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The Matrix (1999)
Rate:
4
Viewed:
8/04, 6/05, 10/25
6/05:
Well, ladies and gentlemen, we've got a leading contender for the Most Overrated Film of the 20th Century:
The Matrix!
I can say it's the one that marked the beginning of the end of cinema as I know it. One question: if the agents
are supposed to be machines, why is their aim always imperfect? What a slow movie. I can leave in the middle
of the scene to do something for a minute and come back to see I've missed nothing at all.
The Matrix is a waste of Keanu Reeves' and Laurence Fishburne's talents. I guess money must be
important to them. I wouldn't be surprised to learn if they didn't understand what the plot was all about.
Sometimes, I'm reminded of Johnny Mnemonic.
All in all, The Matrix is the ultimate picture for IMDb fanboys who happen to be intellectually challenged.
10/25:
The Matrix is so unbelievably overrated.
It's just special effects masturbation. I'm sick of the green urine-stained look. The script is full
of fortune cookie talk and other made-up crap. Riddle me this: if Agent Smith and others are machines, then why do
they keep missing shots? How about Neo doing the somersault, totally exposing his body, while they're shooting
at him? And no bulletproof vest on? Tsk, tsk, tsk. I've never understood how Morpheus can see everything that
Neo is doing, yet the agents can't find him while in the Matrix.
All in all, The Thirteenth Floor is better than The Matrix.