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Twilight DVD Review: Amidst the Special Features, a Few Special Moments

If you're planning to spend Friday night standing in line at Best Buy so you can get the Twilight Two-Disc Special Edition DVD that goes on sale exactly at 12:01 AM, then chances are you've got Obsessive Cullen Disorder. And if you've got Obsessive Cullen Disorder, then you already seen and talked about every scene of Twilight more often than most of the people who actually worked on the movie. So we won't waste any time rehashing the plot or anything like that. Instead, we'll go straight to the DVD's special features and tell you what's what, so when 12:05AM rolls around, you'll know exactly what to look for.

DISC ONE

AUDIO COMMENTARY: Catherine Hardwicke, Kristen Stewart, and Robert Pattinson do the honors. While the trio seem to enjoy each other's company, their conversation rarely get beyond the small talk of vaguely acquainted co-workers momentarily sharing an elevator: There's lots of talk about the weather and the beautiful scenery. (It was really cold at the prom scene, really really cold at the beach scene, etc.) Hardwicke loves the way every scene looks, Stewart says "Dude" a lot, and Pattinson is mostly interested in deploying his "I'm just not that into me" charm, making fun of his "bouffant" hair, his "sculpted eyebrows," his "feminine hands." At one point, Hardwicke and Stewart allude to some "set drama" that occurred in the hospital scene, but fail to provide any juicy particulars. And that's pretty much how it is throughout the entire commentary: For the Twi-hards who will be listening to the commentary most attentively, there will be few revelations.

MUSIC VIDEOS: Long before the dark, wet, depressing climate of Washington was known for producing vampires, it was known for producing grunge musicians (almost the same thing!) None of Seattle's most famous bands are on the Twilight soundtrack, but lots of bands that sort of sound like those bands do show up on the soundtrack, including Linkin Park, Paramore, and Muse. And you can see their videos here.

EXTENDED SCENES: This section includes additional footage from five scenes that made it into the movie, albeit in slightly shorter form than they appear here. No real revelations in the dialogue that got axed here, which is no doubt why it got axed.

DISC TWO

DELETED SCENES (WITH DIRECTOR'S INTRODUCTION): From the audio commentary, we already know that super-enthusiastic director Catherine Hardwicke loves every scene that made it into the movie. Here we find out that she loves the deleted scenes just as much. Sure to draw the most attention of the five scenes included here are scenes two ("That's The First Time I Dreamt of Edward Cullen.") and three ("Bella, Your Number Was Up the First Day I Met You.") In the former, Bella wakes from her dream of Edward to find him glowering sexily at her from the foot of her bed. But it's she, not he, who makes the first move, pouncing at him like Dracula going after a bunny rabbit, then pulling him down on the bed for a steamy embrace. In the latter, which Hardwicke describes as "Kristen's favorite scene," Bella once again takes an active role in moving the romance along. As the hemoglobin-crossed couple walk through the woods, then tumble playfully to the ground, Bella asks Edward if he "really wants a taste " of her. "Yeah!" he says eagerly, suddenly sounding like a 17-year-old boy who really is 17 instead of 100. Then, unprotected finger-sucking commences.

The Adventure Begins: Twilight's Journey From Page to Screen: A seven-part, 55-minute making-of-documentary, including interviews with all the actors, Twilight author Stephenie Meyer, lots of crew-members, and most prominently, director Catherine Hardwicke. Given her eventual controversial parting with Summit Entertainment after delivering its biggest hit to them, Hardwicke's obvious passion for the project -- and the effort and enthusiasm she poured into it -- seems especially poignant. And ironic. Indeed, the closest thing this DVD has to a blooper reel occurs when she's mugging for the documentarian's camera during some down time during production. They're in the hospital, and Hardwicke is wearing a nurse's cap. "If this job doesn't work out I'm planning on a new career -- future nurse," she says playfully. Ouch.

The Comic-Con Phenomenon: In this short eight-minute documentary of the Twilight team's experience at last year's Comic-Con, most of the stars of the movie seem almost as nervous and awkward and dorky as the 6000 fans who've showed up to scream at them. With the one big exception being Taylor Lautner, who at 15 already boasts the preternatural self-possession of Tom Cruise, Ryan Seacrest, and Barack Obama, all rolled into one.

The Theatrical Campaign: Two "sneak peeks" and three trailers are included here. Sneak Peek 1, which appeared on the Penelope DVD, is clearly for the ladies (lots of mushy talk about romance, piano music in the background, candid production footage of Pattinson and Stewart laughing and bonding with each other) . And Sneak Peek 2, which played at Comic-Con, is for the dudes (heavy metal soundtrack, fight scenes, smoke, fire, kicking, screaming, yeah!).