Armageddon
available on DVD and laserdisc
2 DVDs $49.95/4-sided laserdisc $99.95
153 minutes
Both versions include:
- An exclusive widescreen transfer of the director's cut, personally
supervised by Michael Bay. This version has added dialogue and footage, most
notably a scene between Bruce Willis'
character and his father
- Two commentary tracks
- Track 1 features Michael Bay, Jerry Bruckheimer,
Bruce Willis, and Ben Affleck
- Track 2 features
cinematographer John Schwartzman, NASA consultant Joe Allen, and asteroid
consultant Ivan Bekey
- Michael Bay's gag reel - a reel made for the wrap party with great outtakes
- Deleted scenes compilation - scenes not vital enough to make the
director's cut, but still interesting to take a look at
- Analyses of the special effects by the visual effects supervisors:
- Richard Hoover - this piece deals with all the shuttle/asteroid
sequences created at Dreamquest. It goes into detail about the look of the
asteroid
- Pat McClung, the effects supervisor for the rest of the movie,
discusses the job of an effects supervisor and details
different shots.
- Hoyt Yeatman deals exclusively
with the destruction of Paris shot. It goes into great detail on the
various levels involved in creating one 11-second effect shot
- Production designer Michael White discusses the look of Armageddon; features some cool behind the scenes shots and really beautiful production
design drawings, storyboards and additional production design drawings
- Trailers, teasers, and television spots
- Aerosmith
music video: "I Don't Want to Miss a Thing" plus interviews with band
members
Sound: DVD: Dolby Digital discreet 5.1 track for the movie and Dolby Surround tracks
for the commentaries
Laserdisc: Dolby Surround on the
digital tracks and mono commentaries on the analogue tracks