THE ULTIMATE MATRIX COLLECTION & THE COMPLETE MATRIX TRILOGY ARRIVE MAY 22

Just in Time For Father’s Day Gift Givers The Entire Legendary Matrix Series in the Splendor of 1080p High Definition Brilliance with More Than 35 Hours of Bonus Features.
If ever a film series was meant to be seen in HD DVD, that series is now here. The Matrix, the legendary, groundbreaking sci-fi film, and its visually dazzling second and third installments, The Matrix Reloaded and The Matrix Revolutions were produced with future technology execution in mind. The Matrix, the first DVD to sell one million copies and to date a $1 billion worldwide franchise, will be part of two new definitive high definition collections to be released by Warner Home Video and Village Roadshow Pictures on May 22.

The Ultimate Matrix Collection, for the hardcore Matrix fan, presents the complete adventures of machine battling truth-seekers Neo (Keanu Reeves), Trinity (Carrie-Anne Moss) and Morpheus (Laurence Fishburne) in all three of the Wachowski brothers’ post-modern epic films. This collection will contain, for the first time, all three HD DVD versions of The Matrix series with more than 35 hours of bonus material in 5 double sided discs. The second offering, The Complete Matrix Trilogy, contains HD DVD versions of the three Matrix films in a 3-disc set, perfect for new and current Matrix fans who just want to see all three Matrix films in hi-definition.

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The Matrix, the action-packed science fiction film starring Keanu Reeves, sits atop a list of the best science-fiction movies or TV programs of the past 25 years.

The editors of Entertainment Weekly have ranked the hit 1999 film No. 1 in the issue headed for newsstands Monday.

Editors describe the ultra-stylish, ultra-violent film as “unexpected, groundbreaking, and capture-the-imagination entertaining as the first Star Wars” and “a multi-megabyte compression of mythological and theological ideas, Hong Kong action-film aesthetics, and videogame special effects.”

Directed by brothers Larry and Andy Wachowski, The Matrix popularized the use of the “bullet time” visual effect, where a scene appears in slow-motion, with the camera apparently orbiting a central object at normal speed, as well as wire-assisted martial arts battle scenes commonly used in Asian cinema.

The film ultimately won Oscars for its visual effects, sound, film editing and sound effects editing.
The full list, with a short tribute to each entry, is posted on the Entertainment Weekly website.