This is shaping up to be DVD of the year.

This was an interesting good (but not great) movie, I've seen mainly 3/5 star reviews for this film and they are spot on. Much better than Crash (but it really doesn't take much to be better than that). Although there doesn't seem to be much point to this release.

does this feel as bare bones as the original edition to anyone else?

21 Grams is just extremely pretentious with one great thing going for it BENICIO DEL TORO'S Character and it's arty for no real reason.

Brokeback needs a SE now

Artwork added...

This film dserves more.

I wish Universal would licence the FOCUS FEATURE films to Criterion.  This film along with BROKEBACK MOUNTAIN, MOTORCYCLE DIARIES, THE PIANIST, PRIDE & PREJUDICE, THE CONSTANT GARDENER, FAR FROM HEAVEN all deserved better treatment on DVD.

I didn't have any plans to upgrade as this is a disc and a film I love for the movie only. So I am quite happy!

I'd say it's likely the SE has been dropped. If an actual SE comes it now won't be for some time :-|

Well...I do say I also remember Carlito's Way menus turning out to be the menus from the original release. While there's less of a chance this is happening again here, since the featurette wasn't on the old one, one can always hope that it's just another mistake and Universal's sent over Region whatever menus.

That's it? One bonus feature?

No trailers? No commentaries? No Santaolalla exclusive score track?

Pardon my French, but SCREW that.

How is one single 20 minute featurette enough to consider this DVD release a Special Edition. That is rediculious. Universal is loosing it. This is a bare-bones release.

LOL they think this is a Special Edition? It's getting the ONLY freakin' extra that Europe and Australia got from day 1.

Give us a proepr Special Edition! :-| . Amores Perros got loads of extras including a Director commentary.

Quote: Unfortunately we're not too sure what that is right now - but we'll try and find out!
Check out any R2 review. It's decent enough and lasts 18 minutes:

http://www.dvdcompare.net/comparisons/film.php?...

total c**ppy "Special Edition" for a overrated film even though Benicio Del Toro is awesome in this film

i agree wholeheartedly w/tony, particularly if one puts the more restrained betty/diane mulholland dr performances as book ends to 21g.  (or throw in the more restrained we don't live here anymore, ellie parker, & king kong in there.)  I also agree that any other year naomi would have won best actress.  compare w/reese's supporting joaquin this year, for example.

i also think that too many people think about the 3 short times naomi/cristina screamed (when she mixed booze & chemicals & ran into the suv in front of her, when she discovered paul/sean had been stalking her, & when she discovered that jack/benicio had left her daughter to die after he had hit her).  compare that w/laura dern's selfish & recurring screaming in we don't live here anymore--cristina lite.

I was hoping for 2-disc set too. Aw well....

Polo1280 wrote: Great movie, Amores Perros is really good too!! ill buy it for sure!!

"Amores Perros" is one of the best movies I've ever seen.

Tony Amadeo wrote: This is one of my favorite films of all time and includes, in my opinon (I'll probably get a lot of c**p for this), the best female peformance ever on the silver screen.

I registered simply to agree with this, man.

Finally! How long have we been waiting for this. Too long in my opinion.

This is am amazing movie and I will pick up the Special Edition frist day! Benicio Del Torro, Naomi Watts, Sean Penn, and all the rest of the cast were increadible. A miracle of a movie!

Altmanesque? Is that a joke? Adrian wrote:
I don't think 21 Grams influenced Crash at all.  When I saw Crash, the first thing I though was that it is the best Robert Altman film not made by Altman.

Crash is similar to Altman? That's got to be one of the most ridiculous things I've ever heard.

Simon Abrams wrote: Oh you were calling Crash the best non-Altman film?

Agree to disagree.

Magnolia is the best Altman rip-off

This film is really overrated but Benicio Del Toro is great, too arty for no reason

Simon Abrams wrote: Sorry, but if we're referring to the best Altmanesque movie--only in terms of "Short Cuts" I assume--not done by Altman, then I would have to put "Magnolia" higher than "21 Grams." And then put "Amores Perros" above that.


No one was talking about 21 Grams as an Altmanesque movie.

Son of a...I just bought this the other day because I was sure -- SURE -- that Universal had totally forgotten about it and if there was gonna be an SE coasting off its awards (as rumored) that didn't happen, then why would it happen now? Luckily, I only spent four dollars on it, and it was kinda scratched.

Maybe I should go buy a whole bunch of copies of Adaptation so that Sony can finally pull that special edition out of its ass.

Sorry, but if we're referring to the best Altmanesque movie--only in terms of "Short Cuts" I assume--not done by Altman, then I would have to put "Magnolia" higher than "21 Grams." And then put "Amores Perros" above that.
Sorry, but if we're referring to the best Altmanesque movie--only in terms of "Short Cuts" I assume--not done by Altman, then I would have to put "Magnolia" higher than "21 Grams." And then put "Amores Perros" above that.

Wow, didn't see this coming.  This is one of my favorite films of all time and includes, in my opinon (I'll probably get a lot of c**p for this), the best female peformance ever on the silver screen.

Single disc is a bit worrying. I hope it's not the existing DVD with the Making Of (which was dropped from the R1) added.

What is most surprising is how long it's taken.

Two sensational performance from Penn that year; 21 Grams and Mystic River...

I also thought Naomi Watts was top notch in this movie and would have won the oscar if not for Charlize...

Agreed that this movie neeeds a new 'special edition'...

Now this is a very needed upgrade. "21 Grams" is one powerful film, extremely dark and really well acted. We would not have films like "Crash" if it was not for this film. If you have not seen it , make sure you do.