This is yet another case of "keep your Criterion DVD" blugrade. Unlike the Do the Right Thing release from last year, Universal opted not to license the copious Criterion extras for their Fear & Loathing Blu-ray. The picture and audio quality are indeed a step up, but dirt, grain, aliasing and edge enhancement crop up in the video enough to keep this from being a full-on home run.

Say goodbye to all of the Criterion supplements save the deleted scenes and trailer, and then add a ten-minute on-location featurette and you've got the Blu-ray extras. There's no telling if or when the Criterion DVD may go out of print, so Gilliam followers or fans should make sure they put it on the "priority buy" list before too much longer.

As for the Blu-ray, I can't say "rush out and get it now!", but that won't stop die-hards from grabbing it. This isn't an embarrassment by any stretch, but the color of this piece would be a lot more vibrant if they'd just bit the bullet, shared the profits, and let Criterion do their job.

Now & Then is a sub-feature of the HD Guide that gives a look at what's gained and lost as various titles make the leap to Blu-ray from DVD.