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Region 4 Winners and Losers

Region 4 Winners and Losers

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Basic InstinctR1

    Basic Instinct was released on DVD in Region 1 as a bare-bones, non-16x9 enhanced standard edition (in the wrong aspect ratio) in 1997, and later, as a Special Edition (R-Rated and Unrated) in 2001.

    Compared with the R1 unrated Special Edition, the Region 4 DVD misses out on:

  • An ice-pick pen (yes the R1 packaging includes a pen that resembles the ice-pick featured in the movie)
  • A few seconds of extra sex and violence (included in the R1's unrated Special Edition)
  • Screen-specific audio commentary by director Paul Verhoeven, and director of photography Jan DeBont
  • Screen-specific audio commentary by feminist critic and author Camille Paglia
  • A new 24-minute featurette on the film, Blonde Poison, featuring interviews with cast and crew
  • A featurette, Cleaning Up Basic Instinct, comparing the theatrical and television versions of the film
  • Storyboard-to-screen comparisons for three scenes
  • Photo gallery
  • Cast and crew filmographies
  • Production notes
  • Theatrical and re-release trailers
  • Easter egg: hidden screen tests

The Region 1 unrated Special Edition DVD misses out on:

  • Nothing

    I would favour the R1 unrated Special Edition. However, the Doctor informs me that "The best version is the R2. It dedicates 1 disc to the movie and the quality is dramatically better than the R1. I had both and compared them side by side. For the hardcore the German 3 disc version is the same as the UK R2 but also includes a 3 disc (CD) audio soundtrack."