The Matrix |  | Directors: Andy Wachowski, Lana Wachowski
Actors: Keanu Reeves, Laurence Fishburne, Carrie-Anne Moss, Hugo Weaving, Gloria Foster
Studio: Warner Home Video
Category: DVD
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Rating:  2986 reviews
Sales Rank: 14672
Format: AC-3, Anamorphic, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DVD, Special Edition, Widescreen, NTSC
Languages: English (Original Language), English (Subtitled)
Rating: R (Restricted)
Region: 1
Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
Number Of Discs: 1
Running Time: 136 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.3
Dimensions (in): 7.3 x 5.6 x 0.5
MPN: D17737D
ISBN: 0790742616
UPC: 085391773726
EAN: 9780790742618
ASIN: B00000K19E
Theatrical Release Date: March 31, 1999
Release Date: September 21, 1999
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Product Description
In the near future a computer hacker named neo discovers that all life on earth may be nothing more than an elaborate facade created by a malevolent cyber-intelligence for the purpose of placating us while our life essence is farmed to fuel the matrixs campaign of domination in the real world. Studio: Warner Home Video Release Date: 05/15/2007 Starring: Keanu Reeves Laurence Fishburne Run time: 136 minutes Rating: R Director: Andy Wachowski/larry Wachowski
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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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 my favorite movie... February 7, 2010
buddha18
I love how this movie reinforces the fact that you're in charge of your own destiny - it's one of the main points of my new favorite book - Live Like A Fruit Fly - (the matrix is quoted in it a few times..along with star wars)
Very Good Movie for your all time collection. February 1, 2010
Shanky (MD)
Good I got this for my all time collection. Prompt delivery from Amazon. Best part is I got the free digital copy for my ipod is a Thanksgiving offer from Amazon.
Amazing January 30, 2010
Jorge A. Vargas Gonzalez
This is the kind of film that you must have if you like the ideas that contradict your mind's paradigms.
 Poor. January 30, 2010
Brandon G. Boyd (Olympia, WA)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
The blu-ray transfer for this loked fairly appalling to my eye. Each layer of depth looked overly independent and made the film look very false. I don't know of a better way to describe it, but even at the very low black friday price I would rather buy a regular dvd copy and watch that. Not recommended.
 What's wrong with me? January 5, 2010
D. Mikels (Skunk Holler)
2 out of 7 found this review helpful
Well, because this movie hasn't received enough reviews I thought I would add yet another. . .THE MATRIX has so much going for it: Dynamic, inventive story; an athletic (yet always goofy-looking) Keanu Reeves; tremendous--I would say revolutionary--special effects; a quirky, albeit irreverent, villain in Hugo Weaving; and one of my all-time favorite character actors in Joe Pantoliano. Plus the film just flows well, and looks so very, very good.
So why the three stars? What the heck is wrong with me? (Actually, that's a loaded question.) I've seen THE MATRIX several times, and I still keep bumping my head against problems the film presents. If our beloved Neo is 'The One' (and by the end of the movie there's no doubt about it) then why all the bothersome inconsistencies leading up to this techno-revelation? "No, he can't be The One." "Yes, he must be The One." "No, I'm not The One." Gimme a break. It drips too much of melodrama. But the sap really runs once (spoiler alert!) Neo is shot by smug Agent Smith, and back on the Mother Ship Neo actually flatlines. . .until Trinity (wow, did Carrie-Anne Moss ever get into shape) whispers in Neo's ear that he can't die, because she's in love with The One--and Neo comes back to life to kick some serious cyber arse. I just find the whole sequence so mushy I want to go out to the driveway and gargle some gravel.
As for the two MATRIX sequels--I've yet to sit through either of them in entirety. Just too much. Guess once you've seen Keanu jump off a building--or stop a rushing bullet--there's no point in looking at more of the same. Maybe I should have taken the blue pill.
--D. Mikels, Author, The Reckoning
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