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Improvement over the original DVD, but still needs work.
2002's Chicago was a box office smash and signaled the return of movie musicals, along with Moulin Rouge a year before, and The Phantom Of The Opera, Rent, and The Producers since. Winner of 6 Oscars, including Best Picture, its initial DVD treatment was not one worthy of a Best Picture Oscar-winner. Featuring a making-of featurette, an audio commentary, and a deleted musical number, Class, the DVD definitely needed work.

2005 saw the announcement of a deluxe 3-disc DVD of the movie, called The Razzle Dazzle Edition. However, sometime in the year, the release was pushed back from September to December, and the third disc, containing the soundtrack in 5.1 Digital Surround, was dropped. However, the 2-disc treatment still finally gives this movie a deserving, if not perfect, DVD treatment.

The transfer itself is good, but it's a bit grainy. For a new movie, which likely has pristine digital sources for video, the transfer shouldn't be as grainy as it is. The grain isn't heavy, but it's still slightly noticeable. Despite that, the transfer was very well done. Disc 1 also contains the Class number, which although is great, would not have worked within the film's concept of everything being through Roxie's point of view. Also, a feature on the plays, Broadway show, and its eventual translation to the big screen, and an audio commentary round out disc 1.

Disc 2 contains lots of amazing bonuses. Extended musical performances, featurettes on the crew, a feature on when Liza Minelli played Roxie Hart, a feature on the cameo appearance by Chita Rivera, Broadway's original Velma Kelly, and VH1's Behind The Movie are included on here. My only real beef is the VH1 special. It would have been nice for them to make a new, longer, more in-depth making-of documentary that also covered the Oscar wins, as the VH1 special was aired after the nominations were announced, but before the ceremony. Also, a theatrical trailer or two would have been nice. I will never understand why these are omitted from DVDs, as trailers are almost always readily available, and were once one of the few features, if not THE only feature on DVDs.

Despite a few gripes, I heartily recommend this DVD. If you own the previous DVD, sell it or give it to someone who doesn't care about bonus features and pick this new edition up. If you don't own it already, what are you waiting for?!

amazing
This was pure trash. Not even remotely interesting or entertaining. Ok, I take that back -- I liked the puppet number. Otherwise, trash.

Typical musical - DUMB
Movie musicals are usually dumb anyway but this one takes the cake. The girls are murderers and I didn't like any of them. Watch one of the many classics with Gene Kelly instead.

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