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horo04:
So I bought my copy and I was actually disappointed with the presentation of it.  It seemed very cheap.  No inserts, cover looked like it was cut out with scissors and thrown in,  extras were very short.  Not sure what the American version looks like but this is what us canucks got.  I was expecting a better dvd for a movie this popular.   What do others think of it?  :-\

horo04:
I was just checking on other comments about the dvd release and seems like most people agree it's a poor dvd.  What a disapointing release!  It's definately not worth the money.  No inserts, rehashed extras, no commentary, etc....what happened?? ???

horo04:
Here is part of a review done by Mike Restaino

Supplements: What Goodies Are There?
This is where this edition of Brokeback Mountain comes up painfully short. The four included featurettes are thin at best. Three are simple interview-driven EPK-worthy endeavors and the fourth is a thin-as- paper Logo Television making-of half-hour piece. For a film with the kind of reputation Brokeback has, one would expect there would be countless areas from which to draw to enhance this DVD. No dice.
I’ll wager big money that a more impressive special edition will be released by Christmas.

Final Thoughts
At the very least, this edition is definitely worth a place on your rental queue. This first DVD release of Brokeback Mountain has a lovely transfer and mix, but its bonus features definitely hinder it from being the must- own DVD it had the potential to be. But any self-respecting movie viewer should at least check it out. It’s a classic. Highly recommended.


I definately agree.

juneaux:
There were no extras but my main purpose for buying the DVD was to have it in my possession~ sounds strange, I know.  I purchased mine at Target and was quite surprised to get an audio CD of Campbell Scott (another hottie) reading the short story.  I will admit that having deleted scenes and bloopers would have been fun but I'm just happy to see this story whenever I want/need to.  (Should a version with more extras be released I will buy it as well.) 

atackkel:
Hi! You should be grateful you have the DVD, I live in the U.K. and have to wait 5 more days yet!

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