Animated scene selection screens preview each of the 28 chapters, while the DVD holds 7.1 gigabytes of data. Though the disc is dual layered, I was unable to detect any layer change. English subtitles and Closed Captioning are available. Various action sequences make good use of the rear effect channels, though don t expect an overly active mix. Alan Silvestri s orchestral score comes through from all speakers crisp and clear with good bass and range.
Dialogue is excellent with no clipping or unwanted background noise.
The 5.1 Dolby Digital soundtrack will not be auto-detected by players with that feature, but can at least be changed on the fly. One interesting note is that there are a total of five full-length audio tracks on this disc 2.0 surround, 5.1 regular, a 5.1 isolated music score, commentary with director Rob Minkoff and Animation Supervisor Henry Anderson, and yet another commentary track with visual effects supervisors John Dykstra and Jerome Chen. Both of these commentary tracks will give you more hard information on the movie than any number of documentaries, but that doesn t mean there isn t anything else to look at on this disc. Stuart Little s impressive special features are all accessible from pleasant, family-friendly animated menus with full sound. Unlike some menu systems that soon become tedious, Stuart s are cute and short enough not to be annoying.