The Movie: I've heard this movie was pretty good, but I'd never seen it. It was kind of interesting, as the story traces the tragic lives of the people who have owned the so-called Red Violin all the way from the 1600's to the present day -- from Italy, to Germany (or was it Austria?), to England, and even to China. I thought it was pretty cool how the stories were woven together, and though it was a bit long, it held my attention most of the time. I did feel though that the ending was pretty weak -- while each of the stories told were punctuated with some great human tragedy, the ending just wasn't... big enough to punctuate the entire film. It just kinda fizzled out. The soundtrack was great though, with the sounds of the violin, of course, being an everpresent theme.

The DVD: The film is presented in an anamorphic widescreen format, with an excellent transfer free of noise and whatnot. The soundtrack was amazing, and I'm sure it sounds even better if you've got a proper DTS setup (which I don't... yet) [Note: I do now, hehehe]. This disc is light on special features, but it does include a theatrical trailer, and an option to watch the movie with no dialog, just the music.