(A-) Not quite as sharp throughout as one would expect and hope, the disc's video quality is nonetheless still quite good. Some compression generated pixelation plagues lighter solid colors throughout the film (especially shots of blue skies, and some of the more dimly lit scenes show a bit more grain than one would like for a big budget presentation such as this.
Notwithstanding all of that, the film's rapid fire editing and overall fast-paced action scenes and impressive special effects will prevent such problems from distracting most viewers, especially among first time viewers.
On a technical note, my Sony DVD player occasionally hung up on the disc's switch from its first layer to the second (at about 71 minutes), with this glitch sometimes being momentary, and at others it would freeze the picture for several seconds before proceeding.
AUDIO:
(A+) The disc's audio is of demonstration quality, and should come as no surprise to those who've seen other Jerry Bruckheimer produced films (that contain lots of lound sound effects). The DVD's literally explosive dynamic range should test anyone's sound system, especially one's subwoofer and is impressive throughout, including a nice use of spatial effects.
EXTRAS:
Scene selection/Jump to any scene.
Aerosmith music video: "I Don't Want to Miss a Thing."
Teaser/Trailer for the film (2 previews).
Commercial promoting this film's soundtrack.
COMMENTS:
Although upon second viewing I wasn't any more impressed with the film's artistic quality than I was the first time around, there are some decent scenes to be found amidst all of the ridiculous and goofy material. Despite the lack of any decent supplemental material, this will probably be a "must have" for many DVD afficionados who wish to demonstrate to their friends what DVDs are capable of.
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