The Matrix - Limited Edition Collector's Set

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Summary: Matrix is a great movie
Review: This is a spectacular movie with outstanding visual effects! It is by far my favorite movie of all time!

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Summary: OHMYGOD! OHMYGOD! OHMYGOD! OHMYGOD!
Review: This THE BEST action/sci-fi movie ever made. It has a great plot and a astonishing storyline. The fist time i saw the lobby shooting (you will know when you see it), i got the shivers. the camera angels, the mix of slow motion and real-time, the special effects is just great. You must buy this dvd to know. It is worth every penny

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Summary: Waste of special effects
Review: This movie was a total waste of money and special effects. Keanu Reeves does NOT fit the role and the only thing worth mentioning in this movie was Laurence Fishburne's acting.

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Summary: Spaced-Out
Review: A Good,not Great movie! If you're into special effects This is for you! A somewhat amazing, if not Far-out movie for sci-fi buffs. It certainly keeps my friends attention, 2-3 times per week, a reel-buff! Buy-GEM

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Summary: The Matrix Review
Review: This is the best action-adventure movie i have ever seen. It is exciting, and great! I really recomend it to whoever hasn't seen it.

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Summary: Worth a viewing but overhyped
Review: After all the good things I heard about this movie, I was disappointed. Although it borrows ideas and scenes liberally from most major sci-fi films (Blade-Runner,Star Wars, Star Trek, Alien, Terminator, V, etc.) and quite a few anime (Megazone 23, Ghost in the Shell, Akira), it doesn't skillfully blend them. It does manage to put forth some good ideas, unusual for Hollywood, but many of these ideas have already been explored in the aforementioned sci-fi films and anime. But whenever the plot runs a little thin we are treated to lengthy fight or gunfight sequences that go overboard with slow-motion. The special effects, a strength of the movie I had heard, unfortunately try too hard to impress. Gratuitous panning shots while a character remains motionless in the air were old when Gap used them in commercials. The effects too often fall flat because they are shown at the expense of the cinematography: a woman jumps from one building to another and we are shown this from above rather than an angle that would show us how truly impressive such a long leap would be. The one lesson filmmakers should learn from George Lucas is that special effects should push the story forward rather than be the story. This and simplicity are the key to using great special effects in a film. The acting seems to have not been a consideration, and the dialogue was quite weak: There were a couple of moments when a good character rose to the occasion of finishing off an evil character, but not without first saying a cheesy line (why not just shoot them without talking?) The Matrix has a good concept going but ultimately drops it in favor of gunfights, explosions and action, which is fine if you're 12 and that's what you're looking for.

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Summary: BEHIND ONLY SAVING PRIVATE RYAN
Review: With all the action and special effects, this movie blew me away on my dvd player. If you get this movie, you need 5.1. Especially with the lobby shooting spree scene. I watched this movie everyday for a week!

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Summary: Whoa.----- Free your mind.
Review: In a word, fantastic. The action sequences are on par with Bruce Lee movies and the special effects on par with the groundbraking Terminator 2:Judgement Day. The use of different colors (Green and Blue) lends itself to a sense of eerie-ness and reality respectively. A must see!

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Summary: "A new style in in visual FX" (?)
Review: Matrix is an enjoyable action - sci-fi film with an original argument, but the backstory is very similar to the one on The Terminator saga. This film proves thant simple technology still can deliver good visual FX for example: I never imagined that the special secuences were made with the actors hanging on wires with motion control cameras over a green screen. However I never understood why did they call that secuences like "A new Special FX style" maybe because that sort of of secuences have never seen before on a movie (only in TV commertials) Anyway if you are a sci-fi fan (and even if you're not)you should better give an eye on this movie; the DVD version is more enjoyable than ever and is the best way for watching it.

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Summary: My favourite film ever.
Review: From the initial scene you're attention is caught and for once in a film it just doesn't let go of you. I bought this film on the first day it was released after being captivated by it's storyline and style at the cinema. Fishburne acts brilliantly, along with Carrie-Anne and Hugo Weaving, Keanu just looks cool. The final hour will have you staring at the screen in amazement as The Matrix unravels in an explosive way. Absolutely everyone should see this film. Also is it just me who has noticed the Christian theme in the film, e-mail me with your thoughts. Without a doubt the best action film ever made, the special effects will blow you away, if this doesn't get an Oscar for them I personally will feel cheated.