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Summary: Excellent & Thought Provoking
Review: Great action scenes and special effects! Wonderfully intriguing plot for a sci-fi, open up your mind and go along with the premise. My kids love this movie and turned me onto it. Think outside of the box for awhile and enjoy.
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Summary: Keanu Kills in this one!
Review: Keanu Reeves never ceases to amaze. He'll make a huge hit movie, follow up with a couple of bombs and then step into another role and make it a smash hit. He does this with "The Matrix". After starring in a couple of films that were box office duds, he returned to the screen in a movie where most people are comfortable seeing him---action. This sci-fi treat is filled with incredible action sequences, GREAT special effects and an interesting story that you need to see more that once to catch all its hidden secrets. The story revolves around Neo (Reeves), a computer hacker, who finds out that the world he lives in is an illusion and has been constructed in the actual REAL world, which is controlled by computers. A great sci-fi story with interesting biblical references (the character named Trinity, Neo being the "One" chosen to save mankind, as examples) draws you in and keeps you wanting more. Luckily we have two more sequels to look forward to! The dvd has some special extras, such as the "HBO Making of", behind the scene featurettes and more. I've watched this dvd several times and find something new each time. It also has a really good supporting cast, including Laurence Fishburne and Carrie Anne Moss. You don't have to be a sci-fi fan or a Keanu Reeves fan to enjoy this film. I highly recommend it.
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Summary: Objective reality discovered and the fight to maintain it!
Review: I found this film to be an incredibly well integrated look at the philosophy of modern man. A great deal of the foundational plot twists follow the concept of _Atlas_Shrugged_, and the story's action is first-rate without being gratuitous. The story follows Thomas Anderson (a.k.a., Neo) as he pursues an answer to the nagging suspicion that something is fundamentally wrong with the world. Like Galt's men of ability, Neo is chosen for his talents and unwillingness to flinch in the face of adversity. He is enslaved by the very talents that make him who he is, and his motive power is being used to sustain a world that is, at base, a fantasy. Just as with _Atlas_Shrugged_, a single man identifies the truth, assembles a team of those capable of identifying the truth, and they continue to recruit and fight until they can stop the motor of a corrupt world. The parallels are comfortably ensconced throughout the movie, and one gains the impression that the writing here was designed for numerous levels of comprehension and enjoyment. In its own right, "The Matrix" is a top-notch action film, but it is also a paean to individualism and philosophical freedom: "...as long as the Matrix exisits, man cannot ever truly be free." A key and aptly named player, Morpheus, tells Neo that everyone in the world is so "hopelessly inured" in the matrix that they are not ready to be freed; consequently, they will fight to protect their system--meaning that, until their liberation, they remain enemies to the cause of liberation. Even those characters that seem a little contrived can be considered as rational players in the overall plot. For instance, there is an Oracle that each of the rebels goes to visit for insight. The Oracle is less of a visionary that a resource than a source of inspiration, for she tells her callers only what they need to here in order to be successful. In all, this was a first-rate film with a trememdously solid cast and truly enjoyable writing.
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Summary: Great idea swiftly plumits downhill
Review: 'The Matrix' was the big unexpected smash of a few summers ago. It elevated Keanu Reeves to A-List material again, dazzled us with special effects and presented an interesting view of the not-so-far-away future. Unfortunately, just like the world it talks about, it is a showy illusion. The central idea is so clever that, with stupendous special effects hammered at you constantly, you almost don't notice how superficial this movie really is. In it we find Neo (Keanu Reeves) as a humble computer hacker who discovers that the world he lives in is The Matrix, an illusion and he is 'The One' chosen to free the world. Along for the ride are Morpheus (Fishburne) and cute love interest Trinity (Moss). The big problem though, are the agents, led by Hugo Weaving, who are constantly on the tail of these renegade humans. Whilst the idea that the human race are merely being fed an image of reality by robots that have taken over the Earth after an inter-planetary war is absolutely brilliant. It tapped into the public subconscious already exploited by public paranois films before it and 'The Matrix' became a smash hit. But besides from its central idea is there really anything that good about it? The answer is a resounding no. For once it's not Keanu's fault. He may not be able to act but he looks enough of a hero to carry off this movie. Fortunately he's also ably supported by a good cast and special effects that are truly out of this world, no pun intended. The integration of slo-mo effects of a bullet moving slowly towards a person coupled with fantastic martial arts stunts definitely make it a movie to watch for its special effects. However, the same choreographer for 'The Matrix' later worked on the superior 'Crouching Tiger' with much more grace. At the end of watching this you'll have doubtless been taken in by the showiness of it all. However, all it really resembles is a flashy computer game, brim-packed with special effects but lacking a script. The romantic subplot is unnecessary, it doesn't lead us on to the sequel and it falls over itself once it starts to think that it's clever. Still, it will doubtless become a cult classic of it time, especially with its teen demographic, even if it doesn't say one thing about society at the time - just the gullible theatre-goers.
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Summary: Buy this now (if the DVD truly exists).
Review: This was the first DVD I bought when I got a DVD player, and this should have been the first DVD that you purchased, but then why are you reading this review. Keanu Reeves is a tough actor to evaluate. On the one hand, he plays the EXACT same character in every movie he's been in since Bill and Ted. His new "buff" persona carries him well through all these films, though. The only place I was horrified to see him was in "Much Ado About Nothing," but even then, the type of character Shakespeare created called for someone as wooden and shallow as the one he played (Don John). Keanu is the only person that could have done this role in the Matrix. He just looks cool all the time (and he's Lebanese). I've discussed this with my friends a hundred times, and we have yet to come up with an actor that could have pulled it off like Keanu does here. I'm not even going to bother talking about the plot of the movie. There has been so much buzz surrounding the film that you should have it memorized without even seeing the film. Just save yourself the trouble of pondering whether or not to buy this film. You'll love it. Instead, spend time pondering whether or not Keanu is a good actor or not. That will boggle the mind.
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Summary: Great SF
Review: The matrix is an effective and interesting film. The reason for this is that it is succesful at two levels. The first level is that it creates an artificial world which it gradually explains. This world is based on an original view of the future and is a plausable basis for an action film. The second level is that this is an effective action adventure film set in that world. The dialogue is effective for an action film and not embarrasing. The plot is taunt and gets you in. The roles are all played well and both Keanu Reeves and the female lead are great. The action scenes are tremendous and you can watch them again and again. This film will no doubt have a number of follow ups and make the cast and director a lot of money. This they richly deserve.
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Summary: Of Little Note other than special effects, for conspiracy..
Review: ..Buffs who parade ideas of a "Slave Society" controlled by ominous, malefactors pulling strings..In this respect, this film is outright harmful in that this propaganda may be taken too seriously by some. The story line is detailed in the Amazon blurb,though those reviews seem a little too starry eyed. The best scene is the very first where the Moss character plays a cyberpunk version of Supergirl, dodging and flying all over the big city to evade her bad guy pursuers. Notice how the city scape is populated by suit and tie robots, and the triplet bad-guys are all dressed in their oliver green suit/tie combos,never smiling, with the always obligatory sunglasses. Whereas the wonderful cyber-heroes in their black leather outfits, earrings, and bald heads are the masters of the universe. How about a little less stereotyping for gosh sake?! The special effects are good, as are the kung fu tournaments, but the generally vapid and unpleasant characters are in need of some energy,with the sole exception of Moss' character, the only one with personality, not to mention acceptable looks. There are some vertigo inspiring skyscraper shots of the city,which seems to be Chicago, though the landscape here changes a bit perhaps to represent other cityscapes where the "robots" roam antlike thruout. There's a little mythology thrown in to give it some "intellectual" clout, though this is mainly embarrassing,except for the very young. And there is more than enough gratuitous violence,the worst being the casual shootem-up in the lobby where Reeves and Moss characters are having a real fun time blowing away the innocent,lazy security guards. What a ball!!! Not to mention the helicopter crash near the top of a skyscraper, not pretty after 9/11...For about 20 minutes of special effects, it may be worth seeing...To think this received over 2370 reviews on [Amazon.com]. And was the top [dollar] grosser of 1999. Anyway, several cuts above "American Beauty", the Academy Award winner of that dismal year in motion pictures. PS- Sure there are many similar sci-fi films over the years. I suggest the much better and way-underrated "Tron" from the early 1980's, a similar story without the "punk" look, more interesting effects,and no cheap gratuitous violence.
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Summary: The ONE that set the bar for all Sci-Fi Genres
Review: The highest grossing movie of 1999, The Matrix has had influence over countless categories of viewers from all around the world. To call this film a strictly Science Fiction flick is an understatement. With brilliant handfuls of casting, cutting edge visual effects, and top-notch martial arts Choreography The Matrix is the ONE that will take you on a ride to the next level of movie experiences.
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Summary: Hottest Guy And Thriller Movie
Review: I think this movie has the hottest ppl in it! The hottest was definatly Keanu Reeves! It was a thriller and very, very exciting 2 watch! I can't wait till the 2nd 1 comes out! I would Marry Keanu Reeves, he was so good in this film!
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Summary: fantastic movie
Review: in my opinion this is one of the best movies of all time.non stop action from beginning to end.
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