The Matrix - Region 1 DVD

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Directed by :

Andy Wachowski

Larry Wachowski

Starring :

Keanu Reeves

Laurence Fishburne

Carrie-Anne Moss

Hugo Weaving

Gloria Foster

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great start

19 years, 7 months ago at Dec 2 21:47

[dave]

2 votes

This is one of my favorite movies, and I may be one of the only fans that likes all three movies. It's great because it can be looked at on the surface (great action and sci-fi), and if you want to look into it, there's plenty to go through (and argu about, if you're into that).

Easily the Best in the Matrix Series

19 years, 6 months ago at Dec 29 21:06

tjberte

1 vote

Easily the best in the Matrix series. Although I do like the 2nd one, this one broke new ground for Sci-Fi, and will go down as one of the greatest of all time.

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18 years, 10 months ago at Aug 14 21:12

Marcus

1 vote

Fantastic movie. Graphics were phenominal- plus this is one of the few movies 9or series) that I can stand keanu Reeves (other than in Bill & Ted.)

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Description: Set in the 22nd century, The Matrix tells of a computer hacker (Reeves) who joins a group of underground insurgents fighting the vast and powerful computers who now rule the earth. The computers are powered by human beings...DVD Features: Audio Commentary:Commentary by C. Moss, J. Gaeta, & Z. Staenberg Featurette:"Bullet Time" Featurette (6:01) "What is the Concept" Featurette (10:50) Music Clips:2.0 Music only with commentary Other:HBO 1st Look Special: Making the Matrix (25:48) "White Rabbit" Clips (22:22) [4x3] Amazon.com essential video By following up their debut thriller Bound with the 1 Set in the 22nd century, The Matrix tells of a computer hacker (Reeves) who joins a group of underground insurgents fighting the vast and powerful computers who now rule the earth. The computers are powered by human beings...

DVD Features:
Audio Commentary:Commentary by C. Moss, J. Gaeta, & Z. Staenberg
Featurette:"Bullet Time" Featurette (6:01) "What is the Concept" Featurette (10:50)
Music Clips:2.0 Music only with commentary
Other:HBO 1st Look Special: Making the Matrix (25:48) "White Rabbit" Clips (22:22) [4x3]

Amazon.com essential video
By following up their debut thriller Bound with the 1999 box-office smash The Matrix, the codirecting Wachowski brothers--Andy and Larry--annihilated any suggestion of a sophomore jinx, crafting one of the most exhilarating sci-fi/action movies of the 1990s. Set in the not too distant future in an insipid, characterless city, we find a young man named Neo (Keanu Reeves). A software techie by day and a computer hacker by night, he sits alone at home by his monitor, waiting for a sign, a signal--from what or whom he doesn't know--until one night, a mysterious woman named Trinity (Carrie-Anne Moss) seeks him out and introduces him to that faceless character he has been waiting for: Morpheus (Laurence Fishburne). A messiah of sorts, Morpheus presents Neo with the truth about his world by shedding light on the dark secrets that have troubled him for so long: "You've felt it your entire life, that there's something wrong with the world. You don't know what it is, but it's there, like a splinter in your mind, driving you mad." Ultimately, Morpheus illustrates to Neo what the Matrix is--a reality beyond reality that controls all of their lives, in a way that Neo can barely comprehend.

Neo thus embarks on an adventure that is both terrifying and enthralling. Pitted against an enemy that transcends human concepts of evil, Morpheus and his team must train Neo to believe that he is the chosen champion of their fight. With mind-boggling, technically innovative special effects and a thought-provoking script that owes a debt of inspiration to the legacy of cyberpunk fiction, this is much more than an out-and-out action yarn; it's a thinking man's journey into the realm of futuristic fantasy, a dreamscape full of eye candy that will satisfy sci-fi, kung fu, action, and adventure fans alike. Although the film is headlined by Reeves and Fishburne--who both turn in fine performances--much of the fun and excitement should be attributed to Moss, who flawlessly mixes vulnerability with immense strength, making other contemporary female heroines look timid by comparison. And if we were going to cast a vote for most dastardly movie villain of 1999, it would have to go to Hugo Weaving, who plays the feckless, semipsychotic Agent Smith with panache and edginess. As the film's box-office profits soared, the Wachowski brothers announced that The Matrix is merely the first chapter in a cinematically dazzling franchise--a chapter that is arguably superior to the other sci-fi smash of 1999 (you know... the one starring Jar Jar Binks). --Jeremy Storey

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Manufacturer: Warner Home Video
Release date: 16 September 1999
Number of discs: 1
EAN: 9780790742618 UPC: 085391773726

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“This is one of my favorite movies, and I may be one of the only fans that likes all three movies. It's great because it can be looked at on the surfac”

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A sci-fi action thriller milestone

“'The Matrix' may not be one of the very greatest examples of its genre (like '2001', 'Metropolis', 'Blade Runner', 'Back to the Future', 'Star Wars Original Trilogy', 'Alien' and 'Aliens'), but that it is revolutionary in how its visuals and use of sound broke boundaries like had never been done before cannot be denied.It is not a film to be seen if people want character depth or relationship depth, with the forced and underdeveloped love subplot between Neo and Trinity being 'The Matrix's' sole weak spot. This ended up not being that huge a problem for me because everything else is so well executed.Particularly striking about 'The Matrix' is its production values. Simply put, the film looks amazing in its audacious production design, dazzling special effects that are some of the most ultr” read more

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