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Ultimate Matrix Collection On Blu-ray October 14
Posted by Jason Chen at 6:39 AM on July 30, 2008
The previously DVD and HD DVD-only Ultimate Matrix Collection is headed to Blu-ray October 14, which will be pretty much the same as the HD DVD version. It'll have 35 hours of extras, picture-in-picture commentary and a price tag of US$130. If you were that big a Matrix fan to spend US$130 on this, you probably already own it on HD DVD. [high Def Digest]
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thecodingeye
Posted 9:06 AM 30/7/08
I would like to know how a movie that wasn't shot in HD can be converted to a High Def movie. Anybody have any insight?
thecodingeye
Kaiser-Machead's Chips Ahoy!
Posted 9:02 AM 30/7/08
@Log1c: Oh I forgot about Final Flight of the Osiris. That one is just a short in-between for the movies, but The Second Renaissance is the anime 2-part prequel.
Kaiser-Machead's Chips Ahoy!
ShockTerminal
Posted 8:12 AM 30/7/08
I'm just happy I can get the Animatrix in HD.
ShockTerminal
T-man
Posted 7:59 AM 30/7/08
Shit sandwich.
T-man
GeekyNerdGuy
Posted 7:49 AM 30/7/08
I saw the HD-DVD version on the clearance table at Fry's yesterday for $36.
GeekyNerdGuy
Log1c
Posted 7:45 AM 30/7/08
@Kaiser-Machead's Chips Ahoy!: That was the CG one right? That was pretty good. The other one I liked was when they were in feudal Japan (ish).
Log1c
Kaiser-Machead's Chips Ahoy!
Posted 7:43 AM 30/7/08
@calebc: You can, for like $10
Kaiser-Machead's Chips Ahoy!
mechanisma22
Posted 7:42 AM 30/7/08
OOO It might be worth it, maybe for $90 though. The Planet Earth Bluray set is about $89. I've been waiting for the matrix to come out on Bluray but luckily that wasn't enough to convince me to get an xbox with hd dvd instead of a PS3, before bluray won.
mechanisma22
calebc
Posted 7:42 AM 30/7/08
Please tell me I can just buy the first one all by itself.
calebc
Junginator
Posted 7:29 AM 30/7/08
@CaptEO2000: Exactly.
Junginator
CaptEO2000
Posted 7:28 AM 30/7/08
$130? Ah, can you say "OH HELL NO!!" Seriously, the 1st movie was great, the Animatrix was fun, but the last 2 movies were a waste of time and film on par with Friday the 13th Part VIII: Jason Takes Manhattan. Even in High Def, $130 is way too much for such a craptasic franchise.
CaptEO2000
aaj111
Posted 7:20 AM 30/7/08
The only Blu-Ray disc set I would ever get.
This is epic.
aaj111
lilaliendog
Posted 7:18 AM 30/7/08
gimme starwars and I will bite but for that price there are not going to be many people whole will even bother with it.
lilaliendog
CutePuppyz
Posted 7:11 AM 30/7/08
Show me Star Wars and I'll jump on BR...
CutePuppyz
Kaiser-Machead's Chips Ahoy!
Posted 7:10 AM 30/7/08
@Log1c: I purchased The Second Renaissance from iTunes. I wouldn't mind owning the DVD, but that two-part short is the only thing I actually liked out of it.
These "Ultimate" Matrix collections are all cheapened by the fact that that Wachowskis extended their story into that stupid online game.
Kaiser-Machead's Chips Ahoy!
VideoVampire
Posted 7:10 AM 30/7/08
Dude keep the red pill for that price.
VideoVampire
bobojuice
Posted 7:06 AM 30/7/08
/yawn
bobojuice
Anks329
Posted 6:58 AM 30/7/08
so tempted to place my pre-order right now on amazon...
Anks329
voltron80
Posted 6:58 AM 30/7/08
Meh, no one will sell it for $130. Amazon has it for $90.
voltron80
tdeyoung
Posted 6:53 AM 30/7/08
granted, you may have gotten all of them for 30 bucks but were they in high def?
tdeyoung
Log1c
Posted 6:51 AM 30/7/08
@Dj75728: Plus the Animatrix, but only two of those were actually good.
Log1c
Dj75728
Posted 6:49 AM 30/7/08
No thanks. Matrix was good, but not $130 good. I got all three of the movies for $30 or so.
Dj75728
dukerock12
Posted 10:55 AM 30/7/08
130 dollars is the suggested retail price. youll see this everywhere for about 80-90, so everyone can stop their bitching. if you have watched these movies on hd dvd it is totally worth the money. the transfers are amazing. the animatrix is amazing too. if your really into the story behind the matrix the animatrix is genius. if your not then they suck.
dukerock12
ab3
Posted 10:21 AM 30/7/08
@thecodingeye: They use a fancy scanning machine that scans in each frame from the original film copy at an insane resoluion (over 4k if Im correct), then the video is cleaned up for artifacts along with numerous color correction/sharpness etc problems then you have an HD movie
ab3
Sockatume
Posted 10:14 AM 30/7/08
I hope those are the commentaries I'm thinking of: the movie critics dismantling the trilogy as a bunch of pointless crap. It's one thing to listen to, quite another to watch.
Sockatume
brundlefly76
Posted 9:44 AM 30/7/08
The Ultimate Matrix Collection = A copy of the Matrix.
brundlefly76
Jordan Lund
Posted 9:36 AM 30/7/08
Considering the extras are most likely not in HD it serves no purpose to buy this...
I bought the Ultimate collection on DVD for a fraction of the price then bought just the movies on HD-DVD for about $30.
Jordan Lund
zed0
Posted 11:05 AM 30/7/08
At $90, the blu ray set better have more stuff than the HD-DVD set.
zed0
judacris
Posted 11:33 AM 30/7/08
Bah! And All I have is the 10 DVD set.
judacris
AJ_Syrinx
Posted 12:52 PM 30/7/08
Jeez, 35 hours of extras? All I really want is the first movie on HD along with the commentary. Don't care about anything else.
Where's my $100 Blu-Ray player? Ah, a few more years, you say? I'll wait.
AJ_Syrinx
dizzydj
Posted 3:39 PM 30/7/08
I picked this up on HD DVD. Best $75 I ever spent.
dizzydj
B1663R
Posted 12:03 AM 31/7/08
Ahh.. the Animatrix... the birthplace of my screen name... NOT gonna spend 130 bucks though...
B1663R