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It was awesome and cool to watch.The bad guy(Mr.Smith)is a good bad guy and great actor and he is evil.The plot is original because you go inside this machine that you can't die or if you believe it or not.It had awesome special effects and great...
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It was awesome and cool to watch.The bad guy(Mr.Smith)is a good bad guy and great actor and he is evil.The plot is original because you go inside this machine that you can't die or if you believe it or not.It had awesome special effects and great action.You should watch it and see for your self.

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Posted jul 7, 2009 6:08 am pt

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Good effects and the premise is best. They really pull it off and makes you think as well as being highly entertaining.

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Posted mar 1, 2009 2:23 pm pt

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Pretty good and it was pretty cool and the effeckts:P.And it was it was not very good buy it was pretty good and i like this movie was Fantastic !: ) and it was very much slow motion!:P.

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Posted feb 14, 2009 2:17 am pt

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Amazing and imaginative movie that kept me at the edge of my seat. It was really well done and makes it 90's classic.

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Posted nov 7, 2008 11:35 am pt

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This movie really showed a person with imagination. It was new and not one of those redone movies. I was entertained and that is hard to do. VERY GOOD MOVIE

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Posted jul 28, 2008 2:54 am pt

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This stands atop my list of favourite movies. Unlike the hundreds of blockbusters churned out every year, this is one which, once all the flashy effects and smooth one-liners have been taken away, actually has an in-depth and epic story-line. You...
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This stands atop my list of favourite movies. Unlike the hundreds of blockbusters churned out every year, this is one which, once all the flashy effects and smooth one-liners have been taken away, actually has an in-depth and epic story-line. You don't only enjoy it, you have to think about it too. Watching with friends I've had to stop myself from saying "Oh yeah this bit is awesome" on so many occasions. There are loads of epic cinema moments all the way through that I could rant on forever about. It was mainly down to this film that I had the desire to become a screen-writer. If you want a huge, amazing looking and action-packed Sci-Fi movie, then look no further than The Matrix.

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Posted jul 5, 2008 10:44 am pt

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Full of intense action sequences, The Matrix is a new kind of movie with a whole new kind of style. Humans are at war with machines in a world known as the Matrix, and the war has gotten into desperate turns. Now, a small band of heroes find their...
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Full of intense action sequences, The Matrix is a new kind of movie with a whole new kind of style. Humans are at war with machines in a world known as the Matrix, and the war has gotten into desperate turns. Now, a small band of heroes find their last hope, Neo, who might be able to save them all. An awesome movie to watch that is out of this world!

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Posted may 5, 2008 6:22 am pt

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The perfect blend of action and intelligence.
The matrix is just spectacular. The fight scenes are great but it is perfectly combined with the philosophical elements of the film.
To anyone who loved the core meaning of this movie, I...
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The perfect blend of action and intelligence.
The matrix is just spectacular. The fight scenes are great but it is perfectly combined with the philosophical elements of the film.
To anyone who loved the core meaning of this movie, I strongly recommend reading some Cartesian and Existentialist philosophy.

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Posted mar 6, 2008 12:44 pm pt

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Defineatly one of the best movies of the century, I don't know how many times i have watched this film and it still blows my mind. the special effects brought action films to a completely new level.

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Posted mar 4, 2008 8:21 pm pt

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A film that brought revolutionary special effects to the big screen was the matrix. In 1999 The matrix smashed into cinemas showing off the combined power of computer graphical images and movie making to make a spectacular show. The storyline was...
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A film that brought revolutionary special effects to the big screen was the matrix. In 1999 The matrix smashed into cinemas showing off the combined power of computer graphical images and movie making to make a spectacular show. The storyline was also rather good if not a bit obscure but overall it is a great movie. This is a movie that no-one could say they hated or didn't like because the matter of the fact is this movie will appeal to anyone.

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Posted dec 1, 2007 6:58 am pt

• [+] Portland Oregonian
  
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  The Matrix slams you back in your chair, pops open your eyes and leaves your jaw hanging slack in amazement.

  by Shawn Levy | Read Full Review »
• [+] The Onion (A.V. Club)
  
  90
  The Wachowskis do it so playfully well, keeping The Matrix's potentially confusing plot intelligible, intelligent, and suspenseful, that it doesn't matter.

  by Keith Phipps | Read Full Review »
• [+] LA Weekly
  
  90
  Bill Pope's swooping, noir-inflected cinematography is wonderfully complemented by Owen Paterson's inventive production design, a great soundtrack and the best fight choreography this side of Hong Kong. And even if this isn't "Blade Runner," it is very cool shit.

  by Manohla Dargis | Read Full Review »
• [+] Mr. Showbiz
  
  90
  This wildly imaginative thriller is a futuristic head trip you most definitely want to take.

  by Cody Clark | Read Full Review »
• [+] TNT RoughCut
  
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  The Wachowski Brothers have created some of the most unrivaled and imaginative sci-fi in years.

  by Christopher Brandon | Read Full Review »
• [+] Los Angeles Times
  
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  A wildly cinematic futuristic thriller that is determined to overpower the imagination, The Matrix combines traditional science-fiction premises with spanking new visual technology in a way that almost defies description.

  by Kenneth Turan | Read Full Review »
• [+] Film Threat
  
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  I'll just say to anyone lamenting the state of American cinema since the 1970s, if you're curious where the next generation of auteurs is coming from, look in the art houses and look in The Matrix.

  by Ron Wells | Read Full Review »
• [+] Philadelphia Inquirer
  
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  With its mix of Lewis Carroll and William Gibson; Japanese anime and Chinese chopsocky; mythological allusions, and machine-made illusion, offers a couple of hours of escapist fun.

  by Steven Rea | Read Full Review »
• [+] ReelViews
  
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  Kinetic, atmospheric, visually stunning, and mind-bending.

  by James Berardinelli | Read Full Review »
• [+] TV Guide
  
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  This dazzling pop allegory is steeped in a dark, pulpy sensibility that transcends nostalgic pastiche and stands firmly on its own merits.

  by Maitland McDonagh | Read Full Review »
• [+] Washington Post
  
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  There's a kind of liberating, almost transforming energy in this film; it lights you up and sends you out all giddy with silliness.

  by Stephen Hunter | Read Full Review »
• [+] Slate
  
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  One of the more lyrical sci-fi action thrillers ever made, in which space and time become love slaves to the directors' witty visual fancies.

  by David Edelstein | Read Full Review »
• [+] Dallas Observer
  
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  This full-tilt visual and aural bombardment is simply a lot of fun. It never lets up. Nor does it ever want to.

  by Bill Gallo | Read Full Review »
• [+] Washington Post
  
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  One big, fat, honking comic book of a sci-fi-martial-arts adventure flick.

  by Michael O'Sullivan | Read Full Review »
• [+] Austin Chronicle
  
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  Doesn't just raise the bar on sci-fi and action films, it rips that sucker off and sends it spiraling into the sun.

  by Marc Savlov | Read Full Review »