Matrix Reimagined

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i reviewed this edit when it first come out.
i reviewed it with a whole different idea in mind for what i was going to watch.
after talking to newspock i watched it again and after what he said and i have to say it really does work and its a really good edit (its still a bit to big at 17 gig) but it is worth a look if you want to see the matrix that tells the whole story in one movie.

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Before you read any further, please note that THIS REVIEW CONTAINS SOME SPOILERS. You have been warned.

I've been a big fan of The Matrix since seeing it at the cinema; I also greatly enjoyed The Animatrix. I have no such affection for Reloaded or Revolutions, for the same sort of reasons that many people don't much like them.

This edit is in my mind a resounding success - not as a reimagining, but as a reframing. (I suspect a better title for it would be "The Matrix Reconfigured" than "Reimagined"). There are very few things I'd seek to change about The Matrix, but in this edit NewSpock has added just enough material from the sequels to cast the film's events in a new light that lends them more importance. The scenes with Morpheus and Locke in Zion help to flesh out the throughline of Morpheus' character arc (his faith in Neo as The One), and the buildup to the machines attacking Zion helps add an urgency to already-tense action scenes.

Video and audio quality is great, with a 17GB HD MKV - the editing is seamlessly done, with no issues whatsoever that I could see.

If I wanted to nitpick, the only thing I'd say I was slightly disappointed about was the epilogue. It always felt a bit weak to me, and I'd almost prefer to have it cut completely. Given the limited material available to work with (and the problematic nature of trying to use any more material from the end of Revolutions) I can understand why NewSpock went this way, though.

For those of us who dislike the sequels in their original form, I think this edit is the best possible presentation of the original film.

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