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Summary: Very good movie but poor formatting decisions on the DVD
Review: First of all I would like to say that this is one of the best movies I have ever seen. It was incredibly well done and very enjoyable. I bought the DVD version for my computer and that was the only area in which I was disappointed. I have a G3 and playing it in my DVD drive was quite problematic. I had to go through special steps just to get it to play and then it repeated scenes while playing. I was not happy with teh formatting chosen by WB but when I finally got it to play it was incredible. would recommend to anyone with a regular DVD player.
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Summary: Keanu Reeves proves to be on eof the most over rated actors
Review: First of all the Wachowski brothers first film BOUND was much better. I could dig what the Matrix was trying to say...it is basically the same story of Plato's Allegory of the Cave...but i thought overall it was rubbish. the directing was great, at first, but after seeing the rotating camera shot for the 10th time i was quite fed up. Keanu Reeves as always is a ridiculous actor. overall i would not recommend this movie. Watch BOUND!
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Summary: The Matrix DVD, a hit or miss? BOTH!
Review: First of all, I would like to say that this DVD is one of the most innonative in the market right now. Unfourtanely, it does have it's flaws; the first flaw is probably the "White Rabbit" option. Although very unique, I have found it does not work on my DVD player, a Toshiba. Second of all, there's something about the film transfer that's, soft, I can't quite put my finger on it. Well, now to the good things in the DVD. All the documentaries available from the menus are highly entertaining and very informative; although some stuff is repeated, not that it bothers me or anything. Also, both commentaries are very good; even though the solitary music track with composer's commentary is my favorite. Why? because I finally heard the Lobby Shootout song that's why; believe me, this DVD is worth it's price just for this sequence with music only. Anyhow, although this DVD is very, very good, it does have it's unfourtanate flaws. Even with these nitpickings, I highly recommend this execptionally well done job by Warner Bros.
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Summary: This movie is a joke
Review: First off the "fight scenes" are stiff and slow, if you think they are good then you have never seen good kung-fu flicks, where wire-fu is done right. Wire-fu is an art, but this is a joke. Also thee gun fights are dumb. Watch the JohnWoo film HardBoiled and you will know what I am talking about. Second the story has been done a million times before, and everytime it is better than this. The Truman Show, 13th Floor, and Dark City all handle the "None of this real" theory better. Third the FX are not as WOW! as you think they are, StarWars Ep.I a re better. Finaly the bad acting, the acting alone makes me hurl
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Summary: Getting the facts straight.....
Review: First off this movie is no where near to be called the next "geek movie". Geeks useually refer to people who have no life and spend all their time either being on computers or watching bad TV shows or whatever. Well the Matrix is just a bad movie period. It has no script, tons of cgi effects that make you want to look away, and the louiset acting you will ever find. Give me Star Trek and Star Wars any day of the week,
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Summary: Brilliant, mind-blowing, 1st film of the 21st century
Review: First saw this at the cinema, throughout the second half of the film no-one uttered a word. Having seen it a 2nd time on DVD I love it, we've been waiting for something like this from Hollywood for a while now, it certainly beats the new Star Wars movie. I do hope they make a sequel or 2, or maybe a T.V. series, brilliant.
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Summary: Amazing
Review: First time I watched it I had a couple of drinks in me (at the movies), and I thought it was the best movie I had ever seen. I had to prove this by watching it again and, I was right! Exhilarating from beginning to end. Easy to get involved in the plot. A plus to have in your personal collection. Can't wait for the next two sequels to come out...
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Summary: Amazing
Review: First time I watched it I was drunk (at the movies) and, I thought it was the best movie I had ever seen. I had to prove this by watching it again and, I was right! Exhilarating from beginning to end. Easy to get involved in the plot. A plus to have in your personal collection. Can't wait for the next two sequels to come out...
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Summary: Not that I really need to comment here...
Review: First: awesome film and DVD.
There isn't really anything bad I can say about this DVD. Of course, extra scenes not included in the theatrical release would have been nice, but oh well. If there is any drawback at all it is this : one of the primary special features goes overboard in giving a synopsis of the plot and explaining what the matrix is. Normally, people watch the special features after having seen the movie. And if you've seen the movie already, you should certainly know all about the plot and what the matrix is. So this feature comes off as very redundant, even patronizing.
On the other hand, there is a very good music-only ( the score and the contributions by musical groups ) track of the film.
I find that many people exaggerate their original impressions of this film when discussing Reloaded. They act as though they all gave the first film a four-star rating when it came out, and they imply Reloaded doesn't hold up. Unfortunately, this is an example of what could be called "retroactive continuity": it didn't go down like that. The quality of this film was only fully recognized after the fact.
Also, even though it sounds like an unlikely statement, some airheads watch these films without fully understanding what's going on - like not knowing when characters are in the matrix and when they're not. Test it.
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Summary: The Matrix as science fiction?
Review: Firstly, I have to confess that I'm not much of a cinemagoer. So I've never caught The Matrix on the big screen like some other people might have. More's the pity, because it simply isn't possible to appreciate how good this film is when you're watching it on video. On the other hand, if you're lucky enough to have a DVD player, you can finally appreciate this film the way its creators wanted it to be.So what is so good about The Matrix? In recent years, Hollywood seems to have had great difficulty in releasing any genuinely intelligent science fiction films. Star Wars Episode 1: The Phantom Menace, Wild Wild West, Batman and Robin, Lost in Space...the list is seemingly endless. Thanks to the success of the Star Wars films, studio executives seem to think science fiction films are an excuse to print money. This is despite the fact that Star Wars greatest strengths were its character and its plot. Have these executives ever read Isaac Asimov? Arthur C. Clarke? Ben Bova? Jerry Pournelle? Science fiction wasn't always about big explosions and glossy special effects. At it's heart, the best science fiction stories force people to question what the future may hold, and our perception of reality. 2001: A Space Odyssey is a marvellous example of that. So in a decade where almost all science fiction films are more oriented towards big explosions and action sequences, it's good to see a movie that finally revisits these classic science fiction themes. And then wraps them in some very memorable big action sequences to make it accessible to mainstream audiences. But at its heart, The Matrix addresses two important questions - where are we going, and what is reality? In The Matrix, we see a future where humanity has been almost wiped out by the machines that we created. It's a sobering reminder to the current generation not to become too enamoured of technology...that in order to control our destiny we must retain control over what we create. It also forces us to question reality in a way that I haven't seen a film do...ever. The reality we live in is a computer construct? Impossible! And yet...we see humans perform feats that should be completely impossible. Executing superhuman martial arts combat moves, dodging bullets at lightning speed, constructing worlds out of thin air. "Is it really so hard to believe?" asks Morpheus. Well...yes, it is actually. But then, The Matrix IS at its heart a science fiction film. And the first pure science fiction film that I've seen in a very long time. I sincerely hope that studio executives are paying attention to its success. Because it shows that treated properly, a science fiction film can be an extremely powerful medium to present some powerful ideas.
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