the overall quality of the movie is enough to overshadow that. The movie is incredibly entertaining and ingenious. Yes, there is some violence, but in my opinion none of it was that graphic. I have seen The Matrix 15 times, and am not tired of it. Every time it's on cable, I always see it. I can not wait for the sequels!
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Summary: Top-Notch Laptop Fantasy
Review: My arm was twisted by well-meaning family and friends to open my mind and take in the wonderment of The Matrix. The second, third, and (I admit it)-- the fourth times--I twisted my own with Neoian flexibility. Reeves, a computer hacker named Neo, taps into, or is tapped into by, a mysterious cyberpersonality named Morpheus (Fishburne). They meet in an abandoned hotel, where Reeves swallows a gelatinous pill that looks like a Nyquil. With that, The Matrix takes a wild plunge down a very deep rabbit hole. Morpheus, it turns out, is a sort of digitally programmed buccaneer in an alternate universe, but it's actually reality, see, because the world humans wake up to each morning -- blue sky, breakfast cereal, Teletubbies -- is merely a scrim of dreams whipped up by a master race of robots who keep us asleep in plastic pods, then harvest us for food. The Matrix is tough to explain, but then how much explaining does an amusement park ride require? And why would one want to explain it, just enjoy the ride. The movie zips along, fueled by elaborate computer-generated effects, including a martial-arts fight that has the gravity-defying speed of a Road Runner cartoon. Reeves, is exactly right as the hero, moving through hyperspace with zonked-out calm. A fabulous fantasy which leads to in-depth, what if? discussions.
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