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The Matrix Revisited
A fitting supplement to the feature-packed Matrix DVD, The Matrix
Revisited 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.
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.
The Matrix / The Matrix Revisited - Gold Collection DVD Set
- Includes The Matrix & The Matrix
Revisited
- The Gold Collector's Edition is packaged in
a luxury fitted slipcase and contains:
- 16-page commemorative book
- Senitype image from the movie and 35mm film frame
- The Matrix DVD includes: audio commentary by Carrie-Anne
Moss, the editor, special effects supervisor, and composer;
making-of; two special effects documentaries; isolated music
score; alternate behind-the-scenes angles; DVD-ROM: script-to-screen
The Matrix - Platinum Limited Edition
- Senitype® 35 mm film strip
- 8 original limited edition lobby cards prints
- Behind-the-scenes "Making Of" documentary
- Feature length audio with Carie-Anne Moss, editor Zach Staenberg
and visual effects supervisor John Gaeta
- "Take the Red Pill" to view two hidden special effects
documentaries
- Follow the White Rabbit to alternate behind the scenes angles
- Music-only audio track with commentary by composer Don Davis
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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.
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)
The DVD will have 9 episodes to watch:
- 1 & 2) THE SECOND RENNAISANCE:
This is a 2-parter that fills is all of the backstory that happened
before the first Matrix film. It chronciles how the machines were
made, how they took control, the war between the humans and the
machines, and the creation of the Matrix. (Made in plain animation)
- 3) WORLD RECORD: This one is basically about
an extremely fast runner that can "run out of the Matrix
and in to the real world" just because of pure strength/speed.
- 4) DETECTIVE STORY: This story, animated in
black and white, fills in the critical backstory of the Trinity
character from the movies. Includes voice acting by actress Carrie-Anne
Moss.
- 5) FINAL FLIGHT OF THE OSIRIS: Basically, this
is a 9-minute completely CG animated story that serves as a prequel
to "The Matrix Reloaded" and "Enter the Matrix
(GAME)." It begins as a blindfold sword duel and then escalates
in to a ship chase with sentinels. This one has great action and
great plotting, as well as convincing animation (Think "Final
Fantasy," except 10 times more realistic.)
- 6) PROGRAM: Most of this one
is fashioned and made like an Akira Kurosawa film. It's basically
a duel between two samuari-like warriors in a matrix program where
the setting is ancient Japan. (anime)
- 7) KID'S STORY
- 8) MATRICULATED
- 9) BEYOND
Four of the nine episodes were written by Larry and Andy Wachowski,
and all of the episodes are grounded in the world of the THE MATRIX.
Viewers of THE ANIMATRIX will learn the origins of characters familiar
from the MATRIX films, learn of the genesis of the Matrix itself,
as well as meet new characters in original stories inter-woven with
the fabric of THE MATRIX feature films.
The Animatrix Gift Set (Includes CD Soundtrack)
This includes the above DVD PLUS the CD soundtrack
from the 9 Animatrix episodes
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