Region 4 Winners and Losers

    As with the censorship information this comparison is complex. I will start by discounting a couple of versions from the comparison. The Thai version (the only one to feature the Thai cut) is not English friendly (no subtitles) and only contains a Thai dubbed soundtrack. The R6 Chinese version, also does not contain subtitles in English. The Region 2 release is the same as ours. The R3 Hong Kong standard edition does not include English subtitles. This leaves the Region 3 Hong Kong director's cut and the Region 1 release, which are both English friendly. This Region 4 version of this movie (when compared to Region 3 DC) misses out on;

• An extra 40 minutes approximately of run-time
• DTS-ES soundtrack
• Dolby Digital EX soundtrack
• A Fearless Journey featurette
• Cast member filmographies
• Photo gallery

    The Region 3 version of this disc misses out on;

• French & Catalan soundtracks

On the other hand, this Region 4 version of this movie (when compared to Region 1) misses out on;

• Both theatrical and unrated cuts
• An English Dolby Digital 5.1 dub
• A Fearless Journey featurette
• A deleted scene

    The Region 1 version of this disc misses out on;

• French & Catalan soundtracks

The Region 3 seems to be the best overall, however, the director's cut may be overly long for the story but will include more action scenes. If you don't want the director's cut then Region 1 is the go. If you are happy to just have the movie itself, the local version is also fine. The film is also available in the US in a HD DVD/DVD combo disc with one version on each side.