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The Ultimate Matrix Collection (The Matrix / Reloaded /Revolutions /Experience/The Animatrix) - The definitive 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 video game footage (which you might think of as an hour of "deleted scenes," except they weren't deleted but instead made part of a video game), 106 deep-delving featurettes/ documentaries and much more!

DVD Features:

• Disc 1: The Matrix. New digital transfer, a written introduction by the Wachowskis, 2 new commentaries by philosophers and critics, ROM feature.
• Disc 2: The Matrix Revisited. A feature-length mind-expanding look at The Matrix from conception to phenomenon, 17 behind-the-scenes and making-of featurettes, music-only audio track.
• Disc 3: The Matrix Reloaded. New digital transfer, a written introduction by the Wachowskis, 2 new commentaries by philosophers and critics, ROM feature.
• Disc 4: The Matrix Reloaded Revisited. Go to the second chapter's furthest reaches, 21 behind-the-scenes and making-of featurettes, 23 extra scenes shot for Enter the Matrix video game.
• Disc 5: The Matrix Revolutions. A written introduction by the Wachowskis, 2 new commentaries by philosophers and critics, ROM feature.
• Disc 6: The Matrix Revolutions Revisited. The cataclysmic final confrontation is chronicled, 29 behind-the-scenes and making-of featurettes.
• Disc 7: The Animatrix. 9 short films from pioneering anime directors exploring the world of The Matrix.
• Disc 8: The Roots of the Matrix. Cinematic, historical, philosophical and technological inspirations are explored, 2 insightful new documentaries.
• Disc 9: The Burly Man Chronicles. Probe the society of actors, craftspeople, and filmmakers who shaped the movie trilogy and Enter the Matrix video game, 21 featurettes.
• Disc 10: The Zion Archive. Production assets developed for The Matrix Universe, concept artwork, storyboards, drawings, music videos, TV spots and trailers.

The Matrix - Set in the 22nd century, The Matrix tells of a computer hacker (Reeves) who joins a group of underground insurgents fighting the vast and powerful computers who now rule the earth.

DVD Features:

• Available Subtitles: English
• Available Audio Tracks: English (Dolby Digital 5.1)
• Commentary by: 'Carrie-Anne Moss' (qv), editor 'Zach Staenberg' (qv) and visual effects supervisor 'John Gaeta' (qv) Dolby Digital 2.0
• Commentary by composer 'Don Davis (I)' (qv)Dolby Digital 2.0
• Suivez le lapin blanc
• Behind-the-scenes documentary "HBO First Look: Making the Matrix"
• Take the red pills to view two hidden special effects documentaries: "What is Bullet Time?" and "What is the Concept?"
• Follow the white rabbit to nine behind-the-scenes featurettes

The Matrix Revisited - This DVD provides a wealth of Matrix arcana, delivered by the 1999 blockbuster's principal cast and crew. The main course in this 163-minute feast is a two-hour documentary covering virtually every aspect of production, with teasing glimpses of fight training on the not-yet-released Matrix sequels. Of greater interest is the sheer depth of filmmaking coverage, with intelligent and amusing anecdotes and insights from all the major players (including graphic artist Geof Darrow, given overdue credit for his outstanding conceptual designs). Fight choreographer Yuen Wo-Ping is also a fascinating subject, and his early action-blocking videos are included for comparative study. Another segment allows obsessive fans to express their fanatical zeal for all things Matrix, and a look at the in-production Matrix anime project gives them another source of inspiration. While you're pondering which pill to take (red or blue?), The Matrix Revisited should help you decide. --Jeff Shannon

DVD Features:

• Available Subtitles: English, Spanish, French
• Available Audio Tracks: English (Dolby Digital 5.1)
• What Is to Come?: a sneak peek at cast training sessions for The Matrix sequel
• What Is Animatrix?: visits animators working on the upcoming Matrix Anime project
• The Dance of the Master: Yuen Wo Ping's blocking tapes
• The True Followers: fans describe their view of The Matrix
• The Bathroom Fight and Wet Wall
• Hidden features
• DVD-ROM features

The Matrix/The Matrix Revisited - This 2-disc collection includes both The Matrix and The Matrix Revisited DVDs.

The Matrix: Set in the 22nd century, The Matrix tells of a computer hacker (Reeves) who joins a group of underground insurgents fighting the vast and powerful computers who now rule the earth.

The Matrix Revisited: An "extras-only" DVD, packed with documentaries and behind-the-scenes footage from the filming of the ground-breaking 1999 movie "The Matrix." Includes a rare interview with the elusive writer/directors, the Wachowskis; insights from the cast and crew into the production process; and a preview of things to come: a series of anime films and two sequels.

The Animatrix - Matrix writer-directors Larry and Andy Wachowski commissioned seven artists from Japan, America and Korea to make nine short films set in the world of their feature trilogy. Some of the top anime directors contributed to this anthology, including Yoshiaki Kawajiri (Ninja Scroll), Koji Morimoto (Robot Carnival), and Shinchiro Watanabe (Cowboy Bebop). Some of the films tie directly into the narrative of the live-action movies. Drawn in a style reminiscent of Jean "Moebius" Giraud, Mahiro Maeda's The Second Renaissance (Part I & Part II) depicts the human-machine wars that caused the enslavement of humanity and the creation of the Matrix. The duel between two flamboyantly costumed Kabuki warriors in Kawajiri's Program is an expanded version of the cybernetic training Neo (Keanu Reeves) undergoes in the first Matrix film. Watanabe evokes the look of old newspaper photographs in A Detective Story, which falls outside the storyline of the features. Fast-paced, violent and grim, The Animatrix is an uneven but intriguing compilation that represents a new level in the ongoing cross-pollination between Japanese animation and American live action. (Not rated, suitable for ages 16 and older: considerable violence, violence against women, grotesque imagery, brief nudity, alcohol use) --Charles Solomon

DVD Features:

• Available Subtitles: English, Spanish, French
• Available Audio Tracks: English (Dolby Digital 5.1), Japanese (Dolby Digital 5.1)
• "Scrolls to Screen: The History and Culture of Anime" documentary
• 7 featurettes with director profiles, interviews and behind-the-scenes footage of each of the films
• 4 audio commentaries
• "Enter the Matrix" videogame trailer

The Matrix Reloaded - In the second chapter of the Matrix trilogy, Neo (Keanu Reeves), Trinity (Carrie-Anne Moss) and Morpheus (Laurence Fishburne) continue to lead the revolt against the Machine Army. 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.

DVD Features:

• Available Subtitles: English, Spanish, French
• Available Audio Tracks: English (Dolby Digital 5.1), English (Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround), French (Dolby Digital 5.1)
• Preload: Go behind the scenes with the cast and crew
• The Freeway Chase: Anatomy of the mind-blowing scene
• Enter the Matrix: Making of the ground-breaking video game
• The Matrix Unfolds: A look at the Matrix phenomenon
• "The Animatrix" trailer
• The MTV Movie Awards Reloaded
• Program Content, Artwork and Photography (c) 2003, Package Design and Summary (c) 2004 Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc

The Matrix Revolutions - Picking up precisely where The Matrix Reloaded left off, this 130-minute finale finds Neo (Keanu Reeves) at a virtual junction, defending the besieged human enclave of Zion by confronting the attacking machines on their home turf, while humans combat swarms of tentacled mechanical sentinels as Zion's fate lies in the balance.

DVD Features:

• Available Subtitles: English, Spanish, French
• Available Audio Tracks: English (Dolby Digital 5.1), French (Dolby Digital 5.1)
• Documentaries: REVOLUTIONS RECALIBRATED: The making of the movie, including a segment on "Neo Realism: The Evolution of Bullet Time"
• Documentary: CG REVOLUTION: The special effects, including a segment Super Big Mini-Models
• Featurette: SUPER BURLY BRAWL: Behind the final Neo/Smith showdown, including the segments Double Agent Smith and Mind Over Matter: The Physicality of The Matrix
• Other: BEFORE THE REVOLUTION: A 3-D Matrix timeline
• FUTURE GAMER: THE MATRIX ONLINE: an introduction to the massively mulit-player game
• Photo gallery: 3-D EVOLUTION: Multidimensional stills gallery
• Program Content, Artwork and Photography (c) 2003, Package Design and Summary (c) 2004 Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc