DVD info?


Has there been any word on what's supposed to be on the DVD? (besides the movie and the winner of the contest) I could have sworn that I had read a list of special features including that there would be a commentary with Jennings, Goldsmith and the kids. That would be a great commentary because 1-commentaries are always better when there's more than one person; 2- the interviews I've seen with the two filmmakers have all been interesting and entertaining and when filmmakers doing a commentary are that enthusiastic, then it usually makes for an interesting commentary; 3- I've also found that I really enjoy kids' commentary tracks--either kids or adults who were kids when the movie was filmed (I've really enjoyed listening to commentaries of the classic Disney live action movies because of this). Kids pick up on things that adults don't think to mention and they usually have really amusing details to add to the commentaries. (I think the only kids' commentary that I didn't really enjoy was the one for Nanny MacPhee. I still enjoyed parts of it, but there were just too many kids to keep track of what was being said and there was one kid who clearly did not want to be there). There's an honesty and enthusiasm and spontaneity to a kids' commentary, while adults often repeat a lot of the same stuff they've said in interviews because they figure that's what people are interested in hearing. (The cool thing about listening to an adult's commentary about a movie that he/she did as a child is that you can hear the memory of the excitement in their voices but they have all this added experience and insight in addition to it, plus there are often memories of those tiny details that kids retain as well)

Of course, I cannot for the life of me find that webpage that listed DVD features now and part of me is wondering if I merged the memory of the special features of some other movie with this since I'd just seen it.


"it's sad that we weren't born like horses & sheep, to know where we’re going, to know what we need" -Melanie

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The only thing I've heard about the DVD is a promise to put the original film that Garth Jennings made when he was about 11. I'd buy the DVD just to see that!!

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I don't think there's going to be a commentary, but there's a 25-minute making-of featurette called "Boys Will Be Boys," which includes interviews with the director and the kids.

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As a further update, the release date is scheduled for August 26; USA release

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