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The Ultimate Matrix Collection
The Matrix
Be Afraid Of The Future

Studio Warner Bros Alt Title - The Matrix
Distributed by Warner Bros Director(s) The Wachowski Brothers
Running Time 131.mins Producer(s) Joel Silver
Prod. Year 1999 Composer(s) Don Davis
Genre(s) Action / SCI-FI Writer(s) The Wachowski Brothers
Screen Format WideScreen 2:35:1 Anamorphic Prod.Design Owen Paterson
Sound Format(s) DD 5.1 Sound Nancy Barker, Dane A. Davis, David Lee
Layer DVD-9 Actors - Keanu Reeves
- Laurence Fishburne
- Carrie-Anne Moss
- Hugo Weaving
- Joe Pantoliano
Case Type Digipack, Holo Box DVD Extras: DISC ONE - "The Matrix" (1999)
*The Film
Written Introduction to the Commentaries by the Wachowskis
Audio Commentary by Dr. Cornell West (Professor of Religion and African American Studies at Princeton University) and Author Ken Wilber
Audio Commentary by the the Critics Todd McCarthy (Film Critic for Variety), David Thompson (Author of "The Biographical Dictionary of Film") and John Powers (from Vogue magazine)

DISC TWO - "The Matrix Revisited" (2001)
*"The Matrix Revisited" Making Of documentary about "The Matrix" (122mins; 4:3, while the clips of the movie throughout are presented in 2.35:1 and English DD 5.1) (This is the same documentary, that was the released as a Single DVD in November of 2001)
Extras:
The Music Revisited
*41-track Audio "Jukebox" of Music chosen by the Wachowskis in creating The Film (3hours+) (this was originally an Easter Egg on the single "Matrix Revisited" DVD)
Behind The Matrix:
- "The Dance Of The Master: Yuen Wo Ping Blocking Tapes" featurette (5:49)
- "The Bathroom Fight And The Wet Wall" featurette (3:17)
- "The Code Of The Red Dress" featurette (0:48)
- "The Old Exit: Walbash And Lake" featurette (2:39)
- "Agent Down" featurette (1:34)
- "But Wait, There's More" featurette (3:11)
Take The Red Pill:
- "What Is Bullet Time?" featurette (6:15)
- "What Is The Concept?" featurette (11:25)
Follow The White Rabbit: (takes all of the "White Rabbit" featurettes found on the previous original Matrix DVD, and compiles them all)
"Trinity Escapes" (1:05)
- "Pod" (2:23)
- "Kung Fu" (3:56)
- "The Wall" (2:03)
- "Bathroom Fight" (2:04)
- "Government Lobby" (4:07)
- "Government Roof" (2:34) 
- "Helicopter" (1:01)
- "Subway" (3:34)

DISC THREE - "The Matrix Reloaded" (2003)
*The Film
Written Introduction to the Commentaries by the Wachowskis
Audio Commentary by Dr. Cornell West (Professor of Religion and African American Studies at Princeton University) and Author Ken Wilber
Audio Commentary by the the Critics Todd McCarthy (Film Critic for Variety), David Thompson (Author of "The Biographical Dictionary of Film") and John Powers (from Vogue magazine)
NB: The Teaser Trailer for "The Matrix Revolutions" is included after the Credits roll on The Film (just as it was when "Reloaded" was in theatres)

DISC FOUR - "The Matrix Reloaded Revisited" (2004) (all-new, not included in the Bonus Disc for original release)
Enter The Matrix
*23 Live Action Scenes shot for the Console Game (42:30)
I'll Handle Them:
- "The Great Hall" featurette (5:19)
- "Building The Merovingian's Lair" featurette (5:05)
- "Tiger Style: A Day In The Life Of Chen Hu" featurette (3:37)
- "Heavy Metals: Weapons Of The Great Hall" featurette (3:09)
Car Chase:
- "Oakland Streets And Freeway" Unseen Footage (10:08)
- "Tour Of The Merovingian's Car Garage" featurette (2:08)
- "Queen Of The Road" featurette (3:17)
- "Arteries Of The Mega City: Visual Effects Of The Freeway Chase" featurette (11:55)
- "Foresight: Replanning The Mayhem" featurette (6:30)
- "Freeway Truck Crash: Anatomy Of A Shot" featurette (5:32)
- "Fate Of The Freeway" featurette (1:26)
- "Freeway Action Match" featurette (14:26)
Teahouse Fight:
- "Two Equals Clash" featurette (4:04)
- "Guardians Of The Oracle: Collin Chou" featurette (3:00)
Unplugged:
"Creating The Burly Brawl" featurette (17:23)
- "A Conversation With Master Wo Ping" featurette (10:00)
- "Chad Stahelski: The Other Neo" featurette (2:23)
- "Burly Brawl Action Match" featurette (6:08)
- "Spiralling Virtual Shot: Anatomy Of A Shot" featurette (4:34)
The Exiles:
- "The Exiles" featurette (9:27)
- "Big Brother Is Watching The Architects Office" featurette (8:27)

DISC FIVE - "The Matrix Revolutions" (2003)
Written Introduction to the Commentaries by the Wachowskis
Audio Commentary by Dr. Cornell West (Professor of Religion and African American Studies at Princeton University) and Author Ken Wilber
Audio Commentary by the the Critics Todd McCarthy (Film Critic for Variety), David Thompson (Author of "The Biographical Dictionary of Film") and John Powers (from Vogue magazine)

DISC SIX - "The Matrix Revolutions Revisited" (2004) (all-new, not included in the Bonus Disc for original release)
Crew:
- "Owens Army: The Australian Art Department" featurette (4:22)
- "2nd Unit: A World Of Their Own" featurette (5:58)
- "Bill Pope: Cinematographer Of The Matrix" featurette (7:48)
- "Masters Of Light And Shadows" featurette (6:51)
Hel:
- "Coat Check" featurette (4:40)
- "Upside Down Under" featurette (5:11)
- "Fast Break" featurette (5:46)
- "Exploding Man" featurette (4:34)
- "Gun Club" featurette (2:26)
- "The Extras Of Club Hel" featurette (4:55)
Super Burly Brawl:
- "The Sky Barn" featurette (4:49)
- "The Crater" featurette (4:55)
- "The Egg" featurette (2:43)
- "Anatomy Of The Super Punch" featurette (4:25)
New Blue World:
- "Geography Of Zion" featurette (8:45)
- "The Ships" featurette (5:43)
- "Tour Of The Neb" featurette (3:16)
- "Matrix TV" featurette (5:13)
- "Logos Flight Expansion" featurette (3:07)
Siege:
- "Dig This" featurette (9:55)
- "The Siege Action Match" featurette (10:03)
- "The Anatomy Of A Shot: Mifune's Last Stand" featurette (5:08)
- "Building The APU" featurette (5:08)
- "Product Of Zion" featurette (9:58)
Aftermath:
- "Revolutionary Composition" featurette (8:45)
- "The Glue" featurette (7:30)
- "Dane Tracks" featurette (7:21)
- "Cause And Effects" featurette (16:11)

DISC SEVEN - "The Animatrix" (2003)
Audio Commentary by Director Yoshiaki Kawajiri on "Program" (in Japanese, with English Subtitles)
Audio Commentary by Director Mahiro Maeda on "The Second Renaissance Part 1" (in Japanese, with English Subtitles)
Audio Commentary by Director Mahiro Maeda on "The Second Renaissance Part 2" (in Japanese, with English Subtitles)
Audio Commentary by Director Takeshi Kokie on "World Record" (in Japanese, with English Subtitles)
"Scrolls To Screen: The History And Culture Of Anime" featurette (22:26)
Featurettes (watch them separately or all in one 55min show):
- "Making Final Flight Of Osiris" featurette (6:32)
- "Making The Second Renaissance Parts 1 And 2" featurette (9:46)
- "Making Kid's Story And Detective Story" featurette (9:44)
- "Making The Program" featurette (6:12)
- "Making World Record" featurette (7:25)
- "Making Beyond" featurette (8:48)
- "Making Matriculated" featurette (6:46)
"Enter The Matrix: In The Making" (2:52)

DISC EIGHT - "The Roots Of The Matrix" (2004)
*"Return To Source: The Philosophy Of The Matrix" documentary (61:04)
*"The Hard Problem: The Science Behind The Fiction" documentary (61:05)
**7 featurettes (see "Easter Eggs")**

DISC NINE - "The Burly Man Chronicles"
*"The Burly Man Chronicles" documentary (94:39)
**23 "Follow The White Rabbit" featurettes, accessible either through the menu item "Follow The White Rabbit", or within the main feature. (As it plays, a "White Rabbit" will blink on the screen for a few moments, which is your cue to hit the [Enter] button on your remote)
FOLLOW THE WHITE RABBIT:
Pre-Production:
- "Steve Skroce" featurette (2:36)
- "Geof Darrow" featurette (7:43)
- "George Hul" featurette (2:20)
- "Pre-Production" featurette (6:15)
- "Kym Barett" featurette (2:33)
- "Owen Paterson" featurette (4:54)
- "Rock On: Rock Galotti" featurette (6:00)
Alameda Shoot:
"Rigmaster" featurette (2:19)
- "Ronumentary" featurette (5:27)
- "A Day In The Life Of Agent Johnson" featurette (5:30)
- "Anthony Zerbe" featurette (2:14)
Australian Shoot:
- "Tribute" featurette (4:45)
- "Roy Jones" featurette (3:13)
- "Mary Alice" featurette (3:02)
- "Desert Of The Real" featurette (2:27)
- "Peter Rob King" featurette (3:38)
- "Upgrades" featurette (2:10)
- "Ian Bliss" featurette (2:13)
- "Publicity Shoot" featurette (2:09)
- "A Day In The Life Of Dr. Cornel West" featurette (8:07)
- "The End" featurette (2:05)

DISC TEN - "The Zion Archive" (2004)
The Zion Archive:
- Storyboards (Computer-Generated & Hand Drawings)
- The Characters (Color Sketches)
- Ships (Production Drawings)
- Machines (Production Sketches)
- Set Sketches (also some Photos)
The Media Of The Matrix:
The Matrix:
- Trailers:
---- Teaser Trailer (0:59)
---- Theatrical Trailer (2:33)
- TV Spots:
---- "Manson" (0:32)
---- "Reality" (0:33)
---- "Forget Everything" (0:32)
---- "Mystery" (0:32)
---- "Buckle Up" (0:17)
---- "The Answer" (0:32)
---- "Kung Fu" (0:32)
---- "Whoa" (0:17)
- Music Video:
---- Marilyn Manson "Rock Is Dead" (3:20)
The Matrix Reloaded:
- Trailers:
---- Teaser Trailer (1:18)
---- Theatrical Trailer (2:25)
- TV Spots:
---- "Yes" (0:32)
---- "Jack In" (0:32)
---- "Nice Trick" (0:17)
---- "Story" (0:32)
---- "No Escape" (0:32)
---- "I'm In" (0:32)
---- "Prophecy" (0:32)
---- "Neo" (1:03)
- Music Video:
---- P.O.D. "Sleeping Awake" (3:45)
The Matrix Revolutions:
- Trailers:
---- Theatrical Trailer (2:22)
- TV Spots:
---- "Give Anything" (0:32)
---- "Help" (0:32)
---- "Power" (0:32)
---- "Future" (0:17)
---- "Believe" (0:17)
---- "Control" (0:32)
"Rave Reel" Segment (montage of early stage computer work) (9:10)
The Matrix Online Preview (9:36)

Easter Eggs: On Disc 8 choose languages. Skip to the copyright page, and select the www.warnervideo.com box. Press [Enter] and you will come to a screen that has The Matrix inflictions. Press [Right] on the remote and find 7 featurettes on The Matrix.

- Booklet
IMDB Rating 8.6 DVD-ROM - "The Matrix Online Game" (Warner Bros. Website, where you can pre-order the Game)
- "Matrix Online" (takes you to whatisthematrix.warnerbros.com - There you'll find Matrix stuff, including Volume 2 of the Matrix Comic)
- "Enter The Matrix" Game (takes you to enterthematrixgame.com, there you'll find info and trailer for the game.
Reviewed - MPAA Rating 15
Released 2004 UPC 321937590802
IMDB Link 0133093 Comments Added 4-July-2006

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The Ultimate Matrix Collection
The Matrix Reloaded
Free your mind.

Studio Warner Bros Alt Title - The Matrix Reloaded
- Matrix 2
Distributed by Warner Bros Director(s) The Wachowski Brothers
Running Time 132.mins Producer(s) Joel Silver
Prod. Year 2003 Composer(s) Don Davis
Genre(s) Action / SCI-FI Writer(s) The Wachowski Brothers
Screen Format WideScreen 2:40:1 Anamorphic Prod.Design Owen Paterson
Sound Format(s) DD 5.1 Sound Dane A. Davis, Julia Evershade
Layer DVD-9 Actors - Keanu Reeves
- Laurence Fishburne
- Carrie-Anne Moss
- Hugo Weaving
- Monica Bellucci
- Daniel Bernhardt
- Anthony Zerbe
- Jada Pinkett Smith
Case Type Digipack, Holo Box DVD Extras: - See Disc 1: 
IMDB Rating 7.0 DVD-ROM None
Reviewed - MPAA Rating 15
Released 2004 UPC 321937590802
IMDB Link tt0234215 Comments Added 4-July-2006

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The Ultimate Matrix Collection
The Matrix Revolutions
Everything that has a beginning has an end.

Studio Warner Bros Alt Title - The Matrix Revolutions
- Matrix 3
Distributed by Warner Bros Director(s) The Wachowski Brothers
Running Time 124.mins Producer(s) Joel Silver
Prod. Year 2003 Composer(s) Don Davis
Genre(s) Action / SCI-FI Writer(s) The Wachowski Brothers
Screen Format WideScreen 2:40:1 Anamorphic Prod.Design Owen Paterson
Sound Format(s) DD 5.1 Sound Dane A. Davis, Julia Evershade
Layer DVD-9 Actors - Keanu Reeves
- Laurence Fishburne
- Carrie-Anne Moss
- Hugo Weaving
- Monica Bellucci
- Anthony Zerbe
- Jada Pinkett Smith
Case Type Digipack, Holo Box DVD Extras: - See Disc 1: 
IMDB Rating 6.3 DVD-ROM None
Reviewed - MPAA Rating 15
Released 2004 UPC 321937590802
IMDB Link tt0242653 Comments Added 4-July-2006

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The Ultimate Matrix Collection
The Animatrix

Studio Warner Bros Alt Title - The Matrix
Distributed by Warner Bros Director(s) Peter Chung, Andy Jones, Yoshiaki Kawajiri +++
Running Time 90.mins Producer(s) Michael Arias, Spencer Lamm, Andy Wachowski, Larry Wachowski
Prod. Year 2003 Composer(s) Don Davis
Genre(s) Animation Writer(s) Andy Wachowski, Larry Wachowski +++
Screen Format WideScreen 2:35:1 Anamorphic Prod.Design N/A
Sound Format(s) DD 5.1 Sound Eryne Prine
Layer DVD-9 Actors - Keanu Reeves
- Carrie-Anne Moss
+++
Case Type Digipack, Holo Box DVD Extras: - See Disc 1: 
IMDB Rating 7.4 DVD-ROM None
Reviewed - MPAA Rating 15
Released 2004 UPC 321937590802
IMDB Link tt0328832 Comments Added 4-July-2006

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