Predictably, the powers that be (Paramount and the Great Bearded Ones) have decided to release another edition of the Indiana Jones pictures on DVD in the feverish days leading up to the release of what will undoubtedly be the greatest film of 2008. (That’s Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull for those of you a little slow on the uptake.)

And I, for one, am glad. Even though I bought the other box set. Why? Because it was severely lacking in the special features department and this set seems to take solid steps in remedying that situation. I mean, the fourth disc in the original package had a good documentary on it, but it wasn’t as extensive as most of us would have liked.

This is good news for film nerds.

It is, however, also bad news for those of us who can’t stand the bitching of countless geeks who seem to think that Lucasfilm is putting a gun to their head and forcing them to buy a new version of their movies.