Definitely the story. But I have a confession to make. I don't have a multi channel setup. I intended to replace my integrated amp with an avr. I intended to buy a 2nd pair of my speakers and the center. But I started by adding a sub and an upgraded dvdp and the vast improvement was satisfying. Out of my 3 systems in the house and 1 in my office, this is the only one with which I'm content.

I think I've enjoyed the extras on only 3 of my dvds - Donnie Darko to find out what the heck I just watched, but the stills from the book of time travel were more helpful than the dreadful commentaries (I might splurge for the director's cut), Napoleon Dynamite - the original b/w short on which the movie was based is good and the extra scenes are funny, and Cinema Paradiso has the original theatrical release on one side and the extended version on the other. I've tried to listen to some commentaries but all the ones I've heard are boring and the commentators seemed to be searching for something to say. I appreciate movie makers when they are acting or directing. Unless they have some juicy tid bits about fights on the set or something I think they're better off doing what they do best - acting and directing not narrarating. I guess this is why I was attracted to those damn superbit titles - more disc space dedicated to the audio and video of the actual film.

I'll appreciate a Kazan or Fellini film on dvd that includes a well-made biography of the director. I would love a Leone film on dvd that includes a history of the entire spaghetti western genre. A Hammer or Universal horror film on dvd that includes trailers for their whole horror catalog would be great. Heck, a Toho Godzilla movie that includes trailers for ALL their Godzilla movies would be awesome! But I really don't need to hear how they dressed some guy up in a suit and told him to destroy a set full of miniatures. That's pretty obvious from the movie.

I haven't checked all the extras on all my dvds yet. (I've been meaning to watch the Fellini short films on the Criterion release of La Dolce Vita.)

OK, there is one exception to my disdain for extras. On my Christmas list is Family Guy - The Freakin' Sweet Collection. It's been out for a while. Apparently, Stewie and Bryan do the commentaries for a couple of episodes.