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WHSmith Books • WHSmith Music • WHSmith DVD & Video • WHSmith Games • WHSmith Stationery • WHSmith Magazines • WHSmith Special Offers Matrix (DVD) - (WS) Actor or Director: Keanu Reeves Product Code: d017737 Price: £7.99 Note that this price excludes postage and packing charges. Free P&P when you spend £39 or more* More Info Category: Science Fiction Format: DVD (Region 2) [ Will this work on my equipment? ] Published: 29 November 1999 Publisher: WARNER HOME VIDEO DVD Clubcard Points: 79 158 *Double Points!* More Info Certificate Availability: Usually despatched within 24 hours. More Info Note that adding an item to your basket in no way commits you to buying it. Click to read more about your Shopping Basket . Hit action thriller from the Wachowski brothers Andy and Larry. Keanu Reeves stars as a bored office worker and part-time hacker who is drawn into what looks like a mysterious conspiracy. Nothing is what it seems however - literally in this case - as he learns that the world as he knows it is a hallucination, a virtual reality rigged up by the "machines" which have taken over the world and are attempting to keep the human race in check. The actual reality is a much bleaker place (if that's at all possible) where a group of renegade humans attempt to release humanity from their imprisonment. If this sounds complicated, it is, however the film adheres closely to its own brand of logic, and seems to make perfect sense while you watch it. Although the conceit is not quite as original as it thinks it is, the films design is what sets it apart from others of its kind. Much has been said already about the innovative technique of "bullet-time" sequences (time is frozen and the camera sweeps majestically around the frozen characters) but the sheer look of the film is simply breathtaking. The "real" world is a mass of bleak post-holocaust scenery infused with H.R. Geiger-esque biomechanics. The "virtual" world is similarly bleak (blues and greys are suitably popular here) and given a slightly surreal edge by the events which take place within it. With scenery like this, quality acting is pretty much irrelevant. As you might expect, Keanu struggles to be noticed within the stunning design. Laurence Fishbourne is excellent however as the mysterious Morpheus, and Hugo Weaving is terrific as the bad guy. Stuffed to the seams with gleefully self-conscious references from Alice In Wonderland to Greek myth, The Matrix may not be a clever as it thinks it is, but it is vastly enjoyable, and - lets be honest - that's what you really want out of a sci-fi blockbuster isn't it? Browse for films similar to this one. Customer Reviews Cameron Clark Score (5 / 5) Stunning! The Matrix is a masterstroke of modern cinematography. On one level, it's a high-speed joyride through the most spectacularly stylish action sequences ever commited to celluloid. On another, it's a film that has suprisingly many layers that reward through repeat viewing. Can a film this big budget be cult? I don't know, but why not make up your own mind? Dimitri Archibald Van Delson Score (5 / 5) An amazing spectacle. This really is consequential to everyone's upbringing. However, in some cases, it paints an oblique picture, but this is supported by the enthrustment of the motion picture. [I confess you've completely lost me there. You liked it I assume? Ed.] Michael Haley Score (5 / 5) The only word to describe The Matrix is: AMAZING Note that adding an item to your basket in no way commits you to buying it. Click to read more about your Shopping Basket . Submit information about this film to WHSmith.co.uk If you have watched this film and wish to submit a Customer Review please click here . Alternatively if you are the Director/Actor and wish to comment about the film please click here . If you are the Producer and wish to submit some information please click here . If you need to contact us rather than submit a review, please contact our Customer Service team. Sign Up For Recommendations! Please register below if you would like to be informed by e-mail of new DVD and Video releases like Matrix (DVD) - (WS) . Please enter your e-mail address: © 2003 WHSmith and its suppliers. All rights reserved. Disclaimer WHSmith.co.uk Welcome Books Music DVD & Video Games Adventures Stationery Magazines WHSmithnet In DVD & Video: New Coming Soon Charts Reviews Departments Quick Search Saturday March 1, 2003 Title Author/artist Product type: All Products Books Music DVD & Video Games Stationery Magazines Advanced Search Page My WHS Shopping Basket Checkout Your Orders Your Details Site Map Need Help? Contact Us Our Other Sites Education Zone Internet Bookshop WH Smith PLC WHSmith France Graduate Training More Features Our Stores Become a Partner Suggestion Box Competitions Crosswords Press Releases