Andrew Solt's 1988 documentary has aged quite well. While it might have seemed like just another Beatle-related documentary at the time of its release, the film's "warts and all" depiction of Lennon is its most impressive aspect. Solt includes segments on Lennon's drug use in the '60s and his alcohol binges during 1974's "lost weekend" and showcases two interviews in which Lennon's pacifist beliefs are tested by openly hostile interviewers. It's a good thing the film itself is such a solid portrait, as the extras included in this package are sadly unspectacular. Solt declares in the featurette "A Tribute to John Lennon" that he worked from hundreds of hours of interviews to construct the autobiographical narration by Lennon and further states that the film ran a marathon 14 hours at one point. Thus, it's quite a disappointment that only about 30 minutes of deleted scenes are included. The least of these are two full segments: an interview with the headmaster of Lennon's high school as well as John and Yoko guiding construction of a lake house on the sumptuous Tittenhurst estate where Lennon lived from 1969 to 1971. Of more interest is a five-minute film of an informal BBC radio interview in which the Lennons hold forth on pop music, the commercialization of sex and relationships in the early '70s. Since Lennon did so few live performances in his solo career, it's good to see a guitar-driven version of "Imagine" from a Dec. 17, 1971, performance at the Apollo. One wonders, naturally enough, whether the rest of the performance exists on film and if it is being saved for a future DVD release. "Tribute," the only new extra, contains one truly poignant moment: When the coy question "What would you say to John?" is asked, editor Bert Lovitt answers, "I'd like to tell him not to go home that night."