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VIDEO and AUDIOMade in the 2.40:1 aspect ratio, Megamind won't fill any screens, but it will delight them. The picture is perfection, even on standard DVD. While that isn't remotely surprising in 2011, when studios have been comfortable doing direct digital transfers on computer-animated films for over a decade, it still is supremely satisfying, especially since the movie is one of the nicer-looking cartoons to hail from DreamWorks (or any non-Pixar studio). The colors are bright, the element is spotless, and compression artifacts are just about non-existent.The DVD's Dolby Digital 5.1 soundtrack impresses even more than the visuals. Megamind has an appropriately dynamic sound mix, which calls for plenty of tasteful directional effects that are wonderfully realized. Throughout, the dialogue remains crisp and perfectly synched to the animation no matter how frantic the pace gets. This is definitely a demo-material track, in the unlikely event that you are demonstrating your home theater in (perfectly satisfactory) standard DVD. BONUS FEATURES, MENUS and PACKAGINGThe paltry single-disc DVD/Disc 1 bonus features begin with "Meet the Cast of Megamind" (9:22), a standard promotional voice cast featurette. The leading characters and their celebrity vocalists are each celebrated with talking head comments and staged recording studio footage. Every animated film benefits from such a look at the people behind the personalities, but this loses points for being entirely about selling the movie and for oddly excluding Brad Pitt.A fully-animated deleted scene finds Megamind gloomily brushing his teeth. It runs 1 minute and 33 seconds including the introduction by producer Lara Breay.A filmmakers' audio commentary gathers director Tom McGrath, producers Lara Breay and Denise Nolan Cascino, and writers Alan Schoolcraft and Brent Simons. The large group lends itself to a full discussion, which remains plenty engaging throughout. Among the topics covered are the project's live-action origins, technical challenges, 3D effects, cut and revised bits, tiny details, music selection, Hans Zimmer's score, and input from Guillermo Del Toro and Ben Stiller. Informative but good-humored, this enjoyable track reminds me of the ones Pixar did years ago.World of DreamWorks Animation SKG offers a twist on the studio's much-used jukebox feature. Four active or recent franchises -- Kung Fu Panda, Madagascar, Shrek, How to Train Your Dragon -- are promoted with music videos and ads. It's shrewd, transparent marketing, with annoying trilingual availability screens playing after each item. But at least you can't claim DreamWorks misses an opportunity to emphasize its brand.For Kung Fu Panda, there is the music video for Cee-Lo Green's "Kung Fu Fighting" (2:35), a Kung Fu Panda 2 teaser (1:08), a promo for the official Kung Fu Panda World website (1:22), and a Secrets of the Furious Five ad (1:02). For Madagascar, an "I Like to Move It (Move It)" music video (1:03) and "Penguins of Madagascar" DVDs commercial (0:53). Shrek is represented by an "I'm a Believer" music clip (1:16) plus ads for The Whole Story box set (1:44) and Shrek: The Musical (1:07). Finally, Dragon has a montage set to The DNC's "Fly High" (1:50) and a home video ad (1:00).Disc One opens with that same Kung Fu Panda 2 teaser. It is also accessible from a Previews menu, along with ads for Nickelodeon's Rango and THQ's Megamind video game. As on the bonus discs afforded Kung Fu Panda, Monsters vs. Aliens, How to Train Your Dragon, and Shrek Forever After, the title attraction of Disc 2 is an all-new spin-off short retaining the film's original voice cast (well, two members of it). In Megamind: The Button of Doom (15:47, counting three minutes of end credits), Megamind and his fish/robot/gorilla sidekick Minion (David Cross) hold a yard sale to rid themselves of their evil devices. The titular button does not sell and when pushed it launches a giant robotic Megamind with whom battle must done. It is not like this short exists out of necessity or a really good idea, but spending more time in this universe is pleasant enough. Though boasting the creativity of a television episode, the short is presented in full Dolby 5.1 sound (with all the language options of the feature film, minus DVS) and cinema-ready 16:9 animation.Disc 2's remaining extras fall under the header of "Mega Mega Features." They begin with "Inside Megamind's Lair" (7:15), a featurette on the design of the villain and his mechanisms. "Animatorman" (1:57) shows us some footage of animators acting out scenes on which they'll model the movement. As you can guess, "You Can Draw Megamind" (13:13) is a detailed lesson on drawing the character, conducted by story artist Andy Schuhler with the camera largely fixed on his drawing board. It's a nice inclusion for the artistically inclined."Mega Rap" is a 1-minute promo for the film that lays some unimaginative rap lyrics from an uncredited performer over clips from the film. I imagine other trailers for the film were as worthy of inclusion as this."The Reign of Megamind" is a "video comic book", which you use your remote to navigate, prompting different text bubbles. Spruced up by minor animation and transitional sound effects, it's a long but nifty presentation of an amusing Roxanne/Megamind news interview seguing into some cornily-bantered Megamind/Metro Man action. And reading is fun-damental. "Can You Spot the Differences?" places character pictures side-by-side, giving you half a minute to spot the subtle differences while concentration-throwing score plays. There are three different pictures in three different difficulty levels followed by a short video mega-challenge, all of which are the same on every visit. It's kind of a fun and plenty challenging activity, which benefits from not requiring much remote use.Finally, for you DVD-ROM enthusiasts out there, we get Minion's Zone Printables, exclusive to this set. The PDF files include 3 coloring pages, an (almost) "life-sized" cast poster (measuring 6' x 4'), 5 mirror pin-ups for putting your face on Megamind's head, directions and supplies for dressing up a potato like Megamind, 4 party invitation designs, 4 character thumb (war) puppets, and a deck of cards numbered 1-12 for playing "war." Some of these are sure to be fun and useful, provided you've got the color printer and ink required.The DVD's menus assume a comic book look with their four-panel design. They are enlivened by cool animation, nice transitions, and score excerpts.The Mega Double DVD Pack looks for special retail attention by placing each disc in its own keepcase, arranged side-by-side. The set's wide, sturdy cardboard front probably invites disposal, but it's the most notable packaging flourish. The keepcases, black Eco-Boxes with the usually cut-out portions intact, are topped by no slipcovers. The movie disc's case includes an insert in the form of two unimpressive Chuck E. Cheese's coupons.CLOSING THOUGHTSWith laughs, irreverence, action, and wit, Megamind offers a typically good DreamWorks movie with some of the studio's better animation and characterization to date. No, it's not Pixar and doesn't pack the emotion, heart and humanity that remains in mind long after their films' end credits wrap up. But Megamind is entertaining and might have deserved an Oscar nomination in a five-deep Animated Feature category. While DreamWorks may not be the best or most reliable animation studio out there and some of their methods are questionable, they are good enough not to dismiss or avoid.The Double DVD Pack offers an expectedly superb feature presentation, but a pretty modest collection of bonus features, which could easily have fit on one disc (not to mention, one case). You'd have to be pretty crazy about extras to want to pay up to $9 more for this 2-disc edition over the light standard disc that still supplies a worthwhile audio commentary. The bonus short seems to be the real selling point and its costs explain the premium price. I wasn't too impressed by it or the other Disc 2 exclusives. Right now, the Blu-ray + DVD combo pack is selling for a few dollars less than the Double DVD and it may be the better buy if you have Blu-ray or plan on upgrading soon and can go without the Disc 2 extras until then. (The Blu-ray disc also adds a picture-in-picture commentary, a trivia track, a photo gallery, and a comic creator activity.) Whichever way you go, Megamind is a fun movie worth seeing.Support this site when you buy Megamind from Amazon.com:Mega Double DVD Pack / Blu-ray + DVD Mega Double Pack / 1-Disc DVD

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