The Animatrix (DVD) Reviews

note: also appears in part on Flixster and The Student Room The Animatrix is going to be an easy sell for fans of The Matrix; it is an anthology film that contains nine animated short films, each varying in style and content, giving a different context into the past or present situation of The Matrix. Below I will detail my favourite ...  Read the complete review

Background When most people think of the matrix now they think "oh no not that" as the second two movies of the trilogy were pretty abominable however you cannot condemn the first movie along with these. The first movie really did bring a whole new dimension to the evolution of technology and artificial intelligence, and the ...  Read the complete review

Ok, first things first. I love the matrix films, especially one and two - three was a disappointment, but still enjoyable. Secondly, I love cartoons. So I really should have loved this. But I didn't. I mean, I didn't just dislike it, I absolutely hated it. The first cartoon was ok, but far too short and really only worth watching for the hot lady. ...  Read the complete review

How you respond to “The Animatrix” depends on how much you like the Wachowski brothers’ vision as seen in “The Matrix” motion pictures. Aside from a few visual effects innovations, The “The Animatrix” DVD offers the following short films: --“Final Flight of the Osiris” --“The Second Renaissance Part I” and “The ...  Read the complete review

When I first heard the news of an animated series based on the world of The Matrix I had a very sceptical reaction. Afterall some of the worst kids shows I've seen have been based on some of the most enjoyable Hollywood blockbusters. However the more I thought about it the more the idea started to make sense. The Matrix (at least the first one) is ...  Read the complete review

------------------------------------------------Intro----------------------------- ------------------------ Following several futile efforts to obtain the Animatrix short cartoons from the hinterweb I finally took the plunge and expunged myself of nearly three whole British pounds by renting “The Animatrix” from the library. ...  Read the complete review

The Animatrix is without a doubt one of the greatest roller coaster journeys of various innovative Japanese anime art styles to date. Each story helps set up the Matrix Reloaded perfectly and gives you a far broader knowledge of the Matrix story. Although each story leaves you without an equilibrium, each ending is strikingly disappointing (well ...  Read the complete review

Animatrix contains 9 separate stories lasting about 10-15 minutes, that take place before the original film The Matrix and between this and the sequel, Matrix Reloaded. These are directed by not only Larry and Andy Wachowski (the original creators of the films) but Yoshiaki Kawajiri (Ninja Scroll), Peter Chung (Aeon Flux) and Shinchiro Watanabe ...  Read the complete review