So this is what landed up on my desk yesterday.
This Limited Edition Ultimate Matrix Collection includes all the features of the standard box set plus a Neo mini-bust figurine and an 80 page Collector’s Book!
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:
o The Critics: Todd McCarthy, John Powers and David Thomson
o The Scholars: Dr. Cornel West and Ken Wilber
* Details – Running Time: 136 mins; Rated M15+,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
* Details – Running Time: 180 mins; Rated PG; 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:
o The Critics: Todd McCarthy, John Powers and David Thomson
o The Scholars: Dr. Cornel West and Ken Wilber
* Details – Running Time: 138 mins; Rated M15+; 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 console videogame
* Details – Running Time: 176 mins; Rated TBC, 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:
o The Critics: Todd McCarthy, John Powers and David Thomson
o The Scholars: Dr. Cornel West and Ken Wilber
* Details – Running Time: 129 mins; Rated M15+; 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; Rated TBC; 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
* Details – Running Time: 158 mins; Rated M15+; 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.
* Details – Running Time: 190 mins.; Rated T.B.C 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.
* Details – Running Time: 177 mins.; Rated T.B.C; 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.
* Details – Running Time: 45 mins.; Rated T.B.C; Language: English; Full screen Format
Special Features:
* Limited Edition Neo Mini-Bust Figurine
* 80 page Collector’s Book
Thanks to secondspin.com, I bought the collector’s edition of The Ultimate Matrix for 55$, including shipping ( The original price is about 115$). Also picked up two Varttina CDs, Aitara and Seleniko, for pretty decent prices. The only gripe I have about the whole transaction is that the plastiglass case, in which the set arrived, was not packaged properly, and now has a number of cracks running through it. And the door of the DVD-tray holder has fallen off its hinges – I will have to use cellotape to make it work again.
And the Neo bust is bigger ( and cooler!) than it looks on the photo.
oh.
MY.
GOD.
That is so freaking gorgeous, the only thing more gorgeous is the Sandman bookstands.
You are one lucky lucky lucky boy Neo Beatzo.
I *almost* won the Sandman bookends in an eBay auction once, along with the full series. Got outbid at the last minute. *sigh*
you’r one lucky dude man !! awesome !!! :)
Thank you, man. :D
so can we conduct screening of the movie at my place sometime? :D
or ur place?
aWeSoMe!!
aRiGaTo!
aaaaaagh.. when are u comming here
No idea, my man. But will keep you posted. :)
Now who will break the news that these are ‘Matrix’ dvds that you bought ? :)
what do you mean?
As in — I don’t love the Matrix trilogy and was making a jokings abt how it was a good deal but ..err.. Matrix. See joke fall flat.
ok. just bought the Matrix trilogy on DVD. need to see it to understand it. :)
If I remember correctly, you were the guy that did not like Garth Ennis, right?
>> Also picked up two Varttina CDs, Aitara and Seleniko, for pretty decent prices.
Missed commenting on this. Have become huge fan of Varttina after you put that song online.
You don’t support privacy, do you? :P I mean I want a copy of those CDs if you can ! ;)
25 hours of viewing pleasure, is it? too much ! :D
Well, each movie can be seen three times, because of the commentary tracks – and the featurettes will also take up time. How did you come up with that figure?
I just added up the running time. :)
Urk, or similar strangled noise. Isn’t that ummm… overkill? And I would really worry about worshipping false idols. Now if that was Persephone’s bust, ‘twould be something to talk about indeed….