DVD Classics: Braveheart

The moment I saw Mel Gibson's epic Braveheart, I knew I had to own it. At the time, the richest edition in terms of quality for the film was a special 2-Disc Collector's Edition. Usually, these kinds of films, preferably great films that happen to be a few years old, always get the hand-me-down treatment, in which they'll be rushed and released on a basic DVD with absolutely nothing on the disc save the movie itself. This edition, however, released in 2007, is a definite improvement. It comes in a sweet cardboard sleeve to give it that collectable feel (I know, that sounds really geek-filled), and the overall design of the artwork defines the film itself. Paramount has somehow developed a niche for having no artwork on the discs and just have silver on them with the films logo, so there's nothing interesting there. The film itself is perfectly restored in rich quality and in its rightful aspect ratio. As for the features provided on the second disc, they are great and give a sufficient insight on the film, as well as trailers and footage from when the film was shot. Now I do know there is a new Collector's Sapphire Blu-Ray Edition of the film that was recently released. But if you do not have a Blu-Ray player, or you simply can't afford it, getting this edition, in my opinion, is simply just as incredible.