Sorry. My comment didn't post. Derivative? From What?
And that doesn't even count the successful lawsuit against the creators for ripping off an unfilmed screenplay.
When I finally saw The Matrix I was so bored, and the phrase that kept coming to mind was 'This is IT? The movie everyone's telling me is so great?' And then when I got to that nauseating massacre in the building foyer, I wanted to smack everyone who suggested I'd love it. (And I LOVE action movies--I just don't consider incessant, laughble violence good action movie making.)