Though it makes up for some of the previous edition's mishaps, the Jaws: 30th Anniversary Edition is an almost-perfect DVD that suffers only from a bit of laziness on the part of Universal. Released in 2000 as one of director Steven Spielberg's first blockbusters unveiled on DVD, the Jaws: Collector's Edition was a big seller in the stores, yet still managed to fall short thanks to the studio's unwillingness to include the full two-hour documentary from the laserdisc, long thought of as the definitive look back on the troubled production. So now here comes this two-disc set celebrating the crowd-pleaser's pearl anniversary and the good news is that the documentary has indeed been reinstated to its full glory. Those who have only seen the previous hour-long cut are in for a big treat here, thanks to the incredible detail that was culled from the various sources in the production, including John Williams, Richard Dreyfuss, Roy Scheider, Peter Benchley, production designer Joe Alves, and, of course, Spielberg himself. Another bit of good news involves the inclusion of a never-before-available nine-minute interview on-set with the director from 1974 that gives the audience a rare glimpse of the young director on just his second day of shooting, no doubt already feeling the constraints of the sea-bound production. For aficionados, it's the kind of engaging footage that is endlessly interesting, given the kind of Vietnam hell that followed Spielberg on the rest of the shoot. Other new bits of goodness involve the inclusion of both 5.1 DTS and Dolby tracks (previous versions included either one or the other) along with the infamous original theatrical mono audio track, which will please the hardcore fans out there to no end (many were not happy with the enhanced 5.1 tracks). What isn't pleasing about this edition is the exclusion of the famed theatrical trailers that figured prominently into the success of the film. This lone exclusion will prevent most customers from getting rid of their previous version, which makes little sense in the grand scheme of things given that the rest of the still archives were carried over, including other marketing pieces such as posters, books, T-shirts, and much more. This, along with the fact that no new menus were designed for this edition, just makes Universal look bad. It's like they listened to the gripes about the documentary on the last one, but didn't feel the need to dedicate more money into an anniversary edition of one of the biggest films of all time. The result is yet another DVD that gives the same "play all" feature to the deleted scenes, with the added annoyance of outtakes being thrown into the same feature as well. Though no one will miss the trivia game or the shark facts from the previous version, there will be those who will resent the silliness involved with the loss of the very integral trailers. Still, with the full documentary and the reinstated original mono mix, many will pony up for this release, which comes with a nice commemorative booklet and the same fine 2.35:1 anamorphic widescreen transfer carried over from the Widescreen Collector's Edition.

The vampire thriller Queen of the Damned comes to DVD on Warner Home Video with a 2.35:1 anamorphic widescreen transfer. Audio is offered in Dolby Digital 5.1 in English and French, with subtitles in English, French, and Spanish. There are many special features on this DVD release, including commentary with director Michael Rymer, producer Jorge Saralegui, and composer Richard Gibbs. The three music videos include the songs "Forsaken" (performed by David Draiman), "Redeemer" (performed by Marilyn Manson), and "System" (performed by Chester Bennington), as well as a music video from Static-X for "Cold." The three featurettes include interviews and behind-the-scene footage, the best of them being "Creating the Vampires," which focuses on the special effects. "The Music of Lestat" features interviews with composer Gibbs and lyricist Jonathan Davis from Korn. "Aalyiah Remembered" is a very brief tribute to the late pop star and her contributions to the film. Outtakes include 13 deleted scenes and extended concert sequences for the songs "Slept So Long" and "Not Meant for Me." In addition to cast film highlights, production stills, and a gag reel, there are enhanced features for DVD-ROM.

Based on a Stephen King novel, Cujo is not as menacing or as frightening as other film adaptations of King's popular stories and especially cannot compare to the 1976 Carrie. Cujo is a happy St. Bernard until he is bitten on the nose by a rabid bat and slowly begins manifesting the symptoms of his fatal illness. His condition deteriorates as he attacks people again and again, until finally, mom Donna Trenton (Dee Wallace) and her son Tad (Danny Pintauro) are trapped inside the family car with Cujo lurking nearby, set to kill them any way he can. A showdown is inevitable but is as predictable as the rest of the film.

With wide-ranging and resonant Dolby Surround 5.1 audio, the DVD of Beetlejuice contains a matted widescreen picture of crisp motion and clarity that reproduces its theatrical aspect ratio. It comes with the following special features: cast biographies and filmographies (all text), the theatrical trailer, a "Film Flash" section of recommended movies, subtitles in English, French, and Spanish, and production notes broken into four text-only sections -- "Behind the Scenes" (the production notes proper), "Movie Magic" (a section on how the special effects were done), "The Writers," and "The Composer" (who is one of the founders of the rock band Oingo Boingo). Also included is a music-only option for playing just the soundtrack.