Hyundai Matrix Diesel, overpriced, Ugly and a waste of money.

Advantages: Interior space, Extras
Disadvantages: Handling in wet, styling, price

...went back twice to the workshop and they couldn't figure out what was causing it! The engine is very lively for a diesel, this one being the 1.5L 4 cylinder 16v turbo version much improved from Hyundai's previous 3 pot model but on a motorway when you need to overtake the turbo lag is very long and often useless, economy is not impressive either if you drive it too hard. Hyundai's depreciate quickly so if you are considering buying one, go for used, I bought my one new and lost about 4k in under a year and don't buy because of the 5 year warranty as when you read the small print, you'll see as each year passes, less and less of the vehicle is covered! On the plus side, there is good headroom and the seats are quite comfy, road tax is also low thanks to its 120g C/O rating but there are much better cars out there for the money and made...

outofmybox 13.05.2009 · Read review
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Review of Hyundai Matrix 1.5 CRTD

  The long and the (very) short: Hyundai's newest model

Advantages: Cheap purchase price, low running costs, ideal in urban areas, comfortable, 5 year warranty
Disadvantages: Not in the slightest prestigious, looks that aren't to everyone's taste

...After months of shuffling my feet I finally took the plunge, and thanks in part to the Government?s car Scrappage Scheme, I?m now the proud owner of a spanking new Hyundai i10. I started seriously looking at alternatives for my Peugeot in July, by which time the oil stains on the drive, a slipping clutch and rusting exhaust were a small indication of what lay ahead at the MOT in October. Why this car? In short the amazing price of a brand new car. The alternative was, obviously, to trade Pepe the Peugeot 106 for a second hand car, but I imagine my cherished 15 year old car would have got nothing more than a chuckle from most dealers. So, full of the promises of £1000 of taxpayers money being given to me (sort of) to buy a safer, potentially more environmentally friendly (and did I say brand new?) car than my three...

kevin121 20.10.2009 · Read review
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Review of Hyundai i10 1.2

The Matrix review

Advantages: Every single second
Disadvantages: None

...The Matrix stars Keanu Reeves as Neo, a normal 9 to 5 worker who secretly does computer hacking on the side. One night, a mysterious woman named Trinity seeks him out and introduces him to Morpheus, considered a terrorist by the government. Morpheus shows Neo a world he couldn't possible imagine, and learns that he may the key to saving it. If you went back to 1999 and asked people the film they most want to see that year, hardly anyone would've said this film. This, of course, was the year of the first Star Wars prequel and the hype machine was in overdrive, and so The Matrix got relatively overlooked. But it's so much better than the phantom menace it's hard to see what everyone was so excited about back then. This film came out at the perfect time. The internet was booming, mobile phones were no longer only tools for the wealthy...

Walter_Kovacs 19.12.2008 · Read review
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Review of The Matrix (DVD)

The matrix recycled

Advantages: Good entertainment
Disadvantages: tooo much hype

...? instalment in the ?Matrix? trio. It was in my second year as a 3D effects animation student that the original ?Matrix? came out and, unfortunately, I never made it to the cinema to see it. Not so with it?s highly anticipated sequel (sorry, I don?t subscribe to the trilogy ethic), I was determined to go and go I did, after trying but failing to sidestep all the hype, trailers, sneak previews etc, which in my opinion can be detrimental to the impact of a movie, and were in this case. Recommendation I?m not going to do the standard plot run down here; the film makes the assumption that you?ve seen the first film, so will I. God help any cinema goers who haven?t who walked into watch this on spec as it?ll have made very little sense at all. This is the continuation of the resistance to the robot/computer dominated world, moving forward along...

Dardalius 12.06.2003 · Read review
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Review of The Matrix Reloaded (DVD)

The matrix

Advantages: great acting, great soundtrack
Disadvantages: 3 is two to many

...I have to admit The Matrix is not really my kind of film, this was a present I bought for my hubby last year and he loves it. I paid £29.99 from play.com and it was worth every penny. You can get it much cheaper on ebay now but hey it's a year on. I'm not a big sci fi fan but I don't mind The Matrix, I like the sound track, I like Laurence Fishburne, and I like agent Smith, but for me the story is a little far fetched. Any way, enough of my likes and dislikes on with the review. The acting is brilliant in these films, all the characters are strong and the actors play them perfectly. Keanu shaved his head, vomited and had sex scenes. Fishburne, is shot at, beaten up, happy, sad and dumfounded. Everything is done perfectly. This is the 3 DVD Matrix box set. This means you get The Matrix, The Matrix Reloaded and The Matrix...

tinac37 17.11.2006 · Read review
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Review of The Matrix/Matrix Reloaded/Matrix Revolutions (Box Set) (DVD)

The Matrix has you

Advantages: An action packed movie with brilliant special effects
Disadvantages: None I thought it was ace

...This is the first DVD opinion I have written. I hope I have covered all the relevant issues. The matrix is a brilliantly made film, with great acting and directing. A lot of time and effort went into making this film, and I really do think it has paid off. The story line is mind blowing, to say the least. The world is real, right? WRONG! The world you live in is a dream world. Nothing is real. The life that you have been living hasn't happened. Your brain is a computer, that has been programmed, to believe everything around you is normal and real. All your memories never happened. You are not the person you thought you were. With me so far? You meet someone, who gives you two choices, stay as you are or discover the truth. What would you do? A fascinating story unfolds as Neo (Keanu Reeves) learns the astonishing truth...

purebitch 06.02.2002 · Read review
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Review of The Matrix (DVD)

Matrix

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...This movies in my opinion is by far the best film of 1999. I think now I have watched it about 7 times and I still see things I didnt see before. The story was just fantastic which showed great imagination. The Acting was also superb, It was a true pleasure to watch. And the Action ... it just didnt stop, it really had me on the edge of my seat. The thing that really made this movie was the excellent special effects, some of the best I have seen. I really hope there will be a Matrix 2, and I never say that about films, normally I dont even watch them....

kirsty_w71 21.07.2000 · Read review
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Review of The Matrix (DVD)

The Matrix

Advantages: Original storyline and awesome special effects
Disadvantages: None

...This is an excellent film, one you’ll want to watch again and again, with its action packed, intelligent and superb stunts mixed with some of the best special effects to date. The story focuses on a young guy (Keanu Reeves) who leads a double life, on one hand he is Thomas Anderson working as a program writer working for a respectable software company. The other life is lived in computers were he goes by the hacker alias Neo who is guilty of virtually every computer crime in the book. Through his work in hacking Neo is aware of something called the Matrix he will do any thing to answer the question “what is the Matrix”. One evening he is contacted by a guy named Morpheus (Laurence Fishburne). Morpheus holds all the answers, a meeting is arranged and so the adventure begins. My favourite scene in the film is...

Toady 27.08.2001 · Read review
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Review of Matrix, The (1999)

MATRIX

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...Neo (Keanu Reaves) has fallen asleep with his head on his computer, When he suddenly wakes to find a message on his computer screen saying “the matrix his you, follow the white rabbit". Still half-asleep Neo is then woken by a knock at the door. It’s some of his friends wanting to buy a disc. (Neo is an office worker by day and a computer hacker by night. They ask him to join them for a drink down at a club. Neo is just about to refuse when he notices a white rabbit tattooed on a girl’s shoulder. So he decides to go along. When he gets there he finds Trinity (Carry-Anne Moss) waiting for him. She says “I know what you’re looking for, I know why you spend hours at your computer and I know why you live alone. You’re looking for him”. Neo asks “what is the matrix” Trinity replies...

soypeter 12.07.2001 · Read review
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Review of The Matrix (DVD)

The Matrix Revolutions review

Advantages: Jaw dropping visuals
Disadvantages: Can be rather boring

...The Matrix Revolutions is the final part in The Matrix saga. In it, Zion is preparing for the oncoming onslaught of the machines in which they stand no chance of survival. Meanwhile, Neo is held captive by the Merovingian at a train station so Trinity & Morpheus set out on a journey to rescue him so he can save everyone. This one suffers from the same thing Reloaded did. It's too pretentious and some of the philosophical aspects feel forced. The actions scenes aren't as good either, so there's less to keep you entertained as some scenes can drag on a bit. I was probably more psyched for this one than Reloaded because of one thing: The war with the machines. I remember being stunned when I saw it first, it looked absolutely incredible. hundreds of thousands of sentinels moving so effortlessly, almost as one giant mechanical creature...

Walter_Kovacs 19.12.2008 · Read review
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