The widescreen Mystery Train DVD offers very little in the special features department. Aside from a picture disc and 24 optional scene selections, there isn't much to it. Most of the items that would normally appear on the DVD are included in a "Collectible Behind-the-Scenes" booklet. The back page offers a list of scene selections while the center spread has a cast list, film trivia, and a few short paragraphs about director Jim Jarmusch's vision for the movie. The DVD features Dolby Digital Stereo Surround Sound and offers French and English subtitles.

Emulated but never equaled is Henri-Georges Clouzot's 1954 suspense-filled Diabolique. Criterion has done a decent job on this 1.33:1 full frame transfer (the film's original aspect ratio). Shot in black-and-white and culled from an original 35 mm fine grain composite master, the image looks very bright and dark with only a few instances of grain, dirt, or scratches showing up in the picture. The audio is presented in Dolby Mono in French. This soundtrack lacks any true surround sounds, though on the plus side the bulk of the dialogue, effects, and music are all clear of any nasty distortion or hiss. No alternate audio tracks are included, though there are some English titles for the majority of Americans that don't speak a lick of French. Sadly, there isn't one single extra feature to be found on this disc. Maybe someday this classic thriller will see a better DVD edition; until then viewers will have to be content with this bare-bones Criterion disc.

Samuel Fuller's brilliant and audacious drama about a reporter who discovers the madness of the world reflected in the patients of a mental hospital has been given a simple, but effective, treatment in this Criterion Collection release. Shock Corridor has been given a letterboxed transfer in its original widescreen aspect ratio of 1.85:1, and the audio has been mastered in Dolby Digital Mono. The dialogue is in English, with no multiple-language options included. As a bonus, this DVD features the film's original theatrical trailer as well as the color sequences featured in the picture's initial release.

In the rush to flood the DVD market with titles, Paramount Pictures released several of their classic older films with very little fanfare and very few extras. Unfortunately, the Harold and Maude DVD is one of them, with no extras save for two theatrical trailers and a grainy, scratchy widescreen transfer. Though the disc is released in Dolby Digital 5:1 Surround, there is no isolated track for songwriter Cat Stevens' brilliant music. Even the setup options offer only English subtitles for the hard of hearing. This Harold and Maude DVD is merely for those fans who simply must own a widescreen copy of the film. Other moviegoers would be satisfied watching this classic film on video or cable.