Production Year: 1998 - Action/Adventure - Director: The Wachowski Brothers - Original Language: English - Classification: 15 years and over - Starring:Keanu Reeves, Laurence Fishburne, Carrie-Anne Moss, Hugo Weaving, Joe Pantoliano, Gloria Foster, Marcus Chong
Advantages: special effects idea of being run as a matrix Disadvantages: bit dull
...ago I became obcessed with the Internet, mainly chat sites and the feeling that I could be anyone, I can pretend to be a beautiful supermodel and escape both my physical form and be freed from the restraints of society...I say I am an 18 year old girl studying computer science at the University of Wales but I may really be a 90 year old man...cyber space a very difficult concept...my parents want to know where e-mails go before you turn on the computer...but ...
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Advantages: Intelligent, stylish SF for grown ups Disadvantages: Some of the fight scenes go on a wee bit too long
...keep casting muscular dolts with the intellect of a plank in violent revenge fantasies that do little more than ape the "Death Wish" movies.
So it's three cheers for The Matrix, the film that restored my faith in SF movies.
It starts with a bang, a chase across rooftops with some spectacular leaps that make you realise that wherever you are, it's not the world you live in.
Or is it?
Neo (or is that Neophyte?) is a programmer by day ...
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...Die Hard rocked…American Pie rocked…and The Matrix rocked.
In general, action films go something like this: Good looking hero/heroine has to save world from evil baddie, who often wants to destroy world for no particular reason. The script will have a few witty one liners, most of which the hero will deliver, and the plot won't make any logical sense at all. Stuff will explode, hero will punch a few people in the face, and lots of shooting ...
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...of a movie that takes the Cyberpunk world described in these works and puts it on the big screen. At the time it was literally impossible and I had discussed the possibilities many times with my friends from FASA directly. Technical limitations made an adequate representation of the core of these worlds impractical. With the rise of computer powered imagery this has changed. The time has come to take viewers into the core of Cyberpunk, into the Matrix. ...
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...“the matrix his you, follow the white rabbit". Still half-asleep Neo is then woken by a knock at the door. It’s some of his friends wanting to buy a disc. (Neo is an office worker by day and a computer hacker by night. They ask him to join them for a drink down at a club. Neo is just about to refuse when he notices a white rabbit tattooed on a girl’s shoulder. So he decides to go along. When he gets there he finds Trinity (Carry-Anne ...
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...did. With one of the best story lines ever and a field full of well known actors, the Matrix was sure to be a hit. It was, a big hit, a VERY big hit. And even more so with me. Unfortunately the actors had to train alot and even Keanu doesnt have the skills of the nation but they do very well alongside Laurence Fishbourne.
The squel will include Jet Li, the master of Kung Fu and wires which will make this film infinitely better. ...
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Advantages: It rocks Disadvantages: You want it to keep going when it finishes
The main advantage of having a DVD over a VHS is that it comes with the extra features. This DVD has tons of them. There are loads of documentaries, bios, storyboards etc. Even the addition of a DVD-ROM special section where you can access the website on the disc, and play a game (which is a quiz to see how well you know the film) Also the picture quality is amazing, with the standard selection of scenes on offer.
Another advantage is that the ...
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Advantages: DVD quality, Reeves redeams himself as an actor, sequel and prequel imminent Disadvantages: Storyline could have been taken further
...two approaches to take to the acting of Keanu Reeves. His detractors, to put it bluntly, say he can’t act. Supporters think he is a good actor with some very bad movies littering his filmography, "Johnny Pneumonic" and "Chain Reaction" being two of them.
I find myself leaning more toward a Keanu supporter. Truly bad actors don’t continually get top-notch projects with large budgets. When he releases a film, I’m wary of its merits because of his recent ...
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Advantages: Great Film, good acting Disadvantages: None
...review, which has to be the Matrix. The first time I watched this film was quite a long time ago but I have seen it over and over and not got bored. There again I am the sort of person that never gets bored of films I really adore.
This film has to be one of my all time favourite Sci-Fi films including Star Wars and Fifth Element. Being quite a recent film it is packed full of special effects being explosions and so on.
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Advantages: Good quality plot, excellent special effects, great acting and music Disadvantages: Slow to start off with, not suitable for under 15s due to violence
Everything about the Matrix is unbelievable. From the moment you sit down to watch the film, you know that you are in for a treat. Right from the very first scene, the special effects, music, storyline and acting is so compelling that it has you instantly addicted.
I know it is hard to believe, but even non-sci-fi fans like myself like this film. In fact, everyone who I have spoken to who has seen this film liked it. There are many reasons for ...
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...computer matrices. Hmmmmm.
This is the concept of 'the Matrix', taken (as few people are aware) from an old Manga style cartoon (the name eludes me). This is hardly surprising, as the writers and directors, 'the Wachowski brothers' are huge Manga cartoon fans.
Straight to the point, 'the Matrix'..........I went to see it on its preview showing......I then returned the following day to see it again, my excuse being that in the famous helicopter ...
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Advantages: special effect, actors are brilliant, story cool, coolest directing ever seen, just everything Disadvantages: none
Got the Disk from one of my mates, I mean I saw it 3 times in the cinema cos it was bloody fantastic, but hey the DVD even better it got extra, and special documentries which shows how the bullet time special effects were done, furthermore they got interviews with the characters, and shows how Laurence Fishburn and Keanu Reeves trained for the fight scene which are absolutly wicked.
Anyway the story in this film excellent I won't tell you it as ...
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Advantages: The film is excellant, the features are worth the money, so much better than video Disadvantages: Repeat viewings get boring after a while
This is the future! This is simply the best DVD of its time. It beats the video format hands down. The movie is excellant. It makes science fiction cool. The characters and special effects ooze coolness. The storyline is gripping and dynamic, and is very original.
The DVD is more expensive than the video, but the features on the DVD are outstanding. There are simply loads. From subtitles, commentary, no dialogue/just music, documentaries and chapters ...
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...this fast action film. The film has weird connections with Alice in Wonderland, except this is bad. All is explained on the DVD along with a bit about how they made the film. This is one of the best films i have ever seen and hasd an original sory line which nothing like has been tried before. A must see movie, go out and buy it! ...
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Advantages: special effects, soundtrack, acting, script Disadvantages: perhaps a little difficult to understand at first
...is a truly excellent film! The story is that the world in which people "live" isn't actually the real world - it's a virtual reality computer programme, which most humans are hooked up to. It is called the matrix and is the means by which artificial intelligence, which has become extremely powerful, controls mankind. I say most humans, because there are a few to whom the truth has been revealed and they fight to tell more people of the truth. Along ...
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