From the Earth to the Moon

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Originally Posted by Filmmaker

Every Blu release these days gotta be a “one step forward, one step back” deal it seems.

Here's the rundown of the special features from the DVD set, courtesy of DVDTalk:

On the 5th disc are two featurettes. The newly titles "Behind the Scenes" featurette runs 29:31 and is the exact same as the "HBO First Look" on the original release. It is a series of interviews with some of the cast and crew and plays more like a promotional piece than a documentary on the production. "Special Effects" runs 4:08 and is also the same as the one on the original release. It is a very brief overview of how the special effects were created. Neither is particularly illuminating.

There are also 6 promotional trailers totaling about 5 minutes and excerpts from the text of President Kennedy's speech on May 25, 1961 (with an incredibly brief audio excerpt). Finally -- yes, that's it -- finally, there are some mildly educational sections called "The Space Race Timeline", "The History of the Moon", "Out of This Solar System", and "Famous Astronomers" that allow you to navigate through menus that describe various aspects of the space race.

In other words, we gain one new special feature, and we're not losing much of substance from the original extras.