Welcomed. And needed.
The Matrix was undoubtedly a hugely influential movie, and the DVD version is still probably the ultimate triumph of DVD format and best DVD I've ever owned (well, Fight Club is pretty cool, too).
Yet, after seeing the movie zillion times, I noted that while the extras on the DVD were good, a second special feature DVD might be needed.
And so, I'm thankful that they actually made a separate DVD with *only* the behind-the-scenes things!
It's interesting, and kind of ironic, that the movie could make me so interested about How They Made It. A movie that's about perceived reality makes me think of how this fictional movie about perceived reality was actually made.
But to the content: The two-hour documentary itself is very good, many interesting interviews, interesting pieces of information... and the supplementary clips about upcoming Animatrix and the remainder of the trilogy in the works are very interesting too.
If there's anything to complain about it, it would be that they're sold separately, and as such it has some air of Charging Money From Dumb Consumers. I hope this will also be sold as a two-DVD set (with the original movie) some day, if that's not already happening.
Yet, after seeing the movie zillion times, I noted that while the extras on the DVD were good, a second special feature DVD might be needed.
And so, I'm thankful that they actually made a separate DVD with *only* the behind-the-scenes things!
It's interesting, and kind of ironic, that the movie could make me so interested about How They Made It. A movie that's about perceived reality makes me think of how this fictional movie about perceived reality was actually made.
But to the content: The two-hour documentary itself is very good, many interesting interviews, interesting pieces of information... and the supplementary clips about upcoming Animatrix and the remainder of the trilogy in the works are very interesting too.
If there's anything to complain about it, it would be that they're sold separately, and as such it has some air of Charging Money From Dumb Consumers. I hope this will also be sold as a two-DVD set (with the original movie) some day, if that's not already happening.
- YeOldeUselessoFilmoBuffo
- Dec 13, 2001