5 reasons to revisit The Matrix as part of 1999 Season at Cineworld

Get ready to play like it's 1999 all over again. That's because we're bringing 1999 Season to Cineworld this summer. Feeling nostalgic? You will soon with our classic action, sci-fi and family movie line-up from one of the richest years in the filmmaking calendar.

Sci-fi action classic The Matrix is one of the movies returning to Cineworld imminently and this includes special format 4DX engagements. Here's why you can't miss the movie on the big screen.

1. Nostalgia

Where were you in 1999 when The Matrix first stormed cinema screens? Whether you were too young to experience The Matrix on the big screen for the first time or weren't even born in that halcyon period of blockbuster cinema, this is your chance to experience the genre-bending vision of the Wachowskis' on the biggest screen you can find.

2. Keanu Reeves

What better way to celebrate Keanu's immortal cinematic status than with a recap of one of his most famous performances? Following the likes of Point Break and Speed, but before his iconic turn as John Wick, The Matrix cemented Reeves as an action icon, and this is your chance to experience one of his most iconic performances as Neo.

3. Bullet time

The movie's famously immersive 'bullet time' slo-mo effects have long been relegated to DVD and TV viewings. Remind yourselves of what it was that first took a cinema audience's breath away by watching The Matrix on the big screen.

4. Action scenes

From the kung fu-inflected fight scenes to the lobby shootout, The Matrix redefined what was possible in 1990s action cinema. And the environment of the big screen is what's needed to do them justice.

5. 4DX

4DX is an immersive multi-sensory experience that is unique to Cineworld cinemas in the UK and Ireland. Embrace the seat-jostling, effects-laden atmosphere that adds further life to the Wachowskis' genre-defining dystopian vision.