Disc Details
Special Features:	• Region 1 encoding (US and Canada only) • Color, Widescreen, Dolby • Commentary by director Kevin Smith, producer Scott Mosier and actors Ben Affleck and Jason Mewes, associate producer Robert Hawk, Miramax executive Jon Gordon and View Askew historian Vincent Pereira • Production notes • Theatrical trailer(s) • Ten Deleted Scenes (great stuff with intros by the stars and director) • Outtakes • Special Poster Insert: The Askewniverse Legend: a guide to characters in the New Jersey Trilogy • New Video Introduction To the DVD Edition From Director Kevin Smith • Video Introductions From the Cast and Crew • Widescreen anamorphic format
Video Format:	Anamorphic Widescreen (1.85:1)
Languages:	English (Dolby Digital 5.1)
Captions:	English
Casing:	1-Disc Keep Case

"I could listen to Mick sing a few pages out of the phonebook all day long," I vaguely remember someone saying back in the early 1990s when the Stones had released a forgettable album called I think "Steel Wheels" and toured profitably sounding off hits of every generation in exchange for the cost of pair of Air Jordan's.

Kevin Smith could make reading the entire phonebook entertaining. His "Chasing Amy" is his best film among a solid grouping. It is insightful and understanding and somehow not pretentious.

Ben Affleck plays Holden McNeil an idealistic comic book artist who pens the now infamous "Bluntman and Chronic" comicbook. His partner, Banky Edwards (played all raw and angry by Jason Lee), seeks fame and fortune and frowns loudly at Holden's plutonic relationship with gay cutie Alyssa Jones (Joey Lauren Adams). The film deals with the uncomfortable relationship of Holden and Alyssa as impossible as it is believable. Personally, I walked away from the questions that Holden dealt with, mistake is relative and our lives can be long.

This is a film filled with tension and suspense, all of it familiar and, at times, unbearable. I was pained in places by the need to hurry the conversations in order to move the plot along but as I listened the ship was righted. For example, some scenes started strong and then lost steam and began to feel stagy. There is a scene where Banky and Alyssa are trading sex stories and I tired after the first two, it was overplayed. Then there is a scene outside a hockey rink that is perfect and the final line is as explosive as anything ever present in any action film released to 3000 screens in the sweltering heat of summer. I want you to remember what Holden says to Alyssa, an American anthem that constitutes the unwritten code or face of the mainstream.

You see Mr. Smith understands us, all of us, and he articulates that understanding without missing the point. I think its personal and has something to do with faith.

Picture Quality: 6/10
It is true that the original film in 16 mm looked a little grainy, but the transfer is as good as could be expected. Artifacts appear throughout which are never tremendously offensive.

Sound Quality: 7/10
We get a few dead spots between scenes but I cannot tell whether it is intended. I never adjusted the settings during the movie but the deleted scenes and outtakes required some fiddling as is expected.

Menu: 10/10
Like a video game with great playability! Reaction time is excellect and there are lots of choices.

Extra Features: 8/10
Every section of the disc featured improv by the cast and director. It is a great deal of fun.

The Final Word:
Worth owning!

Jonathan W. Hickman