The 2002 sequel to Tim Allen's holiday blockbuster The Santa Clause is given a more than adequate treatment on its first DVD release. For a film directed primarily at children, there is a surprising abundance of special features packed into this single-disc package. Director Michael Lembeck provides a feature-length audio commentary track for viewers interested in some insight into what went into the film's creation. For more behind-the-scenes info, a making-of featurette and a "Tour of Elfsburg" are included too. Additionally, fans of the film should be happy to discover a selection of seven scenes that were left on the cutting room floor and a collection of humorous outtakes. For younger audience-members, there is a game that can be played on the TV, interviews with other mythical holiday characters, and several DVD-ROM games and activities. On the technical side, the disc features a full-screen transfer of the film that preserves its original aspect ratio (a widescreen version is also available); the English, French, and Spanish soundtracks are rendered in Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround Sound; and optional English subtitles are available.
The Santa Clause comes to DVD with a standard full-frame transfer that fails to preserve the original theatrical aspect ratio of the film. A closed-captioned Enlgish soundtrack is rendered in Dolby Digital 5.1, while Spanish and French soundtracks have been recorded in Dolby Digital Stereo. Spanish subtitles are accessible. Supplemental materials include a featurette titled "So You Want To Be An Elf?", a cooking segment, and a trivia game. Those with a DVD-ROM drive can access a featurette on how to write Santa a letter, and a screensaver. This is a fine disc for what it is, but the same extras are available with a disc that contains a widescreen transfer. That disc is preferable to this one.
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