Revisited ...
This is a new remastering, with bolder colors, less green, more clarity, improved and heightened sound. You cannot fault the visuals and sound quality, impossible. This flick takes your eyes and ears (senses) away, and flip them upside up. The improvement is undeniable, for the better.
The film itself is not perfect but as a sequel to its master it's a very valid one.
We are served with more action and romance.
Everyone saw the three Matrix films, so there is nothing new to add in this trilogy story.
What's new here is that this newer version (4K HDR) is the very best, period.
It is amazing what our eyes and ears can do to alter our perception.
It is only my guess that without seeing and hearing this new remastering one has no real idea.
Supremely recommended.
Overall (film only, story, acting, purpose):
70+
Extra ...
- Visuals: 97
- Aural festivity: 97
Last word: It could have been shortened by say a second or two, but the guilty pleasure wouldn't have been the exact same. It's impossible to tell because what we have here is reference sound and vision from this new remastering. ...What a ride!
Take it, it's worth it, it's the best. Don't let yourself being influenced by the score (70), it's just a number. I am very reserved, polite, diplomatic, calm.
Here's what truly counts @ the end: It passes the grades.
This is high class entertainment for the moving senses, adrenaline disbelief.
Oh, if you think you know something because you already saw it before, or @ the cinema theater, or on DVD, or HD DVD, or Blu-ray ray, think again; I have new news for you...this new 4K Blu-ray experience is the ultimate best in the Matrix history. Warner Brothers people took this trilogy and recreated it by improving it tremendously technically, period. And if the technicalities are up so is the movie entertainment experience. Don't take my word for it...see and hear for yourself.
And don't put too much weight on this old trailer because the colors and sound are nowhere near what it's real onscreen. This new 4K thing here is the real deal; Warner Bros did a fantastic job, the best job on the planet.
So much so that I had a hard time rating the film; the lowest that I could have gone was about 69, and the highest roughly around 83. I used extreme reservation.
Here, because of this new transfer I would go
80 for the totally awesome renewed seed of life.
This is no Casablanca or The Ballad of Buster Scruggs; this is sci-fi highly active and contagious.
Do I still prefer The Matrix (first one)? Yes because it was new, but this is new too.
Look, I'm thinking @ young people who have never seen this trilogy yet...like 6 to 9 kids.
When they are ready, say around 16, if they see it in 4K from these discs, on a 4K display (TV or front projector), and with a surround sound system par for the course (not from the TV speakers), this trilogy still holds today stronger than ever, and beats all the Star Wars and Marvel movies.
And I am still saying this with extreme reservation.
There, you have it fresh from the enclaves of the now moment.
Could they still improve this! Yes, with 8K and 128 satellite speakers plus 10 subwoofers all around. ...Or 4D virtual reality with surround headphones and VR "googles".