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Summary: More please!
Review: Ok, I've waited for this DVD since I found out about it. It was preordered and shipped. I popped it in and ... flat lined! If you are an anime freak, than this may be something to add to your collection when the price drops. But if you are looking to get a real feel for the Matrix story background, seek alternative sources. Before I jumped on the bandwagon and clicked buy, I should have had a better sense of what I was getting. I wanted something that would go over the FULL past of the Matrix, i.e. the first surviors and the founding of Zion. But the only story that even seemed in line to what I thought I was getting was the first chapter, the final flight...which I watched last because of a button mishap. Before viewing that I was crushed! This is definitely a rent first, or borrow DVD. I'm not sure how you can ride the fence about this one. You either liked it or hated it. If I could rate on workmanship I would rate higher, however I'm rating on story-line only...and again, it was a HUGE let down.
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Summary: yeah baby!!!
Review: First off let me say to the guy who wrote the first consumer review, What the heck were you expecting!!!??? the movies only go for around ten minutes each, there is not much room to make an epic storyline out of it. all of the movies act as suppliments to the matrix and reloaded. the stories are excellent as each one fills you in on part of the history of the trilogy that was not covered much in the movies. Renasaunce 1 and 2 give you a brilliant look into how the machines took control of the world and the terrifying horrors that mankind had to face due to his selfish mistakes. Kids story gives you the accout of how Neo saved the young guy (forgot his name) in reloaded. all of the animation is different and so gives you a feast for the sences as the stories go from a computer generated master peice to the swirling, tripped out imigry in kid story which is symbolic of the matrixes non-reality. if you enjoyed the matrix and the rest of the movies this will definately be worth a look, if you haven't seen reloaded yet WATCH THIS! it's basicaly all you need to know before watching the movie to not be confused a certain points.
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Summary: soso
Review: Some shorts are great some are weird. The ones were the robots are coming up are tacky. the robots look so goofy. If you have a x box get the game not this dvd. enjoy your day. PhiPPs
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Summary: An overall disapointment
Review: Let me start of by saying I really enjoyed the matrix. The matrix reloaded was okay, but nothing special. I was looking forward to the animatrix because I incorrectly thought it would be written with a similar quality and caliber as the first matrix. I was wrong. I won't rehash what many other reviewers have already stated, but for those who are still deciding whether or not to buy, DON'T. You will be disappointed. The quality of the animation presented is sub par only to its dialogue and plot. Many of the stories are pointless and obvious. I fear the kid's story will start a new trend of teenagers jumping from the roofs of buildings so they can wake up in the "real" world. I am honestly not sure [who] thought that story up. With the exception of the last flight of osiris this was a poorly thought out poorly executed production. I advise that you rent before buying.
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Summary: Brilliant Idea!
Review: You know, if George Lucas had had a similar idea there would be more than a few who would eagerly relish snippets of various happenings in the world of Star Wars. Of course the origins of Lucas' epic trilogy (and not so epic prequels) were not based in Japanese, post-apocalyptic anime as with the Wachowski Bros. Who wouldn't want more glimpses into the world of The Matrix? As with any intriguing movie, the fans want more, more, more. And more is what you get here in The Animatrix.Of course, one can only stand so much gun-slinging, wire-working, kung-fu fight scenes. And if the producers of The Matrix had endeavored to feed us another helping of that it would surely taste bland. So, they treat us to some of the best animation directors on the planet and even allow various writers to collaborate on 5 of the 9 projects (the other 4 the brothers W. wrote themselves). Read the other reviews if you want a break-down of each episode...of course I liked some better than others. Regardless, I really appreciate being exposed to each of these different types of animation. Each of them are compelling to me. I've viewed the various shorts several times as well as some of the extra features and I know I'll keep coming back to them, as the imagery is spectacular. Even if I really love a DVD, I rarely watch it more than once per year or so...it's too time consuming. With this one, I can simply watch one at a time and ponder the implications. I highly recommend this, and thank the directors and producers for exposing me to some new styles of story-telling. You'll thank them too!
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Summary: Terrible Movie
Review: Expecting something Great out of this movie, I was very dissapointed. Most of the movies made absolutely no sence at all and did not tie to the Matrix. 1.Final Flight Of Osiris
The only truly decent movie on this disk, The visuals are great and the story ties in to the Matrix. Still, it doesn't make up for the rest of the movie. 2.The Second Renasance Parts I and II
These two shorts, while showing very intresting info on the background of the Matrix, are unnecessiraly gory. Scenes are absultotely disgusting. The story is intresting, but still is not great. 3.Kid's Story
From here on the rest of the shorts are totally awful. This short, while tieing on to the Matrix (because the kid is the one that follows Neo around in Reloaded). However, the rest of the movie is not entertaining. 4.Program
A repeat of the Morpheus-Neo fight scenes from the Matrix. Decent story, but animation is bad and has a stupid ending. 5.World Record
Now here is where it gets really stupid. A runner named Dan breaks through the Matrix. But other than that there is no real mention of the Matrix. You watch this man run in Slo-Mo for most of the movie. Worst movie on the disk. 6.Beyond
Boring story that doesn't make sence. This girl goes to a Haunted House that's a glitch in the Matrix. But, there is explanation of what is going on. A lot of it is Kids playing. 7.A Detective Story
Boring, Boring, Boring. I fell asleep during this one. The reason why Trinity wanted him there is not mentioned. Not understandable. 8.Matriculated
This is the longest of the shorts. It is not understandable. The virtual reality thing is stupid, animation is junk and story is crazy. This one is totally awful. When I watchd this movie I expected a intresting Animation experience. I got junk. One good movie doesn't cut it. Even hardcore Matrix fans won't like this.
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Summary: down the rabbit holl
Review: i bought it only yesterday and already watched it three times.
the first time glued me to my seat, for the entire serie.
i had to watch twice more, just to be sure i got every single detail.
althogh there is a certain grace to the unknown area-between beggining, plot and end-, it's also very disturbing not to know how you got there.
i loved the design of the 'last flight of the Osiris' and the story with the girl and the cat. for some reson the've reminded me of Zullies comic books......so very down to earth.
the movies leave alot to the imagination, and i -for one -
am asking: ...and what happened than?.....what's next?
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Summary: Mediocre, With Sparks of Brilliance...3 and 1/2
Review: The Animatrix was a film of extremes. From the most advanced in animation ("Final Flight of the Osiris") to the most primitive ("World Record"), from complete ingenuity ("Matriculated") to manipulative idiocy (both "Second Renaissance" segments). Yet you can still some up the whole thing in one word: BLEAK. Props to the various animators for creating an interesting variety of features. From the sketchy, amoeba-like characters in "Kid's Story" to the picture perfect CGI of "Final Flight," the film has certainly utilized the strengths of a superior tangent of animators. 2/3 of the segments are very similar in style to such anime classics as "Ghost in the Shell," "Metropolis," and "Ninja Scroll" (duh), while a third are uncategorizable. As for story. Most of these are just eye candy with LOTS of pseudo-scientific dialogue to make people think their brain cells AREN'T being destroyed by the thousands. At least 2/9 of the film got it right. The first is in "Kid's Story." Using a unique animation style, the segment lets the imagery speak for itself. It chronicles the plight of a confused boy, who thinks life is more real when he dreams than when awake. It ends with a bit which "Reloaded" hints at. The Second is "Matriculated" (which, ironically enough, has the most eye candy of the lot). The story, involving freed humans' desire to convert a machine to their side, is thought provoking and ultimately tragic. Both segments follow a refreshing pattern: Replacing pretentious narratives and stupid dialogue for pure spectacle. All in all, worth seeing. Cool soundtrack.
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Summary: Not worth it.
Review: I was excited to get to see this dvd when i first heard about it, however, when i watched it with my friends we all decided that with the exception of Final Flight of the Osiris, the dvd [stunk]. this adds nothing to the story that surrounds the matrix.
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Summary: The WONDER of it all
Review: CREATIVITY and intellectual brain-play is marvelous in this collection - and if you are a philosophy fan, you will enjoy it immensely. No point in reviewing each separately - other reviews posted here do a fine job of that. But do watch for the complexity of the philosophical references, plus those to religion, world history (My Lai and the Holocaust being merely two dominant ones), ethics, postmodernism and modernism, and the like. Some are quite obvious (Michael Karl Popper, in Kid's Story, for example...) OThers are more subtle... half the enjoyment is realizing they're there! Creativity and intriguing intellectual flair make this a winning combination full of WONDER -- watchable again and again because one sees and realizes more each time.
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