Definitive Ten-Disc DVD Set
of the $1.6 Billion Worldwide Box-Office Trilogy
Featuring The Matrix, The Matrix Reloaded,
The Matrix Revolutions & The Animatrix
With Over 35 Hours of Extras Highlighted by Five
All-New DVDs
Featuring Never-Before-Seen Bonus Materials Including
Over 100 New Featurettes, New Commentaries, Enter The Matrix Videogame
Footage and More!
**Also Available in
a Special Limited Edition Gift Set
Featuring Exclusive Collectible and Book **
This Holiday's Must-Have DVD
Collection
Available December 6 from Warner Home Video
This holiday
season, Warner Home Video (WHV) will give every fan of The Matrix
movies what they want…more!
|
 More
eye-opening revelations, more plugged-in discovery, more realms of
bold possibility, as the trilogy that set a new standard in
moviemaking now sets a new standard in DVD gift sets with The
Ultimate Matrix Collection.
A
spectacular ten-disc DVD set; The Ultimate Matrix Collection
features all three films in the trilogy together for the first time
ever with a newly remastered picture and sound for The Matrix.
Also included is the companion piece The Matrix Revisited and
the best-selling The Animatrix, plus five entirely new
DVDs packed solid with brand-new special features
that encompass every aspect of the Matrix universe, including
two new audio commentaries on each film, Enter the Matrix
videogame footage, over 100 deep-delving featurettes/ documentaries
and much more! |
Debuting
December 6, 2004 from WHV and Village Roadshow Pictures, The
Ultimate Matrix Collection will be priced to own at £59.99
RRP.
In addition,
WHV will also present a special The Ultimate Matrix Collection
Limited Edition which features the spectacular 10 extras-loaded
DVD set, plus a limited-edition Neo mini-bust figurine and an 80-page
Collector's Book. This exclusive edition will be priced at £79.99
RRP.
Written and
directed by the Wachowski Brothers and produced by Joel Silver, The
Matrix Trilogy stars Keanu Reeves, Laurence Fishburne, Carrie-Anne
Moss and Hugo Weaving.
As one of the
most successful science-fiction film franchises of all time, The Matrix
Trilogy has grossed a staggering $1.6 billion dollars in worldwide
box-office receipts to date. In addition to the films, the franchise has
spawned successful companion DVDs (The Matrix Revisited, and The
Animatrix), a best-selling videogame (Enter the Matrix) and is
about to launch an online gaming component to further excite the highly
popular franchise, look for information at
www.thematrix.com.
"This is the
definitive DVD collection that Matrix fans have been waiting for! A
pop-culture phenomenon that continues to break new ground, The Matrix
has clearly become one of the most successful entertainment franchises of
all time…and the demand from fans for more in the Matrix universe
has never subsided," says Mark Horak, Executive Vice President, Warner
Home Video. "An epic film series of this size deserves an unrivalled
state-of-the-art DVD collection, and The Ultimate Matrix Collection
will provide just that for fans worldwide."
DVD ELEMENTS
Plug in for
the ride of your life with The Ultimate Matrix Collection
ten-disc DVD release that includes the following comprehensive
mind-freeing elements:
DISC ONE - The
Matrix
The Academy Award®-winning original movie in a new digital transfer
supervised by the Wachowski Brothers and Director of Photography Bill Pope
-
Two all-new
audio commentaries with written introduction by the Wachowski Brothers:
--The Critics: Todd McCarthy, John Powers and David Thomson
--The Scholars: Dr. Cornel West and Ken Wilber
-
Basics -
Running Time: 131 mins, Audio: Dolby Digital 5.1; Widescreen Format
DISC TWO - The
Matrix Revisited
Peel back a new layer of reality with a mind-expanding look at The
Matrix from conception to phenomenon. Go behind The Matrix,
take the Red Pill and follow the White Rabbit with 17 making-of
featurettes, including:
DISC THREE -
The Matrix Reloaded
The powerful second chapter of the groundbreaking film trilogy
-
Two all-new
audio commentaries with written introduction by the Wachowski Brothers:
--The Critics: Todd McCarthy, John Powers and David Thomson
--The Scholars: Dr. Cornel West and Ken Wilber
-
Basics -
Running Time: 133 mins, Audio: Dolby Surround 5.1; Widescreen Format
DISC FOUR -
The Matrix Reloaded Revisited
Go to the middle movie's furthest reaches via five documentary paths
revealing 21 featurettes. Plus 23 extra scenes shot for the Enter the
Matrix consol videogame
DISC FIVE - The Matrix
Revolutions
The epic war between man and machines reaches an explosive conclusion with
the action-packed final chapter in The Matrix Trilogy:
-
Two all-new
audio commentaries with written introduction by the Wachowski Brothers:
--The Critics: Todd McCarthy, John Powers and David Thomson
--The Scholars: Dr. Cornel West and Ken Wilber
-
Basics -
Running Time: 124 mins, Audio: Dolby Surround 5.1; Widescreen Format
DISC SIX - The
Matrix Revolutions Revisited
The cataclysmic final confrontation chronicled through six documentary
pods revealing 28 featurettes.
DISC SEVEN -
The Animatrix
A visionary fusion of CG-animation and Japanese anime with nine short
films exploring the world of The Matrix including Final Flight
of the Osiris, The Second Renaissance Part I, The Second
Renaissance Part II, Kid's Story, Program, World
Record, Beyond, A Detective Story and Matriculated
-
Four Audio
Commentaries on The Second Renaissance Parts I and II, Program
and World Record
-
Making-of
documentaries on each film, profiling the evolution of each one's unique
style through design and animatics
-
Biographical
profiles of the directors and animation producers
-
Scrolls
to Screen: The History and Culture of Anime - explores the
phenomenon of this exploding worldwide art form through glimpses of the
genre's greatest achievements and the observations of creators,
historians and other leaders in the field
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Basics -
Running Time: 151 mins, Audio: Dolby Surround 5.1; Widescreen Format
DISC EIGHT -
The Roots of the Matrix
Probe the philosophical and technological inspirations of The Matrix
Trilogy through two insightful documentaries:
-
Return to
Source: Philosophy & The Matrix documentary - Scholars, philosophers
and theorists deconstruct the intellectual underpinnings of the trilogy
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The Hard
Problem: The Science Behind the Fiction documentary - Is the notion
of a real Matrix plausible? An investigation of the technologies that
inspire the metaphor of the Matrix.
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Basics -
Running Time: 182 mins, Widescreen Format
DISC NINE -
The Burly Man Chronicles
Profiles the "society" of craftspeople, actors and filmmakers who shaped
the movie trilogy and the Enter the Matrix consol game in a
full-length documentary. Follow the White Rabbit to 21 additional
featurettes.
DISC TEN - The
Zion Archive
Showcases production assets developed for the universe of The Matrix,
including concept artwork, storyboards, drawings, music videos, TV spots
and trailers, plus a special preview of The Matrix Online, a new
multi-player online gaming experience.
PRODUCT DETAILS
Release Date: 6 December 2004
THE
ULTIMATE MATRIX COLLECTION
Price: £59.99 RRP
Catalogue Number: D059080
THE
ULTIMATE MATRIX COLLECTION LIMITED EDITION
Price: £79.99 RRP
Catalogue Number: D059076
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