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Summary: Amazing!!
Review: When I first saw the mini-trailers shown in t.v. advertisements, I was afraid of a "Johnny Mnemonic" repeat for Keanu Reeves (sorry!). Boy, was I wrong. This is now one of my favorite movies--I saw it three times in the theater and plan to see it at least another four to five times once it comes out on VHS.It's basically great eye-candy, mind-bending, and deep. A nice take on an age-old question. Additionally, I haven't seen such a successful blending of action and romance since "True Romance." Also, it was extremely refreshing to see a strong female lead. The character Trinity reminds me of ones in "La Femme Nikita" and "The Long Kiss Goodnight." Thank you! FYI, re viewer's comment from Sept. 21: Reeves is Eurasian, specifically, half-English and half Chinese-Hawaiian (not "white").
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Summary: One of the Greatest Sci-Fi Flicks!!!
Review: When I first saw the trailer for this film I knew I had to see it, I saw images of stuff I hadn't ever seen before and I think that's why this film did so well. It seemed to be a breat of fresh air that the sci-fi realm needed (especially with Episode I being a disappointment). I normally don't like Keanu but he did really well in this one, and Carrie-Ann Moss was exceptional. I really love the way this flick starts out because you don't really know what's going on and it's really mysterious. The sound is awesome on this DVD and there doesn't seem to be any articacts on the video, if only we had a DTS sound selection.
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Summary: Funky Eye Candy, but don't think too hard about it.
Review: When I first saw this film I didn't have much of an idea of the plot, and thus no preconceptions. However I would say the initial 2/3rds of the film were executed perfectly. The concept behind the film has been written and discussed many times before, and it was great to see a solid screen representation of these ideas. The latter 3rd of the film I found changed direction completely to a more traditional Hollywood action fest, albeit one of the best in that genre. Therefore all the thinking, questions and links provided in the initial part of the film could be forgotten as we get down to some funky effects and scrapping. One other thing to note is the soundtrack, although great and matching the look and feel of the movie, I would have prefered even more contemporary tracks as opposed to music which came out eons ago e.g. Rage Against The Machine, Propellerheads, Ministry etc.. Nevertheless, very highly reccommended as a fun evening out; even the wife was impressed :-))
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Summary: Great Idea, Great Movie
Review: When I first saw this film in the theatre I didn't really "get it." I just sat there happily enjoying the special effects, which are outstanding. When I saw it a second time I was thinking "What kind of person thought of this." The Wachowtski(??) brothers are geniuses. The plot is very involving and the special effects are great. This is one of my favorites.
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Summary: Stop trying to hit me and hit me!
Review: When I first saw this movie I thought sucked. What an understatement! I saw this movie a second and third time and thought it was great! Now I'm hooked and I want this movie. A very wooden Keanu Reeves plays Thomas Aderson a worker for a computer software company. He is also the computer hacker Neo. He meets up with Trinity and she takes him to Morpheus. Neo then learns his world is just a computer simulation. The only problem with the movie is it wouldn't seem to end! Trinity and Neo save Morpheus from Agents but Agent Smith corners them and Neo gets side-tracked, this adds about 20 minutes to the movie but it's the best part!
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Summary: Awesome!
Review: When I first saw this movie, I was a bit sceptical. I really didn't think that Reeves would give all that great of a performance. But, it was surprisingly good! He does seem to work well in this genre. If not for the plot, which is fabulous by the way, buy this movie for the special effects or the star power. This movie is a real must-have for anyone that is a fan of the Science Fiction genre, or anyone for that matter.
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Summary: A perfect sci-fi film
Review: When I first saw this movie, it took me by surprise - as well as thousands of other people. It came out at a "non-blockbuster" season (March '99), and just dominated all. This movie is the best of the trilogy because it can stand on its own, and makes sense after watching it. The last two, while really cool, take a few more viewings as well as a few searches on the internet to really make sense of the plot. They offer harldy any understandable explanation to what's going on. This first one was made to stand on its own, and it shows. The plot is confusing at first, but later makes total sense. The concept of The Matrix isn't really anything new, but the way it was done was amazing and made you think. The action was great, and the characters were fantastic. Great movie, great DVD!
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Summary: puts the "dick" in "predictable"
Review: when i first watched the matrix, i immediately thought, "this is my favorite movie!" much to my victimization. the special effects seemed other-worldly, the acting profound, and the story smart. naturally, it was predictable, especially the fact that the oracle told trinity that she'd fall in love with the one - it didn't seem that obvious, but you just knew it. forgivable, right? after my second time of viewing it, i just couldn't sit through it - it was great but after seeing the making-of, i could practically see the wires carrying neo. by the fourth, it was great again, forgiving the knowledge of how it all worked. however, before it even got stale, i started seeing its flaws: the guy trinity kicked to the wall hit the guy behind him, but the strings were still flinging him about; a truck flies through a brick wall, but the bricks react like cardboard; that annoying guy, tank (michael jackson reincarnate - only cornier). then, i saw everything that was wrong: cheesy script, pornographic acting, underwhelming effects, yawn-enducing story. and the questions raised were endless and unforgivable: how does everyone know what's going on inside the matrix? if there are cameras, how come they didn't know the agents' every move? why didn't the agents detect neo's cell phone when he first used it under morpheus' direction? then, i realized how shameful and unoriginal the story really was ("the one"? come on). the attemps at memorable cliches were miserably broken down by the overuse of coincidental and drammatic lightening. the attemps at an analogous epic bears a metaphor enlightening only to a moron, if any metaphor at all. no merit or ingenuity found whatsoever. and the ending was gross. this gets a one because you really can't rate something that you can't sit through as any better. go buy gattaca or something. the matrix only puts the "dick" in "predictable."
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Summary: The Beginning of a Beautiful saga...
Review: When I first watched this film and was impressed with it's great detailed artwork, of course that was in 1999 now those kind of graphics are soso compared to some. I had just watched the second film and was disgusted because of the quick change. This movie had fighting yes and it was used at apporpiate times unlike the second movie the fighting was bit of a overkill. I am not sayin that Matrix reloaded is not a bad movie, but it could've had a more in depth plot. This movie contains a great story line and great actors. This movie is rated R for violence and language. I would have given it a rating of PG-13, but I thought that it's rating was appropiate because of kids that are very violent prone. Overall it is a PG-13 movie but you want to keep your little kids (10 and younger) away from it so that they wont be copying stunts and tricks that will provoke them to violent acts. Overall this movie is a 5 star
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Summary: A mind blowing trip !
Review: When I first watched this film with a friend, we were knocked out by it and we were already discussing it right in the middle of the film. I feel the special effects are totally different and you could just take it as a good sci-fi/action film but it has tons of symbolism, which the writers/directers obviously intended. I went right out, bought a copy of the DVD and have watched it countless times since.
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