The Matrix Is The Greatest Action Movie Of All Time

just watched it for the first time in years and its as good as i remembered it. what i love about the matrix is that not only did it kill the beefcake, arnold schwarzeneggar school of action movie, it added a thoughtfulness to the souless action genre. it was one of the first movies that made me think outside the box (i was barely 12 when it first came out, gimme a break!). its nearly 3 hours long but it never drags, its paced perfectly, ever scene feels necessary. the cgi wasn't overdone and for the most part it holds up incredibly well. the action scenes are iconic.

love it

Eh, it's good, but it's definitely not the best.

yeah it was pretty good. Especially loved the sppech by Smith to Morpheus about how humans are a virus and machines are the cure. Actually got me thinking as to whether humanity's survival isactually justified.

I still think the Matrix was just a matrix inside a matrix.That would explain why Neo could defeat the machines in the "real word" and not just the matrix.

The best Action movie to me though is Shogun Assassin.

I depise Matrix. It's just plain out boring.

A thinking man's action film

Good lord no.

Even if we limit it to sci-fi action Aliens is far superior.

No.Dylan_11

Story was good and it was well paced. But it didn't have the best fight scenes. You want good fight scenes? Watch a Donnie Yen movie.

The sequels are better, they remind me of lotr. :P

Good lord no.

Even if we limit it to sci-fi action Aliens is far superior.

TreyoftheDead

It was okay..don't know if i'd call it the best though. I liked the concept a lot though.ZumaJones07

It was innovative in styIe and special effects for it's time.

But that was about it. If everyone was familiar with Martial films or Japanese anime, would not have been as impressed.

Has probably the coolest action sequences ever...Idk why movies can't have cool action sequences like that had anymore.. Every single action movie now doesn't capture it correctly, its just brown stuff exploding with the camera shaking so much you can't even see what is happening. Freaking lame.

The Matrix is overrated. I wasn't all that impressed with it. I did like the second film though, with its explanation of mythology as a reboot, and I enjoyed the Architect and the conundrum he presented Neo with.

The Matrix is overrated. I wasn't all that impressed with it. I did like the second film though, with its explanation of mythology as a reboot, and I enjoyed the Architect and the conundrum he presented Neo with.

m0zart

Yeah I don't understand peoples problem with the second movie.. The third was terrible but the second movie again had amazing action sequences... Every time I ask someone why they thought the second one was stupid they say UGH THAT DANCE SCENE WAS SO LAME!... oh really? The dance scene was stupid? who cares? it is one scene! It isn't like it is a completely unreasonable concept I mean what the hell else is a futuristic society that lives underground going to do to releave some stress?..

I mean people are ok with a muppet showing up in Star Wars but a dance sequence in the matrix is just jumping the shark

It started out somewhat intriguing, but by the middle it was just a CGI-fest and by the end I had completely lost interest.

Movie absolutely sucks. 4/10 at best.

The Dark Knight is the best action movie of all time, now that's fact ;)

You spelled Hard Boiled wrong.

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The Matrix is overrated. I wasn't all that impressed with it. I did like the second film though, with its explanation of mythology as a reboot, and I enjoyed the Architect and the conundrum he presented Neo with.

VendettaRed07

Yeah I don't understand peoples problem with the second movie.. The third was terrible but the second movie again had amazing action sequences... Every time I ask someone why they thought the second one was stupid they say UGH THAT DANCE SCENE WAS SO LAME!... oh really? The dance scene was stupid? who cares? it is one scene! It isn't like it is a completely unreasonable concept I mean what the hell else is a futuristic society that lives underground going to do to releave some stress?..

I mean people are ok with a muppet showing up in Star Wars but a dance sequence in the matrix is just jumping the shark

The last film was waaaay better than the second, the epic anime like Mech battle, neo and smith's final showdown, still wows to this day, the only flaw with it was the abrupt ending.

[QUOTE="m0zart"]

The Matrix is overrated. I wasn't all that impressed with it. I did like the second film though, with its explanation of mythology as a reboot, and I enjoyed the Architect and the conundrum he presented Neo with.

VendettaRed07

Yeah I don't understand peoples problem with the second movie.. The third was terrible but the second movie again had amazing action sequences... Every time I ask someone why they thought the second one was stupid they say UGH THAT DANCE SCENE WAS SO LAME!... oh really? The dance scene was stupid? who cares? it is one scene! It isn't like it is a completely unreasonable concept I mean what the hell else is a futuristic society that lives underground going to do to releave some stress?..

I mean people are ok with a muppet showing up in Star Wars but a dance sequence in the matrix is just jumping the shark

Yeah the second one was probably my favorite- it actually made you think and work to understand what was going on. Speaking of which, something I never really understood- did a city called Zion actually exist six times each time being destroyed by the machines? or was it some metaphor made by the architect? If it is actually literal, then the date must be thousands of years after 1999, not only 200 as was stated in teh original Matrix.

I re-watched it a while ago and found it rather grating and insipid to be honest. It certainly has some good points but I just think it's a film that tries too hard at times for my liking. Also did anyone ever find it hard to follow?

I remember lots of people saying things like'woah it'll blow your mind!!' when it came out but it's not at all a complex film, only a simple enough (but good) concept, stylishly and imaginatively conveyed.

You spelled Hard Boiled wrong.

MacBoomStick

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You spelled Hard Boiled wrong.

BranKetra

I re-watched it a while ago and found it rather grating and insipid to be honest. It certainly has some good points but I just think it's a film that tries too hard at times for my liking. Also did anyone ever find it hard to follow?

I remember lots of people saying things like'woah it'll blow your mind!!' when it came out but it's not at all a complex film, only a simple enough (but good) concept, stylishly and imaginatively conveyed.

MissLibrarian

[QUOTE="BranKetra"][QUOTE="MacBoomStick"]

You spelled Hard Boiled wrong.

Morrdecai

A thinking man's action film

Zaibach

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A thinking man's action film

ToppledPillars

No,

Why

GIFSoup

Nuff said8)

Had amazing special effects for its time but certainly not the best.

Indeed it was. Also one of the greatest movies of all time period.charizard1605

I would agree with this. I mean, action movies.... what else tops this?

If anyone claims "Die Hard" is superior, I will virtually shoot them in the face.

Though I agree the second film though not as good as the first doesnt get its dues,

The last film was waaaay better than the second, the epic anime like Mech battle, neo and smith's final showdown, still wows to this day, the only flaw with it was the abrupt ending.Zaibach

The last film was terrible. The second film was better than the first film.

Even while I enjoyed the second one, I wouldn't call it a masterpiece. On the whole the entire trilogy just falls flat for me.

Predator would like to have a word with you.

I would agree with this. I mean, action movies.... what else tops this?

If anyone claims "Die Hard" is superior, I will virtually shoot them in the face.

destinhpark

I watched the first and couldn't even get through the 2nd, it was pretty boring. Though, I usually don't like when they try to mix action movies with drama. This is why when I watch an action movie like Salt, Battle: LA, Cowboys & Aliens, Starship Troopers, and Die Hard 1-3 I can get into them. This is also the reason why I couldn't appreciate Inception as much as I wanted to since the last act was basically a giant gun fight in the snow with a few sequences in limbo. However, the Matrix was just kind of boring.

It was pretty mind blowing for its time, but keep in mind the first matrix is 12 years old and plenty of films after it have tried to shoot for a more far out concepts, like inception etcZaibach

It was a great example of exploring very contemporary themes (computer programs and mobile phones for example), but while being in essence a Narnia-esq 'chosen one of the alternate reality' fairy-tale crossed with a some kick-ass man vs. machine action direct from The Terminator and The X Files etc.

Pathetically-unremarkable and shocking 1999 Matrix-drag-along film eXistenZ hardly deserves any sort of mention but its admittedly feeble attempt to confuse the viewer as to what really is 'real' would have been the kind of thing I'd have like to have seen with with the comparatively flawless weight of the Wachowski brothers' creativity behind it. As it is the Matrix - exceedingly well made film though it is - lacked then and continues to lack for me the supposed spark of intellect-scratching confusion I'd been promised. Though I felt the exact same way about Inception too so I expect I'm just being a snobbish bastard.

[QUOTE="Zaibach"]It was pretty mind blowing for its time, but keep in mind the first matrix is 12 years old and plenty of films after it have tried to shoot for a more far out concepts, like inception etcMissLibrarian

When Agent Smith was talking to Morpheus every line he said was just epic and blew my mind,

Humanity is a disease,

We're not naturally of this world

We can never be truely happy

only intellectuals can fully appreciate the matrixweezyfb

[QUOTE="Zaibach"]It was pretty mind blowing for its time, but keep in mind the first matrix is 12 years old and plenty of films after it have tried to shoot for a more far out concepts, like inception etcMissLibrarian

It was a great example of exploring very contemporary themes (computer programs and mobile phones for example), but while being in essence a Narnia-esq 'chosen one of the alternate reality' fairy-tale crossed with a some kick-ass man vs. machine action direct from The Terminator and The X Files etc.

Pathetically-unremarkable and shocking 1999 Matrix-drag-along film eXistenZ hardly deserves any sort of mention but its admittedly feeble attempt to confuse the viewer as to what really is 'real' would have been the kind of thing I'd have like to have seen with with the comparatively flawless weight of the Wachowski brothers' creativity behind it. As it is the Matrix - exceedingly well made film though it is - lacked then and continues to lack for me the supposed spark of intellect-scratching confusion I'd been promised. Though I felt the exact same way about Inception too so I expect I'm just being a snobbish bastard.

The Matrix was never trully meant to be an intellectual variant on the intellectual, moreso the philosophical, recall if you will the scene with the potential, -that monk-like child who bends the spoon, or better yet the first meeting with the oracle. these scenes are very poignant of what the over-arching ethos of the film was, the subversion of reality, which eventually would cause the audience to question thier own.

I will admit Inception had je stomped at certain points, it had its poignant moments that challenged the perception of reality, how even dreams can be as real as reality, a place where you can grow old and have life experiences.

Youre not a snobbish, just a very smart lady