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Amazon is continuing to offer deals on geek-targeted titles, today that means a great deal on the Blu-ray edition of The Ultimate Matrix Collection for only $24.49 (buy it here). The set includes The Matrix, The Matrix Reloaded, The Matrix Revolutions, the documentary The Matrix Revisited and The Animatrix plus five discs worth of bonus materials. Personally, I own this set and as a fan of The Matrix franchise it's an impressive collection in compact packaging that looks great on the shelf and doesn't take up much space. Of course, a lot of you may already own it or aren't fans of the sequels, which is a common complaint, so maybe it's not for you. However, at $24.49 it's worth the consideration if you were ever looking to upgrade. Again, you can click here to pick it up for yourself. Side Note: I reviewed the set back in 2008, so if you're interested...

Amazon's Gold Box Deal of the Day is The Ultimate Matrix Collection on Blu-ray for $24.49 (which is 62% off). Like all Gold Box Deals, it's only good for today. Remember, if you spend over $25 you get free shipping. For what's included in the box set, hit the jump. I own this set and it's loaded with awesome extras and special features. This definitive seven-disc Blu-ray set features all three films in "The Matrix" trilogy, as well as the companion piece "The Matrix Revisited" and the best-selling "The Animatrix", plus five entirely new Blu-ray discs packed solid with brand-new supplemental materials that encompass every aspect of the Matrix universe, including two new audio commentaries on each film, "Enter the Matrix" video game footage, 106 deep-delving featurettes and much more. Written Introduction by the Wachowski Brothers Commentaries by: - Philosophers: Dr. Cornel West and Ken Wilber - Critics: Todd McCarthy, John Powers and David Thomson...

[1] Today's Amazon Gold Box Deal of the Day is The Ultimate Matrix Collection Blu-Ray for $25.49 [2] ($65 msrp). The Gold Box Deal of the Day is only good for 24 hours and will disappear at midnight. So act fast. 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. Also, they have a one day only deal on It's A Wonderful Life, selling the Blu-ray for only $13.99 [3] ($30 msrp) and the two disc collector's DVD set for only $8.99 [4] ($20 msrp). 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,...

Amazon's Gold Box Deal of the Day is The Ultimate Matrix Collection on Blu-ray for $26.99 (which is 58% off).  Like all Gold Box Deals, it's only good for today.  Remember, if you spend over $25 you get free shipping.  For what's included in the box set, hit the jump.  I own this set and it's loaded with extras and special features. This definitive seven-disc Blu-ray set features all three films in "The Matrix" trilogy, as well as the companion piece "The Matrix Revisited" and the best-selling "The Animatrix", plus five entirely new Blu-ray discs packed solid with brand-new supplemental materials that encompass every aspect of the Matrix universe, including two new audio commentaries on each film, "Enter the Matrix" video game footage, 106 deep-delving featurettes and much more. Written Introduction by the Wachowski Brothers Commentaries by: - Philosophers: Dr. Cornel West and Ken Wilber - Critics: Todd McCarthy, John Powers and David Thomson - Cast/Crew: Carrie-Anne Moss,...

[1] Today's Amazon Gold Box Deal of the Day is The Ultimate Matrix Collection Blu-Ray for $26.99 [2], 58% off the $65 msrp. The Gold Box Deal of the Day is only good for 24 hours and will disappear at midnight. So act fast. 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...

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Amazon’s Gold Box Deal of the Day is The Ultimate Matrix Collection [Blu-ray] for $49.99 – which is 62% off the regular price of $129.95. While many have issues with the second and third movie, the box set is loaded with something like 35 hours of extras and the companion piece The Matrix Revisited and The Animatrix – which features some very cool animation. If you’re interested, remember Amazon’s deal only lasts for the day.

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...

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If you've seen The Matrix you know why the film community heralds it as a benchmark achievement in filmmaking. Just as 2001: A Space Odyssey and Star Wars set the bar for film special effects, The Matrix came along and made us re-examine everything we thought a movie could do. Revolutionary, groundbreaking, mindblowing - these are all terms people use to describe The Matrix. It's certainly all true, but up until now, what I'd appreciated most about The Matrix was this: it packaged a Philosophy 101 course into a digestible Sci-Fi flick with a raging techno/rock/orchestral score and jaw-dropping action sequences. The Blu-ray release of The Matrix turns this scale on its head bringing the action scenes to the level they were always meant to reach - now the film is superb all the way around.

Andy and Larry Wachowski invited...

Blu-Ray Rating: 5.0/5.0 Chicago – Like a lot of movie fans, one of the first DVDs I owned in the early days of the technology was the revolutionary “The Matrix,” starring Keanu Reeves, Laurence Fishburne, Carrie-Anne Moss, and Joe Pantoliano from directors Andy and Larry Wachowski. Not only was this sci-fi action extravaganza an easily re-watchable film but it looked amazing with DVD quality. Of course, HD was developed for movies like “The Matrix,” now available as a stand-alone Blu-Ray release for the first time.

The tenth anniversary edition of “The Matrix” brings the already-influential tale of Neo, Morpheus, and Trinity home in crystal-clear 1080p High Definition with the film’s original 2.40:1 aspect ratio. The impressive audio track is a Dolby TrueHD English 5.1 track and the film also includes French and Italian 5.1 tracks and Spanish and Portuguese 2.0 tracks.

What is there to say about the plot of the quality of “The Matrix...

Since starting RopeofSilicon I have done theatrical reviews of The Matrix Reloaded and The Matrix Revolutions. I then reviewed the Matrix Revolutions DVD, the Ultimate Matrix DVD set and the Ultimate Matrix HD DVD set. As a result and upon receipt of the Blu-ray edition of the Ultimate Matrix set I felt it was finally time to put this much talked about trilogy behind me. I started by doing my first official review of the original Matrix (read here), and new reviews of Reloaded (read here) and Revolutions (read here). My decision to review and re-review all three films had to do with the fact that when I first reviewed the two sequels I was still green to the movie reviewer game and on top of that opinions change. While my opinion of the first film remains strong my opinion of the two sequels continues to dwindle. I continue to...