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Summary: radical ... REAL!
Review: Siddharha on a hell-ride ... Zen cool ... The ONE, the ONLY story retold, in a visually stunning format. A hero-god in the act of becoming. Complex dialog ... a web of synchronicity. POWER flowing behind the placid facade of semblance as implacable as fate. Hypnotic cinematography as allegorical and referential as the dialog. Actors that hit the mark and the mood. Impenetrable and transcendent slick-black-leather-Zen-calm&cool at the center of conflict and combat. A beautifully crafted gem of a movie.
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Summary: What an eye catcher!
Review: A movie not to miss! A very captivating film that will grab you and make you say... "did that just happen? But pay attention because it acually has a decent plot unlike most the films today. The effects are amazing and yet the plot is too. A must have DVD because of the quality and wide screen. BUY IT NOW!
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Summary: A New Idea - A Great Movie!
Review: "The Matrix" brings new meaning to the word "creative". Although, confusing at first, "The Matrix" shows a very different perspective on the way the world works. You may have to watch it a couple of times though, to really understand everything.The special effects in the movie are incredible. Because of the situation the movie takes place in, the makers could go to the extreme with special effects, and they did, and they did a great job. The sound is also of high quality, featuring top bands such as "Rage Against Machine" and "Ramstien", which really get the veiwer's heart pumping and make the action even better. All around, "The Matrix" is a very good movie, well worth watching, although you may have to watch it a couple of times to fully understand it.
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Summary: A review from a viewer who is actually awake
Review: I enjoyed this movie thoroughly from the get-go. The storyline was interesting and the great acting performances from Fishburne and Keanu Reeves really helped to bolster this film. The biggest problem I have with this movie that people seem to completely oblivious to is that there's no ending. The story of this movie is about Keanu Reeves, Lawrence Fishburne, Trinity and the rest of their Team who are trying to fight their way back to Zion (a place where people are not controlled by "The Matrix"). Not only do Keanu and crew not make it back to Zion, we never even get to see it. That's the whole goal of the movie! I was left with a hollow feeling inside me, like something was left unfulfilled. Not to mention the fact that in the end, there were 3 deadly agents left. Keanu Reeves kills one of them with some deft moves, the other two agents scatter in different directions. That means that not only do we not get to see Zion, we don't get to see the destruction of the Matrix, and there are still two agents running around (who don't pose much of a threat to Neo, but...) who still have the potential to kill off the rest of Neo's team. I'm not going to argue with the rest of the reviews on the Amazon Dot Com site. They are valid. This movie does have great special effects, very good acting, and a storyline that pulls you in. But there's no sense of finality in this movie. To compare this with Star Wars, yes, Darth Vader was still alive, but at least the biggest impending force (the Death Star) was destroyed, and the Rebel Alliance could breath easy for a little bit. In the Matrix, at the end of the film, nobody can rest easy, not even Neo even if he did manage to kill off the last 2 agents. There's no telling what other kind of havoc the Matrix can dish out, because the Matrix still controls everything!!! That's what really bothers me about this flick.
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Summary: The Matrix - On DVD
Review: The Matrix has already made it's mark on movie history when it released into the theaters, and then home, but when the digital clarity of sound, and picture come together it makes a stunning movie with on-your-seat action! This is indeed much better than VHS, but whatever your can purchase, Do So!
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Summary: I love this movie
Review: If you haven't seen The Matrix, buy the DVD right now! The scenes are excellent, as are the picture and sound. This is a quality flick. Really, there is only one drawback; the case. Most DVD's have a solid plastic case, but not this one. It has a cheap paper one, with a plastic clip. But, no reason to not buy this movie, just something for the companies to think about. If you want to test the abillity of your sound system, or your HDTV, this is the movie to do it.
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Summary: Best Visual Effects Ever
Review: I HIGHLY recommend this movie, not only for it's stunningly vivid computer animated effects, but for it's interesting plot, and incredible action. If you haven't seen this movie you are really missing out.
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Summary: this was a spectacular movie
Review: this movie is a perfect movie for a science fiction lover. it really makes you think about our world. the specail effects were awesome. it is the best movie i have seen yet.
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Summary: DVD Version - "scope" widescreen cuts off top - read on...
Review: OK, the widescreen gives you the very thick black bars, trying to maintain the aspect ratio of what the super-35 filming showed in the movie theater. HOWEVER, the VHS version in pan&scan shows more. THE DVD CUTS OFF TOPS OF HEADS. READ ALL THE NEWSGROUPS. You have to get used to the tops of heads being cut off for this movie. This is a rip-off!
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Summary: Great movie - Wrong Format
Review: The story line of this movie is great and very original. Very entertaining. The action is non stoping and the visual effects are unsurpassed. I found a problem with the movie which is also common to many other movies on DVD: the anamorphic format. this format which is not standard 4:3(standard format) or 16:9 (true wide screen)make the faces to appear squeezed and unnormal. Perhaps it is time that the editors think more in the integrity of the movie than in their desired to show more movie en less space. For great entertainment I recommend The Matrix.
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