Now, I think I may have mention cannons a few times. Simply put, their a home theater fanatics dream weapon. This movie proves it with the best sound field I've heard all year in either DTS or DD 5.1. The LFE channel literally sounds like it's exploding right along with the cannons and oh, those glorious water effects. Even duruning non-action sequences, rest assured you'll hear water hitting the boat, people walking on the floors above, and thunder roaring in the background from every angle. You can even track the movement of those wonderful cannonballs by just listening. Simply put, if your hearing to this movie through a set of TV speakers, your not really hearing this movie.

Now....about that price point: I have no idea how Fox can logically get away selling a measly 2-disc set for an outrageous $34.99. The Lord of the Ring 4-disc sets hardly sell for that price. Hell, I bought the plexi-glass encased Schindlers List gift set this weekend for only $27.99. That comes with a senitype, 40+ hardbound page book, soundtrack, and more things that have slipped my mind. There's not even a cool case to go along with M&C. The only notable inclusion is a 28-page book full of purty pictures.

Granted, this set is packed with special features. Sadly, I'm going to do something that I don't normally do because I'm not feeling all that well. The following is IGN's overview of the features. I'm just not up to typing this much right now:

"The only thing that keeps this from scoring a ten for extras is the lack of a commentary track. I must admit I'm surprised, because we get so much insight in the extras, you'd think director Peter Weir would lend his voice for the commentary track.

Starting on disc two is a 70 minute documentary The Hundred Days, which details many aspects of the shoot, from pre-production to post-production. It's a genuine, in-depth documentary, not EPK fluff. Shot in 1.85:1 anamorphic widescreen video with two-channel audio, it's a great guide through the work done on this film, from building the mock up to training the crew to live like sailors.