Unfortunately, that little casting stunt was a dirty trick. He's only in the movie for about five minutes, with the majority of the screen time left to Enterprise's Jolene Blalock, who has this face that just makes me think she went to a plastic surgeon and said "Give me the Angelina Jolie," and though he tried his best, things just didn't go as planned. You could also really tell this was not a Paul Verhoeven film -- there wasn't nearly enough blood in it, which was just, oh God I was so mad, and it took 48 whole minutes to get to any nudity and even then it was only butts! There are some boobs (much) later, but still -- not very Verhoeven-y, director Ed Neumeier. Anyway, if you're still on board after reading all that, there are some extras on this straight-to-DVD release, and I watched them all especially for you.

Director and Cast Commentary: The aforementioned Ed Neumeier, Jolene Blalock and even Casper Van Dien, together on one track. They reveal a lot of fun things (they went all the way to South Africa to make this thing! Casper Van Dien's a huge John Ford fan!), and they all actually seem like really cool people who genuinely like each other. I found this surprising and delightful.

Filmmakers Commentary: Ed Neumeier again, with the producer and special effects supervisor, who apparently did Alien and Terminator 2, which is about the most impressive thing I've ever heard anyone say. They talk a great deal about how the movie came together and how they made all the new bugs (which look exactly like the ones in Pitch Black but with yellow caution stripes painted on them. Weird.)

Extended Music Video: One of the highlights of the film is a hilarious sing-along scene with a very Donald Rumsfeld-esque character (the movie is dripping with current political allegory, and oddly pro-Christian overtures, believe it or not), and this is the extended version of that scene. It's the best part of the movie, really.

Featurette Number One: There is a featurette that deals with the Troopers' ethos and the details of their story world. It was boring as all hell and I barely got all the way through it. But, if you love applying critical theory to straight-to-DVD cheesefests, then knock yourself out.

Featurette Number Two: This is the visual effects featurette, and it was a lot better. The stunts, bugs and CGI were all revealed, and it's pretty interesting. I highly recommend it.