A 'Step' in the wrong direction

Frank Oz first gained notoriety as a Muppeteer for famous felt legends like Fozzie Bear, Cookie Monster and even Yoda. But lately he has shifted his focus and become the director of some of the best ("Dirty Rotten Scoundrels") and worst ("Bowfinger") comedies of the past two decades. His latest "The Stepford Wives" is unfortunately closer to the latter category.\n"The Stepford Wives" is a remake of the 1975 film which is in itself an adaptation of the Ira Levin novel.It is just another example of ruining a great movie by rewriting an almost perfect script -- see also Jonathan Demme's work on "The Truth about Charlie" and "The Manchurian Candidate." \nThe DVD itself is aglow with mediocrity. Special features include deleted scenes, director commentary, a gag reel and a short making-of documentary. It has everything you would expect from a DVD and nothing more. This DVD would be much better if it included a full version of the original "Stepford Wives" for comparison, especially since finding a copy of the original film is about as easy as trying to find buried pirate treasure being guarded by a sasquatch in the lost city of Atlantis -- which, in case you've never tried, is really hard. But if you did like the movie, then you will probably find the DVD to be adequate.