Again, the deleted scenes are not one of the first things that I watch, as with most movies their not really all that interesting.  I do remember watching them for the Ridley Scott / Russel Crowe movie Gladiator, and rather enjoyed them.  They were interesting, because there was commentary from Ridley during them, that gave some insight into what he liked about the scene, what he didn’t like, and reasons for them being deleted from the movie in the first place.  Quite often the deletion occurred, because of time constraints, so they were usually really good scenes and were enjoyable to watch afterwords.  Gladiator was an exception when it comes to deleted scenes.

My favorite thing to watch on the DVDs though is the “making of” specials.  This is the stuff that shows how the movie was made, why they choose to shoot it where they did, why they choose the actors they choose, how the special effects were done, and perhaps some back story on the main movie plot.  Quite often, I like a movie more after watching this section, then I did after watching only the movie.  It’s like I learn an appreciation for what the director, actors and producers go through in getting the movie done.

While DVDs and their extras are nice, what I really like today, is the opportunity to watch movies online.  It’s the ultimate in convenience and price.  It would be nice, if more of them added the extras like the DVDs do, but I think that time will come.  I just watched the movie Legion the other day online, and must admit it was a rather enjoyable experience.  I highly recommend it.