The Fantastic Mr. Fox Blu-ray is how the movie will really gain a following, just as so many wonderful animated features have had a much bigger audience on video than in theaters. The HD transfer is absolutely flawless from the digital still source, with no obvious evidence of DNR. Audio is cleanly divided between channels and mixed beautifully. This is one of the most flawless releases of the year thus far (on a basic AV/technical level).

The 6 or 7 featurettes are collected on the Blu as Making Mr. Fox Fantastic, a play-all that includes a bit about the "how" they did the stop-motion, a piece on the adaptation, some time with the cast, and a few minutes dedicated to just Bill Murray. In all, they run around 45 minutes. Separately available from the menu is a 3-minute bit called Fantastic Mr. Fox: The World of Roald Dahl, which is narrated by Dahl's widow Felicity. DVD buyers only get three of these, excluding the Murray one most notably.

My position on buying DVDs when a Blu-ray edition exists is quite definitively on the record, so in my recommendation keep in mind I'm acting as if the DVD doesn't exist. This is one of the select number of movies of last year that I'd rather own than occasionally rent or catch on cable. The under-an-hour of supplements don't faze me either, as they're a nice thing to have, but I'm more partial to the presentation of the feature here. I'd prefer a price closer to $20 than the $24.99 Amazon is listing it for, but the movie is worth that to me. The accompanying feast I'll cook myself will cost more, but I'll try to keep myself down to a couple of cookies and some cider each time.