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Summary: WOW! Real life Anime!!
Review: As a guru of new technology in film making and an avid anime fan, I was thrilled to (finally) see the techniques which have drawn me and millions of others like me to anime brought to play in a live action film. It was masterfully done, and for that I highly recommend this film to all who appreciate the true art forms of anime and sci-fi films. I will be watching this film again and again. I hope this trend continues in the live action film genre. Brillant work.
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Summary: Absolutely awesome - stunning audio visual - oh yeah, GUNS!
Review: As a PC owner Living in the UK - the availability of this film through Amazon was three months early! The cinema experience of the film was superb and DVD also delivers - the visuals don't lose anything in the transition to small screen. 'Pure blood' martial arts fans will pick holes in the fight sequences - but as a student - I think the actors perform extremely well. The action sequences rock - the budget for blank ammunition must account for a huge amount of the overall cost of the film...... The soundtrack is awesome also - it will appeal to classical and techno fans alike..however the purists might grit their teeth at the other group...
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Summary: Spectacular entertainment--whoa!
Review: As a visual effects extravaganza, "The Matrix" is one of the best films ever made. The Wachowski brothers, together with a host of now-Oscar-winning technicians, have created a bleak yet stunning view of the world as run by computers, with effects that will have you hitting rewind just so you can marvel anew at what can be done with technology these days (the fight scenes in particular are mind-boggling). As for the story, well, it's nothing that hasn't been done before--ordinary guy recruited into shadowy underground to save freedom. The basic premise--that life as we know it is essentially a giant computer game--seems to be a soapbox for the filmmakers to have the characters go on at length about society's dependence on machines and the old "what is reality" spiel. Lawrence Fishburne, who plays the hacker turned father figure Morpheus, and Hugo Weaving, as the sinister "agent" seeking out the last free humans, don't seem to be acting so much as lecturing--in fact, everyone in the movie speaks very slowly and deliberately, enough so that it gets to be funny after a while. Keanu Reeves is his usual expressionless self, but this is definitely a breakout film for Carrie-Anne Moss, who doesn't show much in the way of acting talent but does possess a splendidly toned form which is frequently displayed in skintight black vinyl (and performs some amazing moves to boot). "The Matrix" is a fun movie to watch, no question, but it's not the great manifesto some diehards claim it to be. Get out the popcorn, plop down on the couch, and prepare for some great entertainment!
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Summary: A superb action movie
Review: As an action/science-fiction fan, this movie gave me the perfect balance between the two. I was amazed at the well-thought out plot, and I compliment the Wachowski brothers for their excellent work. I've seen my fair share of action movies and science fiction movies, and this one could be split into two- one action, one sci-fi- and each would still be great. It's got an excellent soundtrack and simply some of the best special effects to date. I encourage any "movie-buffs" (if you would call them that)who haven't seen it to rent if not buy this one. Even if you've heard nothing about it, it's well worth it. The thing that grabbed me and made me see this opening night were the commercials. They seemed mysterious, and left you curious about it. A truly well-thought out masterpiece.
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Summary: The special effects sold this movie.
Review: As an avid movie watcher, I am always looking for anything new. This movie delivered with its ground-breaking special effects. The directors will be hard pressed to match this movie's success in the sequels unless they come up with something new.
The plot was also somewhat new, the idea of living a dream while being used as a human Energizer also broke new ground. The mixture of an old karate movie and a good sci-fi flick worked out well in my opinion as well.
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Summary: great movei for everyone
Review: as an oldfodder, I like the fodder in this splaz but entertaining movi
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Summary: An unintentionally amusing pop-video ?
Review: As Blackadder would say; "The Matrix...hmmm...well it starts badly, sort of peters out in the middle and the less said about the end the better". This sums the movie up really, except, as everyone already knows, Keanu Reeves makes Schwarznegger look like Olivier. If the film makers were serious about impressing adults as well as kids with oh-so-trendy-computer generated...things...why didn't they make a proper film with a story and characters like Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon instead of seemingly trying to special-effect their way out of everything. There's an unintenionally funny scene where the director, obviously running out of money, decides to give up making people fly king-fu fighting into hyperspace and instead puts everyone into some old kitchen talking drivel for a while. I think either we're supposed not to notice that or everyone was being "ironic" - that word film makers use when even they don't understand what they're making. If you like people wandering around in slow motion wearing shades then obviously you are "cool" so you'll love this. But beware - the film's effects are already dated, so when the "cool" runs out and you've grown up a bit expect clips of this modern-day-Ed-Wood effort to regularly appear on "Tarrant on TV" for our kids to laugh out loud at.
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Summary: What More Can I Add?
Review: As far as fans are concerned, there's nothing more to add with this review. And as far as the critics are concerned, nothing I can say will change their minds. So I post this review only to add another 5-star rating, hoping to boost the average.
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Summary: Fun, but not very believable
Review: As far as office movies go, this one is ok. It's no "Office Space" or "Nine to Five," but the office scenes are provocative and full of biting satire. The problem, though, is that after these office scenes, the plot takes off on some weird cyber-computer hoolabaloo... whatever. This movie would have been better if more of it took place in the office.
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Summary: Awesome
Review: As I said above, this movie is awesome. The special effects are unbelievable and demonstrate new technologies in movie-making that will change the way movies are made and watched forever to come. Get this movie on DVD if you can!
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