Region 4 Winners and Losers

    With the seriously deficient quality of the Region 4 release, one might think that they'd be vastly better off with the Region 1 version. However, it appears that the Region 1 version's video quality is even worse, with "pixelization and aliasing problems" adding to Region 1's woes, according to Widescreen Review. Additionally, the Region 1 version misses out on the Theatrical Trailer, making our version of the disc superior by the narrowest of margins. The transfer quality of the local version, however, leads me to recommend that serious fans of the series buy neither version until someone in either Region wakes up and creates a 16x9 transfer from an earlier-generation source. The fact that this could be done with the original Halloween makes me believe it is still possible with Halloween II.