I am seriously thinking about picking this up today because my buddy keeps telling me how gorgeous it looks on his 1080p set. I found it at Circuit City for cheap with some discounts. What are your opinions if you own the SD DVD box set or individual DVD's.

I am seriously thinking about picking this up today because my buddy keeps telling me how gorgeous it looks on his 1080p set. I found it at Circuit City for cheap with some discounts. What are your opinions if you own the SD DVD box set or individual DVD's.

I bought the complete collection on HD DVD despite that fact that I'm really not a big fan of the series. I also have not previously purchased any of the series.

However, I definitely do not regret the purchase. All 3 look and sound terrific compared to DVD and even my Comcast HDTV. While I have some issues with the plots and characters, esp. in the 2nd and 3rd movies, they are all well worth experiencing in HD DVD.

I don't regret it. Even if HD-DVD collapses next week, I have a working player and one of my favorite trilogies in glorious HD.

I had purchased all 3 movies on DVD seperately but never bought the SD box set.

Is there any news as to when we'll be able to individually buy the movies? I really don't want to pay $70 for one good movie and 2 crappy ones.

I am seriously thinking about picking this up today because my buddy keeps telling me how gorgeous it looks on his 1080p set. I found it at Circuit City for cheap with some discounts. What are your opinions if you own the SD DVD box set or individual DVD's.
I wouldn't go as far as saying I regret buying it. Your buddy is 100% correct. I will say it does look VERY good, but the movies themselves are not really my type of movie. I jumped in when you got 2 free with it, so it was worth the high price, but I wouldn't have got it otherwise. Looking back now, I wouldn't have minded spending that much money on 3 or 4 other movies that are coming soon. If you like the movies themselves, by all means get it. It is as good as it gets for the quality. But if you don't care too much for the actual movies, you shouldn't buy it just for the WOW factor. There are other movies that you can get the WOW from too.:D

2nd one wasn't so bad, I liked it. Rotten tomatoes gave it 74% fresh, however the 3rd movie was awful. Fun thing to do watching Reloaded is picking out all the CG effects stuck in the fight scenes how Neo's suit turns all smooth soon as he jumps or whatever.

for $20 i don't regret the purchase at all

^^^ For $75 I don't regret the purchase at all. :rolleyes:

I think the set is a must have, and I too only really liked the first movie (the latter two are just fluff).

Of course, you may regret buying the Ultimate Collection (as opposed to the Complete Trilogy) if your player is one of the ones that won't play either or both of the latter two movies. Look up the "4086 4203" error a lot of us get and you'll see what I'm talking about.

In any case, even with that large technical wart, I love my Ultimate Collection and consider it well worth the cash.

for $20 i don't regret the purchase at all


Word

I bought the Ultimate Matrix and Complete set and don't regret it at all (Complete was for $20 from CC). When I saw all three in the theaters I thought Reloaded and Revolution were crap. That's what I remember about the three movies. Now that I've seen all three again on HD-DVD, Reloaded and Revolution aren't as bad as I remember. Maybe I "get it" now or maybe The Matrix was such a mind-bending, visually awesome experience that it left me with such high expectations that no movie could meet them. Whatever the reason, I definitely don't regret buying all three.

Nope!

I bought the Ultimate set and it looks and sounds amazing.

I personally like all 3 movies although I would rank them in the same order they were released, the first being the best.

No regrets

For $75 I don't regret the purchase at all. :rolleyes:

For CAN$101.69 I don't regret the purchase at all! :D

...Angelo

None.

Yeah, I ended up selling mine. The first movie is excellent, the other two just bore me.

Biggest regret I have is buying the Ultimate collection..
Major issues involved in getting Reloaded to play even after the latest firmware updates on an XE1..
Doubt I would have had the same issue with the non-combo set..

I also think people have gone a bit overboard with these discs, as I personally don't think they are anywhere near the expectations of PQ set by the likes of King Kong, Apocalypto (BD), Pirates (BD)..
The TrueHD tracks are excellent though, and even if the PQ is slightly underwhelming in comparison to others, its easily the best the films have looked and a substantial improvement over the DVD set..
Love the first film (even with its now very cheesy dialogue), and thought the second one was good while still critically flawed overall.........third one can rot in hell though, awful film which completely ruined any potential philosophical direction taken with the second film.....all IMO of course..

I would definitely suggest not buying the Ultimate set though, just in case you come across playback issues with Reloaded as a fair few people have had....especially if your old DVD set has all the extras

Well worth it for PQ/AQ alone,and I own worse movies than Revolutions :) (Aeon Flux,Crank)

No regrets and no problems.

I have read here that several people have disc reading errors with the Trilogy, but I have watched two of the three thus far in HD and am quite pleased. The details in the character's faces is quite deep; especially given Morpheus' complexion.

My experience with the HD-D2 player and a Yamaha LPX-510 (720p LCD projector) has been that I see artifacts when there is a large area of constant color or texture (e.g. sky). I have been attributing this to the scaler in my projector. I cannot use the HD-D2 scaler as it is simply awful. My Oppo OPDV971H produces a better picture than the HD-D2 scaling to 720p. The HD-D2 has all sorts of jaggies and motion artifacts when scaling to 720p. Ick! My next HD player will have a better scaler on board.

Don't regret my perchase one bit. The discs look and sound amazing. I've watched them twice since my purchase. Great boxset.

Must Have!

I am seriously thinking about picking this up today because my buddy keeps telling me how gorgeous it looks on his 1080p set. I found it at Circuit City for cheap with some discounts. What are your opinions if you own the SD DVD box set or individual DVD's.

WHat type of discounts is CC having? Cause I also been thinking about buying it.

No regrets here, and I rank the movies like others here. However, if I thought I was going to have regrets, I wouldn't have bought them. I'm not one of those people who buys movies just to support a format or just because they're released on HD-DVD; I buy movies that I like and will most likely watch more than once.

The look & sound amazing, the first two movies are excellent while the third is pretty much just a straight up action flick. Probably my best HD purchase to date.

They will eventually be available for individual purchases. However I have no clue when, it might not be until '08.

Does anyone regret buying The Matrix Collection?
Sure!
That why you see them used on eBay. :p
I am seriously thinking about picking this up today because my buddy keeps telling me how gorgeous it looks on his 1080p set. I found it at Circuit City for cheap with some discounts. What are your opinions if you own the SD DVD box set or individual DVD's.
What's stopping me from buying the box, is the "extra's" in SD. If the Animatix was HD: SOLD!!!

I liked the set and would buy it again. Some of the action scenes in 2 & 3 were just great. My wife who does not like science fiction, thought 1 was boring but liked 2 & 3. Remember, we all have different tastes.

I have absolutely no regret. I think they are a gorgeous addition to my collection. I also use the Trilogy as part of the demo material I show off to family and friends.

I only wish the Animatrix was available in HD.

No regrets yet, but I havent watched it yet either

Why would I regret it? It's awesome HD, and I love the trilogy.

Bought the Ultimate box and paid a pretty penny for it with no regrets. I love the first two films and am generally happy to check my brain at the door to enjoy the third. This box re-defines "feature-laden" and offers up truly reference picture quality and sound. I haven't even actually sat through the films themselves yet -- I've spent days playing around with the supplements, watching the movies with the "philosophers commentary" and playing around with the IME.

The only negative -- and it's a big one -- is that the Animatrix is NOT offered in HD. It's 480p MPEG2. Granted, the D2 is a phenomenal upconverting player, so it looks great, but I would have LOVED to see it in HD. Considering it's as much a part of the movies' canon as either of the sequels (and is better than Revolutions outright), I'd have thought it would get better treatment.

Still, the box is an absolute catch-all package for having fun with and showing off HD-DVD's capabilities. Not only are there TONS of special features, but most of them are unusually good (like the commentaries), and no stone has been left unturned in terms of what has been included in the box. It's a truly comprehensive special edition -- the kind that only usually comes along after a format's been established for a while for the double-dip. Like i said, only downside is that so many of the extras, including the Animatrix, are in 480p MPEG2. Other than that, hours of entertainment.

I am seriously thinking about picking this up today because my buddy keeps telling me how gorgeous it looks on his 1080p set. I found it at Circuit City for cheap with some discounts. What are your opinions if you own the SD DVD box set or individual DVD's.
Best HD investment I have ever made.
"And since the test of a choice is having to make the same choice again, I think I made the right one."
__The Oracle

Absolutely no regrets! The Matrix was my first DVD, and the HD-DVD far surpases that one. 2 & 3 are lesser movies, but overall I am really happy with the purchase. I've watched all three once through, and it's worth the money, for any fan on the series, or HD in general. I purchased the Trilogy, as the extras in the Ultimate were in SD.

nope.

WHat type of discounts is CC having? Cause I also been thinking about buying it.

Oh I have a discount that came in the mail for 20% of Box Set movies priced $39.99 and up. Also, I think that is in the latest Circuit City Ad also. :)

Absolutely not, great picture, great sound and extras out the a^%. What hddvd is all about.

The battle scene in the Dock area in Revolutions looks absolutely stunning. It is the best looking CG effects I have ever scene. The Machine World scenes are great as well in the dark blue hues and the brilliant light of how Neo sees the Machine World. Just incredible stuff.

While I wasn't a fan of Reloaded when it first came out, I have grown to really like it. Knowing that some of the scenes are a bit too long, make them seem shorter (make sense?), like the dance scene in Zion (felt like it took 30 minutes when I saw it in the theater) and the whole Keymaker sequence. But I think the Bros picked it up for Revolutions and hit a home run with it. Not as good as the first one but pretty close.

Anyway, I love the set and would do it again in a heartbeat!

I considered not buying the box set because I didn't like #2. Now that I've watched Revolutions in all its (720p) HD glory, I say that the trilogy is pretty good and the quality is excellent. If you have HD DVD and some extra $, there is no reason not to buy the set.

No regrets provided my order is delivered to my shipping address on time !!!

I recently got the Complete Trilogy on HD-DVD and I have no regrets whatsoever. In fact, The Matrix was the first movie I watched on my brand new HD-DVD player and I was totally blown away. Well worth the $65 it was going for on Amazon. The first movie is obviously the best, but the other two are alright. I thought they sucked too in the theater, but seeing them a second or third time, they grew on me. And they're worth keeping just to have the whole collection in a nice shiny box (literally).

As a comparison I loaded up the original DVD Matrix (wide-screen edition) and the Matrix HD-DVD back to back on my 32" Samsung LCD. The difference was incredible. No joke, it made the SD version look like a bootleg VHS. The detail was better, far wider color range, better blacks, no compression artifacts, everything was just plain better. I don't understand how people cannot see the obvious jump to HD. Its a big difference. So yes, this collection is well worth getting, even if you have all 3 on regular DVD.

For $20, I don't regret it. I would not have purchased it for the retail price though. I would have picked up the first movie if the movies had come out separately and sold for retail price.

I would not have purchased it had it not been 20 bucks that's for sure...

I think the set is a must have, and I too only really liked the first movie (the latter two are just fluff).

Of course, you may regret buying the Ultimate Collection (as opposed to the Complete Trilogy) if your player is one of the ones that won't play either or both of the latter two movies. Look up the "4086 4203" error a lot of us get and you'll see what I'm talking about.

In any case, even with that large technical wart, I love my Ultimate Collection and consider it well worth the cash.


the latter two movies aren't "fluff". You could say that you didn't like them, but if you're calling the latter two movies fluff, you sure as hell didn't understand them.

the movies became progressively esoteric for Western audiences, as the Wachowskis went deeper into the philosophy and pretty much made the story one giant allegory for the philosophy they wanted to present. That was the problem with the movies (if you consider that to be a problem, which I don't).

I don't understand the question :D

Perfect sci-fi, 1080p, lossless audio, IME. These discs are everything next-generation releases should be.

Oh, and I'm one of those "odd" people who love all three movies.

I don't understand the question :D

Perfect sci-fi, 1080p, lossless audio, IME. These discs are everything next-generation releases should be.

Oh, and I'm one of those "odd" people who love all three movies.

I'm with you. I appreciate all three movies and I don't regret buying the collection.

I regret it. The Matrix was one of my favorite movies and I already owned all 3 on DVD. I watched the first 2 again on HD DVD and realized I had no desire to see them again.

Considering I paid $20 bucks for it from Circuit City...nope, can't say I regret it!

I paid $58 including 2nd day shipping and after the Google $10 online coupon which equals just over $19.25 per HD DVD movie.It also came with a coupon for a free downloadable copy of the Animatrix via XBox Live.Considering also that the first movie(The Matrix)is imo the reference movie disc for both next gen formats, i in no way regret buying the set.It's one of the best bargains i've gotten this year to date.

I literally just got it today for $39.99 used (Ultimate Collection). I'll have to check it out later this weekend though to see if I regret it... doubtful.

I regret buying the Ultimate set over the Complete Trilogy set. Sure it was only $10 more, but now I have to go through the hassle returning it to Amazon since the discs are defective (as reported by many users). Since the non-combo version seems OK, I am getting that instead.

Oh yeah, from CC for 19.99 who would regret it? :D

I had purchased each of the individual DVDs when originally released. Actually The Matrix was the first DVD I ever bought. I replaced them with the Complete Trilogy set and really enjoy the upgrade. I can't imagine any fan of these movies being disappointed by this set.

the Animatrix is NOT offered in HD. It's 480p MPEG2.
Actually, it's 480i.

I don't regret buying these movies at all. In fact, it's the third time I've bought all 3.

Biggest regret I have is buying the Ultimate collection..
Major issues involved in getting Reloaded to play even after the latest firmware updates on an XE1..
Doubt I would have had the same issue with the non-combo set..

I also think people have gone a bit overboard with these discs, as I personally don't think they are anywhere near the expectations of PQ set by the likes of King Kong, Apocalypto (BD), Pirates (BD)..
The TrueHD tracks are excellent though, and even if the PQ is slightly underwhelming in comparison to others, its easily the best the films have looked and a substantial improvement over the DVD set..
Love the first film (even with its now very cheesy dialogue), and thought the second one was good while still critically flawed overall.........third one can rot in hell though, awful film which completely ruined any potential philosophical direction taken with the second film.....all IMO of course..

I would definitely suggest not buying the Ultimate set though, just in case you come across playback issues with Reloaded as a fair few people have had....especially if your old DVD set has all the extras

The PQ is certainly not top grade in my eyes compared to the SD versions on my Zenith dvb318. Now King Kong and Chronicles of Riddick are another story. I have rented all three and have decided not to buy the set. Money doesn't grow on trees at my house so the PQ has to be that much better then what I am seeing on my Zenith. I will put both the HD and SD movie on at a 3 minute delay with the Sd playing first and toggle every three minutes. Also my 34" set isn't helping things. I am sure on a 60" 1080p set my opinion would most likely change.

The PQ is certainly not top grade in my eyes compared to the SD versions on my Zenith dvb318. Now King Kong and Chronicles of Riddick are another story. I have rented all three and have decided not to buy the set. Money doesn't grow on trees at my house so the PQ has to be that much better then what I am seeing on my Zenith. I will put both the HD and SD movie on at a 3 minute delay with the Sd playing first and toggle every three minutes. Also my 34" set isn't helping things. I am sure on a 60" 1080p set my opinion would most likely changeIn a heart beat...looks excellent on my 70" 1080p and my 92" front projector. The Matrix and now 300 in HD DVD with all the extras...life is good!

No! Nope! Nada! Nilch! Naaaaaaaaaaaaaah

No! Nope! Nada! Nilch! Naaaaaaaaaaaaaah
+1000

No.

No regrets whatsoever!!

Don't regret my purchase one bit. The discs look and sound amazing. The picture and sound are so good, I was like watching it for the first time.

I bought it for $19 so no I don't regret it. However since I only like the first film, the trilogy isn't worth it at full price... lol I just realized I already posted an answer last month...

I do not regret my purchase, in fact I view my collection more than any other HD DVD that I have purchased so far. It is awesome!

I regret purchasing the Matrix trilogy, although it looked good, it wasn't quite the reference material I was looking for. The green push was way too over-hyped, more so than the sd-dvd version.

Haven't regreted the Ulitmate Collection for a second, and am extremly glad I purchased it and it was availible considering I never baught the mega DVD box set. Actually after watching Phylosophy and the Matrix I've gotten a good list of books to buy and am pretty into phylosophy in general now.

The best trilogy in HD...so why regret it?

Yes i have regrets!! i hate al of my dvd's now.... :p

I don't regret buying the Trilogy. However I regret ordering it at deepdiscount.com @ 20% for $51. It's been more than 50 days since the order date and 38 days since the shipping date and I am yet to receive the shipment.

Which is a reason why I stopped buying at DeepDiscount. The shipping is terrible. I got in lucky with my CC purchase of the set for 19.99... And I am still DAMN glad... :)

I haven't bought it yet (still hoping for singles, I only want the first one) But I find that I usually do regret buying movies only for sound and picture quality, one or two viewings and they sit and collect dust, I don't have friends who are into HT like I am so "demo" material is just a waste for me.

In short I get more use out of a crappy transfer of a movie I really enjoy than a sh*t movie with outstanding sound and picture quality, that's why I only want the first Matrix installment, it's the only one I actually enjoyed in theaters.

Not for a second. The trilogy is great, besides, I need content!

No, great set.

nah i got the ultimate collection "used" (never opened) from Newbury Comics for $39.99 and it was worth every penny!

Would do it all over again.

I am seriously thinking about picking this up today because my buddy keeps telling me how gorgeous it looks on his 1080p set. I found it at Circuit City for cheap with some discounts. What are your opinions if you own the SD DVD box set or individual DVD's.

not one regret

Just picked them up, watching the first film now, looks awesome.

The Matrix has audio sync issues. (http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showthread.php?t=852298) :mad:

This only applies to the first movie. Reloaded and Revolutions are fine.

Awesome boxset... I have never been a total Matrix fanatic but the boxset is great in quality and we enjoyed the 40hrs of extras and the making of these movies was as great as the movie iteself...

No.

(original question answer) :D

I regret buying the Matrix Trilogy...

ON SD DVD!

The improved sound alone was worth buying the HD DVD trilogy, and the picture improvement was noticeable as well.

In a word....NO!!!! Best purchase I have made in HD.

I also use the Trilogy as part of the demo material I show off to family and friends.




What parts would you demo? Just wondering, not bashing.

I just got around to watching Revolutions tonight, the best part IMO of that movie being when the Hammer is approaching Zion.

Other than that, I bought teh trilogy mainly for the first movie.

=)

I am seriously thinking about picking this up today because my buddy keeps telling me how gorgeous it looks on his 1080p set. I found it at Circuit City for cheap with some discounts. What are your opinions if you own the SD DVD box set or individual DVD's.

I just got it yesterday on the mail and watched The Matrix last night with my wife on our 32" Samsung. Just a few minutes into the movie she said, "Wow! We need a bigger screen for this one."

It was worth every single penny I spent on it. I am planning to frame that HD DVD! :D

FOR THOSE OF YOU WITH PLAYBACK ISSUES - WE HAVE AN UPDATE!!
Toshiba tech support is now giving users a Warner Brother's phone number -
866-488-4640
That you can call and get a replacement set mailed to you free of charge!
This is apparently a NEW thing, as the Toshiba tech said 'just got it' and I was the first to be given this information.

The WB people will ask you several questions and ship (at no cost) the set to you.

only in the sense that you pay a premium to get 2 good movies and one clunker.

Don't have King Kong, so this is my "show-off" HD movie/s. Great PQ/AQ and no issues for me whatsoever (XA1). Plus, I got it for $ 19.99...No complaints here.

ultimate brand new for 50 bux can't complain :D

NOPE!

Best $20 I spent. Thanks to Circuit City! :p

For $20, how can I complain? :)

Yeah, I ended up selling mine. The first movie is excellent, the other two just bore me.
Had some big bills come in, so I sold mine. I'll re-buy the first one when it is available as a single.

P.S. They looked just incredible!