Ultraviolet (film) - DVD

DVD

The film was released on DVD and Blu-ray on June 27, 2006 in North America. There are two versions of the film, an unrated version (94 minutes long) and a PG-13 version (88 minutes long). The North American, European, South American, Hong Kong, Korean Blu-ray is the PG-13 version of the film. However the Japanese Blu-ray contains the Unrated version of the film. The film performed quite well in the DVD market, grossing over $35.1 million in rental sales.

The DVD includes:

• A four-part documentary: "UV Protection: The Making of Ultraviolet," with chapter stops.
• Audio commentary with Milla Jovovich.
• In some editions, there were some deleted scenes which were cut from the final release. But not all footage from the unrated extended edition was in the deleted scenes feature.

Extended version

The extended DVD version includes additional footage, increasing the running time and adding more to the storyline / plot. In this release there are additional scenes which include:

• A scene giving more in depth information on hemophagia. Including how it improves strength, speed, vision, hearing, bone strength and healing, but reduces lifespan to approximately 12 years.
• A scene (near the opening of the film) which explains that Violet has reached the end of her lifespan, and has only 36 hours left to live. A later scene shows Violet's reaction to her estranged husband's creation of a new life.
• The level of blood and gore is also increased by a small amount.

Some critics pointed out that in the 88 minute cut, it seems (according to the flashback) that Violet's husband was killed in the raid where she was infected with the virus. This may have been the result of bad editing; the studio may have also intended the change since they released their edited version. This directly contradicts the scene from the unrated DVD in which Violet discovers that her husband has remarried, believing her to be dead.