Matrix is the best Sci-Fi movie to date.

Rating: 10/10 (2 April 1999)

Here are a few thoughts on why this movie is so great:
The kung-fu is spectacular for a movie not out of Hong Kong. They even did the nice touch of having Keanu learn some of Bruce Lee's little moves from movies like "Enter the Dragon". But the camera tricks, slow-motion, and actors did a wonderful job! Wow... It isn't better than the final fight in Jackie Chan's "Drunken Master II" -- the best fight in all of Martial Arts movie history -- but it is great!
The special effects are spectacular. The first fight scene between Trinity and the police...its energy and speed set the tone of the movie...awesome!
This movie is pure anime. When you watch some scenes they are manga...there are close ups with just enough room for a thought bubble. The stop-motion pans set a style of viewing that allows one to see a kick or a punch as a process of many distinct moves. The bounding, fighting, gunslinging... all very very nice and all very live-action anime stuff (flipping and shooting and fighting, oh my!).
Finally, and most important, a sign of a great movie must leave you wanting more. What decision will they make? Go see it.