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Extras:
Disc
One
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Audio Commentary #1 - This
first commentary features screenwriter / executive producer
David S. Goyer and actor / producer Wesley Snipes. This
is an engaging and entertaining commentary and the pair
get on well, bouncing gags off each other and giving a fascinating
insight to the film. Fans of the film should definitely
take the time to give this a listen.
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Audio Commentary #2 -
The second commentary features
director Guillermo del Toro and producer Peter Frankfurt.
For probably the first time ever, we have two quality commentaries
on one disc! Del Toro has a great sense of humour and I
have to admit I enjoyed this every bit as much as the previous
commentary.
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Isolated Score
Disc
Two
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"The Blood Pact"
- This is the first feature in the Production Workshop menu.
This is an interactive making-of documentary that runs for
a staggering 83 minutes! You can delve even deeper into
selective topics by branching out when you see the icon
on-screen. Featuring interviews with the cast and crew,
behind-the-scenes footage and covers literally everything
you could possibly want to know about the film. The branching
scenes run for 16 mins and can be viewed independently from
a separate menu.
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Sequence Breakdowns - Here
you get a choice of six key sequences, select your sequence
and then you are presented with a choice of seeing either
the original script, the shooting script, view the storyboards
and FX breakdowns or some footage taken from the set!
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Visual Effects: Synthetic Stuntmen
- A further sub-menu called Visual Effects brings you three
more choices. This first one is a short featurette featuring
the Director and Visual Effects team (Tippet Studios), who
talk us through the special effects and stunt sequences
in the film. 6 mins.
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Visual Effects: The Digital Maw
- The Tippet team explain how the vampire maw (the extending
jaw) was created digitally using CGI. 3:22 mins.
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Visual Effects: Progress Reports
- Steve Johnson (the makeup designer) kept
Guillermo del Toro up to date with his progress
through a series of video tape reports. Here you can view
all seven reports and see the work that went on behind-the-scenes
with the makeup and costume design. Total running time 53:04
mins.
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Notebooks: Director's - This
next sub-menu brings us the notebooks, or rather a gallery
of pages from them. The Director's notebook is a collection
of thoughts, ideas and sketches, most of which are unreadable
as they're not in English! Also features an introduction
from the director.
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Notebooks: Script Supervisor
- No introduction here, but you do get a much larger gallery
of stills and notes.
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Notebooks: Unfilmed Script Pages
- Now you can read the script for three scenes that were
obviously unfilmed.
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Art Gallery - The last selection
from the Production Workshop is this huge collection of
stills which are split into 6 sections 'Sequence Concepts',
'Props & Weapons', 'Costume Design', 'Set Design', 'Character
Design' and 'Storyboards'.
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Deleted & Alternate Scenes
- This section is self-explanatory. There are 16 scenes
in all, you can watch them individually or with the 'play
all' option. You can also choose to watch with or without
the directors commentary. The scenes are pretty good and
even better if you choose to listen to del Toro - the 'Damaskinos
With Hair' scene is hilarious as del Toro reckons "That
fukka looks like Michael Bolton!". 24:27 mins.
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Blade II Video Survival Guide
- The last section is the Promotional Material section and
this first erm, thing, is some footage from the Blade II
video game which will be available on just about every format
going. The game looks okay but the narrator makes it sound
as boring as hell! 2:45 mins.
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Theatrical Press Kit - This
'press kit' is nothing more than the text biogs/filmographies
for the cast, filmmakers and production team.
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Trailers - The teaser trailer
and the theatrical trailer.
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Music Video - The video for
Cypress Hill & Roni Size's "Child of the Wild West".
Bring back "Black Sunday"...
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Credits - This not too well
'hidden' extra is just a list of credits for the DVD. I
only mention it because someone will email me to tell me
they've found an easter egg if I don't!
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DVD-ROM Features - A script-to-screen
viewer and links.
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Director
: Guillermo del Toro
