The Matrix 4K Blu-ray launches May 22

[Shawn Knight]

Warner Bros. is re-releasing The Matrix in 4K. The offering, a 4K Ultra HD / Blu-ray / digital combo, is set to arrive on May 22 and is priced at $41.99.

According to 4K.com, the 4K remaster was performed using the original 35mm film rolls it was filmed on. As such, it should upscale to 4K far better than content sourced from a 1080p digital recording. The process was also reportedly overseen by Bill Pope who worked as the original director of photography on the 1999 film.

Special features and technical specs:

• New 4K remaster supervised by director of photography Bill Pope
• Newly remastered Dolby Atmos track for this release
• Dolby VisionTM HDR-enabled presentation that dramatically expands the color palette and contrast range and uses dynamic metadata to automatically optimize the picture for every screen — frame by frame.

4K Blu-ray special features:

• Written Introduction by the Wachowskis
• "Philosopher" Commentary by Dr. Cornel West and Ken Wilbur
• "Critics" Commentary by Todd McCarthy, John Powers and David Thomson
• "Cast & Crew" Commentary by Carrie-Anne Moss, Zach Staenberg and John Gaeta
• "Composer" Commentary by Don Davis with Music Only Track

Blu-ray special features:

• The Matrix Revisited
• Follow the White Rabbit
• Take the Red Pill
• Marilyn Manson "Rock is Dead" Music Video
• Teaser Trailer
• Theatrical Trailer

*The Blu-ray release will also be sourced from the brand new 4K remaster of the film.

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[Prosercunus]

Cool but not paying the price of admission.

 

[winjer]

What a ripoff!

 

[Uncle Al]

Just another example of those that can't think beyond the next dividend ......

 

[Trillionsin]

Cool... but... not... really

 

[Igrecman]

There is no spoon, thus there is no 4k blu-ray

 

[VitalyT]

Warner Bros, the matrix still has you. And for those of us freed, we are happy with the perfect 1080p version.

 

[MarkHughes]

I will take one once it is half this price.

 

[GreyFoxx]

Why, Mr. Bros? Why, why, why? Why do you do it? Why get up? Why keep fighting? Do you believe you're fighting for something? For more than your survival? Can you tell me what it is? Do you even know? Is it freedom? Or truth? Perhaps peace? Could it be for love? Illusions, Mr. Anderson. Vagaries of perception. Temporary constructs of a feeble human intellect trying desperately to justify an existence that is without meaning or purpose. And all of them as artificial as the Matrix itself, although only a human mind could invent something as insipid as love. You must be able to see it, Mr. Anderson. You must know it by now. You can't win. It's pointless to keep fighting. Why, Mr. Anderson? Why? Why do you persist?

 

[erickmendes]

Waiting till it get to the sale bin.

 

[rvnwlfdroid]

The only intriguing thing would be Dolby Atmos. That is if they actually create new tracks for Atmos and not just add a couple of more channels.

 

[IAMTHESTIG]

So how did they get HDR huh? I doubt they had multiple exposures of the same scene to go from so they probably did some color saturation and contrast adjustment techniques by eyeballin' it.

$42? what a joke. Honestly the 1080p was quality enough to see the ridiculous amount of makeup the actors wore. I don't want any more detail...

 

[Experimentongod]

Wowww that price hahahah nice try WB, nice try really.

 

[Boilerhog146]

I can see none of us are going to buy it, at this retarded price.but they will sell it just like they sold the first 4 k tv with no content available .3D glasses sold ,people bought VR with little to no content,first 1080p tv's had very little actual 1080p content ,but sold on masse, 1 lemming will follow the next and so on..those that have more money than brains will buy .I don't have 4k so what good would it be too me? ZERO.I have the original blueray of the matrix.

 

[Igrecman]

The whole trilogy for like 80$ would have been an OK deal IMHO

 

[funkydmunky]

The whole trilogy for like 80$ would have been an OK deal IMHO

I think there should be a discount for having to take the 2nd and 3rd installments

 

[Mr Li]

OK, but why the flying cartridges on the cover picture?

 

[Igrecman]

It's too late
8K TV will go mainstream by 2020, and 16K by 2030

 

[erickmendes]

It's too late
8K TV will go mainstream by 2020, and 16K by 2030

Then it will be vintage lol
Can smell the price hike from here