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Summary: Bye bye, Jar Jar!
Review: The Matrix... what can I say? It's one of the best movies there IS. And why is it? Well likely because it turned out to be a "surprise hit". The guy who made it (sorry I don't know who) obviously wanted to create a really fun, really intense and meaningful action movie (with lots of cool effects I might add) and he definitely did so. Keanu himself said he loved it. Unlike some OTHER movies which are way too over-played and made into a really big deal for nothing, the Matrix DOESN'T suck. Buy it.
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Summary: My God, what a ... great movie!!!
Review: The Matrix... you all have at least heard of the movie, and you all know that it is known for the special effects... and the special effects are AWESOME!!!! But this movie has depth... I originally watched this film in theatres, and I was blown away by the special effects, but that was about it... the story was cool, but nothing spectacular... anyways, I watched it again tonight (well half of it anyways), and my God, this movie is totally awesome... it's more then awesome special effects, it's an awesome movie all around, one of the best sci-fi movies ever, no question... The story is very ingenious, and philosophical... I wonder how many people have actually wondered if this world was nothing more then a computer program fed to our brains, I know I have... and before the movie came out I might add... I won't get into the details of the story, cause you'll just have to see it... but the way the effects, music, and everything about the movie comes together is awesome... it all fits together perfectly... the action scenes are obviously designed to appeal to those you might not totally grasp the concept and message of the story line, but if you can appreciate the plot with the effects and action scenes, and everything else that is here, it'll just blow your mind... I turned off the tv (the movie was shown on television) and was totally blown away tonight... this is an inteligent movie, and is more then a bunch of innovative effects... if you liked the movie for the effects, and didn't really go too deep in the plot, well watch it again, and take in everything... it's an awesome movie, and one of the best ever in my opinion... oh, and another thing, I've never really been a fan of Keanu Reeves acting, but even he turns in a good performance (the others are stellar as well)... definately check this out... deserves more then 5 stars...oh, and another thing, it's totally based around computers and that stuff, so you definately need to have some knowledge or interest in that stuff to really enjoy this movie... but still, you need to see this movie!!!! well, I've said too much... later...
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Summary: Cyberpunk-Lite (Less Thrilling and Half the Plot)
Review: The Matrix...ahh, the Matrix is to cyberpunk what Mortal Kombat was to the martial arts genre-pablum. Yes, it did have completely awesome special effects, but as we have seen time and again, special effects do not a good movie make. Unfortunately, this appears to be all that is good about this film that makes William Gibson's 'Neuromancer' look the finest of Shakespear's sonnets. It entertains, sure, but then again, so do a lot of N-64 games, as long as you don't think about it too hard. Keanu Reeves does not deserve to appear in the same scenes with the likes of Lawrence Fishburne-who single handedly steals every one they share together. Okay, Mark, you've complained a whole lot so far, but haven't said what the Matrix is actually about. Okay, the Matrix is about this guy named Neo (Reeves) who has a McJob that he hates, but when he goes home at the end of the day, he becomes a cyber-guy and logs into America On-Line or something where he can abandon his life of quiet desperation. He also notices that the world sometimes isn't what it looks like, (and what it looks like is Quake, because everything is olive green and grey). He meets Trinity (Carrie-Anne Moss), who basically looks like she's undead in leather, and she wants to show him a whole new world, but first must get Neo past the sinister Agents, the leader of which played Tick in 'Priscilla-Queen of the Desert'. After 'escaping' Neo wakes up in a black pod covered in strawberry jam with dozens of tubes feeding into his body out of something that resembles H.R. Geigar Lite. He also finds that there are millions upon millions of McPods just like his. Now we meet Morpheus (Fishburne), who out-cools Reeves at every turn, and we learn that there is a band of rebels who have escaped the Matrix-a massive immersive virtual reality system that all of humanity has been trapped in by evil robots that we created, (Geez, you'd think we would have learned not to do things like that after the Terminator thing). Now it gets dumb (er, dumber). The Robots and the artificial intelligence that runs the planet are harvesting humans for heat so that they may continue...doing what, we're never told, but keeping humanity under wraps seems to be all they do. Now, Morpheus is convinced that Neo is the Chosen One, a cyber-messiah who has come to save all of the oblivious humans trapped in the Matrix. Forgetting of course that, if they win, they have to clothe, house and feed billions of humans who might be better off inside their pods. Morpheus trains Neo how to fight, thanks to a healthy dose of plug-in skill chips that instantly teach martial arts and weapons skills to anyone. The worst part about the film is the betrayal. In much the same way as the Secret Service agent who sold out the President in 'Airforce One' made no sense, the betrayal in the Matrix leaves the viewer going 'Huh! Where did that come from! " Because in order to enter the Matrix, one must be supervised and plugged in-things that can't be done on one's own. He will sell out Morpheus so that he may be plugged back into the Matrix-all because he's tired of living on the crummy submarine and eating reonstituted slop. The Matrix is slick, and it does have its moments, but the story leaves a great deal to be desired. I would like to say the action is fast paced, but it isn't because every action scene is shot in slow motion-from NRA gun nut romp through the lobby of an office tower where the Agents are hold Morpheus to the end sequences within the subway, the break neck action scenes seem to last forever, and it gets tedious. It is cookie-cutter entertainment in much the same way that 'Independence Day' was-it's great as long as you don't think about it too hard. Of the three blockbuster movies of 1999-The Phantom Menace, The Matrix, and The Mummy, The Mummy is the best pick of the bunch. If you want to discover good cyberpunk, read Neuromancer or Islands in the Net.
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Summary: The most exhilirating movie I've ever seen1
Review: The Matriz is a non-stop ride. The way the effects moe smoothly across the screen and you can barely tell that they aren't real is amazing. This movie ranks up there with Star Wars as one of the best sci-fi movies of all time.
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Summary: This is the best movie i've ever seen
Review: The Matriz is the best movie i have ever see, and i've seen a lot of movies! the special effects were amazing, the actors were great, the plot was ingenious, i loved it, the thought that we might be living in a dream outside of real life is amazing, i loved it, and it gets better every time i see it! i loved it!
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Summary: ThIs Is ThE bEsT mOvIeS oUt ThErE
Review: The Matrx is the best movie ever made. The whole scenes about the guns and martial arts are the best. WB made a great job of making the movie from the beginning to the end. It deserves 5 stars straight out....maybe even 5 1/2 who knows? hehehehehe
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Summary: You are the battery
Review: The media is the matrix. The Wachowskis control it today. You are the stupid little battery/powersource that feeds Hoolywood and makes them billionaries. If you want to make a revolution, don't but the video/dvd or see the matrix movies - if you have the power. But I suspect you don't.
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Summary: hidden message
Review: The message is hidden so deep.It's too hard to understand it.
People just see the amazing pictures.But the real idea is failed to be deliverd.
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Summary: Great action flick!!!
Review: The mixture of a cyberpunk story with Hong Kong style action makes for a fun movie. I think Laurence Fishburne and Carrie-Anne Moss are great (and Keanu isn't too shabby either). Only drawback is that the DVD commentary is a bit on the weak side...
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Summary: Keeps getting better
Review: The more you watch this dvd, the better it gets. There is so much in it that you miss alot the first few times. Definitely a keeper. Can't wait for the sequel.
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