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Region 4 Winners and Losers

Region 4 Winners and Losers

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Departed, The

The Departed comes in three editions in Region 4 including a 2 DVD edition and a JB Hi Fi Special Edition which comes with a copy of the script. As well it is being released on both High Definition formats.

The review copy provided to our site is the basic edition on a single sided DVD and containing only the trailer.

The Region 4 2-Disc Special Edition states on the back that it contains the following extras:

"Stranger Than Fiction: The True Story Of Whitey Bulger, Southie and The Departed" featurette "Crossing Criminal Cultures" featurette "Scorsese On Scorsese" - documentary

However, a reader of DVD Compare has pointed out that the Scorsese feature is nowhere to be seen. As you can see below a reader of this site has now clarified this point.

The Region 1 Special Edition contains the following (with NTSC timings):

9 Additional Scenes with Introductions by Director Martin Scorsese "Stranger Than Fiction: The True Story of Whitey Bulger, Southie And The Departed" - featurette (21:06) "Scorsese On Scorsese" - documentary (85:42) "Crossing Criminal Cultures" - featurette (24:02) Additional Scenes With Introductions By Director Martin Scorsese:(19:23 / 'Play All' option only) - Colin And Ballistics Instructor - Billy And Drill Instructor - Flashback - Billy's Father - Billy Smokes And Thinks - Ellerby Press Conference - Ellerby Questions Colin - Billy At Shoreline - Delahunt And Billy - Colin Debriefed About Costello

The Region 3 Hong Kong Edition contains some different extras but also a DTS soundtrack. The extras are:

"HBO First Look - The Departed: Facing a Loaded Gun" - featurette (13:00) "The Departed: The Inspiration" - featurette (23:01)

The omission of the Scorsese biography makes the Region 1 version a better buy.