Region 4 Winners and Losers

    This Director's Cut release replaces the old Region 4 release (reviewed here). The older release has none of the special features on offer here, no DTS track, and no 16x9 enhancement. The bass issues seems to have been resolved as well.

    The first Region 1 release is 16x9 enhanced but DTS and extra free. The new Director's Cut release includes the same extra features ported from the laser disc as ours, but presented on a DVD-18 (double-sided, dual layered). DVD-18s have become something of a trend for Universal special editions lately, but complaints that the discs fail to work and freeze up constantly are rife on the internet.

    Side A contains the film, introduction, commentary, trailer, and the storyboard feature. Side B contains the making of featurettes in a single block. Video is in the correct aspect ratio and 16x9 enhanced but there is no DTS track! Subtitles are available in English, French, and Spanish.

    The German Region 2 release includes the original theatrical cut on a fourth disc.

    Even though the Region 4 release has audio sync problems with the DTS track, (EDIT: see edit under audio) the fact that we have one and Region 1 doesn't, in combination with possible problems with the DVD-18 format, makes Region 4 the clear winner. If you would like the theatrical cut, though, then the German Region 2 hits the front of the pack.