Glad to hear you were able to hold off for the Extended Editions of LOTR. It took them long enough to release the theatricals, in my opinion, and I loved the movies so much that I simply couldn't wait any longer. I'm not much of a Special Features person anyway. I would've been content if they had simply released a three-disc set for each movie that contained both theatrical and extended cuts, along with the theatrical trailers and previews for TTT and ROTK. As much as I think commentary tracks are a great thing, I can't bring myself to sit down and listen to them for some reason. Anyone else have the same problem?

Now, I know I just said I'm not big on Special Features, but the DVD release of Last of the Mohicans really pissed me off. It's one of my all-time favorites, and to see it shoddily produced with no extras (except a single-page cast listing and a double-sided chapter insert), a 'Director's Expanded Edition' of the film that removed most of the best one-liners from the movie ('Someday, I think you and I are going to have a serious disagreement') and made the movie seem rough and disjointed, and to mention overpriced...well, it's the most frustrating DVD release I've ever seen (not even the DTS audio track could make it worth the $35.00 retail price it had when it first came out--and no, it wasn't Criterion, either). Michael Mann's a talented director, but I think he needs to stay away from the DVD format.