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Region 4 Winners and Losers

Region 4 Winners and Losers

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Title Best
History of Violence, A=

The R4 features the International "UNCUT" version of the film while the R1 features the US "CUT" version of the film.

R1 America "US Version" - (New Line) excludes:

  • Nothing
Please see censorship information

R4 Australia "International Version"- (Roadshow) excludes:

  • DVD-ROM - Script-to-Screen feature which allows the viewer to watch the film as they read the entire script.
  • Spanish Subtitles
Please see censorship information

In short the positive of the R1 is the Script-to-Screen DVD-ROM feature while the negative is that the feature film is the US "CUT" version.
As for the R4, the positive is that the feature film is the International "UNCUT" version while the negative is that the Script-to-Screen DVD-ROM feature is absent.
I would call this a draw.

Finally the R1, R2 and R4 DVD releases do not feature the brilliant artwork conceived for the film, which can be viewed here . This is a great shame as the theatrical poster perfectly captured the essence of the film. Instead the DVD has received conventional action genre cover art. The only way to get the theatrical artwork is to purchase the HMV UK exclusive R2 DVD which includes a slipcase.
Also the R4 cover-art does not mention the addition of a director's commentary under special features. This is a mis-print and I can confirm the R4 DVD does indeed include a director's commentary.