Region 4 Winners and Losers

    Night on Earth is not yet available in Region 1. The Region 2 release from Second Sight is available singly or as part of box set release with Down By Law. The film is presented in a ratio of 1.78:1 (incorrect ratio again) and with no extras at all. Subtitles are burnt in. The transfer sounds equal to ours, although I have not encountered a review mentioning the digital tape dropouts.

    There is an out of print Region 2 Japanese box set including Night On Earth, Mystery Train, Dead Man and Ghost Dog, with English and Japanese subtitles. A double release of Night on Earth with Mystery Train is currently available, but I haven't been able to determine what subtitles are included or whether the film is presented in the correct aspect ratio.

    It's a tough call here. The UK release sounds to be of better quality than ours, but then it is also in the wrong aspect ratio. And not enough information is available about the Japanese releases to recommend them without hesitation. For the moment, I'd have to call it even.