
Geek Deal: The Ultimate Matrix Collection Blu-Ray for $58
Posted on Sunday, July 12th, 2009 by Peter Sciretta
Today’s Amazon Gold Box Deal of the Day is The Ultimate Matrix Collection Blu-Ray for $57.99, 55% off the $130 msrp. The Gold Box Deal of the Day is only good for 24 hours and will disappear at midnight.
This seven-disc collection contains the complete Matrix Trilogy in high definition video and lossless high definition 5.1 audio (Dolby TrueHD) — each with hours of special features including WHV’s ground-breaking In-Movie Experience. The Animatrix, the nine-part anime film, three additional bonus discs include more than 35 hours of additional features and a digital copy of The Matrix. Full list of special features after the jump.
Disc #1 – The Matrix (1999)
- In-Movie Experience
- Written introduction by the Wachowski brothers
- Philosophers commentary by Dr. Cornel West, Ken Wilber
- Critics commentary by Todd McCarthy, John Powers, David Thomson
- Cast and crew commentary by Carrie-Anne Moss, Zach Staenberg and John Gaeta
- Composer commentary by Don Davis with music-only track
- The Matrix Revisited
- Making The Matrix The Dance of the Master: Yuen Wo Ping’s Blocking Tapes
- The Bathroom Fight and Wet Wall
- The Code of the Red Dress
- The Old Exit: Wabash and Lake
- Agent Down
- But Wait- There’s More
- Take the Red Pills
- Follow the White Rabbit
- The Music Revisited
- Marilyn Manson Music Video Rock is Dead
- Trailers
Disc #2
The Matrix digital copy
Disc #3 – The Matrix Reloaded (2003)
- In Movie Experience
- Written introduction by the Wachowski brothers
- Philosophers commentary by Dr. Cornel West, Ken Wilber
- Critics commentary by Todd McCarthy, John Powers, David Thomson
- Behind The Matrix
- The Matrix Unfolds
- Pre-Load
- Get Me an Exit
- The MTV Movie Awards Reloaded
- The Freeway Chase
- Oakland Streets and Freeway: Unseen Material
- Tour of the Merovingian’s Garage
- Queen of the Road
- Arteries of the Mega-City: The Visual Effects of the Freeway Chase
- Foresight: Pre-planning the Mayhem
- Freeway Truck Crash: Anatomy of a Shot
- Fate of the Freeway
- Freeway Action Match
- Teahouse Fight
- Unplugged
- I’ll Handle Them
- The Exiles
- Additional footage
- Enter the Matrix: The Game
- Enter the Matrix
- Music video – P.O.D. Music Video Sleeping Awake
Disc # 4 – The Matrix Revolutions (2003)
- In-Movie Experience
- Behind the Story
- Written Introduction by the Wachowski Brothers – The Wachowski brothers give you an introduction to their groundbreaking film
- Philosophers Commentary by Dr. Cornel West, Ken Wilber – Dr. West and Ken Wilber discuss their thoughts and opinions of the film
- Critics Commentary by Todd McCarthy, John Powers, David Thomson – Film Critics
- Todd McCarthy, John Powers and David Thompson express their thoughts on the film
- Revolutions Recalibrated – Explore the story before the revolution
- Neo Realism: The Evolution of Bullet Time – See how the Bullet Time technique has evolved since the first film
- CG Revolution – Go inside Zion and see how VFX were used in “The Siege” sequence
- Super Big Mini Models – Take a look at how miniatures were used in the film
- Double Agent Smith – Join the crew as they show you how they created multiple
- Agent Smiths for the final fight
- Mind Over Matter: The Physicality of The Matrix – Going into training and learn what the actors physical demands were for the film
- Future Gamer: The Matrix Online – See how the Matrix story continues in the video game
- Before the Revolution – Explore the story before the revolution
- 3-D Evolution – Scroll through Concept Art, Storyboards and more in this interactive feature
- Owen’s Army: The Australian Art Dept. – Take a look at how these amazing sets were constructed
- 2nd Unit: A World of Their Own – Spend some time with the 2nd Unit Crew
- Bill Pope: Cinematographer of The Matrix – Bill Pope offers insights to the filming of the Trilogy
- Masters of Light and Shadow – Meet the folks that light up the sets
- Coat Check – Take a look at how this virtually stunning fight sequence was achieved
- Upside-down Under- Join the stunt coordinators as they explain in detail what had to be done for this film
- Fast Break – Go behind the scenes and look at how the Special Effects for the film was created
- Exploding Man – Follow Leo Henry as he shows you some of his craft
- Gun Club – Enter the armory and take a look at the guns that were used
- The Extras of Club Hel – Meet the extras from Club Hel
- Geography of Zion – Take a look at all the different parts that make up Zion
- The Ships – Learn how the ships got their looks
- Tour of the Neb – Join Owen Paterson taking a tour of the Nebuchadnezzar
- Matrix TV – Meet the crew behind all the screen graphics
- Logos Fight Expansion – Take a behind the scenes look at the only fight that does not take place in the Matrix
- Dig This
- The Siege Action Match
- Anatomy of a Shot: Mifune’s Last Stand
- Building an APU
- Product of Zion – Sit down with the cast as they discuss their characters and how they got their roles
- Revolutionary Composition
- The Glue – Meet the editing team and see how the film comes together
- Dane Tracks – Hear from Sound Designer Dane Davis as he discusses his contribution to the film
- Cause and Effects – Meet the VFX team and see what it took to complete all the shots in the film
- Trailers
Disc #5 – The Animatrix
- The Second Renaissance Part I Commentary by Mahiro Maeda
- The Second Renaissance Part II Commentary by Mahiro Maeda
- Program Commentary by Yoshiaki Kawajiri
- World Record Commentary by Takeshi Koike
- Scrolls to Screen: The History and Culture of Anime
- Making Final Flight of the Osiris
- Making The Second Renaissance Parts I & II
- Making Kid’s Story & A Detective Story
- Making Program
- Making World Record
- Making Beyond
- Making Matriculated
Disc 6 & 7 The Matrix Experience Bonus Discs
Return to Source: Philosophy & the Matrix (AKA. Brainiac’s Revenge)
The Hard Problem: The Science Behind the Fiction
The Burly Man Chronicles
Pre-Production
Alameda Shoot
Australia Shoot
The Zion Archive – Photo galleries
The Rave Reel
The Matrix Online
2 Music Videos, Theatrical Trailers and TV Spots