Even after 15 years this still holds up. The animations are beautifully created and the stories are interesting and varied. If you're a fan of The Matrix films, this offers some really interesting insight into the 'expanded universe'. Definitely one to re-watch.
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Whether you like the Matrix idea or a good Anime story (9 in total, actually), Animatrix is a good adition. Inspite the single DVD, it has a lot of extra's, even if it is just an Anime, and certainly worth watching them. As for the short stories themselves, some are great (like the Second Renaissance Parts), some average. Either way, it is a good purchace, Audio & Video quality is also great, upscaled on PS3 looks superb.
I was loathe to view this movie when I first noticed it on the shelf in the video shop, and dismissed it as another cartoon type of animation. However, after seeing an excerpt from the film I decided to buy a copy from ebay, to which I was so pleasantly surprised with this precursor to the Matrix series of films. In fact, it really took my breath away watching two combatants ( Male & Female) with samurai swords proceeding to slice each others clothes off! Special Effects were so real, and for this Genre, it really did surprise me so much that I have to give it an 11/10. Absolutely superb!!!
The dvd is made up of 7 short episodes and oen longer episode. The dvd essentially fills in the gaps left by the movies as well as delving a bit deeper into the history of the human robot water in "The New Renaissance Parts 1 and 2" as well as showing the development of new powers shown in a " Kid's story" It also shows the day to day life of people in the matrix and what happens when a glitch is discovered in the matrix in "beyond" and when an athlete discoverers the matrix in "world record" The animation quality varies from episode to episode however, it maintains a high standard through out. Its an entertaining watch and is recommended for any matrix fan (so pretty much everyone) enjoy jd
Well Im a huge fan of the Matrix triology and animation so getting this dvd made a lot of sense to me for purchasing so i got and i would reccomend this to anyone who has watcheed the matrix. I truley believe the the matrix triology is not a triology after watching this dvd as the animatrix adds a whole lot more to the story and the orginal matrix, especially the renaissance chapters. production values on all the mini stories are very high, image wuality is good and the sound is also very good. Highly reccomended not ony to uber fans but for people who found the matrix to be too overwhelming this dvd clears some stuff up
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