I Have The New DVD !!!

The first disc says "The Movie" and the second disc says "Special Features", but the film is actually spread across both discs for the highest bitrate.

All I got, in addition to the disks, was a flyer for the Jim Russell Driving School, offering a discount due to the film anniversary. I'm too old, fat and broke, and long since outgrew the fantasy... but it's a heck of a marketing ploy in the right hands.

My system doesn't have surround anyway, so can't comment on that, but the quality of the video is so far past the VHS... and it looks like they've gone back perhaps to the full theatrical cut as there are some brief frames in here I don't recall seeing in recent years, and the flow seems a bit better.

All in all... WOW. I can safely say I'm not sleeping tonight.

Just picked it up this weekend. It looks and sounds great on my end.

The Doctor never loses.

I'm playing mine today. The picture is outstanding, but the sound seems to be basically concentrated in the front. It seems like they have not been able to locate some decent sound masters. The original Cinerama seven channel stereophonic sound would be a really awesome experience, which is why it won Oscars for its sound design. If one saw it in the theatre, one would always remember that during the credits, right before the words "Grand Prix" appeared in the tailpipe, the screen remained black and one could hear the sound of an engine in the rear of the theatre. The engine sound then travelled from the rear, around the audience and then centered on the screen as you came out of the tailpipe. A memorable sound effect. I agree that there are some extra shots but still, the primary shot at the front of the starting line in Monaco is still missing. The tiny multiple screens dissolved into a black grid in front of that single starting line view. The grid dissolved as the cars started up and headed toward the camera. The camera moved backwards making the audience physically move backward into their seat. It was a great physical effect to notice in oneself and the rest of the audience. Still, it is the greatest racing movie of all time.