The Ultimate Matrix Collection Blu Ray Review

The super sized ultimate matrix collection and the slimmed down complete matrix trilogy for blu ray warner is releasing only the ultimate matrix collection portions of this review not specific to this release also appear in our reviews of the complete matrix.

The ultimate matrix collection blu ray review.

I feel like i m seeing for the first time the true beauty of final flight of the osiris state of the computer animation in its day. The ultimate matrix collection blu ray for about 25 00. I purchased a 6 disc bluray version currently listed by amazon as. I am very happy with this collection.

In the case of the matrix this five disc collection gave hd dvd a big win upon its initial release but now that the format war has been decided and we re all spinning blu ray players and ps3 s. Even though our writer awarded that release a 5 star video grade at the time in hindsight and in comparing all three discs for this review i d call the original matrix blu ray a 3 0 or 3 5 transfer at best. That set came with considerable expectations which for me were met. The high definition format war blew into town and the ultimate matrix collection was released on hd dvd with two separate sets you could choose from.

I ask the question which matrix collection version are you considering because the reviews here are of mixed different collections available. While the ultimate matrix collection on blu ray doesn t really bring anything new to the table in terms of supplements but the quantity and quality of the extras that are found here is phenomenal. It s not like your hd dvd player or discs stopped working when the format died. All three films also look and sound incredible on this blu ray presentation as does the animatrix.

This is primarily a 4k review but let s start with the new blu ray first because in and of itself it s a dramatic upgrade from the 2009 era blu ray. The matrix first hit blu ray as part of the ultimate matrix collection last year itself the second high def incarnation of the series following an hd dvd release in 2007. At least blu ray is likely to stick around a while as a format. On the other hand hey.

Unlike the previously released hd dvd of the ultimate matrix collection this blu ray box includes the animatrix in full high definition and it is a wonder to behold.