The Retrospective is a 45-minute documentary split into two parts and includes interviews from Roger Waters , animator Gerald Scarfe , director Alan Parker , producer Alan Marshall , director of photography Peter Bizou and music producer James Guthrie all discussing the reasoning behind the film and their thoughts on its creation. Added to this is The Other Side Of The Wall , a 25-minute documentary about the making of the film, featuring interviews with many of the same people but recorded at the time. Four double-sided art cards featuring Gerald Scarfe's drawings are included in the package as well and if all that's not enough, there's an excellent bonus in the form of a Technical Sound System Set Up which provides info on how best to align your speakers and tests their positioning. The menus are exceptional. There are far too many to count and each one combines clips from the film with Pink Floyd's music.
Some menus also have 'secret buttons' that provide more weirdness.
Labour's promise of smaller class sizes was too much to ask for. The Wall is such a bizarre film it's difficult to make sense of it all. Some scenes are more of a fascinating watch than others, while some leave you completely clueless as to what's going on. In terms of extras, as far as I know this release contains all the same ones featured on the Region 1 DVD, which is generally a bonus, but the sheer quantity to be found here makes it a must-have. Check out the Sony Music DVD Web site.