Kick ass movie! A must see!

Rating: 10/10 (11 April 1999)

As soon as I saw the ad for this film I began counting down the days until its release. I also managed to catch a two second glance at the web address on the ad. The page then proceeded to take up all my time up until the film was released. The webpage was good in not giving away anything, and I highly recommend the comics based on the Matrix universe, and comments can be entered in the forum, which has degenerated into a chat session discussing the movie...
That was until I saw the movie - despite the fact that I saw it in a slightly less than good cinema, even though I tried to get to a good one - I was blown away, I knew the special effects would be good - but the Wachowski-dubbed "bullet-time photography" (the slow motion bits - actually a little more complicated than slo-mo) - was stunning. The storyline had me hooked from the moment I read about it on the webpage. The only fault of the movie, and I hate to say there was a fault, was the clichÃ©-only-way-to-save-the-hero, which I think could have been replaced with something a lot more enlightening and inventive. Otherwise I wanted to be part of the Matrix. I wanted to be in the world, understand the code, _manipulate_ the code. Superb - I can't wait for the sequel (obviously there will be one). I hope someone makes an rpg fast.
Casting was amazing - especially Lawrence Fishburne (I want his shades!!), he fits the role right down to his voice - I can't think of a better person to play the role of Morpheus. Keanu Reeves proves himself to be a good actor after all, doing a really good job of looking confused - then realising what is going on around him. All the minor actors are superb, fitting their roles snugly.
Anyway - for anyone who is going to watch this movie - go into it prepared to think fast - to keep up with the storyline.... if you don't - the agents will be able to move faster. which will probably result in your dislike of the film and consequent bad reviews to your friends.
10/10/10.