Reviewer's Rating 5 out of 5
Hollow Man DVD (2000)

"Hollow Man" may be an empty film, but that doesn't apply to the extras-packed DVD.

There's hardly a frame in the movie that isn't laden with state-of-the-art SFX, and they all look very impressive in a superb picture transfer.

The 5.1 sound mix makes clever use of the speakers so that you can guess where the invisible Kevin Bacon is, even if the actors can't.

Some very expensive-looking animated menus guide you through a maze of extra features that are, for the most part, quite entertaining. If you're into SFX then you'll find the 15 scene deconstructions in 'Fleshing out the Hollow Man' very interesting. Combining behind-the-scenes footage, interviews, and commentary, you can see how various effects were constructed.

Two commentary tracks are available on the DVD. The first is with director Paul Verhoeven, screenwriter Andrew Marlene, and the Hollow Man himself, Kevin Bacon. Verhoeven tends to dominate and is surprisingly keen to point out the sequences, for him, which didn't entirely work. Composer Jerry Goldsmith takes up the other track, and guides us through an isolated score that's very reminiscent of his work on "Total Recall". Happily for him, he feels that "Hollow Man" is "one of the best things I've ever done."

After all that, you may want to take a break because there's a mini-documentary, deleted scenes, SFX comparisons, talent profiles, and trailers to watch too!

Chapters: 28
Region: 2
Ratio: 1.85:1 (Anamorphic)
Sound: Dolby Digital 5.1
Extra Features: Scene selection, audio commentary with director Paul Verhoeven, scriptwriter Andrew Marlowe, and star Kevin Bacon, audio commentary with composer Jerry Goldsmith over an isolated score, 'Anatomy of a Thriller' featurette with cast and crew interviews, 'Fleshing Out the Hollow Man' (15 special effects featurettes), 'VFX Picture in Picture Comparisons' (three scenes), three deleted scenes with director's commentary, two trailers, cast and crew profiles, animated menus, multiple languages, subtitles.

End Credits

Director: Paul Verhoeven

Writer: Andrew V Marlowe

Stars: Kevin Bacon, Elisabeth Shue, Josh Brolin, Kim Dickens, Greg Grunberg, Joey Slotnick, Mary Randle, William Devane, Kim Dickens

Genre: Thriller, Horror, Science Fiction

Length: 112 minutes

Cinema: 2000

DVD: 26 March 2001

Country: USA