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A customer from Blackpool , 20/09/2003

Imagine it. You wake up, and everything you know to be true is a lie. Your life, your home, your job, your money, it's all nothing. The reality is that the world is a wasteland, where humans are an endangered species struggling to stay alive (ala 'Terminator'), being fed to machines. Well, that my friends is what 'the Matrix' is all about.

All the hype, all the controversy you've heard about it, it's all justified. This is a revolutionary film. It has already become a pop-culture phenomenon and has been parodied and copied by so many films. At the young age of 4 years old, 'the Matrix' is already a classic. The special effects are the major breakthrough. Not since 'Terminator 2' and 'Jurassic Park' have audiences seen something this amazing. The only thing I can fault this movie on is the dialogue, which most people don't go to see anyways. The characters in this movie seem a little wooden at times, and the dialogue is written to basically set up the next scene. For example, Trinity was supposed to be in love with Neo, but did we, the audience, ever feel the connection? Things like this aren't justified in the writing, but the movie more than makes up for these minor faults in other ways.

The great thing about this movie is that, as long as it is, it's relentless. It never gives up. Rarely breaking or pausing. It's a full on assault on your senses. To see this movie in all it's glory is on the big screen. I first caught it when it came out in theatres, and I thought my face was going to melt. It's what I like to call an intelligent pop-corn flick. This is the 'Star Wars' for our generation

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Carl Hunt from Isle of Wight , 12/08/2005

This film has been in my top 5 films of all time for so long now (I'm only 29 so cant go back as far as some of you!) that it simply has to be 5 stars. The ideas and cinematics in this film at the time of release were astonishing. So much so that numerous movies since have ripped off fight moves and film scenes that are now instantly recognisable.

This ended up being the first of three but I have to say that they are simply awful and so disappointing to a fan of the first one that I have actually never watched this one again since!

If you've never seen this, what planet have you been on?!?

A must see.

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A customer from Notting Hill, London , 17/09/2003

This is one of those films that you can probably get a PhD in in America.

A totally 'important' film, which changed our idea of action films for good, and really bears re-watching. If you haven't seen it for a while, watch it again -- better than all the rip-off slo-mo karate action films that have followed it. And arguably better than the sequel, Matrix Reloaded, as well.

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trotsuk from LONDON , 06/10/2004

It took George Lucas over two decades to ruin his baby. The Kawaskis buggered theirs in a couple of years. It is so unfortunate that the latter two Matrix movies detract somewhat from the original masterpiece. Morphus is actually COOL in this one, rather than the pretentious nobhead that spouts iritating playground philosophy. Still, if there is anyone left in the western hemisphere who has not seen this film they are in for a treat.

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