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Summary: Great Movie; Lousy Commentary
Review: I agree with all the other reviewers who applaude this movie for its many unforgettable qualities. Yes, it is a sheer pleasure to watch. Yes, it brought to the screen moments never before seen. But............the commentary by the visual effects supervisor in particular was outrageously, beyond comprehension boring! Who's idea was it to let this guy leave his VE fortress and venture into the world of DVD commentary? Distastrous move. It destroyed what could have been, rather what SHOULD have been an extraodinary commentary on an extraordinary movie. Clearly, holding an audience's attention is NOT this guy's forte. Where were the Wachowski Brothers?? They were the ones I really wanted to hear from!
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Summary: What is the Nature of "Reality?"
Review: How do you define "Reality?" This film provokes those uninclined to question the deeper meanings of life and states of being, to ponder theories of "What is" & "What if." For those of us who already ponder the Big Questions, this film is an action-packed, visually-pleasing adventure into the concepts we play with in our heads. If you study Hermetic Science, this movie seems to depict a great representation of the basic structure of Astral Travel & the Astral Environment. If not, it seems a very good example of how Dreams work..... So how do you know you are not Dreaming, right now, as you read these words? Are you jacked-in? Will my words disintegrate into a thousand shards of triangular mirrors and leave you face-to-face with the reality your sitting on the edge of a deep chasm...falling-forward into darkness? Or, will you.....Wake Up?
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Summary: JUST TO KEEP US IN PERSPECTIVE. . .
Review: I gave this movie three stars (all 3 for effects) in a previous review, but I thought I would weigh in one more time. I am changing my score to counter the flood of five star reviews being given to the Matrix. All reviews given for this movie read as slight variations of the following: "great effects and the story is good too!" EXACTLY. Effects before plot, style before substance, form over content. Good sci-fi movies acheive a synthesis of these elements. The Matrix does not. It has a half-realized concept and its effects are extremely overdone. For TRUE classic sci-fi check out 2001: A Space Odyssey, or if that's too "old" for you, try Gattaca or 12 Monkeys. Oh, and P.S. the acting is not that great. If this is your favorite film, you just haven't seen enough movies.
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Summary: Life or a Dream?
Review: This movie really hit home to me. I am always searching for the truth in life. Is there anything more important to any of us than trying to find out who we are and why we are here at this time and place. It is always in the back of our minds. We try to escape it for a while by doing mundane (but we think they are important) tasks. We may not all be super-heroes. But this movie helps in an essence for us to live out the fantasy and find the "truth". I saw this movie first in the theatre, bought the VHS & when the VCR ate my tape-I went to DVD.When I left the theatre for weeks I had to ponder the meanings. There are so many levels to this movie I had to wonder if my life was a dream. I'm sure Buddha would have thought the same. (I'm not Buddhist) I have seen plenty of psuedo references to other religions in this movie. Wide range!!!And I must say this is one of the best! I was a little hesitant after Johnny Mnemonic (but I think that was more of the fault of the budget running low before the end, didn't get it all as it was intended). This was NOTHING like it! THIS WAS A MUST HAVE FOR ME AND I HAVE SEEN IT MORE THAN 30X's!!! The DVD has some great extra features!! And even more so if you have a DVD Rom, but if you don't have the DVD-ROM yet it is definetly worth the cost. You will get a lot of use out of it! I have a VCR and a DVD and believe me, if you have a DVD you won't want to risk the tape being eaten!!!
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Summary: OH YEAH!!!!!!!!!!!!
Review: I JUST GOT THE DVD VERSION OF THE MATRIX!!! YES, YES, I AM IN DVD HEAVEN!!! THE MATRIX IS A MUST FOR ANYONE WHO WANTS TO SEE "THE ULTIMATE KICK A** MOVIE". THIS DVD IS JUST THE ULTIMATE-YES PEOPLE, ALL THE HYPE IS TRUE!! BUY IT!! IT WAS GREAT ON VHS AS I STATED BEFORE- WORDS CANNOT DESCRIBE HOW AWESOME THE DVD IS. JUST BUY IT AND WATCH IT OVER AND OVER AGAIN!!
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Summary: matrix
Review: one of the best movies ive seen the effects were great so was the story line i think everyone would like it
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Summary: The next generation in movies
Review: The fights in this movie represent total accuracy in the traditional ways of the old arts. Total perfection in tecnique. the actors trained hard to learn to do everything properly. somthing that I usually detest about other movies. the fighters zip around and make fantasticly new higher standards for martial arts to follow forever after. thousands will tell you the same thing over and over that this is the greatest movie yet made for mixes special effects to better the action instead of vise versa. it is as good as people say it is.Some of the greatest fights anywhere. I love this movie
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Summary: Warning: Only Love Can Beat The Machines
Review: THIS FILM IS A DIRE WAKE UP CALL to what is fast becoming of our species and civilization...Truth is always the most entertaining of all, and this film kicks truth like no movie I've seen in years...if you feel the world is becoming more and more bizarre by the minute, then The Matrix will resonate deeply with your soul's awakening to this truth and help bring you back home to yourself...for you are The One to whom it speaks, and your self-awakening Love is critical for the salvation of not only yourself but this entire, increasingly machine-driven world...
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Summary: One of the Greatest Sci Fi Movies of all Time!
Review: "The Matrix" has to be rated with "Star Wars" and "Blade Runner" as one of the best Sci Fi movies of all time! This movie has it all: a wonderful storyline, excellent acting, the best special effects of all time, nonstop action, romance, wonderful fight sequences and best of all two sequels to follow! This is one of the few perfect movies I have seen. This movie must be viewed on a large screen, letterboxed edition and with surround sound. It must be seen several times to fully appreciate all of the subtleties of the story line. "The Matrix" must be viewed in the DVD letterbox edition as VHS does not do it justice. After I purchased my DVD player this was the first movie I bought.
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Summary: GREATEST Movie
Review: Just about the greatest movie ever!
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