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The Ultimate Matrix Collection
Now on HD-DVD!
If ever a film series was meant to be seen in HD DVD, that series is now here. The Matrix, the legendary, groundbreaking sci-fi film, and its visually dazzling second and third installments, The Matrix Reloaded and The Matrix Revolutions were produced with future technology execution in mind. The Matrix, the first DVD to sell one million copies and to date a $1 billion worldwide franchise, will be part of two new definitive high definition collections to be released by Warner Home Video and Village Roadshow Pictures on May 22.
The Ultimate Matrix Collection, for the hardcore Matrix fan, presents the complete adventures of machine battling truth-seekers Neo (Keanu Reeves), Trinity (Carrie-Anne Moss) and Morpheus (Laurence Fishburne) in all three of the Wachowski brothers’ post-modern epic films. This collection will contain, for the first time, all three HD DVD versions of The Matrix series with more than 35 hours of bonus material in 5 double sided discs. The second offering, The Complete Matrix Trilogy, contains HD DVD versions of the three Matrix films in a 3-disc set, perfect for new and current Matrix fans who just want to see all three Matrix films in hi-definition.
Both The Ultimate Matrix Collection and The Complete Matrix Trilogy come with the In-Movie Experience (IME), an exclusive interactive feature that allows viewers to enjoy new ways of accessing interviews and other material while the movie is running. For these titles, the IME will let viewers experience via picture in picture the evolution of all The Matrix’s ground breaking elements through the recollections of the cast and creative team.
The Matrix Series on HD-DVD is the definitive and ultimate film compilation for the ultimate hi-def format, plus will no doubt make the ultimate Father’s Day gift for sci-fi film lovers. The Ultimate Matrix Collection will be available for $119.99 SRP and The Complete Matrix Trilogy available for $99.99 SRP. Order due date for all is April 17. Blu-ray Disc versions of both collections will be released later this year.
The Franchise and The Films
The Matrix film franchise is one of Warner Home Video’s largest and most prestigious, having grossed more than one billion dollars worldwide. All three films are in the top ten best-selling sci-fi films of all time and have been nominated and won numerous awards, including four Oscars. The Matrix was the first film on DVD to sell more than one million units during the launch of the DVD format.
The Matrix (1999)
The box-office sensation follows the trials of a young computer programmer (Keanu Reeves) searching to determine the deepest reality of a post-Apocalyptic world. His journey uncovers a web of deceit and massive computer-generated illusions obscuring the truth. As the character Morpheus (Laurence Fishburne) said to Neo (Reeves), “No one can be told what The Matrix is. You have to see it for yourself.” The same is true for this mind-blowing movie.
The film also stars Carrie-Anne Moss and was produced by Joel Silver. The Matrix was written and directed by Andy and Larry Wachowski, who spent years nurturing and refining the movie’s breakthrough concepts.
Side 1
- In-Movie Experience
- Commentaries
- Written Introduction by The Wachowski brothers
- Philosophers Commentary by Dr. Cornel West and Ken Wilber
- Critics Commentary by Todd McCarthy, John Powers and David Thomson
- Cast and Crew Commentary by Carrie-Anne Moss, Zach Staenberg and John Gaeta
- Composer Commentary by Don Davis with Music Only Track
- Behind The Matrix
- Making The Matrix
- The Dance of the Master: Yuen Wo Ping's Blocking Tapes
- The Bathroom Fight and Wet Wall
- The Code of the Red Dress
- The Old Exit: Wabash and Lake
- Agent Down
- But Wait- There's More
- The Music Revisited
- Marilyn Manson Music Video Rock is Dead
- The Matrix Teaser
- The Matrix Trailer
- The Matrix TV Spots
- Manson
- Reality
- Forget Everything
- Mystery
- Buckle Up
- The Answer
- Kung Fu
- Whoa
Side 2 (Only available in The Ultimate Matrix Collection)
- The Matrix Revisited
- Take the Red Pill
- What is Bullet Time?
- What is the Concept?
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Follow the White Rabbit
- Trinity Escapes
- Pod
- Kung Fu
- The Wall
- Bathroom Fight
- Government Lobby
- Government Roof
- Helicopter
- Subway
The Matrix Reloaded (2003)
In the powerful second chapter of the Matrix trilogy, Neo (Keanu Reeves), Trinity (Moss) and Morpheus (Fishburne) lead the revolt against the Machine Army as it attacks Zion, the last human city on earth, unleashing their arsenal of extraordinary skills and weaponry against the systematic forces of repression and exploitation. In their quest to save the human race from extinction, they gain greater insight into the construct of The Matrix and Neo’s pivotal role in the fate of mankind.
What is The Matrix? The question is not yet fully answered. And it leads to another: Who created The Matrix? The answers lead to more worlds of bold possibility – and to a destiny that passes from revelations to Revolutions.
Special Features:
Side 1
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Commentaries
- Written Introduction by The Wachowski brothers
- Philosophers Commentary by Dr. Cornel West and Ken Wilber
- Critics Commentary by Todd McCarthy, John Powers and David Thomson
- Behind The Matrix
- The Matrix Unfolds
- Pre-Load
- Get Me an Exit
- The MTV Movie Awards Reloaded
- Enter the Matrix: The Game
- Enter the Matrix (contains 23 scenes from the video game)
- P.O.D. Music Video Sleeping Awake
- >Reloaded/Revolutions Teaser
- The Matrix Reloaded Trailer
- The Matrix Reloaded TV Spots
- Yes
- Jack In
- Nice Trick
- Story
- No Escape
- I'm In
- Prophecy
- Neo
Side 2 (Only available in The Ultimate Matrix Collection)
- Car Chase
- The Freeway Chase
- Oakland Streets and Freeway: Unseen Material
- Tour of the Merovingian's Garage
- Queen of the Road
- Arteries of the Mega-City: The Visual Effects of the Freeway Chase
- Foresight: Pre-planning the Mayhem
- Freeway Truck Crash: Anatomy of a Shot
- Fate of the Freeway
- Freeway Action Match
- Teahouse Fight
- Two Equals Clash
- Guardian of the Oracle: Collin Chou
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Unplugged
- Creating the Burly Brawl
- A Conversation with Master Wo Ping
- Chad Stahelski: The Other Neo
- Burly Brawl Action Match
- Spiraling Virtual Shot: Anatomy of a Shot
- I'll Handle Them
- The Great Hall
- Building the Merovingian's Lair
- Tiger Style: A Day in the Life of Chen Hu
- Heavy Metal: Weapons of the Great Hall
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The Exiles
- The Exiles
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Big Brother is Watching: The Architect's Office
The Matrix Revolutions (2003)
In the powerful final chapter of the Matrix trilogy, Neo (Keanu Reeves) takes another step forward in the quest for truth that began with his journey into the real world at the outset of The Matrix – but that transformation has left him drained of his power, adrift in a no-man’s land between the Matrix and the Machine World. While Trinity (Carrie-Anne Moss) holds vigil over Neo’s comatose body, Morpheus (Laurence Fishburne) grapples with the revelation that the One in which he has invested a life’s worth of faith is merely another system of control invented by the architects of the Matrix. During the stunning conclusion, the rebel’s long quest for freedom culminates in an explosive battle. As the Machine Army wages devastation on Zion, its citizens mount an aggressive defense – but can they stave off the relentless swarm of Sentinels long enough for Neo to harness the full extent of his powers and end the war?
Special Features:
Side 1
-
Commentaries
- Written Introduction by The Wachowski brothers
- Philosophers Commentary by Dr. Cornel West and Ken Wilber
- Critics Commentary by Todd McCarthy, John Powers and David Thomson
- Behind The Matrix
- Revolutions Recalibrated
- Neo Realism: The Evolution of Bullet Time
- CG Revolution
- Super Big Mini Models
- Super Burly Brawl
- Double Agent Smith
- Mind Over Matter: The Physicality of The Matrix
- Future Gamer: The Matrix Online
- The Matrix Revolutions Trailer
- The Matrix Revolutions TV Spots
- Give Anything
- Help
- Power
- Future
- Believe
- Control
Side 2 (Only available in The Ultimate Matrix Collection)
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Behind The Matrix
- Before the Revolution
- 3-D Evolution
- Crew
- Owen's Army: The Australian Art Dept.
- 2nd Unit: A World of Their Own
- Bill Pope: Cinematographer of The Matrix
- Masters of Light and Shadow
- Hel
- Coat Check
- Upsidedown Under
- Fast Break
- Exploding Man
- Gun Club
- The Extras of Club Hel
- Super Burly Brawl
- The Skybarn
- The Crater
- The Egg
- Anatomy of the Superpunch
- Super Burly Brawl
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New Blue World
- Geography of Zion
- The Ships
- Tour of the Neb
- Matrix TV
- Logos Fight Expansion
- Siege
- Dig This
- The Siege Action Match
- Anatomy of a Shot: Mifune's Last Stand
- Building an APU
- Product of Zion
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Aftermath
- Revolutionary Composition
- The Glue
- Dane Tracks
- Cause and Effects
DISC 4: Animatrix & The Roots of the Matrix (Only available in The Ultimate Matrix Collection)
Side 1
- Voices
- The Second Renaissance Part I Commentary by Mahiro Maeda
- The Second Renaissance Part II Commentary by Mahiro Maeda
- Program Commentary by Yoshiaki Kawajiri
- World Record Commentary by Takeshi Koike
- Scrolls to Screen: The History and Culture of Anime
- Execution
- Making Final Flight of the Osiris
- Making The Second Renaissance Parts I & II
- Making Kid's Story & A Detective Story
- Making Program
- Making World Record
- Making Beyond
- Making Matriculated
Side 2
- Return to Source: Philosophy & the Matrix (AKA. Brainiac’s Revenge)
-
The Hard Problem: The Science Behind the Fiction
DISC 5: Burly Man Chronicles & The Zion Archive (Only available in The Ultimate Matrix Collection)
Side 1
- The Burly Man Chronicles
- Pre-Production
- Alameda Shoot
- Australia Shoot
Side 2
- The Zion Archive – Photo galleries
- The Rave Reel
- The Matrix Online
- 2 Music Videos, Theatrical Trailers and TV Spots
One of the Greatest Sci-Fi Trilogies Ever Just Got Greater!
THE ULTIMATE MATRIX COLLECTION
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 7 from Warner Home Video
Burbank, Calif., August 23, 2004 – 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 remarkable 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 supplemental materials 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 7, 2004 from WHV and Village Roadshow Pictures, The Ultimate Matrix Collection will be priced to own at $79.92 SRP. Order due date is November 2.
In addition, WHV will also present a special The Ultimate Matrix Collection Limited Edition which features the remarkable 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 $129.92 SRP.
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 unrivaled 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: 136 mins; Rated R; Languages: English & French; Subtitles: English, French & Spanish; 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:
- What is Bullet Time?
- What is the Concept?
- The Music Revisited – 41-Track audio-only selection of nearly three hours of music Basics - Running Time: 180 mins; Not Rated; Subtitles: French; Full screen Format
 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: 138 mins; Rated R; Languages: English & French; Subtitles: English, French & Spanish; 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
- Basics – Running Time: 176 mins; Not Rated; Subtitles: French; Full screen Format
 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: 129 mins; Rated R; Languages: English & French; Subtitles: English, French & Spanish; 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.
- Basics – Running Time: 189 mins; Not Rated; Subtitles: French; Full screen Format
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
- Basics – Running Time: 158 mins; Not Rated; Languages: English & Japanese; Subtitles: English, French & Spanish; 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
- 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.
- Basics – Running Time: 190 mins.; Not Rated; Subtitles: English, French & Spanish; 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.
- Basics – Running Time: 177 mins.; Not Rated; Language: English; Full screen Format
 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.
- Basics – Running Time: 45 mins.; Not Rated; Language: English; Full screen Format
US MARKETING SUPPORT
 WHV will support the release of The Ultimate Matrix Collection with a massive national multi-million dollar media campaign through all mediums (TV, print, radio and online) generating over 300 million consumer impressions. The comprehensive ad campaign will include high-profile placements on ESPN, Sci Fi, Comedy Central, Spike, USA and more.
BASICS
Price: $79.92 SRP / No MAP
Deluxe Edition DVD: $129.92 SRP / No MAP
S treet Date: December 7, 2004
Order Due Date: November 2, 2004
The Ultimate Matrix Collection DVD Catalog # 33671
The Ultimate Matrix Collection Limited Edition DVD Catalog # 33672
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