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28 Days Later offers a few different buying options. Mostly you'll be deciding between format and combo options.

The most recent release is the Blu which is also offered with steelbook packaging and as a Blu double-feature with 28 Weeks Later. You can get it in various multi-movie packs if you keep your eyes open.

You can get the movie on DVD in either widescreen or pan-and-scan format. There are at least 2 DVD double-features as well as a few combo packs with various other movies.

I'll be talking about the Widescreen Special Edition DVD. I never did see any editions that weren't “special” so I'm not sure what that tells you. I didn’t get to spend a lot of time with the DVD (partially due to my dislike of the movie) so the details here will be cursory.

Video:

1.85 widescreen: It's a decent image. I wasn't blown away, but neither was I disappointed.

Audio:

5.1 Dolby: The audio is clean and strong with decent surround sound immersion.

Packaging:

It comes with a standard case.

Extras:

-Commentary with the director and screenwriter: I have to be honest, I couldn't bring myself to sit through it.

-There are 6 deleted scenes and 2 alternate endings with optional commentary.

-There is a third alternate ending that is presented in storyboard form. I wasn’t particularly thrilled with any of these.

-Jacknife Lee music video: It's a strange mix of musical sounds with an energetic and frightening video.

-Pure Rage: This is a somewhat interesting Behind the Scenes feature.

-Image gallery: Um, yeah, it's a gallery of images.

-Trailers: The typical trailers are included here.

Other Editions:

I haven't seen the Blu, but here is what I can tell you from my product searches. The video is 1.85 widescreen at 1080p. The audio is 5.1 DTS HD. While the tech specs listed are better than what you will see listed for DVD, the comments I've read suggest that this is not an impressive presentation. It does appear that the Blu offers a few more extras than the DVD, but you're mostly just getting some additional high definition previews for other movies as far as I can tell.

The Blu 2 pack appears to be a repackaged version of the original Blu discs. Even though there is no official listing of extras reviewers say that it includes everything the original releases do. You'll get the widescreen ratio and an HD presentation.

There is a steelbook variation on the Blu, but details are so scarce I wouldn't chance it at the prices I've seen.

The “full screen” DVD appears to offer the exact same content as the widescreen version just with the different ratio.

The DVD box set looks like it's probably the standard DVD release of each film boxed together.

The DVD Double Feature lists 1.33 pan-&-scan ratio. It's a 2 disc set, but no extras are listed.

Final Thoughts:

You'll get a handful of features with the DVD or the Blu so if you do like the movie enough to buy it there's something for your purchase. I wasn't impressed with the features, but I didn't like the movie that much either so take it with a grain of salt. The Blu doesn't offer much of an upgrade especially if the negative comments on the high-def quality are accurate so keep that in mind when considering the price difference. The 2 packs with the sequel look to be the best value, but if you care about extras and widescreen ratio and are getting this on DVD make sure you get the box set and NOT the double feature.