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Summary: The Matrix is NOT ORIGINAL
Review: The Matrix was ok, a light weight action flick. Matix fans who rave about the explosions and special effects get no argument from me. But when I keep reading in review after review how "original" The Matrix is, I have got to say ridiculous! Let's take the plot point by point. 1. Reality can be an illusion; This is the most overused story in sci-fi TV and movies, done at least 50 times on the Star Trek series and in Virtuosity, Strange Days, Lawnmower Man, Total Recall, 12 Monkeys, etc. 2. We are being controlled by an unknown power; Dark City, The Truman Show, going back to the Manchurian Candidate and the paranoid sci-fi of the 50's like Invasion of the Body Snatchers. 3. Machines take over the world; Terminator 1 & 2. 4. We are in a computer network; Tron (also see #1) 5. Millions of people wired in pods; See Star Trek, First Contact and all of the TV Star Trek Borg Shows. 6. A Messiah will save us; See Terminator 1 & 2, Dune and all the Star Wars films. 7. People can fly and have super powers! Super hero films; Superman 1 & 2, Batman and TV's Million Dollar Man and Bionic Woman. 8. People can go to imaginary places and do martial arts! Over 50 Star Trek TV shows use the "holodeck" to create exotic martial arts fight scenes.How about the "look" of the film. Let's start with Blade Runner or Blade which also have dark sets, trench coats and exotic clubs. How about the nonstop shooting, check out Terminator 2, Blade or Total Recall. You want people who leap and spin while they shoot; check out Desperado or El Mariachi. Some scenes in The Matrix are almost lifted from other movies. Compare the beginning of The Matrix and Scanners, they are very similar. The set where Reeves touches the mirror is a replica of the old apartment in Blade Runner. It's all been done before. Now there is one thing that is a bit new in The Matrix. It is the idea that human beings can be used to create electricity. The machines in the film do not need this because they have fusion power (the same power as the sun.) Also, people are a lousy source of power. It is a bad idea and turns most of the reason for The Matrix world into a joke. So what, this is a comic book story. You love this movie, fine but remember. The Matrix is NOT ORIGINAL!
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Summary: The Matrix was awesome
Review: The Matrix was one of the best movies I hav ever seen. It hasa really good plot. The acting was good and the special effectswere awesome! I have seen the movie three times. This movie keeps you on the edge of your seat. The plot has many twists and turns that you will never expect. GOE SEE THIS MOVIE!
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Summary: Great Movie with Great Effects!
Review: The Matrix was one of the best movies I have ever seen. It makes you open up your mind and think about reality and what lies beyond. It makes you wonder if the world is really what you see it as, or maybe like the movie suggests this world is a cover-up for something else. The special effects of the movie were beyond amazing. The way they would freeze the picture, then turn the view was incredible. It made it seem like it really was in some other time and some other world ans it helped support the fact that they had no rules in their reality. The way the characters moved, the technology they used, everything in the movie made it more believable. I recommend seeing this movie if you have an open mind. If you're more close-minded, you may have some troubles accepting the movie and it won't seem as good as it really is.
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Summary: Amazing movie, It Rocks!!!
Review: The Matrix was one of the best movies I have ever seen. This movie was just plain fun, it grabs hold of you and doesn't let go. When the movie ends you will be surprised at how good it is. The amount of immersion that this movie brings is unbelievable, I never once looked at my watch. (I have noticed that the overwhelming majority of reviewers enjoyed this movie with a few detractors, maybe this movie was a little deep for some. (Who knows?)) It has been awhile since I have had as much fun watching a movie. The story itself was alot deeper than most action/sci-fi movies ever strive for. What an incredible concept, this movie challenges each veiwer to question what reality is. What is the Matrix? The best Sci-Fi Movie of the Year. It is a must buy on DVD and one I will pre-order right now.
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Summary: The movie was the best movie I have seen in a long time!
Review: The matrix was so good my hole family liked it and all of my friends loved it!
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Summary: An Awesome Flick, It is Worth it to see.
Review: The Matrix was the best movie I saw. The beganning was a bit sluggish, but as the movie went on, I understood the plot. You need to see it the 2nd time, to Really Understand what the main plot is. The movie contain alot of action, with a tiny bit of drama, but not much. The special effects was great. I am not going to give you all the plots and stuff, but it is worth the money to get.
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Summary: Excellent! Excellent! Excellent!
Review: The Matrix was the best sci-fi movie that I have seen in years. The plot of the story was magnificent. It gave the audience something to think about. Is reality, reality? The special effects in the movie complimented the plot nicely. The fight scenes left me wide eyed with wonder at what computers can do to make things look real. For anyone who is a fantasty fan this film is a real winner. It may even convert some strict realist.
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Summary: A Stunning Visual Spectacle
Review: The Matrix was the most popular R-rated film when it came out in the theaters, and it has reason to be so. Obviously the most stand-out feature of this film is the special effects, which are flaunted from stem to stern. Awesome jumps over highways, lengthy shoot-outs in pillared rooms, and martial arts combat with a sentient program, this film has it all.
Keanu Reeves as Thomas A. Anderson AKA Neo is in his element in this film, and he comes off very well with his sunglasses and ankle-length leather jacket concealing a veritable arsenal of rapid-fire weaponry. Carrie-Ann Moss as Trinity gives a good screen presence, and pulls off a tough-tender mix in her character--there is a vast difference between her ferocious karate chops at the beginning of the film and her loving words to Neo close to the end. Laurence Fishburne is very good as Morpheus, even though he is in manacles for a good part of the film.
Then there is Hugo Weaving. This masterful actor can convulse the audience with his drawn-out speech and delliberate movements, or he can have them pitying and encouraging Neo as he hurls the good guy into walls and pummels him with super fast fists.
The Wachowski brothers, the directors and writers of the film, handle it well with good camera angles and a fine screenplay.
For those searching for thrills and a heavy slant toward visual effects, this is a good movie to look into.
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Summary: The best Science fiction movie of the year
Review: The Matrix was the most unpredictable, awe-inspiring, edge-of-your-seat movie I saw this year. This DVD offers a basket full of behind the scenes video and audio commentary. If you don't have it, get it now.
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Summary: Jolowa
Review: The Matrix was unbelievable. The special effects were great, The acting was incredible. I question why hollywood had not discovered Carrie Anne Moss ( who played trinity ) long ago. She is an extremely talented actress. Keanu Reeves was actually great in this film. And we can't forget Laurence Fishburne as Morpheus. I usually don't go for this kind of movie. But it had alot of spiritual messages behind this film. My hat is off to the Wachowski Brothers who directed the film.
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