A reasonably engaging and conceptually interesting story and production, all of which was required to overcome the definitive wooden Keanu Reeves lead performance.

It was influential in kickstarting a wave of films examining the impacts of the rapid advance of technology and the virtual realm that all seem to end up with a lot of gunfights and things blowing up.

The subsequent entries in the series became increasingly cliché ridden, tarnishing the reputation of the original.

The Matrix was a decent movie with some good special effects. Some people are obsessed with the movie, but for me it was just another sci-fi movie. It was a well made movie with a pretty decent premise, but it's not a movie that I feel any need to watch again.

First good... others a 2

Excellent sci-fi film. The sequels are far less compelling relying on special effects to carry the movies.

The Matrix broke my head, along with much of its viewers. Aside from having stunning effects and crazy action, the plot and setting and whole idea behind the movie was simply great. I cannot recall how many times I have seen this movie parodied in some way, from the slow-mo bullets, to the red pill blue pill decision, The Matrix will endure as one of Hollywood's greatest films. Unfortunately the other movies did not come close to the excellence of the first.

I liked the first one quite a bit, but the third film kinda made me like the entire trilogy less

I hated the Matrix movies.

anything with keanu Reeves in it is gold! and it doesn't at first glance seem lie it takes place in the furture, but when they take you into the cmputer and show you what everyone is seeing when they're hooked into the machines is cool

Very cool and crazy shit going on here!

More comic book trash! ZZZZzzzz!

one of a kind. Brought in a new era of movies.

great movie!!

there is no spoon!

Pretty good even though Keanu was wooden as ever. Morpheus and Agent Smith saved it.

Good special effects, but these days, so what?

Pretty simple story, pretty cardboard characters.

And spare me the comments about its philosophical depth.....

Interesting expose of potential dangers of artificial intelligence. Well done special effects.

It's so passe now, but it almost hard to remember how groundbreaking this film was when it opened. . .it's not aging well due to overexposure, but it was a damn fine entry to the sci-fi genre. . .and Fishburne as Morpheus is the real star. . .

They really should have stopped with this one considering the only redeeming quality of the other two is Persephone.

its very stupid

The special effects and storyline alone make this a great sci-fi movie. The acting never detracted from the story. Lawrence Fishburn really put himself on the map with this movie.

I gave in and watched the Matrix after it had already been out on video for a while. It makes me wish I would have caved and saw it at the theater. I loved it.

Man, this is one unique film! Special effects that have been imitated by other film makers countless times, awesome (and scary) plot, kick-a** fight scenes, this one's got it all.

A spectacular movie with an outstanding cast. I never get tired of watching The Matrix, as there is always something new, exciting, and intriguing with every viewing. Keanu Reeves succeeded in establishing Neo as a new hero figure. He brought him to life, gave him all of the important qualities necessary to move the movie along and did it in a unique and sophisticated way. This movie will live on through it's groundbreaking special effects, it's alluring storyline, and the visual experience which embodies the essence of that which is the Matrix.

This was a very good and unique movie.Which is more than I can say about the others in the series.

you don't know science fiction until you have watched the matrix.

I Love this movie! I can watch it over and over again and not get tired of it.

Really good entertaining Sci-Fi film. There were flaws in it, but not enough to not recommend it. Good performances by one and all. There was no need to expand on this film.

just rented this. uhh, somewhat interesting. dont see why they would want to go to the real world instead of the computer world. the computer world is great. carrie ann moss ahh

Best of the Trilogy. Great effects. Good and original story. Alrite acting. Great fight scenes.

This is a movie that you watch once and really like it because its different and entertaning. After that you dont think much of it. This movie is a lot better than the next two because it leaves wonder with the unanswered questions; the answers werent really that great.

Every time I watch this movie I see some thing new. Keanu, who is not my favortie actor, does a good job in this. He will always be Theodore Logan to me. The rest of the cast is excellent and the effects are spectacular. If you have been living in a cave you have to see this movie it is awesome. Looking forward to the sequals. Update: Well the sequals were a bit of a bust but the original still holds up.

Now this is a movie that had a bit of everything. Awesome from start to finish. Keanu Reeves was absolutely sensational in this flick...Two thumbs up!

This was a fascinating and deep movie on many levels.Very symbolic and well done....Too bad the sequels are worthless,stupid,vapid commercials for video games,devoid of any substance at all.

I assume we are only rating the first Matrix, right? The first Matrix was brilliant! ... because it left unanswered questions. Unfortunately when they try to answer the questions, the story is very unrealizable and - dare I say - puerile and absurd. The story was an afterthought to try to somehow explain why reality would be a huge networked simulation. The story needs alot of work. See the first movie though for its uniqueness.

A movie I could watch over and over again. The deep plot underlying it is one to ponder, and its ties to philosophy, theology, and religion is ingenius. There are so many little things to notice that you didn't catch the first time. The special effects are nice, the acting is okay, but what really gets me is that little idea that everything around you is a dream world, and the connections to ancient cultures and theories. Excellent, intelligent film.

the worst film ever made ....said enough

Simple and bland. Decent special effects, but hardly worthy of the praise it receives.

I cannot even begin to describe how truly amazing this film is. A far cry from the tripe awful sequels that spawned from what could only be described as a great mind maze of pure genius. The Matrix is completely different to the sci-fi pre-decessor genre and there was truly no film before that reached the cinematic heights of parody - bullet-time (Slow-motion scenes) Shrek, The Centre Park commercials etc, special effects and even storytelling. It hails many questions about our minds and our constant reliance of computers, the world we live in and the many questions that still haven't been answered.

What an ace film! How come so many peole didn't like it? I thought it was great! Canoe Reeves is really good and i especially like the ending!. Superb film!

For those who didn't follow the movie trilogy... It's hard to make a movie about Christ (THE Anointed ONE) and explain the human/spiritual condition of the world without getting ridiculed. NEO is a play on words. If you switch the letters around, it's ONE. Thus, once Mr. Anderson became fully enlightened, he only referred to himself as NEO (The ONE). If you don't get the reference to Jesus, right there, it's because it's a reference to Buddah (THE Enlightened ONE). They linked these 2 together as the same person for a reason. That's why the trilogy is flooded with quotes from Buddah and the Bible. In Reloaded, before NEO met Seriph (who is an angel, by the way), there were 2 shrines shown. One for Jesus and one for Buddah. I can point so many things out, like NEO becoming ONE with TRINITY after his arrival in ZION. The metaphors go on and on. The Watchowski Brothers were very slick with the writing and direction of this trilogy. I call this trilogy, Excellent.

good special effects, good and unique characters, unique scenery, but the overall background story is not satisfying

Cheap philosophy, mixed images, over-abundance of metaphors become meaningless. Would be good if stayed with the story.

Keanu Reeves shines in almost every movie he has ever done, and the Matrix is no exception. I didn't really care for the storyline and such, but Keanu made it excellent with his Oscar worthy presence...excellent !

One of the best action movies ever made.

This is one of those movies that's only good on the big screen. Since is was so popular, our math teacher decided to play it in class after finals & NO ONE wanted to see it again, they just groaned.

A boring, tedius, pessimsitic sci-fi film that is terribly overrated, the Matrix combines objectionable content with a plot that creeps you out. Star Trek is the best sci-fi franchise out there, so watch the hundreds of hours of brilliant sci-fi than this boring movie.

What would of happened if there was a blue pill and Keanu Reeves would have taken it?

Without a doubt the best action flick ever made. It still impresses me to watch the fight scenes in this one. The second and third installments have nothing on this one. This film seems much more singular and focused than its sequels. The use of bullet time photography has been endlessly parodied and the characters have been duplicated time and again. This is the action movie that every other action movie wishes it could be.

'This is dangerous, open up your mind feel the shellshock' So the Prodigy tune 'Mindfields' preoclaims as Trinity approaches Neo. Theoretically plausible in many ways. Introducing Eastern philosophy to a broadly Western audience (there is no spoon....then you will see that it is not the spoon that bends, only yourself) merging it with Western philosophical ideas of the 'One'. There's alot of impressive special effects, but there is as much substance as there is style to this film. I could start to pick holes in the theory to this film, but that would be padantic and unfair. All in all this film deserves to be a classic and I would recommend it to anyone

This movie is the ultimate role model for other Sci-Fi movies. It has a cool storyline which is out of this world. I mean the machines trap humans in computers to generate energy, and in order to do that they make the computer-generated dreamworld called the matrix, and they are making the humans believe that this dreamworld is real. I mean wow, i would never come up with an idea like that. The graphics alone is a pioneer of its kind. The bullet timing effect is famous since this movie came out. The fight scenes are very well choreographed. And Keanu Reeves' acting is up a notch, so what more can i say!