Release Date:
Tuesday, May 28, 2002
Only a select few directors can hope to have an Academy Award-nominated flick during their careers, so its all the more amazing that Steven Soderbergh made two in one year. One of those, Traffic, was released on DVD about a year ago. Thats a shame, because the definitive Traffic DVD is following close on its heels.
The Criterion Collection edition is beyond thoroughit does in 2 discs what $30,000 and four years in film school cant accomplish. Every aspect of this drug epics production is laid out and examined, with everything from editing demos to deleted scenes (which, unlike most movies, are actually pretty interesting) to multi-faceted commentaries included to do the job. Soderbergh himself said that DVDs are a great teaching tool, and hes followed through here. Film buffs will eat this up, and anyone whos ever wondered, say, what a sound editor does, will find their answer and more. And just for fun, the trading card feature gives stats and photos of some of U.S. Customs top drug-sniffing hounds. Hey, well trade you a Buster rookie card for that Black Jack.
The Criterion Collection edition is beyond thoroughit does in 2 discs what $30,000 and four years in film school cant accomplish. Every aspect of this drug epics production is laid out and examined, with everything from editing demos to deleted scenes (which, unlike most movies, are actually pretty interesting) to multi-faceted commentaries included to do the job. Soderbergh himself said that DVDs are a great teaching tool, and hes followed through here. Film buffs will eat this up, and anyone whos ever wondered, say, what a sound editor does, will find their answer and more. And just for fun, the trading card feature gives stats and photos of some of U.S. Customs top drug-sniffing hounds. Hey, well trade you a Buster rookie card for that Black Jack.