The Matrix - Limited Edition Collector's Set

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Summary: 3.5 stars, actually..
Review: The Matrix had me very impressed through the first half, but didn't keep it up to the end. Too bad. I hated seeing that happen to a movie with such a great setup: the human race is enslaved and doesn't even know it, and the world we know is just shadows on a cave wall. Wow, an action movie that expects you to think? This could have really gone somewhere. The look and feel are very well-done and create just the right mood. The hand-to-hand fight sequences and special effects are flawless. This was shaping up to be the best action film I'd ever seen.. and then it completely fell apart. The subtle mind games and intelligent dialogue degenerated into a standard action-flick ending. Gratuitous shootings and big explosions. Chases and gunfights. Style over substance. The ending doesn't even explain the aftermath of the final fight. I guess we'll have to wait for the sequel: an intelligent look at humanity's struggle with its freedom, or another lifeless high-tech shootout? Wait and see...

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Summary: Excellent movie to add to your collection
Review: If you want a movie to show off your DVD player, look no further. This DVD goes well above others with incredible sound, intence visuals and loads of supplemental features. Not only that but the movie itself is excellent. IF you havn't seen the movie yet, you owe it to you yourself to do that. You won't be disapointed.

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Summary: Best DVD ever made!
Review: I saw this movie for the first time on DVD and let me tell you, this is the best action movie ever made! The special effects are unbelievable. Even the menu screen is cool to watch. A must for any DVD owner!

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Summary: Keanu...eh, concept BRILLANT!
Review: What's the deal with Keanu Reeves? I don't get it! I particually thought that the role of Neo should go to someone more inclined to act. But Keanu's less than stellar preformance is saved by the amazing concept and theme (not to mention special effects) in and of this movie. It's great for people who take movies in a literal sense and it's even better for people who will try to analyize it in a metaphoric sense! If you think about it, the movie DOES have some holes that can be punched, but it's one movie you have to see over and over again to understand....with something new in it every time! You will be thinking about this movie, the meaning, the concepts, and everything else included for days! It's action packed and meaningful all rolled up into one! Buy it!

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Summary: Stunning - It'll blow you away
Review: Is saw this movie in theatre 4 times, just because it's one of the greatest SFX-movies ever. An instant classic for it's good story and starring actors. Just sit down, turn out the lights, and be amazed by this action-movie-of-the-year. You won't be dissapointed, unless you don't like sf-action, then you should buy Disney's 'Bambi' (great too...)

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Summary: Great idea, poor follow-through
Review: The first half-hour of this movie had me pleasantly surprised. Its premise was going somewhere interesting, the pace was good, and (the biggest surprise of all) Keanu Reeves wasn't that annoying...then they woke him up. From there on in Keanu's lack of talent rose blindingly to the surface and the movie degenerated into a misguided "let's kill EVERYBODY" shoot-em-up that lost me very quickly. It's a shame, really, because I feel that this movie really could have gone somewhere worthwhile instead of stooping to such over-done tactics.

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Summary: Technically the best
Review: I've grown up with movies starting in the 50's, with the all-to-obvious special effects, until now with Matrix. I was blown away. And the extras on the DVD showing how they were created didn't take a thing away from the wonderful complexity of what they created.

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Summary: 5 stars only for the special effects
Review: This is a real roller-coaster of special effects. But the plot left something to be desired, and got rather confusing. The continuous "escapes" got to the point of being ridiculous, so much so that it got funny even when it wasn't supposed to be. It reminded me of the unbelievably over-done action scenes in "The Guns of Navarone", an old war movie. We laughed our heads off at that one. The only thing that I can forgive about this one is that after all, IT IS SCIENCE FICTION. It would be interesting to know the age of people who write these reviews. That might explain a lot!

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Summary: Cool FX, clever story
Review: The special effects are thrilling, and the story is quite original, although it belongs to the general genre of "machines-take-over-the-world" scheme. I loved it (all 10 times!), and I was mostly captured by the superbe effects and all that magnificent action. However, these are the only memories the movie has left me with. I just remember the big jumps and the extraordinary kicks - maybe cause I only see these from now on, when I play the DVD! Maybe the "boring scenes" should have had more depth and leave an imprint in the viewer's memory, just like all the action. In any case, it's a great movie, that introduces the new entry-level action all movies of this genre should have from now on!

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Summary: The Matrix Has You
Review: This movie is the best movie I have ever seen. It is a blast of martial art fun, and yet great superhuman moves. Neo is just another guy, when someone contacts him offering an answer to the question, 'What is the Matrix?'. You go through a thrilling ride as Neo's questions are answered and he realizes that he needs to save a world which is unknowingly controlled by AI (Artificial Intellegence). This is a must-see movie and I highly recommend you get the soundtrack!