The Matrix Revisited (2001) (V)

User Rating:

7.3/10   

Director:

Josh Oreck

Release Date:

20 November 2001 (USA)

Genre:

Documentary

Plot:

An "extras-only" DVD, packed with documentaries and behind-the-scenes footage from the filming of the ground-breaking 1999 movie "The Matrix"...

Plot Keywords:

Interview | The Matrix | Behind The Scenes | Special Effects | Alternative Reality

Cast

Kym Barrett	...	Costume Designer
Jason Bentley	...	Music Supervisor
Geofrey Darrow	...	Conceptual Designer (as Geof Darrow)
Dane A. Davis	...	Sound Designer (as Dane Davis)
Don Davis	...	Composer
Lorenzo di Bonaventura	...	President, Worldwide Theatrical Production, Warner Bros.
Peter Doyle	...	Dfilm
Laurence Fishburne	...	Himself / Morpheus
John Gaeta	...	Visual Effects Supervisor
Carrie-Anne Moss	...	Herself
Owen Paterson	...	Production Designer
Bill Pope	...	Director of Photography
Keanu Reeves	...	Himself / Neo
Joel Silver	...	Producer
Janek Sirrs	...	Associate VFX Supervisor
Steve Skroce	...	Storyboard Artist
Zach Staenberg	...	Editor
Andy Wachowski	...	Himself / Director
Larry Wachowski	...	Himself / Director
Hugo Weaving	...	Himself / Agent Smith
Woo-ping Yuen	...	Kung Fu Choreographer (as Yuen Wo Ping)

Runtime:

123 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Australia:PG | Germany:16 | UK:15 | Netherlands:AL

Trivia:

Although it was available as a stand-alone release, the disk was also part of a new "The Matrix Collector's Edition" DVD set. The idea was that owners of the existing Matrix DVD could get the new extras without paying for the film a second time.

Movie Connections:

References Diabolique (1996)

Soundtrack:

Hipshot

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.