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Summary: Glossy thriller capturing late twentieth century fear
Review: The Matrix - The Warchowski BrothersStupendous special effects and placing Keanu Reeves in the right place at the right time save this film from its insubstantial biblical plot. The plot centres around creeping late twentieth century paranoia about technology, apocalypse and the idea that the human race will eventually destroy itself through too much evolution. You could even say that this is the film to watch for late twentieth century ideas about the future. The world has been taken over by Artificial Intelligence. A situation brought on by the arrogance and irresponsibility of the human race and it is up to Neo (Reeves' character) to save it with the help of the inmates of the Nebuchadnezzer. I say inmates because Nebuchadnezzer was sent insane by God for his arrogance (see where I'm going with the biblical plot). So, in this gigantic floating lunatic asylum, or ship of fools if you like, live Neos' love interest Trinity, his guide/mentor Morpheus and an arch enemy called Cifer. They set about saving the human race from marauding PC's with true Hollywood win/win heroism. The action is skillfully maneuvered and shot with groundbreaking use of film technology. The fight scenes are not to be missed with choreography from Yuen Wo Ping. keanu Reeves and Carrie Anne Moss perform fantastically in exhilarating interpretations of martial arts and the sentient matrix is horrific on an extraterrestrial scale. As an action film The Matrix is scintillating to say the least, it's definitely one of the most surprising and visual masterpieces made to date. The Warchowski Brothers have shown the world what they're made of.
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Summary: A Mean, Green, Movie Machine
Review: Yes, I've watched this over and over again. Indeed, I have used the lobby scene constantly to shoot up my adrenaline and impress friends. And of course, I also noticed that the movie is just too green, and I mean chroma green. But heck, who cares? Movie magic has a long way to go but this is one helluva start! Get the DVD. Take the pill. And you're off to Neverland!
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Summary: It was great but whats the big deal
Review: I saw The Matrix and let me tell you it was a very good movie. A very good movie but not amazing. I loved this movie but I dont understant the people who bill it as the greatest movie ever. The movie has a very good, yet very complex plot that at times is hard to follow. Great action scenes and extreordinary acting make it a four star movie. The movie is about a young hacker who is told that the world he is living in is fake, created by machines. He is thrust into the real world and fightes for the humans. I highly reccomend it but please dont make such a big deal.
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Summary: What's Not To Like
Review: Saw this movie again last night and still get blown away with the FX. Recommend viewing the movie via commentary to get some insight into certain scenes such as the opening scene where Trinity jumps from one building to another, doing a spiral move in the process. There was a CGI enhancement to that move that you don't realize unless you listen to the commentary and then go back and review it frame-by-frame to see exactly what they are references. I'm ready for Matrix II.
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Summary: The Best Action Movie Ever Made
Review: This is A Great Movie and DVD with Keanu Reeves and Larry Fishburne starring. There Are Like A Lotta Great Scenes In The Movie. But The DVD's Got A HBO Docuementary and cool deleted scenes this is one of the best movies ever made.
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Summary: but i've already seen total recall
Review: After having heard from everyone I know that this movie was going to blow my mind and change the way I think, I was very dissapointed. Yes, the special effects are incredible, but for the love of pete people, Total Recall already did the whole what we see may only be illusion concept (and Descartes did it much further back with Meditations on First Philosophy). If you want to watch a mindless sci fi shoot 'em up action flick and still think you are smart because it has such a "deep" meaning behind it, then by all means see this movie. Otherwise don't waste your time. The fact that Keanu is front and center on the cover ought to say something. And if you just want to see Carrie Anne Moss (sp?), see Memento instead. At least that has something interesting to say about memory and the idea of narrative structure.
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Summary: Exellent plot, Exellent Effects, too much overacting
Review: The Actors in The Matrix took overacting to the extreme. Instead of playing their characters the way they should be played, they pretended to be all gloomy and dark, screwing up their lines, making them sound forced.However, the rest of the movie more than makes up for it, with Awesome fight scenes, Exellent visual effects, and a great ending sequence. All in all, 4 stars.
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Summary: Cool Looking, But Boring
Review: I know hardcore sci-fi fans will probably be upset by this. The Matrix isn't a great movie. It's a cool looking movie with great effects and everything. I found the movie to be very hard and uninteresting to get into. It's not an easy movie to like. Keanu Reeves is his usual bland, wooden self. He doesn't do anything new here. I just think the film could've been a little more entertaining. I know die hard sci-fi fans will hate me for this, but this just isn't interesting enough to get into. Hard to watch.
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Summary: great sci-fi flick
Review: This is a great movie, especially for sci-fi lovers. What if the world we live in isn't real, but it's just a computer simulation created by violent machines in order to keep us calm while they secretly enslave us? No, I'm not crazy. This is the set-up for "The Matrix," which cleverly twists reality. Mind-bending special effects add to the already clever, original plotline. Keanu Reeves, often a very underrated actor, stars a Neo, the possible savior of humankind from machine-enslavement. Laurence Fishburne, who sounds a lot like James Earl Jones as Darth Vader, is Morpheus, the leader of a group fighting the machines. Carrie-Anne Moss, in her first big Hollywood hit, scored big as Trinity, the female fighter aboard the ship/Neo's eventual love interest. All actors, who did most of their own stuntwork, pull of their characters better than most actors could manage in a film that highlights its flashy special effects. Have I mentioned that Keanu Reeves is great in this? Have I mentioned that he looks hot being great in this? Directed by the Wachowski brothers, "The Matrix," along with all it's special features on DVD, will show you something you've never seen before, and make you think about something you've never thought about before. If nothing else, just sit and stare at Keanu Reeves for two hours.
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Summary: Amazing doesn't even cover it!
Review: Every time I watch this movie I like it more! The effects are breathtaking, the story is mindbogglingly good, the fight scenes are incredible - One of the few special effects movies I've seen where the effects enhance the story and never take away from it. It even has the worst actor of his generation and is still one of the best movies! If you've never seen it you've really missed out! Rent it immediatly!!!
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