The Movie: Memento is critically acclaimed, and a pretty original use of the "backwards" movie. It's about a guy who has suffered an injury in an attack that prevents him from being able to make new memories. He has his long term memories, but he is unable remember anything since the attack, including the conversation he is having at that moment. In fact, if he sits there too long, he will forget how the conversation started.

But he knows he's on a quest... to get revenge -- to kill the man who raped and murdered his wife then subsequently attacked him and gave him this condition. He survives by making notes and putting tatoos (of the really important stuff) on his body. This is an extremely well-written piece (and it's been nominated for an Academy Award for Best Screenplay), and quite riveting piece, that I recommend you see if you're in the mood for something new and different.

The DVD: The video transfer is definitely above average (but I must admit that I'm a bit inebriated as I write this, so I may not be the best judge), but as far as I can tell, there are very few instances of artifacting, or dust on the film. The colors seem saturated enough in my current state, so hey, I'll give it a 4.

The audio is also adequate, with a good, clear mix that emphasizes the speech (a big part of this movie centers around the voiceovers of the main character), but the surround channels are used in a couple of instances throughout the movie (mostly for effect and the score, more than ambience). The special features are somewhat interesting. The section titled "Memento" is actually more or less identical to the movie's website (www.otnemem.com), with screenshots and other things related to the movie presented in a fairly interesting way.

There are also cast bios, a theatrical trailer (in 4:3 pan and scan), tv spot (in 1.85:1 letter boxed widescreen), and a trailer for the movie Following by the same director (in 4:3 pan and scan), images of the weird tattoos on Leonard's body, "Memento Mori" the short story which this movie was inspired by, and an Independent Film Channel interview with writer/director Christopher Nolan. The menus are also pretty cool, and quite appropriate for the film (especially with the polaroids), and on some screens, the controls are reversed! The design of the chapter selection menu is especially cool.

This is a pretty cool DVD and the movie is also quite good, so I'd recommend this DVD to just about anyone.