Like It or Not, Has Had a Lasting Impact on Popular Culture

Rating: 9/10 (30 June 2010)

The fanboy cult that has since arisen around "The Matrix" makes me want to not like it, but I do have to admit that the first installment in the mind-bending sci-fi saga is pretty kick ass.
I had to have my friends explain it to me, of course, but once they did I thought it was one of the coolest premises ever conceived. "The Matrix" is like "Pulp Fiction" -- in many ways, it defined the culture of its time and has had a major impact on everything since. And it's also in the same league as films like "2001: A Space Odyssey," "Terminator 2" and "Jurassic Park" that redefined what movie special effects could do.
The first sequel was incomprehensible and I haven't (and probably won't) see the third film, but I like this one.
Grade: A