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Despite the inevitable law of diminishing returns, The Matrix Revolutions is quite satisfying as an adrenalized action epic, marking yet another milestone in the exponential evolution of computer-generated special effects. That may not be enough to satisfy hardcore Matrix fans who turned the Wachowski Brothers' hacker mythology into a quasi-religious pop-cultural phenomenon, but there's no denying that the trilogy goes out with a cosmic bang instead of the whimper that many expected. Picking up precisely where The Matrix Reloaded left off, this 130-minute finale finds Neo (Keanu Reeves) at a virtual junction, defending the besieged human enclave of Zion by confronting the attacking machines on their home turf, while humans combat swarms of tentacled mechanical sentinels as Zion's fate lies in the balance. It all amounts to a blaze of CGI glory, devoid of all but the shallowest emotions, and so full of metaphysical hokum that the trilogy's detractors can gloat with I-told-you-so sarcasm. And yet, Revolutions still succeeds as a slick, exciting hybrid of cinema and video game, operating by its own internal logic with enough forward momentum to make the whole trilogy seem like a thrilling, magnificent dream. -- Jeff Shannon
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| upc: |
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| title: |
The Matrix Revolutions |
| theatricalDate: |
05-11-2003 |
| stars: |
Mary Alice
Tanveer K. Atwal
Helmut Bakaitis
Kate Beahan
Francine Bell
Monica Bellucci
Rachel Blackman
Henry Blasingame
Ian Bliss
David Bowers (II)
Zeke Castelli
Collin Chou
Essie Davis
Laurence Fishburne
Nona Gaye
Dion Horstmans
Lachy Hulme
Christopher Kirby
Peter Lamb
Nathaniel Lees |
| purchase date: |
06-09-2006 |
| publisher: |
Warner Home Video |
| published: |
06-04-2004 |
| price: |
$14.98 |
| net Rating: |
3.5 |
| MPAA Rating: |
R |
| minutes: |
129 |
| number of media: |
2 |
| last lookup time: |
179281120 |
| genre: |
Sci-Fi Action
Horror
Sci-Fi & Fantasy
After the Apocalypse
Computer Paranoia
Heroic Missions
Technology Run Amok
Totalitarian States
Futuristic
The Matrix |
| fullTitle: |
The Matrix Revolutions (Widescreen Edition) |
| features: |
AC-3
Anamorphic
Color
Dolby
Dubbed
Subtitled
Widescreen
NTSC
2.40:1 |
| director: |
Larry Wachowski
Andy Wachowski |
| currentValue: |
$2.70 |
| created: |
179281120 |
| country: |
us |
| aspect: |
DVD |
| asin: |
B0001BKAEY
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