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