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Matrix Reloaded on DVD Before Revolutions

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the preorder-your-copy-mr-anderson dept.

SycloneFX noted that the Matrix Reloaded will be available on DVD on Oct 14, just 3 weeks before the release of Revolutions. This is noteworthy because normally there are large time spans between releases of DVDs and Sequels (although LotR had a special edition released only a few weeks before TTT).

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  1. Yeesh! by TopShelf · · Score: 5, Funny

    What timing - sounds like October will be "all Matrix, all the time." I think I'll have to load up on those red-hot cinnamon candies that look like the "red pill." Any Agent Smiths or Neo's that show up at my door on Halloween can head right back to their dreamworld...

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    1. Re:Yeesh! by clem · · Score: 5, Funny

      the blue one was to go back to the dream world

      Well then, keep a stock of NyQuil gelcaps on hand for the trick-or-treaters. That oughta send 'em back to dream world.

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    2. Re:Yeesh! by realdpk · · Score: 4, Funny

      Yeah, really. I gave the MPAA my credit card details to keep on file. Now they won't stop using it to buy me the first DVD release and then all of the subsequent special releases. It's out of control!

      If only I had a choice not to buy all of those DVDs, what a wonderous world that would be.

  2. I'll wait. by teamhasnoi · · Score: 4, Funny

    I'm still trying to figure out the first one.

    1. Re:I'll wait. by sharkey · · Score: 2, Funny
      I'm still trying to figure out the first one.

      Carrie Ann Moss is Bill's mom, and she's still hot. Remember when she was a Senior, and they were Freshmen?

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  3. That's funny... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    I could've sworn I was watching a DVD quality version a couple days before it came out. This must be some sort of typo.

  4. huh? by el_salvador · · Score: 1, Funny

    dvd? is that like some fancy new divx format?

    1. Re:huh? by Chundra · · Score: 2, Funny

      No, it's a role playing game.

  5. Great... by Schezar · · Score: 5, Funny

    Now I can watch that rave/orgy in all its home-theatre glory. With slow-motion and freeze-frames, I'll bet I can get a good estimate of the true volume of saliva shown on screen.

    Even better, I can loop it and leave it on 24/7. I'm sure everyone in the apartment will love it!

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    1. Re:Great... by nick_drake · · Score: 3, Funny
      I remember seeing that scene at the theater and thinking "What the f*** was the point of all that?" I felt like I had wasted some of my life.

      Also, I was thinking, "Oh, okay. So all these people were 'saved' from the Matrix into dance party hell?"

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  6. New branding strategy by PIPBoy3000 · · Score: 2, Funny

    Soon they will no longer just come in red and blue pills, but a variety of fruity flavors! But seriously, it's amazing how carefully people market products these days. They've got the video game tie-in (which sold well despite poor reviews and saved the publisher), the online game in the works, comics, and the obligitory action figures.

  7. I wonder... by borgdows · · Score: 5, Funny

    ...does the Matrix contain any SCO code ??

    1. Re:I wonder... by arcanumas · · Score: 2, Funny

      I don't know about SCO but i suspect that there is a good deal of Microsoft code. This is evident from the Animatrix where one of the features tells the story of a glitch in the Matrix.
      I somehow feel happy it does not run Linux. We would never escape.

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    2. Re:I wonder... by aardwolf204 · · Score: 5, Funny

      The Matrix runs on NT4, Duh! Why else do you think it keeps reloading?

      Theres a KB Article on it:

      The information in this article applies to:
      Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 for Matrix
      Microsoft Windows for Matrix 3.11
      Microsoft Windows Matrix 95

      SYMPTOMS
      Matrix reloads

      CAUSE
      Neo chooses wrong door

      RESOLUTION
      To work around these errors, rename the file door2.mtx to door1.mtx, or copy the door2.mtx file to another location. You may also be able to work around these errors if you remove unnecessary files from the root directory.

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    3. Re:I wonder... by Str8Dog · · Score: 2, Funny

      I was totally inspired by this post.

      http://www.str8dog.com/matrixkb/

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  8. The Domimatrix by Jack+Comics · · Score: 5, Funny

    Personally, I'm waiting for the fourth Matrix movie, "The Domimatrix." It stars a whip-wielding Carrie Ann Moss. She already has the leather part down. I figure that movie would make more sense than "Matrix Reloaded," and would also be more entertaining.

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    1. Re:The Domimatrix by Mr.+Bad+Example · · Score: 4, Funny

      That's latex, dude. Think hot, sweaty, and sticky.

      I did think hot, sweaty, and sticky Carrie Ann Moss.

      Now it's My Pants Reloaded.

  9. Good! by gerf · · Score: 5, Funny

    And with the anonymous Kazaa Lite/++ up, that's just enough time for me to download a divx rip without anyone knowing! Whoops, did i post that?! /runs

    j/k MPAA, it's meant to be modded Funny, not Informative!

  10. DVD by skidrowe · · Score: 2, Funny

    It'll just be made out of silly putty, with a small hair-less child saying "There is no DVD" as it flops in your hand...to which you'll respond "Woah"

  11. Clue me in by Nick+of+NSTime · · Score: 3, Funny

    What is the Matrix?

    1. Re:Clue me in by Ann+Coulter · · Score: 5, Funny

      It is an array of coefficients repersenting a set of linear transformations.

    2. Re:Clue me in by cvas · · Score: 3, Funny

      Unfortunately, no one can be told what the Matrix is. You have to see it for yourself.

    3. Re:Clue me in by ceejayoz · · Score: 5, Funny

      Unfortunately, no one can be told what the Matrix is. You have to see it for yourself.

      Of course, 10 minutes later, Morpheus tells Neo what the Matrix is. Heh...

    4. Re:Clue me in by GMFTatsujin · · Score: 2, Funny

      It's the thing Leonard Nimoy and Orson Welles were after in the Transformers movie.

  12. Re:Additional Content by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    The extra content will be pirated on Kazaa just like the rest of the DVD. Remember to boycott the matrix and not buy any of this stuff.

  13. PEZ? by not_a_george · · Score: 2, Funny

    forget all that, WHEN DO I GET MY NEO PEZ DISPENSER?
    They cannot deny me my life giving PEZ!!!

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  14. Matrix: RECARGADO by thegnu · · Score: 4, Funny

    the funny thing about matrix: reloaded here in mexico is the translation. recargado is reloaded, but also "leaning on something"

    so it looks to be the most mellow matix so far.

    neo! he fights! he flies! he smokes marijuana! then he leans on shit for a while!

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  15. that DVD better be high quality.... by Gorphrim · · Score: 5, Funny

    ....hopefully they'll base it off the Centropy release....

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  16. Re:cha ching .. by agentZ · · Score: 5, Funny

    To paraphrase, I wish I had a daughter so I could forbid her to marry you.

  17. Re:The plan all along... by Prior+Restraint · · Score: 3, Funny

    Um. The cliffhanger was that the only survivor was the guy "possessed" by Agent Smith. You know, the guy who's trying to kill Neo? Admittedly, it's kind of hard to tell because he's upside down.

    "The Whatchamacallit brothers". Now that's comedy!

  18. This is a good thing... by eln · · Score: 5, Funny

    This means I can skip past the "slow zoom out from Keanu Reeves's ass" scene. Not to mention the part where Morpheus is speaking to the crowd at Zion and trying to be all tough and authoritative with his massive gut hanging out.

    Really, any version of the movie where I can skip over the entire Zion sequence will instantly make this movie 10 times better.

  19. Re:The Release by Decaffeinated+Jedi · · Score: 3, Funny
    That's nothing! How about the Bruce Willis flick, Tears of the Sun?

    Theatrical release: Mar 7, 2003
    Video release: Jun 10, 2003

    You'd practically have to go direct-to-video to beat that.

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  20. Must be some mistake by djupedal · · Score: 5, Funny

    I picked up a copy of Reloaded on DVD over a month ago... in Seoul....what's with this October noise :)

  21. Re:cha ching .. by SamBeckett · · Score: 5, Funny

    It's not disturbing that you've watched it so many times.. It is disturbing that you would think we would care what formats you watched it in.

  22. TTT by Pinguu · · Score: 2, Funny

    although LotR had a special edition released only a few weeks before TTT
    Shouldn't that be T3? :)

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  23. Re:This is good news.... by ErikTheRed · · Score: 4, Funny

    Sounds like a good deal for those who haven't seen "Reloaded" yet, as you can see both movies at about the same time if you grab the DVD.

    Oh yeah, /. is just overflowing with people who haven't seen "Reloaded". 15 times. In the last week.
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  24. Re:Resist the urge to buy!!! by slackr · · Score: 3, Funny

    That's why I still haven't bought Bill and Ted's Bogus Journey.

    Keanu will come back. Any day now...

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  25. Is it just me by roystgnr · · Score: 4, Funny

    Or did the Wachowski brothers lose about a thousand geek points by not naming their sequels something like "Matrix Product" and "Matrix Inverse"?

  26. Re:The plan all along... by mattsucks · · Score: 4, Funny

    Oh know the movie doesn't spoon feed me a happy end whatever shall I do?

    Because there is no ... oh, never mind.

  27. Re:This is good news.... by BTWR · · Score: 2, Funny

    To be continued is the cheapest most unprofessional ending ever

    Oh no you didn't... you did not just insult my favorite movie EVER... Back to the Future!

  28. Re:Additional Content by ntr0py · · Score: 3, Funny

    Jebus, what color is the sky in this guy's world?

    Likely a slight tint of green.

  29. A new breakthrough in home video marketing! by PostConsumerRecycled · · Score: 2, Funny
    Dark Helmet: "Colonel Sandurz can I speak with you a moment please ... How can we get Spaceballs the movie we're still in the middle of making it."

    In the future Spaceballs will be a reality, but then again "even in the future nothing works!"

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