well, at least I didn't fall asleep.

Rating: Null/10 (16 April 1999)

okay, now I hate to say this, and please don't take this as a flame, but you guys are idiots. "The Matrix" is not that great. Granted, the new "flow-mo" special FX are neat, but they really didn't get used that much, and not that well either (the Gap commericials are way cooler.) the whole "dodging bullets" sequence wasn't too spectacular either. As for the rest of the film, well, we all have already acknowledged that it rips off every sci-fi movie since "Alien," so I won't harp on that. I know I'm supposed to suspend my disbelief and hang on for the ride, or something. but considering the "ride" consisted of about four increasingly repetitive fight scenes and whole lot of grim and meaningless filler, I don't exactly know if that counts as a good enough reason to praise the film. And since the "complex, thought-provoking" plot was explained in the first 30 minutes and simply reiterated through the rest of the movie, that didn't hold my attention either. I dunno, I'm just saying that "The Matrix" was one of the few movies I've heard get good reviews since the New Year, and I'm still feeling pretty unsatisfied. sigh.