Some would call this the OG of surround sound movies: The Matrix franchise has a great number of scenes that make use of your surround sound setup. A classic to look out for are the martial arts simulations: It’s clean, well-mixed sound effects will showcase how well your surround speakers can reproduce the motion of sound and “travel” from one surround speaker to the next, virtually transporting you into the action. In fact, the franchise never ceases to WOW with the number of details heard even if we are watching Neo’s signature bullet-time move gesture for the “n”th time. A warning from us, the explosions that happen seem to be deliberately planned to show off the power and impact of your subwoofer(s), shaking the picture frames on your wall if you have a good subwoofer (or two!). It is a definite Shockwafe reference classic in our movie library and it should be in yours too.
The Matrix (R)