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 "Skippy" (1966)

Soundtrack:

Hipshot

It gets around, to an extent

This covers just about every area of the creative process, and goes through the three stages chronologically, with the main focus squarely placed on the production. There are documentaries that go into more detail, and cover the other two groups better. This consists of artwork, behind-the-scenes footage, clips of the movie, and many interviews. With a running time that comes in at just over two hours the audience is entitled to a lot of information, given that this is nearly the same length that the film itself is. It could be argued that a lot of the time is spent on the people, with the craft and the result of their collaborative efforts coming in second. This is well-done, with tight editing. It gets into the technology some, and reveals how certain effects were achieved. This spends a lot of time on the physical training, in preparation for the fighting and such. You do get nice candid shots of the people, crew and actors alike. The Ultimate Matrix 10-Disc Set of this also holds nearly three hours of music, in a simple system, with individual track selection and a Play All function, about 38 minutes worth of BTS material in addition to the title itself, in various featurettes. The original release, however, has several very brief extras, including clips of the making of the sequels, a preview of The Animatrix and Yuen Wo Ping's Blocking Tapes(a complete run-through of a couple of the biggest martial arts sequences, with stunt performers and almost the exact cinematography, with the same shots and angles of those bits in the finished silver screen effort). The language is quite strong, but rather infrequent, nearly non-existent. I recommend either version of this to anyone who enjoys the concept, and/or wants to know about how they put the first one together. 7/10