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JakeLipson · 06-02-2003, 11:38 PM

The Matrix has us... picking its DVD cover!

Warner Home Video has designed three different covers for the DVD release of The Matrix Reloaded, and they want us to help them pick which one to use! Maybe this is the choice the Architect and Oracle have for us. Anyway, these are the three proposed covers and you can tell them which one you like best at the link.

SephirothClone · 06-03-2003, 12:04 AM

Yuck! All suck but I go with the first one because of the black. The oher two are just, i dunno, crappier than the first.

FurryHumanBeing · 06-03-2003, 12:07 AM

Yeah they're all kinda medioker. I'd have to disagree with the first one though, it looks like a 3 headed human. I'd have to go with the middle one, but it's not that different from the last. they should go with a holographic cover like the poster was using this image

Though I am gladthey are not pulling an Artisan and releasing 7 different covers each one with a different character from the teaser posters

Oscar Antonio M · 06-03-2003, 12:30 AM

Hmm, i think they are allright but i think that the better one is the last. Also its odd that the Wachowski Brothers (or at least that is what it seems) are allowing a Full-Screen version of Reloaded.

From what ive heard, when the 1st one was released the Wachowski brothers declined and told WB to only release it on WS.

Darksim · 06-03-2003, 12:37 AM

I would definitely, definitely pick the first one. The other two look like a bad photoshop job.

Ispep Aloc · 06-03-2003, 12:52 AM

I think they should do what Sony did for Spiderman. Put out the crappy cover for the fullscreen and the coolest cover for the wide. With that said, my fave is the 1st one...but I'd buy either 1st or 3rd.

JakeLipson · 06-03-2003, 01:13 AM

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Originally posted by Oscar Antonio M
its odd that the Wachowski Brothers are allowing a Full-Screen version of Reloaded.

I thought the same thing. It's a real shame that Reloaded is getting the chop, because we know this one will be a big draw beyond us DVD nuts, and if it was OAR-only, that might help educate people. I guess it's a reflection of how far the DVD format has come since the original was released and how mainstream it is now -- no doubt in large part due to the success of the original Matrix DVD. Maybe the IMAX release has something to do with it, seeing a IMAX is cropped too (to 1.44:1), but on IMAX, who cares?

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I have to wonder, though, what's next? A P&S re-release of The Matrix? Remember, when Star Wars Episode II got dual releases Fox went back and gave Episode I the slicer yo match.

Anyway, I like the third one best. The first one comes from a movie poster with Neo and Trinity alone, so adding Morpheus means they chopped some of the other two off and it just feels...cropped. The second one is cool but a bit too plain and the third -- adding the Matrix code to the background -- is the perfect solution to the second's plainlessness. Besides, the third looks most like the original cover, and I really want these to match up.

But, whichever one they coose, I'll buy it!

hanumang · 06-03-2003, 01:39 AM

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Originally posted by JakeLipson
I thought the same thing. It's a real shame that Reloaded is getting the chop, because we know this one will be a big draw beyond us DVD nuts, and if it was OAR-only, that might help educate people. I guess it's a reflection of how far the DVD format has come since the original was released and how mainstream it is now -- no doubt in large part due to the success of the original Matrix DVD. Maybe the IMAX release has something to do with it, seeing a IMAX is cropped too (to 1.44:1), but on IMAX, who cares? .

I have to wonder, though, what's next? A P&S re-release of The Matrix? Remember, when Star Wars Episode II got dual releases Fox went back and gave Episode I the slicer yo match.

Actually, the Wachoskis shoot in Super 35, so the fullscreen version -- though crappy too be sure

-- isn't a true slicer, per se.

I'm almost positive that when all 3 films hit stores as a DVD box set, they'll be a fullscreen version available of the first Matrix -- if it isn't done in October (when Reloaded debuts on DVD, no?).

SephirothClone · 06-03-2003, 01:40 AM

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Originally posted by JakeLipson
Anyway, I like the third one best. The first one comes from a movie poster with Neo and Trinity alone, so adding Morpheus means they chopped some of the other two off and it just feels...cropped. The second one is cool but a bit too plain and the third -- adding the Matrix code to the background -- is the perfect solution to the second's plainlessness. Besides, the third looks most like the original cover, and I really want these to match up.

There was a Morpheus one like the Trinity and Neo glasses reflection.

LBPound23 · 06-03-2003, 02:18 AM

I like the third one best. Second one is just too plain, first one suffers from Big-Head-itis.

***SeanL*** · 06-03-2003, 02:23 AM

I like the middle one, as it looks similar in style to the movie posters that were being used.

brian · 06-03-2003, 02:25 AM

If the third one had some black to it, I'd like it a lot more. My quick/dirty photoshop:

Paul.n3w · 06-03-2003, 02:36 AM

Big heads or not, the first one is BY FAR the best. The middle one is waaaay too plain. (i liked the cutoff-head posters, but they had style, this is just boring!) And the bottom one is just crap. And that ugly green bar?! VOTE #1!!

Cap42086 · 06-03-2003, 02:59 AM

Number two is too dull. There's not a lot of color to it and it just looks unattractive to me.

So either the first or third would do just fine for me.

Al Pacino · 06-03-2003, 03:28 AM

The 1st one by far. But my question is, why is Morpheus holding a gun??? I dont remember him really ever having a gun like that. But please correct me if I'm wrong.

SephirothClone · 06-03-2003, 03:33 AM

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Originally posted by Al Pacino
The 1st one by far. But my question is, why is Morpheus holding a gun??? I dont remember him really ever having a gun like that. But please correct me if I'm wrong.

Straight answer... Cause' it looks fucking cool!

Naminator · 06-03-2003, 04:53 AM

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Originally posted by Al Pacino
The 1st one by far. But my question is, why is Morpheus holding a gun??? I dont remember him really ever having a gun like that. But please correct me if I'm wrong.

Yes, he did...

Spoiler (Highlight or Triple Click to Read):
He used it to blast the Twins' fuel tank when he flipped their car.

All of those covers stink, though, and I'm not going to bother trying to choose one that I would prefer to be the final cover (It's like bad, worse, and awful). But the 2nd one is the best of the bunch, since it's the one that sticks the closest to the teaser posters.

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Originally posted by JakeLipson
Maybe this is the choice the Architect and Oracle have for us.

Do you actually write these yourself?

Indyphantom · 06-03-2003, 04:55 AM

any cover withouth Monica Belluci blows.

Jellodyne · 06-03-2003, 05:06 AM

Nam: You sure? I thought the gun in that scene was a standard semi-automatic pistol, not some sort of miniturized assult rifle...

Naminator · 06-03-2003, 05:32 AM

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Originally posted by Jellodyne
Nam: You sure? I thought the gun in that scene was a standard semi-automatic pistol, not some sort of miniturized assult rifle...

Actually, you're right...

My bad :p.

nimrod's son · 06-03-2003, 05:53 AM

All three versions will probably come in snapper cases....so we all lose.

I like the middle one the best, though, closest to the movie posters, even though it has that ugly bar on the top.

tronmaster · 06-03-2003, 06:27 AM

I like the first one....love the individual posters with the reflections on the sunglassess of their important scene. So I am more partial to this one....by the way who's buying the Animatrix tomorrow?!?

Me!!

The Limey · 06-03-2003, 07:02 AM

The first one would be my preference but i could live with the third design.

I still aint got around to seeing the film yet!

Dehrian · 06-03-2003, 07:17 AM

I like the third one best. I despise the first one with the large heads.

Soggy Bagel's Revenge! · 06-03-2003, 09:53 AM

All three look terrible. Brian is quite correct about the black background looking much nicer with the third design. I'd pick a cleaned up version of Brian's cover over the other three any day

...now how cool would it be to have bunches of different DVD covers, each with one of the chopped off head teasers?

-- I still wouldn't buy the DVD, but seeing it in the stores would be a much nicer experience, as those promo shots really just don't look all that great with the heads intact.

Arigato,
Brook

Riedenschneider · 06-03-2003, 02:09 PM

blakely614 · 06-03-2003, 02:59 PM

i'll go with number three.

any chance that we'll avoid the snapper if reloaded is released as a 2 disc set.

darthbenbo · 06-03-2003, 03:01 PM

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Originally posted by Indyphantom
any cover withouth Monica Belluci blows.

Amen.

DVDriven · 06-03-2003, 05:37 PM

I thought this fan-created cover wasn't too shabby. A little busy, but thought it did a better job in

06-02-2003, 11:38 PM	#1 (permalink)
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SephirothClone Secret President of the NLWC Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Guess and win $1	Yuck! All suck but I go with the first one because of the black. The oher two are just, i dunno, crappier than the first. __________________ Want pictures of my iguana collection? Just give Ried a PM.

06-03-2003, 12:07 AM	#3 (permalink)
FurryHumanBeing Actor Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Long Island	Yeah they're all kinda medioker. I'd have to disagree with the first one though, it looks like a 3 headed human. I'd have to go with the middle one, but it's not that different from the last. they should go with a holographic cover like the poster was using this image Though I am gladthey are not pulling an Artisan and releasing 7 different covers each one with a different character from the teaser posters Last edited by FurryHumanBeing : 06-03-2003 at 12:11 AM.

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Oscar Antonio M Loves his "family" Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Heaven & Hell coalition	Hmm, i think they are allright but i think that the better one is the last. Also its odd that the Wachowski Brothers (or at least that is what it seems) are allowing a Full-Screen version of Reloaded. From what ive heard, when the 1st one was released the Wachowski brothers declined and told WB to only release it on WS. __________________ DVD's

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Darksim Actor Join Date: May 2002 Location: STL (Represent!)	I would definitely, definitely pick the first one. The other two look like a bad photoshop job. __________________ Unlike Hitler....Stalin wasn't racist, he killed everyone My Collection:DVDAficionado My Collection:DVDGuzzlefish

06-03-2003, 12:52 AM	#6 (permalink)
Ispep Aloc Actor Join Date: Nov 2001	I think they should do what Sony did for Spiderman. Put out the crappy cover for the fullscreen and the coolest cover for the wide. With that said, my fave is the 1st one...but I'd buy either 1st or 3rd. __________________ Xbox Live Gamertag: Ispep Aloc Wii Friends Code: 4011 0158 8153 1108 PS3 Id: IspepAloc Editor, www.dvdnn.com

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LBPound23 Actor Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: New York, USA	I like the third one best. Second one is just too plain, first one suffers from Big-Head-itis. __________________ UltimateDisney.com: The Ultimate Guide to Disney DVD - News and views on all of Disney's movies.

06-03-2003, 02:23 AM	#11 (permalink)
*SeanL* Producer/Admin Got BMG? Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: NW Florida	I like the middle one, as it looks similar in style to the movie posters that were being used. __________________ Forum Administrator "You can never go home again, Oatman... but I guess you can shop there."

06-03-2003, 02:36 AM	#13 (permalink)
Paul.n3w Actor Join Date: May 2002 Location: Upstate NY	Big heads or not, the first one is BY FAR the best. The middle one is waaaay too plain. (i liked the cutoff-head posters, but they had style, this is just boring!) And the bottom one is just crap. And that ugly green bar?! VOTE #1!!

06-03-2003, 02:59 AM	#14 (permalink)
Cap42086 Actor Join Date: May 2002 Location: Rhode Island	Number two is too dull. There's not a lot of color to it and it just looks unattractive to me. So either the first or third would do just fine for me. __________________ A strange man defecated on my sister. My crappy DVD collection.

06-03-2003, 03:28 AM	#15 (permalink)
Al Pacino Actor Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Alabama	The 1st one by far. But my question is, why is Morpheus holding a gun??? I dont remember him really ever having a gun like that. But please correct me if I'm wrong.

06-03-2003, 04:55 AM	#18 (permalink)
Indyphantom Forum Lothario Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: the black lodge...	any cover withouth Monica Belluci blows. __________________ My DVD List at DVD Aficionado

06-03-2003, 05:06 AM	#19 (permalink)
Jellodyne Actor Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Minneapolis, MN, US	Nam: You sure? I thought the gun in that scene was a standard semi-automatic pistol, not some sort of miniturized assult rifle... __________________ DO NOT SIT NEXT TO DENIS!

06-03-2003, 05:53 AM	#21 (permalink)
nimrod's son Actor Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: NY	All three versions will probably come in snapper cases....so we all lose. I like the middle one the best, though, closest to the movie posters, even though it has that ugly bar on the top. __________________ "Brendon there's nothing wrong with lying to women. Or the government. Or parents. Or God." - Coach Jon McGuirk

06-03-2003, 06:27 AM	#22 (permalink)
tronmaster Actor Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Honolulu	I like the first one....love the individual posters with the reflections on the sunglassess of their important scene. So I am more partial to this one....by the way who's buying the Animatrix tomorrow?!? Me!!

06-03-2003, 07:02 AM	#23 (permalink)
The Limey Actor Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: London , England	The first one would be my preference but i could live with the third design. I still aint got around to seeing the film yet! __________________ My Blu-Ray Collection

06-03-2003, 07:17 AM	#24 (permalink)
Dehrian Actor Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: CA	I like the third one best. I despise the first one with the large heads.

06-03-2003, 09:53 AM	#25 (permalink)
Soggy Bagel's Revenge! Actor Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Denver, Colorado	All three look terrible. Brian is quite correct about the black background looking much nicer with the third design. I'd pick a cleaned up version of Brian's cover over the other three any day ...now how cool would it be to have bunches of different DVD covers, each with one of the chopped off head teasers? -- I still wouldn't buy the DVD, but seeing it in the stores would be a much nicer experience, as those promo shots really just don't look all that great with the heads intact. Arigato, Brook __________________ Whitney Houston is unanimously considered to be a talentless crack-addicted prostitute, but she's still proud to be 82% better than Star Wars. Teh video. \| Teh audio. \| Teh win! ...And please, for the love of god, don't be this guy.

06-03-2003, 02:59 PM	#27 (permalink)
blakely614 Actor Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: A Red State	i'll go with number three. any chance that we'll avoid the snapper if reloaded is released as a 2 disc set. __________________ “You know what always cheers me up? Rolled up aces over kings." - Worm

06-03-2003, 05:37 PM	#29 (permalink)
DVDriven Actor Join Date: May 2001 Location: 1020 Palm Drive, Cocoa Beach, FL	I thought this fan-created cover wasn't too shabby. A little busy, but thought it did a better job in