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The special edition of The Usual Suspects has much going for it, on both sides of the disc. Naturally there is a commentary track with director Bryan Singer and Oscar-winning writer Christopher McQuarrie. Naturally, it is very interesting and detail heavy. There is also another commentary track featuring composer John Ottman, who offers insights the other two do not. With such a dialogue-intensive script as this, the soundtrack has to be up to snuff, and the Dolby Digital 5.1 surround here has been designed to highlight the words without muting the ambient noise. This DVD makes the best case yet in the argument for widescreen vs. pan-and-scan because it gives you the option. Choose the 2.35:1 anamorphic letterboxed version and you'll see a digitized movie the way it was supposed to be seen, in sharp colors and remarkable clarity; choose the TV-style full-frame version and you'll see scenes where the person talking isn't on the screen, and the visual image is slightly dreary. New supplements include "Pursuing the Suspects," a documentary about the casting choices, and "Doin' Time With The Usual Suspects," which collects interviews with the cast members as they talk about the movie and their lives after. "Heisting Cannes with The Usual Suspects" goes to France with the cast and feels like an elaborate home movie. "Keyser Soze: Lie or Legend" continues the parlor game of Who Was Soze? that fans of the movie love to play. Speaking of games, an easter egg is solved if you can piece together the order the clues to Soze's identity appear in the film, with your reward being even more documentary material, one having to do with the film's composer. Less interesting is an elaborate, indulgent gag reel of outtakes introduced by Singer that is nearly a short movie in itself. It's not very interesting, but the rest of the disc is fascinating.
 
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Greatest Magic Trick Ever Performed!
on December 2, 2009
Posted by: nash13
from Dayton, NJ
I watched this for the first time this summer. It was a good movie, not great up until the last minute. The last minute turned a good movie into one of the greatest movies ever made and the greatest magic trick ever pulled. "The greatest trick the devil ever pulled was convincing the world he didnt exist. And like that....He's gone."- Verbal Kint. Kevin Spacey's Oscar-Winning performance was breathtaking to watch. Bryne, Del Toro, Pollack, Baldwin, Palminteri, and Possleworth were unbelievable and the on-screen chemistry was brilliant! One of the most well-acted movies you'll ever see. Brian Singer was a very young director when he shot this, and he pulled off a miracle! Mquarrie won an Oscar for the screenplay which was also riveting! Extras will keep you busy and are fun to watch. A must-have for a movie enthusiast and one who likes the classics.
What's great about it: Unbelievable cast, Plot always has you guessing and fools you every time, Kevin Spacey is a god!
What's not so great: There's no sequel. (Even though Sequel ruin movies except for the Godfather)
I would recommend this to a friend!
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