Matrix is not good, it doesn't do justice to William Gibson's vision of a future where computers and the internet are wired direct to human thought processes.

The movie's depection of the future had nothing what so ever to do with what Gibson was trying to predict. Clearly the movie makes thought processes ran along the lines of.......Terminator 2 -> bags of money -> the old chestnut of computers taking over -> bags of money. This had been done to death 100 times before. The movie relies on special effects, not the effects of computer hackers being fully engaged in a virtual duel against each other's ability as predicted by Gibson. Industrial Espionage is no longer breaking into an Industrual site, it is breaking in to the Company's computers via virtual reality.

As stated before read Gibson to get an idea of what the movie could have been.

Haven't seen X-Men, but from what you and Zap are saying will check it out Tuesday sounds an awesome concept.

Get a copy of Crptomanicon as well...currently reading it....way cool

Has anyone seen that turkey Escape From Mars if not flee like the wind it's too later for the rest of us.