Region 4 Winners and Losers

    A near identical version has been released in the Region 1. Contrary to some online sites that claim the R1 only contains a Dolby Digital 2.0 soundtrack, it actually contains an English Dolby Digital 5.1 soundtrack and a 2.0 Spanish soundtrack but misses out on the English 2.0 soundtrack present on the Region 4. (I know because I purchased the R1 before I received the R4 for review). The menus on the R1 are static but I personally prefer them to the R4 menus. There is also a Region 2 version that seems very similar to our release but includes outtakes as well. I was unable to find any firm information about the Region 2 release.

The Region 4 misses out on:

• Spanish 2.0 Soundtrack
• Stills Gallery
• Trailer for Paris, Texas

The Region 1 misses out on:

• English 2.0 Soundtrack
• Anti-piracy trailer
• Trailers for Land of Plenty, Grizzly Man, Gerry, The Five Obstructions and Night on Earth.
• Notes inside the case.

    In terms of transfer quality the two releases are very close. The R1 is slightly less saturated in terms of colour (which I personally preferred) and is also slightly sharper than the R4. All other minor faults I found with the R4 are also present on the R1. Personally I would go with whichever one is cheaper. I’ll call this one a draw.