Ten-disc 'Matrix' DVD Box Set Planned

squishey writes "The Matrix trilogy is to be released as part of a special ten-disc DVD boxset in time for Christmas, according to the DVD Times. Out on December 12 and with an RRP of 44.99." Includes a lot of stuff you probably already own, and a few things you might want... like a version of Reloaded with the Enter the Matrix footage included.

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44.99 != $

[strictnein]

That's not $44.99, it's 44.99, which is what, ~$75-80?

Re:44.99 != $

[StarKruzr]

That would be "Pounds Sterling."

And I'm American. Sheesh.

Re:44.99 != $

[katorga]

The first Matrix was great and I own it on DVD. The second was so bad that I never got the DVD and never even bother to see the 3rd installment in the theater.

Re:44.99 != $

[KDan]

Dunno if I'd want to pay that much to get anything that includes Matrix Revolutions ...

Ditto. I might even be tempted to pay to NOT get it ;-)

Daniel

Re:44.99 != $

[narsiman]

Doesnt matter. In hongkong it is $2 - Irrespective of the conversion rates.

For those wondering this isnt Region 1....

[arock99]

A box set hasnt been annouced for region 1 yet (US & Canada).

Re:For those wondering this isnt Region 1....

[danormsby]

No-one can tell you what the region 1 price is, you have to see it for yourself.

10 DVDs?

[Bob McCown]

Whoa

But...

[Anonymous Coward]

Does it have a good version?

Finally...

[NeoFunk]

A TEN disc Matrix box set. The geeks really HAVE inherited the earth.

great

[NanoGator]

Here comes a bunch of "Matrix sucks" comments. Hurry up, I'm anxious to read them!!

Will this sell?

[mekkab]

This isn't a troll; I just have a warped, slashdot view of the world.

As far as all the geeks I know here say, the last movie SUCKED (or WAS TEH SUCK).

Are there enough remaining fan boys who loved the series the justify a purchase like this?

I know that for Lord of The Rings a 40 disc box set (including a full disk of Viggo Mortensen clearing his throat in the morning) would be snapped up in a jiffy by everyone here (*well, everyone but the Tolkein die hards).

Like the acting..

[Durzel]

Does it come in a wooden box?

Trinity

[mrpuffypants]

I believe that this box set will also include the 30 minute long death footage of Trinity that was cut for 'consistency'

"Neo"
"Yes"
"Lets act out MacBeth before I die.....one last time!"
"Hark!"

Re:10 discs?

[Anonymous Coward]

Well, they tried different catch-phrases other than "Whoa!", so those will also be on the discs, including:

• "Dude!"
• "Oh man!"
• "Jinkies!"
• "What the friggity?!"
• "Wowzers!"
• "First post!"

Re:Last Flight of the Osiris?

[philbowman]

That would be on disk seven - The Animatrix. As far as being canonical goes, I understood that was the reason for seeing Animatrix before Reloaded - that was a chunk of story you should know about (but then so was the game, which is why I'm glad they're inserting that into the movies). Just glad I decided not to buy 2&3 - I was sure they would bring out more complete disks in time (if not better-scripted).

A few things we might want, such as:

[Anonymous Coward]

- A version of Reloaded that doesn't suck
- A version of Revolutions that doesn't suck horribly
- An ending not designed to make one violently ill
- A box set that comes with two free movie tickets to any other movie, as a means of apologizing for the money wasted on Reloaded
- Rather then taking up all this space, a box set that only features stuff worth watching.

Oh wait, we already have that last one. Its called the first movie!

Re:10 discs?

[Brain Stew]

Through some investigation at DVDTalk.com and HMV, here's what will be on this UK set:

The ten discs seem to be:

1. The Matrix - With All-New Transfer & Audio Commentary
2. The Matrix Revisited - Original Version With Behind-The-Scenes Footage
3. Matrix Reloaded Extended Version - New Cut With 55 Minutes Of New Footage Inserted Back Into The Film
4. Matrix Reloaded Revisited - All New Interviews, Scene Dissections And More!
5. Matrix Revolutions - Original Cut With Audio Commentaries
6. Matrix Revolutions Revisited - A Host Of All-New Extras
7. The Animatrix
8. The Roots Of The Matrix - 3 Hours Of Features
9. The Burley Man Chronicles - The People Behind The Matrix Discuss Their Work
10. The Zion Archive - A Tour Of Matrix Design Concepts, Storyboards & Drawings

And here is HMV's list of special features for the new discs:

THE MATRIX

• All-New Transfer & Audio Commentary
• All-New transfer supervised by The Wachowskis and director of photography (DP), Bill Pope
• Audio commentary by Keanu Reeves, Carrie Anne Moss, Laurence Fishburne, DP Bill Pope and other cast and crew
• The Matrix Revisited - Original version with behind-the-scenes footage
• The Matrix Revisited (180 Minutes) - Same special features as previous release
• Offers comprehensive behind-the-scenes look at the first film in the trilogy.

MATRIX RELOADED

• Extended Version - New Cut With 55 Minutes Of New Footage Inserted Back Into The Film
• Matrix Reloaded Revisited - All New Interviews, Scene Dissections And More!
• Matrix Reloaded Extended Version (190 Minutes) - New Special Features new cut incorporating 55 minutes of footage shot for the 'Enter The Matrix' Game
• Audio Commentaries by Keanu Reeves, Carrie-Anne Moss, Laurence Fishburne, Jada Pinkett-Smith, Production Designer Owen Paterson, 2nd Unit Directors David Ellis And Kimble Rendall and other cast and crew
• Matrix Reloaded Revisited - Special Features (180 Minutes)
• Includes All New Footage Including Dozens Of Never-Before-Seen Cast And Crew Interviews, Scene Dissections, Explorations Of The Production Design And Special Effects, And More

MATRIX REVOLUTIONS

• Matrix Revolutions - Original cut with audio commentaries
• Matrix Revolutions Revisited - A host of all-new extras
• Matrix Revolutions - new special features:
• Audio commentaries by Keanu Reeves, Carrie-Anne Moss, Laurence Fishburne, Special Effects Supervisor, John Gaeta; editor, Zach Staenberg and other cast and crew
• Matrix Revolutions Revisited - Special Features (180 Minutes)
• Includes all new footage, including dozens of never-before-seen cast and crew interviews, scene dissections, explorations of the production design and special effects, and more

THE ANIMATRIX

• Same Special Features As Previous Release

THE ROOTS OF THE MATRIX

• The Roots Of The Matrix - 3 Hours Of Features:
• The Roots of the Matrix - Special Features (180 Minutes)
• The Matrix and the History of the Action Genre - Examines The Many Influences Of Action Cinema That Make Up The Matrix
• Brainiacs' Revenge - Scholars, Philosophers, Theorists, And Charlatans Deconstruct The Intellectual Underpinnings Of The Trilogy
• The Science Behind The Fiction - Is The Notion Of A Real Matrix Plausible? An Investigation Of The Technologies That Inspire The Metaphor Of The Matrix

THE BURLEY MAN CHRONICLES

• The Burley Man Chronicles - The People Behind The Matrix Discuss Their Work:
• The Burley Man Chronicles - Special Features (75 Minutes)
• The Burley Man C

Free your wallet, Neo

[Anonymous Coward]

I can't wait to watch "The Making of 'The Making of the Matrix'".

Re:10 discs?

[Tassach]

In other words:

• Two versions of one cool movie
• Eight disks of self-aggrandizing ego balm wherein the W. bros try and reassure themselves about how cool and talented they are.

Does it bother anyone else...

[jbarr]

...that movie studios are filming scenes specifically to cash in on the DVD aftermarket? It used to be that I would go the movie theater to see a movie on "the big screen" to see the film "the way it was meant to be seen." Now, when I go to see a movie in the theater, I feel like I am being cheated because they simply aren't showing the "entire" movie. It's now become a given that DVD's will contain "extra" or "deleted" scenes. At sometimes over $9.00 for tickets, I feel cheated by this.

A colleague of mine said "Well, you're paying the extra money for the extra DVD content." Hmmmm. Shouldn't movies now be marketed as "Movie Theater Edition" or something?

Re:Does it bother anyone else...

[koreth]

There is no conspiracy here. Directors have always been forced for one reason or another to cut out footage they originally intended to include in a film. That's why there's usually a person with the job of "editor" on the crew of a movie -- in addition to helping select which particular angle is the best one for a scene, that person's job is to trim out the fat and keep the pacing of the movie on track.

The difference these days is that where the studios used to take all that extra film and throw it in the trash (or stuff it in poorly-maintaned warehouses where a lot of old footage has rotted away or -- I'm not joking -- been eaten by rats) now it's preserved and put on DVD for interested viewers.

Yeah, there are a few movies like the LotR trilogy where the director shoots a scene knowing full well that it's intended for the DVD. And I suppose given its financial success, we may see additional "shoot some extra scenes for the video game" cases like Matrix Reloaded. But the vast majority of deleted scenes on DVDs are simply the result of the absolutely ordinary process of editing a movie into shape.

When it comes on again, try watching "Project Greenlight" if you want an illuminating view of what a director goes through and how much of the intended film actually ends up on screen. I believe I heard they're doing a low-budget horror movie for the next project, which ought to be fun.

Re:If only...

[Total_Wimp]

Gotta chime in an alternate opinion. I thought the third film, while not as good as the first, was quite fun.

First, I will not apologize for any of the crappy Zion dialogue. The best I can say for that is that dialogue was in thankfully short supply down there. But the fight down there was breathtaking. It was expertly conceived and executed. I couldn't take my eyes off the screen if I wanted to.

And the interplay between Neo and Smith was great. The fight was classic unstoppable force impenetrable barrier in the style of a lot of anime and American comic books. The resolution was both classic and unexpected; the only way to win was to give up.

Speaking of giving up, I think a lot of the bad feelings over the third film were because people gave up after the underwhelming second film. Perhaps the third doesn't "make up" for the second, but how could it? Watch it again and you just may find you actually like it on it's own merits.

TW

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[k31bang]

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Re:If only...

[kahei]

But the fight down there was breathtaking. It was expertly conceived and executed. I couldn't take my eyes off the screen if I wanted to.


Yes, it was good the way the squids all poured in through this one hole, and the humans all stood stock still and shot at them... and more squids came... and the humans kept shooting... and more squids came and the humans shifted position veeeery slightly, and kept on shooting, just shooting and shooting and shooting until you wonder whether the budget simply didn't stretch to any other sound effect, and then they shoot some more...

Gripping stuff!