The Matrix

Right there with Seven and Silence of the Lambs for me. I love this film, and rate it a notch above some of the other great action films of our time (i.e., Terminator, Predator) because it has a really well thought... Read more at imdb.com

It's been a while since a movie has generated enough interest in me for me to watch it. "The Matrix" looked exciting enough in the trailers, so I decided to give it a look. What I found was an amazing... Read more at imdb.com

You walk into this film not knowing what the Matrix is. You take your seat and watch the trailers. The green Warner Brothers (green? you ask) trademark comes up, and without warning you are thrust into the Wachowski brothers grand... Read more at imdb.com

The Wachowski brothers really did excel themselves with this movie. It's a brilliant movie on a number of different levels - the directing is excellent, the camera work is great, the visuals are stunning, the kung-fu is A+, acting is... Read more at imdb.com

A large part of the appeal of 'The Matrix' for me was the special effects and action-packed scenes. But, on reflection, part of the appeal is also its philosophical and religious underpinnings...When asked whether Buddhist ideas influenced them, the Wachowski... Read more at imdb.com

Who is to say what is real or not? We are defined by our view of reality, no matter how twisted or demented it is in comparison to 'normal' people. *evil eye* Yes, I see you all, looking in the... Read more at imdb.com

The story of a reluctant Christ-like protagonist set against a baroque, MTV backdrop, The Matrix is the definitive hybrid of technical wizardry and contextual excellence that should be the benchmark for all sci-fi films to come.Hollywood has had some problems... Read more at imdb.com

Writing a review of The Matrix is a very hard thing for me to do because this film means a lot to me and therefore I want to do the film justice by writing a good review. To tell the... Read more at imdb.com

In the year 1999, "The Matrix" and "Fight Club" were undoubtedly the best films of the year. The Matrix was truly revolutionary in special effects, specifically in CGI (Computer-Generated-Imaging) technology. The still cameras that were used to capture multiple angles... Read more at imdb.com

The Matrix...when I first heard about it, I expected just another sci-fi action thriller. Good and filled with insane stunts, but not terribly intelligent.Boy, was I wrong. Oh, the stunts are there in spades, all right, and yes, they are... Read more at imdb.com

The Matrix" came out four years ago -- eons in special-effects terms. Reeves might be the biggest name and ostensible star of the film, but he's absent from the action for stretches. ... Full Review

Within this, the action is terrific: the principal cast training for four months pre-shoot to sell breakneck martial arts sequences using Hong Kong wire techniques (allowing for seriously high kicking), and a barrage of weaponry that would make even Face/Off director John Woo blush. ... Full Review

Other movies raided "The Matrix" for ideas, inspiration and, of course, parody. In fact, they're crushed by this knowledge in the end.With "The Matrix," however, there is liberation, potential, even ecstasy unleashed when Neo (Keanu Reeves), the movie's hero, finds out what the real deal is with the artificial plane of reality from which the movie takes its name. ... Full Review

The Matrix is a very impressive movie on several levels. The Matrix is the best science fiction film since 1982's Blade Runner . This portion of the movie is extremely strong. ... Full Review

The scenes in Zion almost lost us, and the movie is not quite as good as the original in our opinion for that reason. However, The Matrix: Reloaded does have some slow spots, one of which we like to call "the first third of the movie". ... Full Review

Why is it that when filmmakers get a whole truck full of money, they always think that they should use it to make things blow up in lots of interesting, cool ways? ... Full Article

Keanu Reeves latest project: defendant.The Matrix man is in a Los Angeles courtroom this morning as jury selection commenced in a civil trial pitting him against a vengeful paparazzo . ... Full Article

Fans of sci-fi hit The Matrix will be in real, virtual or whatever heaven they desire with this exhaustive look at every conceivable element of the franchise's planning, execution and future. ... Full Article

By Helen A.S. Popkin MSNBC Heres my "big" problem with the Matrix franchise. Its not the idea that the reality humankind perceives is actually an illusion created by intelligent machines as a means to keep us in a docile state... ... Full Article

There are wraith-like dreadlocked entities wielding cut-throat razors and guns, robotic secret-service types spraying the speeding Cadillac with bullets as it weaves to avoid them, Carrie-Anne Moss delivering motorcycle acceleration way beyond human ability, cars rolling and cartwheeling, and good... ... Full Article