Spike Lee savages modern-day minstrel shows in `Bamboozled'.(The Dallas Morning News)

Spike Lee's "Bamboozled" tackles race issues so harshly that he felt compelled to have his lead character give a definition of "satire" in the opening scene.

Apparently, not even with such an over-the-top production as "Bamboozled" did Lee feel confident enough to let viewers make up their own minds.

On the recently released DVD, Lee takes the opportunity of a commentary track to further clarify the points he was making.

And there's plenty more in this packed DVD, from deleted scenes to an art gallery to a making-of documentary.

"Bamboozled" centers on Pierre Delacroix (Damon Wayans), an effete TV executive whose real name is Peerless Dothan.

Pierre is dressed down by his boss, Thomas Dunwitty (Michael Rapaport), a white man who claims to know more about black people than Pierre does, for not creating TV shows that get to the heart of the black experience.

Pierre has struggled to create intelligent black programming and wants out of his job, but he can't break his contract. Instead, he decides to create a show so racist that the network will have no choice but to fire him.