One word: WOW!!!!

Rating: Null/10 (8 April 2000)

I really regret that I didn't see this in the theater. I saw this for the first time when I rented the DVD in January. Digital reciever. I really like the way they make everything look "dead", because in essence it is, due to the fact that evereyone is in the Matrix. This film deserved every Oscar it won. The special effects are like nothing ever seen before, in fact, the concept of "bullet time" was invented for the film. This is a technique in which an actor surrounded by bluescreen does a stunt, and is photographed in a film sequence by an arc of over 100 still cameras. Therefore, a quick jump can appear slow and the camera can quickly pan around, etc. The sound is also awesome. If you have a surround system, crank up the volume and turn your subwoofer up as high as it can go, and brace yourself. The scene on the roof, where the bullets are going slow and making weird trails, sounds absolutely amazing. In fact, that scene is an excellent clip to use in showing off your surround system. I'm really looking forward to the sequel in 2001.