Region 4 Winners and Losers

    This isn't really an R4 v R1 comparison, as at the time of writing there is no region coding for HD DVD. I am unable to compare with the standard DVD release of this movie, but I cannot imagine that it compares favourably for either video or audio quality.

    There is an equivalent release in the US which is not the same as the Australian disc. The difference is that the US release is a combo disc, with a dual-sided disc contained the HD DVD on one side and a DVD version on the other. The Australian release is HD DVD only. If you don't have a HD DVD player but want to get this film in both formats for when you do get one, then the US release would be preferable (though note that the DVD side is Region 1 only). I expect that the HD DVD portion of both discs is identical. The Australian release is overpriced, but still cheaper than the US equivalent, so unless you want the DVD part as well there seems little point in shopping overseas.

    This release comes from Universal, who are not releasing in the Blu-ray Disc format, so this is an exclusive to HD DVD at this time.