The Matrix Limited Edition Steelbook [Blu-ray] (Region Free)

Love it- great movie

The Matrix is a film classic, and it will continue to appreciate as we ascend into the technological advancements of today's world. It's incredibly odd watching this movie 20 years later now, and seeing how some of the assumptions about the internet, technology, and society were addressed here. All of that withheld, it's still a great piece of sci-fi action that has rarely been met with a competitor or similar style. A lot of the stylistic elements of The Matrix have been attempted in other films, but never used quite as successfully as it was here. Things such as "bullet time" have been overused since the release of this film, but exemplify the impact it had on movies and viewers. The Wachowskis are particularly interesting to watch in Special Features, especially now that they are both women. They don't seem to have any highly technical background or understanding of film, but are making the movie they want to see and being particular where they as a viewer think it would count. I think this movie was the beginning of Keanu's highly popular career arc from the late 90s to the mid-2000s. Where he seemingly died off and has now been resurrected again by John Wick. Laurence Fishbourne is great as Morpheus and plays the master to Neo perfectly. Carrie Anne-Moss, where is she?! She's outstanding in this film, but probably no one is better than Hugo Weaving, who with little to say or do than glance makes such an impact on the film, and ultimately the story of this universe. This all looks fantastic in 4K! This release is jam-packed with special features and FOUR audio commentaries, which I was incredibly excited to listen to. I can't say it shed any light on concepts or ideas that I haven't heard of before, but it's so interesting to hear intellectuals, philosophers, and psychologists talk about both what they like about the film and its depictions, as well as what they don't like. One of the commentaries is from film review writers that hated the film, and despite their critiques find a way to frame the film's importance in cinema. It's quite interesting, and it's prefaced by a letter from the Wachowskis on pitching this commentary to WB, which is hilarious. Imagine another movie that would have a review from people who didn't like it, just to give the viewer another perspective from which to absorb this wild ride. At this point, I believe there's a trilogy release on 4K as well as a steelbook at other retailers. I'd recommend getting the whole package as it's likely cheaper, and I bought this when the other 2 weren't released yet and had to buy the last 2 movies separately. This movie is still phenomenal, and holds up just as well today if not better. It's incredible to see how this film has matured and become social commentary that's just as relevant now as it ever was. The Wachowskis have gone on to do some great films and some not so great, but hoping that the new M4TRIX (see what I did there) does to post-2020, what this film did for the early 2000s.

Great movie

Great movie!

This was an original script with amazing special effects for its time. No one had done the bullet tracking and the signature 'matrix moves' of fighting characters before this movie. By the time the 2nd and 3rd movies were made so many of the special effects had been parodied that the sequels looked almost cliché. This movie is in a cannon by itself and IMHO is unattached to sequels in everyway regarding story. The story was simple A.I. gone bad, enslaves humanity, humanity needs to liberate itself by destroying A.I. or humanity dies as continually evolving species. This is completely changed in the other movies. It makes me believe the story about the Wachioski brother's having stolen this story idea from another writer. It's obvious b/c of the length of time between the 1st movie and the sequels the Wachoski brothers had nothing written to follow-up the original Matrix. Who does that in sequel idis Hollywood now a days--unless you stole the idea from someone else and had no idea where the story was going? Not saying this is true, but it makes one wonder upon viewing the complete different goal of humanity in the sequels. The Matrix is an amazing movie and story by itself and is best reviewed as a stand alone film. END OF MATRIX REVIEW #Spoiler #whysequels suck They contradiction the goal our heroes in the first movie to destroy the Matrix. In short humanity (Zion) decides to work with the A.I. to keep it running while allowing some human beings to remain as batteries for the machine. What? This would surely set-up the extinction of the human race. Humanity could not survive or evolve in a machine / holographic world. The goal of humanity is to evolve beyond all illusions and bondage to materialism--eventually I suppose. Humanity is part of nature (we forget) and if profound alter a natural being particularly on with higher intelligence then it would either shut down or wake up from an inferior creation matrix created by the A.I. It wouldn't matter whether the A.I. was evolving or not. A program is limited by its creator and if a creation destroys or enslaves the creator then it kills itself. Humans must evolve or die like all species. Remember Malcolm's speech in the first Jurassic Park regarding how nature cannot be contained. That's what the out of control A.I. is doing to humanity...containing it. The A.I. in the sequels falsely presents itself to the humans of Zion as being on their side. It pretends that the Mr.Smith Program has gone rogue and the humans should join them program by defeating Mr. Smith. This is ridiculous because the A.I. is ONE program. The A.I. is cleverly misdirecting the humans. Morpheus clearly stated in original movie that the Matrix had to be destroyed for ALL of humanity to be truly free. In these sequels Morpheus' character is diminished as we are informed that he is wrong in his initial goal to destroy the A.I. and free all human beings. So let's just through the most famous line in firs Matrix movie, "Free Your Mind." By the 3rd movie the A.I. has convinced the humans of Zion that it's best for some humans (already in the matrix) to remain plugged in the system. It offered to give the plugged up humans a choice. The sequels ultimately show the death sentence for humanity as they give-up their collective rights as autonomous species. Sound familiar.

Buyer beware, one of the pictures of the item shows the back of the box where it CLEARLY indicates that the purchase includes a digital copy provided by "Movies Anywhere." My copy did not. When I raised this issue with the seller their attitude was basically that I could return it for a full refund if I wanted. I figured it wasn't worth the hassle. I only mention it in case some sees the same picture and assumes like I did that they would get a UHD 4K disc, standard Blu Ray disc, and digital download with purchase. Other than that I have no complaints. It's an excellent movie, I assume if you're looking to buy it you already know that. The picture quality is AMAZING! The colors are vibrant, the blacks are inky and deep, the motion looks natural. The sound in either the 5.1 or Atmos mix is absolutely top notch.

I would guess that 99 out of a 100 people thinking about buying this movie have seen it before. It is, after all, a seminal and beloved classic at this point. So what most people want to know is whether the remaster into Dolby Vision/Atmos is good enough to be worth buying. If you have a modern home theater system/DVD player that can support Dolby Vision the answer is yes, get it. The transfer is beautiful, and it really pops on a modern TV that supports Dolby Vision. You'll see the pores on the actor's faces, the threads in their clothes, and a million other tiny details that you've never seen before unless you were lucky enough to catch the original film in theaters. It was a visually stunning movie when it came out, and Dolby Vision really helps to bring that out. On the other hand, the Atmos remix is very subtle and understated. There are a couple of nice height effects here and there, but it really isn't a movie that constantly showcases the new audio technology. I would say 98% of it is going to come through just fine with just a simple surround setup. So you are really buying this not for the audio remix, but for the HDR/Dolby Vision upgrade. I didn't think the audio was bad, but it is just not nearly as big an upgrade as the picture. That is perhaps not surprising given that the film was originally shot in 1999, and Atmos didn't even exist at the time of filming. If you are like me, most of the movies and TV you watch these days are streamed. This high bit-rate, Dolby Vision Blu-Ray is a startling reminder of just how deeply compromised streaming still is. If you bought a good TV in say the last five years, your TV is capable of a far, far better picture than what you are feeding it most of the time. For the moment, the only way to get a picture this good at home is to buy the physical disc, and this one should be in your library.

What can you say about The Matrix that hasn't already been said???... wel,l after watching Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure and realizing this is the same Keanu Reeves in as different a roll as it gets; had to rewatch the Matrix. It seemed like a favorable blur calling out from the distant past. I recalled having difficulty following or comprehending it all. Not this time. Wonder why,-- among a great many other things, 'ol Bernie has been jumping up and down on YouTube about unrestricted AI? Its time to give The Matrix another go. It's gonna seem a lot more real this time! Bernie 1, Reality 1 Weather or not we are all plugged into the Matrix for real or not; take that how you want; think allegory. The matrix is what you start with; what defines you until you define yourself and the lessons pour forth from this movie.

La película llegó a tiempo y en buen estado. La película es genial, sus efectos especiales fueron un parteaguas para todas las futuras películas, las actuaciones son geniales, disfrute verla en audio latino como idioma original, viene con subtítulos, y la imagen es más nítida en 4k.

Lo cercavo da tanto tempo. Nonostante sia famosissimo,non è affatto facile da trovare in giro. Arrivato super- velocemente

Film chyba każdy widział. Jeżeli nie to polecam, wydanie w 4K jest rewelacyjne

I consider this movie to be one of the greatest sci-fi movies of all time, right up there with the first two 'Alien' movies and various anime like 'Cyber City: Oedo', 'Ghost in the Shell' (which played a role in inspiring this movie), and 'Akira'. Being the hardcore anime fan that I am, I found 'The Matrix's' style very appealing and fun to watch. Everyone fit their roles perfectly in this movie; despite the fact that I'm not a fan of any of them (except Hugo Weaving), Keanu Reeves was much more likeable and believable than Will Smith would have ever been (he was originally considered to play the role of Neo, but he himself turned it down because 'he wasn't a serious enough actor'. I like Will Smith, but I totally agree with him). And let's not forget Hugo Weaving's brilliant performance as Agent Smith. Like this movie, I consider Hugo Weaving to be one of the greatest things to have ever come into existence. He has maintained his status of being the highlight in the entire Matrix franchise, alongside the action sequences that are nothing short of amazing. Now, many people complain about the middle of this movie up until the point where Neo sees a deja-vu cat to be super-boring, but I disagree, and I tell them to open their damn ears and listen to what the characters were saying so that they are so frigging confused later on, because everything that's said in the movie is said with a purpose. Not to mention, everything that's said is actually very interesting. "Whoa." Anyway, I'll be closing this review by highly recommending it to any sci-fi lover who's been crazy enough to NOT view it yet. This movie is like the 'Pulp Fiction' of... well... science fiction. ***** out of *****

Classic film iykyk, love the magnet and the enamel pin that came with it 💚