Media Blasters have wisely split the extra features up and spread them out over two discs for this release. On the first disc the main supplements is a commentary track with Giuseppe Pinoli who served as the director of photography on the film, moderated by Federico Caddeo. The track is conducted in Italian though optional English subtitles are provided. Pinoli's memory in relation to Murder Rock is pretty strong and he covers some of the locations where the movie was shot and what it was like working with the late, great Lucio Fulci towards the later part of his career. It's an interesting track that provides some good biographical information on a few of the actors and actresses who show up in the production and which fills in a few blanks about how the movie was made and why certain things occur in the way that they occur in the film itself.

Rounding out the extra features on the first disc are a chapter selection option off of the main menu, a German trailer for Murder Rock, and trailers for other Media Blasters/Shriek Show releases.

The second disc kicks off with a twenty-eight minute documentary entitled Tempus Fugit that is meant to be a tribute to the late director of Murder Rock. While the intent behind this piece is noble and sentimental, the execution is another story all together which results in a fairly uneven piece. It starts off with a shot of a phone conference setup in which Dario Argento speaks and gives us some insight into his brief experiences with Fulci. It's an odd shot, and it might have made more sense to maybe use some stills instead but regardless, it's Argento and that counts for something. Other people interviewed include Luigi Cozzi, who sits inside the Profondo Rosso shop with a wax Freddy Kruger behind him as he talks about Fulci flirted with directing his version of The Black Cat while Ray Lovelock talks about what it was like taking directions from Fulci. Producer extraordinaire Claudio Argento covers his experiences while working with Fulci on a few films while screenwriter Dardano Sachetti discusses how intimidated he was the first time he worked with Lucio but goes on to sing his praises and state what a great guy he was. Other interviewees include Claudio Simonetti who scored Conquest but never actually met Lucio (which means he really doesn't have much to contribute here), Sergio Stivaletti who did a fair amount of effects work for the man, and Antonio Tentori who obviously has a lot of respect for Fulci and a lot of love for the films that he made before he passed on. While it's nice to see as many participants line up to pay tribute to the man, some of the pieces just aren't that interesting and the fact that there are multiple flubs in the English subtitles (the entire thing is conducted in Italian) doesn't help matters either – in fact, it's rather sloppy.

Giuseppe Pinoli, who provided the commentary, shows up again for a fourteen minute interview that focuses less on Fulci than on his own career. Considering he gave us his take on Fulci in the commentary, this is a good thing and he gives us a quick rundown of his work in the Italian film industry and how he worked his way up the ladder from his early days through to his time on Murder Rock. Pinoli is an interesting character and he's worked on some great projects throughout the years. Hearing his side of the story is quite revelatory.

Up next we get two separate interviews with one of the stars of Murder Rock, Ray Lovelock. The first is fifteen minute piece entitled Portrait Of Ray Lovelock and here he gives us a quick biography before explaining how he got his start in the Italian film industry. From there he covers a few of the films that he worked on and provides a few fun anecdotes about some of the actors and director's he has shared the screen with. The second interview, which clocks in at roughly twenty-two minutes, is entitled Ray Lovelock On Murder Rock and it's here that he dishes out the dirt on his experiences on set with Fulci and Karlatos and the rest of the crew. Lovelock is a likeable enough guy and here he tells a few fun stories about this specific project.

Rounding out the extra features on the second disc is a rather unimpressive still gallery which features promotional artwork and the like, as well as a Fulci trailer reel where you'll find promo spots for House Of Clocks, Sweet House Of Horrors, City Of The Living Dead, Zombi, A Lizard In A Woman's Skin, Zombie 3 and finally, Touch Of Death.

Lucio Fulci made a lot of great films in his career – sadly, Murder Rock is not one of them. That being said, there's enough goofiness throughout the movie to appeal to bad movie aficionados and hey, it's Fulci, that makes it worth something to Eurocult buffs regardless of the quality. Media Blasters has done a fine job on the presentation and provided a lot of decent extra features alongside a very nice audio/video presentation. Recommended for those who know what they're getting into, but more on the strength of the package than the film itself.

Ian lives in NYC with his wife where he writes for DVD Talk, runs Rock! Shock! Pop!. He likes NYC a lot, even if it is expensive and loud.