Video. The video is presented in it's original aspect ration of 1.85:1, anamorphically enhanced. On the flipside is the full frame version, but we don't really care about that. The image is very good, a good portion of this film is dark, very dark, and it is represented very well here. Detail is always good.
Audio. Presented in Dolby Digital 5.1, it is a very good track. It makes good use of the surrounds with the sounds of the woods filtering around you. Good work.
Extras. We get a nice selection, but sadly they are split onto the two sides of the disk, so if you want to see all of the features, you will have to put that full screen side in the player.
-Commentary. The track features Director Rob Schmidt, and stars Eliza Dushku and Desmond Harrington. I sampled a few portions of the track, it seemed sort of interesting, but I'll need to listen to more to make any real comment on it.
-Deleted Scenes. There are a few scenes here, one of which I could not determine the difference with what was in the film, another version of the waterfall sequence which is inferior to the version used, and some dailies. Not much.
-Poster gallery. Some interesting alternate poster designs.
-Featurettes. There are a couple of featurettes, none of which are all that in depth, but interesting none the less. "Making of Wrong Turn" is a short fluffy little promo piece. "Eliza Dusku- Babe in the Woods" is a short look at the work Eliza put in. "Stan Winston" is a short piece on Stan's history, it shows just how many great films he's worked on and his commitment to genre films. "Fresh Meat- The Wounds of Wrong Turn" is a nice look at the creation of the gore effects and make up for the mountain men.
-Lastly there is the theatrical trailer.
Bottomline. This was a surprisingly effective horror movie, with scares that don't delve into the comedic side of horror. Not a classic by any stretch, but one of the better horror films to come out of 2003. This DVD is a nice set with a decent selection of extras and a good overall presentation. I would definitely recommend this to horror fans, or anyone looking for a good scare.
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