"Wake up, Neo." It brought Keanu Reeves a-woah-ing back to our collective consciousness; it knocked us flat with balletic battle scenes and mind-scrambling plot. The Matrix did more than arrive in 1999. It blasted its way through our temples and leapt straight to the pleasure centre. "No one can be told what the Matrix is. You have to see it for yourself." Or, er, read the back cover.
DVD Extras:
Follow The White Rabbit and Take The Red Pill SFX featurettes, plus DVD-ROM features including trivia game, Web access, storyboards, essays on various subjects featured in the film, Do You Kung-Fu? feature.Hmm... The crafty Sentinels got to this one. No cast, crew or composer commentary. A good half of the better special features can only be accessed via a computer. Curse those infernal machines! This catering to the PC market means this DVD falls short of the label "feature-packed", but no need to panic. Owners of regular DVD players are compensated with some smashing effects documentaries and hidden extras. Plus, this really is the only way to appreciate the full glory of the movie. Go on, treat yourself to a replay of that "Guns, lots of guns" scene once again. You know you want to.
